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WORLD GOTH DAY: THE 2025 EVENTS


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UK & Ireland

17 May | Deadlight Dance at Vinyl Realm, 59 Northgate Street, Devizes SN10 1JJ

22 May | ACAB Celebrates World Goth Day - DJs, Alt Drag & Market Dublin

22 May | Cabinet Sinister Bite Me! @ Lost Souls Pizza, London

22 May | Westenra, The Exceptional Mr Hyde, Play/Dead, Mat Howlett, O’Reilly’s 83 Beverley Road, HU3 1XR

25 May | Dublin Gothic Clothes Swap WGD 2025, Pawn Shop, 15 Dame Street D02 KD74, Dublin


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Europe

17 May | World Goth Day Picnic, Sofienbergparken, Helgesens gate 50C, 0553 Oslo, Norge

17 May | Stage-2: Cyber World Goth Day, Calle marques de leganes 12, 28004 Madrid, Spain

17 May | Body Electric Fiesta oficial World Goth Day Republik - Club calle de la puebla 6, Madrid, Spain

18 May | World Goth Day picknick, Vitabergsparken, Stockholm, Sweden

23 May | Bunkerleute Dark Underground Party, Waaiberg Event Hall, Tervuursevest 60, 3000 Leuven, Belgium

23 May | WORLD GOTH DAY - Bucharest 2025 Emerald CLUB. Bucharest, Romania

24 May | Spain Goth Day, Sala Pirandello I - II, Ventura Rodriguez, 7, Madrid, Spain

24 May | Shadowplay Afterparty oficial IMAMX + WGD, P.º del Pintor Rosales, 30, Moncloa - Aravaca, 28008 Madrid, Spain

24 May | TOG - WORLD GOTH DAY - dark goth wave synth | WR Wydział Remontowyulica Doki 1, 80-863 Gdańsk Poland

24 May | (Un)Pure Session - World Goth Day Special @Vamptasia Club, Valencia, Spain


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Australia

17 May | 1334 x Underground World Goth Day 2025 Evilcorp Haunted Attractions 220 Brunswick St, Fortitude Valley QLD 4006

24 May | World Goth Day High Tea, 26/200 Canterbury Road, Bayswater North, VIC, Australia, Victoria 3153

24 May | TNO World Goth Day Celebrations, CLUB PANDORA - 127 Dorcas St, South Melbourne VIC 3205


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North & Central America

4 May | World Goth Day Xapala Mexico

5 May | Dark Alleys: World Goth Day Decompression!!! Mission Bowling Club 3176 17th St, San Francisco, CA 94110-1331

6 May | Alterna Goth Skate World Goth Day and HAZMADT's Birthday! The Church of 8 Wheels, 554 Fillmore St, San Francisco, CA 94117-2620

10 May | Dead Souls World Goth Day Party, 2025 Dead Souls Gothic Lounge 3631 E Raymond ST, Indianapolis, IN

10 May | San Francisco Goth Picnic for World Goth Day 2025! Conservatory of Flowers, 100 John F Kennedy Dr, San Francisco, CA 94118

15 May | Night Ritualz & Vick Vapors en Mty, El Charro Negro Bar, Emilio Carranza #452, Centro, Monterrey, Mexico

16 May | World Goth Day @ Dark BAR Yucatán #26 Hipódromo Condesa, Eje 3 Poniente 20, Roma Norte, 06700 Cuauhtémoc, CDMX

16 May | World Goth Day Bazzar 2025 Pasaje Rodriguez Avenida Revolución, Entre Calle 3ra y Calle 4ta, Zona Centro, Tijuana, Mexico

