As observed by a local correspondent:
“It brings loads of money in twice a year, this is what I think Solarpunk could do for Sidmouth”:
Thousands of strikingly-dressed Goths descended on a sleepy English coastal town over the weekend for its culture festival celebrating goth culture. Stunning photos show attendees in a wide variety of dark and period dress walking along the cobbled lanes and seafront promenade of Whitby, in North Yorkshire, which inspired Dracula by Bram Stoker.
The event takes place twice a year, including the last weekend of October, and lasts for three days.
The now iconic event was first hosted by Jo Hampshire, when she invited 40 of her pen pals to The Elsinore Inn, close to the centre of the idyllic town.
This year, visitors sampled live music and visited a Bizarre Bazaar alternative market, where they could shop at 100 different stalls. Goths were also seen relaxing in their signature getups in the town’s cafes and pubs, where Bram Stoker sourced ideas for his vampire book, Dracula.
Whitby Goth Weekend 2022 in 46 brilliant pictures | The Northern Echo
Foto livre: Festival, fim de semana gótica de Whitby, gótico, pessoas, WGW | Hippopx