Whitby Goth Weekend - Goth Festival - A Locals View

Perhaps the busiest Goth Weekend At Whitby to date ? It started with rain and misery, with many local businesses suggesting the town would be empty for Goth Weekend, but by Mid Day on Saturday it was clear this was one of the busiest Spring Goth Weekends in the history of the event.
This video is from The Whitby Goth Weekend Of Spring 2023

[@chrissearle]

Me and my girlfriend are the thumbail picture for this. Cheers.

[@thewhitbyphotographer]

You guys were awesome.

[@chrissearle]

@@thewhitbyphotographerthank you. It's our everyday attire and in our natural habitat, being local we're in Whitby quite a lot.

[@davebore2721]

Great atmosphere and some brilliant outfits, what I didn’t like was so many people walking & climbing on graves, really disrespectful 😞

[@WHITBYKRAMPUSRUN]

Whitby Krampus Run pretty in pink. Good to see ya GK

[@gwynethyoung7889]

Some great images and fantastic costumes.

[@fujienthusiast8238]

Great video. A good day/weekend out as always.

[@jinjaboy2000]

Fabulous! Well done Mr KP 👏

[@CeriGoff]

Lovely images, missed this one so nice to catch up on line, see you in October Whitby.

[@Suezeerose]

Great film capturing the atmosphere. I was last able to go 5 years ago due to family illness but am looking forward to coming back in October.

[@lunevalleyparanormal]

Not being able to go as recovering from surgery so this was wonderful to watch 🙏🏻

[@JulesLangton]

Amazing video, totally captured the brilliant atmosphere of the weekend. I spoke to many of the people in your video, as I was gifting my debut novel Dream Die Repeat featuring the Goth festival, Whitby and the North Yorkshire Moors. 💖🧙💖

[@bobs1356]

The old people really get into this gothic weekend. That's pretty good for them, keeps them young. Love seeing this. I am from the US the old act old here, they would never do this.

[@LadyKheperaANKH999]

YESSSSS!! OMG😊🖤🖤🖤 GOTH FOREVERRRR

[@1ignis]

Love it.....delighted that my lovely lady and I appear on it a few times.

[@bruumfondle]

Another brilliant weekend. Our daughter Thalia got snapped loads. 😃😃😃

[@moorsmedia]

Nailed it as usual👌

[@thewhitbyphotographer]

Hey thankyou ::)

[@LamontMr]

Wonderful video. Myself and a number of my friends are in it. Thank you 💀

[@bepslus]

This is amazing.

[@thewhitbyphotographer]

Thankyou Becky thats so kind.

[@bunnygirleury2438]

whooo issss 6:55 they look awesome omg

[@trudywadsworth4505]

Just seen my husband and granddaughter at 11.56 😀

[@wah96]

just spotted me & my mate just eight seconds in

[@Unknown-br1uf]

"Query: That lovely artist from 1:29, she or any others provide their social media's? Would Love to know how she made that blazer." 👁👌

[@bobs1356]

To many top hats at this festival.

[@thewhitbyphotographer]

Too many halo’s not enough heroes

[@stephenlomas8555]

Its good but i think a lot of people get confused with the true gothic style of dress.

[@benfletcher9659]

It's a great shame this event has warped into just some sort of fancy dress. The typical age seems 50 onwards, so are they trying to relive something, midlife crises? I first went in October 2008 and it was totally different, most people there were Goths from the scene who would go for 5 days of clubs, bands, markets and more. I noticed, there were a lot of Steam Punks hanging around, I though it was strange as at the time I lived in Bristol and yet never saw them at Goth events there and yet there were loads of them in Whitby. Anyway, 2008 was great but on reflection I think it was the tail end of the original festival. We went the following October and seemed to be getting taken over by more and more Steam Punks and people in costume. We then had an unintentional break for 5 years and returned again in Octobers 2014 and 2015 but it just didn't have the same vibe. Then in 2018 the main organiser lost the Spa venue. While we may go back to Whitby town, I doubt we will go again over Halloween, its too busy, too expensive. Originally Whitby was chosen by the Goths as it was out of season, it was cheap and it was empty. Not anymore.

[@thewhitbyphotographer]

Well whatever it is today, I still really enjoy it, and as a 55 year old, I'll ask what is the problem being 50 onwards ? You'll be there soon enough my friend, and then you'll realise what a really stupid comment that is.

[@benfletcher9659]

​@@thewhitbyphotographerMy only problem with Whitby is how its been warped into some fancy dress event, mostly by people with very little idea of what Goth is, let along been on the scene. Most of the people from the videos you see are 50+ so I am wondering how it became a thing. Same type of age at the Pirate Weekend in Devon. Lots of people with a mid life crises or repressed regrets? ​

[@stefansuchacki1960]

Great video, shame about the music.

[@thewhitbyphotographer]

Thanks for your comments on my weekends work, it only took me 4 days to complete. Guess I'm lucky you never corrected my spelling or grammar. Isn't the internet such a hive of positivity.

[@stefansuchacki1960]

I just meant that the music wasn't in keeping with the event. The video was great. I'm stuck in Norway and miss all the madness of the UK mindset. Keep it up.

[@thewhitbyphotographer]

@@stefansuchacki1960 Maybe a good idea to think before typing and as a creator you should know better than to criticise peoples hard work.

[@stefansuchacki1960]

Nope, I wasn't criticising merely stating the obvious.

[@Sanniz]

Thanks for showing this for us that couldn't be in place. At least I have been twice in Whitby, so I know how amazing it is. Just need be there one day during the Gothic Weekend too. 🦇🖤🖤🖤🖤🦇

[@davethecrow]

fox bummer

[@gothdogs6300]

Great video. Not so great music. Just saying ☺️🧛🏻‍♀️🖤

[@thewhitbyphotographer]

If you can help me source royalty free music for this years video please feel free to let us know.