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WHITBY GOTH WEEKEND® OFFICIAL WHAT’S ON GUIDE

24th OCTOBER – 31st OCTOBER

Illuminated Abbey – 5:30pm–9pm

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THURSDAY 29TH OCTOBER 2026

** 7.30PM TILL LATE :: PRELOAD :: FREE ENTRY :: DJ Night (Previously at The Abbey Wharf) :: Free Entry :: Join the WGW Team & kick off the weekends entertainment with DJ Jason & a night of Alt Rock & Pop Metal :: Revenant Lounge @ The Royal Hotel West Cliff

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FRIDAY 30th OCTOBER 2026

** 10am TILL 4PM – FREE ENTRY :: This Halloween, Doctor Geof brings his wonderfully eccentric world to The Revenant Lounge at The Royal Hotel for a special exhibition of art running from Friday 30th October to Sunday 1st November 2026 as part of Whitby Goth Weekend / Revenant. Expect a gloriously strange mix of satire, steampunk, science, comics, alternative history, subculture and, naturally, tea, from an artist whose work has appeared everywhere from the Royal Observatory Greenwich and the Cutty Sark to Warhammer and Whitby itself. Funny, inventive and proudly peculiar.

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** 10AM TILL 5PM :: THE BIZARRE BAZAAR ALTERNATIVE MARKETS :: Free Entry :: Whitby Lesiure Centre, YO21 3HT.

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10AM TILL 4.30PM :: WHITBY MUSEUM – Curiouser & Curiouser Exhibition – The creepy, captivating, magical and mysterious & Alice in Whitby – Interpreting Alice in Wonderland through the Whitby Museum Costume Collection.

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**12NOON TILL 12.30PM : :: WGW VIRGINS MEET & GREET :: Free Entry :: New to WGW & Don’t know where to start? All baby bats welcome! This is the perfect chance to get together with some of the OG’s & meet fellow newbies & become part of the community :: Revenant Lounge @ Royal Hotel, West Cliff, Whitby YO21 3HA

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12.30 TILL 2PM :: REAL GOTHS UK FACEBOOK GROUP MEET :: FREE ENTRY :: Whether you’ve been part of this online group for years or you’ve only recently joined, you’re very welcome to come along to The Revenant Lounge at The Royal Hotel. No awkward formalities – just good company , conversation and maybe some impromptu live music. This is your chance to put faces to names, catch up with old friends, meet some new ones, and spend some time with fellow members of the Real Goths UK community.

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**2PM TILL 4PM :: MINI MOSHERS CRAFT CLUB :: Free Entry :: Childrens Crafts, Music, Competitions & More. * Minors must be accompanied by an adult. In the Revenant Lounge @ Royal Hotel, West Cliff, Whitby YO21 3HA

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6pm onwards :: Ozzbest @ Whitby Brewery: UK’s longest running tribute to Ozzy Osbourne & Black Sabbath. Free.

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** 1800 till late :: REVENANT IV :: 3 Nights – 9 Live Bands @ Royal Hotel, West Cliff, Whitby YO21 3HA

Friday Night 1 of 3
MORNING STAR
FAMOUS MONSTERS
DHAMPYRES

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** 7.30PM TILL LATE :: HEAVIER THAN A HEAVY THING :: DJ Night :: Free Entry (previously at The Abbey Wharf) :: For a night of Industrial, NU Wave & Metal with DJ Jason in the Revenant Lounge @ Royal Hotel, West Cliff, Whitby YO21 3HA

SATURDAY 31ST OCTOBER 2026

9am till 15:30 :: Whitby Kustom @ West Cliff School: Pre 1975 hot Rod and Kustom Show, Free Entry

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** 10AM TILL 5PM :: THE BIZARRE BAZAAR ALTERNATIVE MARKETS :: Free Entry :: Whitby Lesiure Centre, YO21 3HT.

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10AM – TILL 4PM See Doctor Geof’s exhibition in full swing, bringing together the strange, the satirical and the gloriously inventive for Whitby Goth Weekend / Revenant. From steampunk and alternative history to comics, science, subculture and tea-fuelled absurdity, Geof’s work rewards a proper look – and usually a second one. If you’re in Whitby for the weekend, make time to step inside, explore the exhibition and discover why Doctor Geof has become such a familiar and much-loved part of Whitby Goth Weekend’s wonderfully peculiar creative landscape.

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10AM TILL 4.30PM :: WHITBY MUSEUM – Curiouser & Curiouser Exhibition – The creepy, captivating, magical and mysterious & Alice in Whitby – Interpreting Alice in Wonderland through the Whitby Museum Costume Collection.

