The three-day festival is held twice a year in the North Yorkshire resort.
The Whitby Goth Weekend was first prompted by the town's association with Bram Stoker's gothic novel DraculaA North Yorkshire seaside town has welcomed the return of one of the UK's most popular goth festivals.
The Whitby Goth Weekend, which is held twice a year, in April and October, is attended by goths, punks, steampunks and followers of other subcultures.The weekend also sees the return of the Tomorrow's Ghosts Festival for the first time in four years during the spring. The line-up includes headline sets from Bradford's New Model Army and Cold Cave, described as "worthy headliners for any connoisseur of sonic carnage".
Organisers said the event would once again be supporting "the exceptional work" of the Sophie Lancaster Foundation throughout the weekend.It is attended by goths, punks, steampunks and followers of other subcultures The Whitby Goth Weekend started in 1994, and was only supposed to be a one-off event in a local pub, but had since grown into a "monster", according to its founder.St Mary's Churchyard - known as Dracula's graveyard - and the abbey are key festival locationsImage caption,smashed the world recordA total of 1,369 people took part in the attempt, breaking the previous record of 1,039 set in 2011.
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