16 May | Siouxsie vs Sisters of Mercy / Dancing Ghosts! Cat Club SF 1190 Folsom St, San Francisco, CA 94103-3927

17 May | Club Necromancy: World Goth Day Gothic Ball @ Harlow's, 2708 J St, Sacramento, CA 95816-4314

17 May | World Goth Day en Parka Beers, 19.493164, -99.080436, Independencia esq. Morelos, San Felipe De Jesus, CDMX

17 May | Sorry We're Goths Fest, El Charro Negro Bar, Emilio Carranza #452, Centro, Monterrey, Mexico

17 May | Dark Wave Dance Cave in Cleveland, The Winchester Music Tavern, 12112 Madison Ave, Lakewood, OH 44107

17 May | Exposición de Arte Oscuro, Casa De La Cultura Azcapotzalco, 02000 Azcapotzalco, CDMX, México

17 May | Hexed Miami: South Florida's Goth/Industrial, 2007 Southwest 8th Street, Miami, FL 33135

17 May | It's Freakin' Goth Night - a World Goth Day Party, Good Judy’s GJ 103 N 1st St, Grand Junction, CO 81501-2223

17 May | World Goth Day Mid-Michigan 3rd Annual Film FestEvil The Robin Theatre, Lansing, MI, Michigan 48910

17 May | World Goth Day Dark Market, The Verdict An Urban Bar & Grill 1901 Harney St, Omaha, NE 68102-2301

17 May | World Goth Day ’25 New Fred's Oxido, Avenida Abraham Lincoln, Fraccionamiento Álamos Pronaf, 32329 Juárez, Chih, México

17 May | World Goth Day at the Church Cantina, 5236 S Tacoma Way, Tacoma, WA 98409-4319

17 May | World Goth Day: A Celebration of the Gothic Subculture Real Art Tacoma 5424 S Tacoma Way, Tacoma, WA 98409-4313

18 May | World Goth Day Market, Real Art Tacoma 5424 S Tacoma Way, Tacoma, WA 98409-4313

18 May | Sunday Night Goffee - World Goth Day Edition Philz Coffee- Campbell 1976 South Bascom Avenue Campbell, CA 95008

18 May | World Goth Day Picnic 2025, Marion Diehl Park Queens Sports Complex, 2229 Tyvola Rd, Charlotte, NC 28210

18 May | Release The Bats! World Goth Day Party The Verdict An Urban Bar & Grill 1901 Harney St, Omaha, NE 68102-2301

22 May | Club Necromancy Presents Ego Likeness, Esther Black & In RetroGrade @ Cafe Colonial, 3520 Stockton Blvd, Sacramento, CA 95820-1442

22 May | Celebrate World Goth Day with DJs Scary Lady Sarah + Philly Peroxide @ Reckless Records, 1379 N. Milwaukee Ave, Chicago IL

22 May | World Goth Day @ Queen Bee's Art and Cultural Center, 3925 Ohio Street San Diego, CA 92104

22 May | World Goth Day Celebration~ Dark Macabre Ball Bar Sinister 644 N Cherokee Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90028-6212

22 May | World Goth Day Durham, Rubies on Five Points, 1008 E Lawson St, Durham, NC 27701-4606

23 May | World Goth Day | Heredia La Esquina Rock Bar, Costa Rica

23 May | World Goth Day Celebration San Diego Queen Bee's Art & Cultural Center 3925 Ohio St., San Diego, CA

23 May | World Goth Day Mazatlán 2025 Delorean bar Libertad 405, Mazatlán, Mexico

23 May | World Goth Day @ 101, 4151 N Mesa

23 May | World Goth Day - Shrine at the Caravan Lounge San Jose, CA, United States, California

23 May | World Goth Day Tolucca 2025, Aquelarre Lounge Libreria fénix, Calle Juan Aldama, Toluca Centro, 50000 Toluca de Lerdo, Edomex, México

23 May | World Goth Day 25 -Tijuana MX

24 May | Picnic Gótico de Guadalajara-Gothic picnic in Zapopan, Guadalajara, Jalisco MX

24 May | World Goth Day Puerto Rico 2025: Radio Clandestina @ Club 77, 1102 Avenida Juan Ponce De León, San Juan

24 May | World Goth Day El Nido, Bayamón, 37 Calle de Barbosa, Bayamón, 00961, Puerto Rico

24 May | World Goth Day | San Jose, StarView Bar La Línea, Costa Rica

24 May | World Goth Day 2025 Dada X Club in Mexico City, Mexico

24 May | World Goth Day MTY 2025 Monterrey, Nuevo León, México

24 May | Dead Souls World Goth Day Picnic 3400 Boulevard Pl, Indianapolis, IN 46208-4489

24 May | World Goth Day Picnic and BBQ Vincent Massey Park in Ottawa, Ontario

24 May | World Goth Day 2025! The Barzarre 1610 Castle St, Wilmington, NC 28401-5523

24 May | World Goth Day 2025 San Luis Potosí, S.L.P., Mexico

24 May | World Goth Day 2025 en Parka Beers Niños Héroes esq. Independencia, San Felipe de Jesús, Mexico City, Mexico

24 May | World Goth Day Pachuca 2025 Masiosare. tragosmexas Calle Mariano Arista 330, Unidad Habitacional 20 de Noviembre, 42050 Pachuca de Soto, Hgo, México