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** 12Noon TILL 12.30PM : :: WGW VIRGINS MEET & GREET :: FREE ENTRY :: (incase you missed in yesterday) :: Royal Hotel, West Cliff, Whitby YO21 3HA

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12.30PM TILL 2PM:: REAL GOTHS UK FACEBOOK GROUP MEET :: FREE ENTRY :: Missed this yesterday? Or fancy doing it all over again? The Real Goths UK Facebook Group will be back in The Revenant Lounge for another Meet & Greet during Whitby Goth Weekend. Come along, grab a drink, say hello, meet more members of the group and catch up with familiar faces from the day before. Whether this is your first chance to join us or round two, everyone from the group is welcome.

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1pm till 3PM :: Dine with Dracula @ Hetty & Betty, Baxtergate: Limited Spaces, Tickets £25, 1-3pm.

**2PM TILL 4PM :: HORROR QUIZ :: Free Entry :: In the Revenant Lounge @ Royal Hotel, West Cliff, Whitby YO21 3HA

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2PM TILL 5PM :: Goth @ Whitby Brewery: Westenra, Mothslut, Velvet Dead.

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** 6pm till late :: REVENANT IV :: 3 Nights – 9 Live Bands @ Royal Hotel, West Cliff, Whitby YO21 3HA

Saturday Night 2 of 3
AESTHETIC PERFECTION
WARD XVI
FLEISCH

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7.30pm TILL LATE :: SANCTUM SANCTORIUM – THE DARKSIDE OF THE 80’S @ EIGHTEEN91 Brunswick Street, Whitby YO21 1RB :: << Tickets Here >>

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7.30PM TILL 11PM :: At The Back of the North Wind @ Flowergate Hall: Season of the Witch: Folklore, Folk Songs, Folk Horror, Goth Disco, Prizes for Disguises, 7:30-11pm

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** 7,30pm TILL LATE :: BURTY’S BIG STICK OF ROCK :: DJ Night :: (Previously at The Abbey Wharf) :: Free Entry :: A night of Glam Rock & Metal @ in the Revenant Lounge @ Royal Hotel, West Cliff, Whitby YO21 3HA

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8PM TILL MIDNIGHT :: Bunker 13 @ Whitby Friendship Rowing Club: Dject, Miss Plastik, £10 ADV,

SUNDAY 1ST NOVEMBER 2026

** 10AM TILL 4PM :: THE BIZARRE BAZAAR ALTERNATIVE MARKETS :: Free Entry
Whitby Leisure Centre, YO21 3HT.

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10AM TILL 4.30PM :: WHITBY MUSEUM – Curiouser & Curiouser Exhibition – The creepy, captivating, magical and mysterious & Alice in Whitby – Interpreting Alice in Wonderland through the Whitby Museum Costume Collection.

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10AM TILL 4PM :: Sunday is your final chance to catch Doctor Geof’s exhibition at in The Revenant Lounge at The Royal Hotel. Expect wit, weirdness, intricate artwork and a world where Victorian eccentricity, science, satire, comics and tea all collide in the best possible way. FREE ENTRY

11AM TILL 1300 :: OH MY GOTH MEET & GREET :: We’re very pleased to be welcoming YouTuber Jennifer Penn Wallin, creator of Oh My Goth, to the Whitby Revenant Festival during Whitby Goth Weekend. Jennifer will be joining us in The Revenant Lounge for an relaxed & friendly meet and greet – If you follow Jennifer’s work, have crossed paths with her online, or simply fancy meeting another kindred spirit, come along and say hello. Everyone Welcome. FREE ENTRY.

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** 2PM TILL 4PM :: KOOKY BINGO :: Free Entry :: In the Revenant Lounge @ Royal Hotel, West Cliff, Whitby YO21 3HA

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** 6PM TILL LATE :: REVENANT IV @ THE ROYAL HOTEL WEST CLIFF.

Sunday Night 3 of 3
FEVER DREAM KILLS
GREEN FAKE UK
BLUSH PUPPY

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7pm TILL LATE :: MAYHEM :: DJ NIGHT :: £5 OTD :: ROCK, METAL, POP PUNK, GOTH @ EIGHTEEN91 Brunswick Street, Whitby YO21 1RB

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** 7.30PM TILL LATE :: ROCK YER SOCKS OFF :: DJ Night (previously at The Abbey Wharf)
WITH DJ JASON in the Revenant Lounge @ Royal Hotel, West Cliff, Whitby YO21 3HA.

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7PM TILL 11PM :: 80’s Night at Whitby Amateur Rowing Club on Church Street (red door entrance): 7pm-11pm, £8 on the door.

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MONDAY 2nd NOVEMBER

7.30PM TILL MIDNIGHT :: Monster Mash @ Whitby Friendship Rowing Club: Dead Skool Disco, £8, (£10 OTD)