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WORLD GOTH DAY: THE 2026 EVENTS
UK & Ireland
21 May | Obsidian Nights Presents World Goth Day! | Coburgs, Ryde, Isle of Wight | | Event Link
22 May | Obscure @ The Globe | Abstract Bottle, Plummer Street, Newcastle upon Tyne | | Event Link
22 May | The Body Bus - historical body snatching coach tour from Belfast (World Goth Day) | Belfast Cathedral | | Event Link
22 May | World Goth Day 2026 Party | The Merlin Bar, Birmingham | | Event Link
22 May | World Goth Day Celebration | Fibber Magees, Dublin | | Event Link
22 May | World Goth Day at Strawberry Hill House | Strawberry Hill House Twickenham | | Event Link
22 May | The Snakepit - World Goth Day | Cellar Arts Club, Worthing | | Event Link
23 May | Insurgence @ The Globe | Abstract Bottle, Plummer Street, Newcastle upon Tyne | | Event Link
23 May | World Goth Day Clubnight | The Fulford Arms, York | | Event Link and Event Link
23 May | Leeds Festival of Gothica | Leeds City Museum | | Event Link
23 May | The Phono Sat Aft 23 May 2026 (Celebrating World Goth Day) | Hill Club Leeds | | Event Link
24 May | Nightbreed: Ex Genesis @ The Globe | Abstract Bottle, Plummer Street, Newcastle upon Tyne | | Event Link
Europe
15 May | Edgar A. Poe - Shadowplay - World Goth Day | Shadowplay Gothic Club, Madrid, Spain | | Event Link
16 May | Clubbers Die Younger vol. 47 - World Goth Day Pre-Party | Krčma Stregobor, Brno, Czech Republic | | Event Link
22 May | World Goth Day France : Kas Product + Malefixio + August Angst | Toulouse, France | | Event Link
22 May | Gothic Silesia: World Goth Day Edition 2026 | Drzwi Zwane Koniem, Katowice, Poland | | Event Link
22 May | It's OK to be Goth - vol. 25 - DJs: Fallka, Miernik | VooDoo Club, Warsaw | | Event Link
22 May | World Goth Day: Grottegoth Vol. VI || Hulen | Bergen, Norway | | Event Link
23 May | World Goth Day ♰ The Crypt Goth Party ♰ Cripta Club (Mi) | | Event Link
23 May | TOG - World Goth Day 2026 - goth wave synth | Doki 4 Gdansk, Poland | | Event Link
North America
9 May | World Goth Day Party 2026 | Dead Souls Gothic Lounge, Indianapolis | | Event Link
15-18 May | World Goth Day Dark Bazzar 2026 | Pasaje Rodriguez, Tijuana, Mexico | | Event Link
15 May | Sindulgence #11 World Goth Day Edition | Monsterz Inc, Indianapolis | | Event Link
15 May | Dark Wave Dance Cave Presents: World Goth Day 2026 | The Winchester Music Tavern, Lakewood Ohio | | Event Link
16 May | Dancing Ghost World Goth Day Party w/ DJ Pictureplane | Cat Club, San Francisco CA | | Event Link
16 May | World Goth Day 2026 | Willstead Manor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada | | Event Link
16 May | Fascination Street (Early) World Goth Day Celebration | | Event Link
17 May | World Goth Day Picnic 2026 | Marion Diehl Park | Charlotte, NC | | Event Link
17 May | Sunday Night Goffee - World Goth Day Edition | Philz Coffee - Campbell, CA | | Event Link
20 May | World Goth Day Celebration | MoonShine Nightclub, Fremont, OH | | Event Link
20 May | World Goth Day Celebration~ Dark Macabre Ball | Bar Sinister, Los Angeles | | Event Link
21 May | World Goth Day Dance Crucible, Madison, WI | | Event Link
22-24 May | Hexed Miami World Goth Day 3rd Annual Two Day Celebration | Las Rosas, Miami, FL | | Event Link
22 May | Club01 - Beach Goth Night | The Blue Lagoon, 923 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz, CA | | Event Link
22 May | World Goth Day with DJ Philly Peroxide at Reckless Records | 1379 N. Milwaukee Avenue, Chicago IL | | Event Link
22 May | World Goth Day Party 2026 | The Funhouse at Mr. Smalls, Milvale, PA, | | Event Link
22 May | World Goth Day fest @ Rubies | Rubies, Durham NC | | Event Link
22 May | World Goth Day Night - San Francisco | DNA Lounge, San Francisco | | Event Link
22 May | World Goth Day Celebration| Jolsyn Castle, Omaha | | Event Link
22 May | World Goth Day at The Dance Cave | The Dance Cave, Toronto, Canada | | Event Link
22 May | Sanctified: World Goth Day Celebration | AMH Long Island NY | | Event Link
22 May | World Goth Say Live Music 18+ | Jerry’s Pizza & Pub, Bakersfield, CA | | Event Link