24 May | World Goth Day CUU 2025 Foro don burro Av. Universidad #1901 Col. San Felipe, Chihuahua, Mexico

24 May | World Goth Day 2025 - Blackout Street Bar, Avenida José María Morelos 43B, Torreón Centro, 27000 Torreón, Coah, México

24-26 May | May World Goth Day 2025 - Tijuana MX, Various Tijuana Mexico

25 May | Immortal Forest presents 'In Noctem, We Rise' @ Another Round, 7515 Brook Road Richmond, VA 23227

25 May | World Goth Day Dance Party, Casbah 2501 Kettner Blvd, San Diego, CA, 92101

25 May | World Goth Day | Cartago, Fulcro Gastro Bar, Costa Rica

30 May | World Goth Day Quintana Roo 2025 Cancún Quintana Roo, México

31 May | World Goth Day 2025 CDMX Real Under División del Norte 3003, Mexico City, Mexico

31 May | Oh Goth World Goth Day Edition Ignacio Comonfort 533, Centro Historico, 78000 San Luis Potosí, S.L.P., Mexico,

31 May | World Goth Day QRO Calle Venustiano Carranza 39, Barrio La Cruz, 76020 Santiago de Querétaro, Qro, México


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South America

3 May | TRIBUTO A IAN CURTIS - pelo World Goth Day, Batista Campos em Belém, Brasil

10 May | Jazz Stop Presenta: World Goth Day, Jazz Stop Pedro Blanco #364, Cochabamba, Bolivia

17 May | World Goth Day @ La Beer Rock Pub Gastronomi – Cidade Nova 5, WE 29, n° 461, Ananindeua, Brazil

17 May | World Goth Day Darkroom Casa de Piedra Stonehouse Calle Ecuador #1982 esq JJ Perez (sopocachi), La Paz, Bolivia

17 May | World Goth Day sucre, BeerCat Café Concert, Sucre, Bolivia

17 May | World Goth Day Valparaíso 2025 Espacio Valpo Errazuriz 1024, Valparaíso, Chile

17 May | World Goth Day 2025 Lima - Perú La Residencia Club Avenida Abancay 258, 15001 Lima, Perú

23 May | World Goth Day PY II La Taberna Café “Tabernita" Chile y AV. R. De Francia, Asunción, Paraguay

23 May | World Goth Day @ Dusk Coven, Rua Barão de Itapemirim, 200 Brazil

24 May | World Goth Day @ Travel Goth Pub, Rua Maciel Pinheiro 38 João Pessoa/Paraíba - Brasil

24 May | Noctis Aeterna, Club Segundo Piso, Avenida Brasil 1395, 2340000 Valparaíso, Valparaíso, Chile

24 May | World Goth Day Zodiaco Perú, Agencias de Viaje-Vuela Club, Avenida España 537, 15082 Breña, Perú

24 May | World Goth Day Juan Sebastian Restobar Belisario Salinas #598 , La Paz, Bolivia

24 May | World Goth Day (La Paz) Hells Bells La Manzana 2 Hotel Madrid, Calle Indaburo Obispo, Nuestra Señora de La Paz, Bolivia

24 May | Expo Demona-World Goth Day Avenida Ricardo Cumming 78, 8320000 Santiago, Región Metropolitana de Santiago, Chile

30 May | World Goth Day Cuena GaraCultura Av Condamine 13-13 y bajado del vado, Cuenca, Ecuador


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South Africa

24 May | World Goth Day, Rumours Lounge, 54 Tungsten Rd, Randburg, 2194

24 May | World Goth Day 2025 Cape Town Trenchtown 143A Lower Main Rd, Cape Town, 7925

24 May | World Goth Day Goth Braai Before Descension 24 May Descension BB Bistro @ "The 420 Village", 3 Main Rd, Centurion, 0157

24 May | World Goth Day at Descension Saturday Night Club Descension BB Bistro @ "The 420 Village", 3 Main Rd, Centurion, 0157


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Online

17 May | thirteen13 ep46 / World Goth Day special

17 May | Six Beats Under: World Goth Day Edition

22 May | Angel Lobotomy Records Second Life World Goth Day online party @ Gangkhar

23 May | World Goth Week online video showcase with Rockin' Robert C

25 May | Messthetics 22/05/2025 - World Goth Day Edition

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