22 May | World Goth Day Friday night at See Scape | Toronto Canada | | Event Link
22 May | Arkham - World Goth Day | El Paso, Texas | | Event Link
22 May | World Goth Day San Diego | Crystal Ball Room San Diego | | Event Link
22 May | World Goth Day @ Nekropolis | Angry Hair, Newington CT | | Event Link
22 May | World Goth Day Picnic - Chicago | Winnemac Park, Chicago | | Event Link
22 May | World Goth Day 2026 - Special Event (18+) | The Historic El Rey Theater Alburquerque, NM | | Event Link
22 May | World Goth Day | Shanty Bar, Eureka, CA | | Event Link
22 May | Joy Division tribute in Riverside! World Goth Day | Riverside, CA | | Event Link
22 May | The History of Ouija on World Goth Day with Rissa Miller | The Serpent’s Key, Hanover, PA | | Event Link
22 May | Club Nexus : World Goth Day/Prom 3| Huntsville Alabama | | Event Link
22 May | Desert Death: World Goth Day | Coachella Valley Brewing Co, Thousand Palms, CA | | Event Link
22 May | Club Necromancy/Gothic Ball/Goth Market/Downstair's Harlow's | Sacramento, CA | | Event Link
22 May | World Goth Day Party 2026: A Celebration of Pittsburgh Goth | The Funhouse at Mr. Smalls, Milvale, PA | | Event Link
22 May | Nights in Necropolis presents: World Goth Day w/ Lady Reaper | Kill Your Idol, Miami Beach, FL | | Event Link
22 May | World Goth Day Coacalgoth | Pub De Floki, Coacalco, Mexico | | Event Link
22-25 May | World Goth Day - Tijuana Goth Weekend 2026 | Nómada, Tijuana, Mexico | | Event Link
22 May | Oops All Goth - A Celebration of World Goth Day | Life on Mars, Seattle | | Event Link
22 May | World Goth Day Cemetery Picnic! | Salt Lake City Cemetery, Utah | | Event Link
22 May | World Goth Day - Morelia | Morelia, Mexico | | Event Link
22 May | The Real Antonios Juarez World Goth Day | Foro Main, Cuidad Juarez, Mexico | | Event Link
23 May | Arkham World Goth Day w/ DJs Spooky Doom, LadyDie and IzzyR | 4151 N Mesa St, El Paso, TX | | Event Link
23 May | World Goth Day Mini Fest at Fallout | Fallout RVA, Richmond, VA | | Event Link
23 May | World Goth Day Picnic | Metro Kiwanis Park, Johnson City TN | | Event Link
23 May | Macabre Bazaar (In Celebration of World Goth Day) | Evansville, Indiana | | Event Link
23 May | DAOM’s 9th Annual Dark Art Bizarre and World Goth Day Celebration | The Avenue Cafe, Lansing, MI | | Event Link
23 May | World Goth Day Slw | Foro Amapola, Saltillo, Mexico | | Event Link
23 May | World Goth Day Torreon | Ono de Tigre, Torreón, Mexico | | Event Link
23 May | FREE World Goth Day Picnic & BBQ | Britannia Park, Ottawa, Canada | | Event Link
23 May | CHVRCH - World Goth Day at The Fountain st CHVRCH | Grand Rapids, MI | | Event Link
23 May | SFGoth Picnic for World Goth Day 2026! | Outside the San Francisco Conservatory of Flowers | | Event Link
23-24 May | World Goth Day Weekend | New Dodge Lounge, Detroit | | Event Link
23 May | World Goth Day Guadalajara | Anestisia Bar, Guadalajara, Mexico | | Event Link
23 May | Día Mundial del Gótico/World Goth Day 2026 / Futurama | Centro Cultural Futurama, Mexico City, Mexico. | | Event Link
23 May | World Goth Day 2026 - Dada X | Mexico City, Mexico | | Event Link
23 May | World Goth Day | Culiacán Centro, Mexicali, Mexico | | Event Link
24 May | Gothnic (Gothic Picnic) | Aamodt Park, 403 Erickson St, Muskegon, MI | | Event Link
24 May | Sorry We're Goths Fest 2026, El Charro Negro Bar | Monterrey Centro, Nuevo León, Mexico | | Event Link
30 May | World Goth Day Mid-Michigan Film FestEVIL | The Robin Theatre, Lansing MI | | Event Link
30 May | World Goth Day at Real Art Tacoma - Goth Market + Live Bands + DJs | Tacoma WA | | Event Link
30 May | World Goth Day 2026 CDMX | Real Under, Mexico City, Mexico | | Event Link
30 May | Picnic Gótico 4ta Edición | Gothic picnic at Casa Teodora | Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico | | Event Link
31 May | Dead Souls World Goth Day Picnic 2026 | Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis | | Event Link
5 Jun | World Goth Day Guadalajara 2026 | Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico | | Event Link
South America
15 May | World Goth Day (Santa Cruz) | Picasso’s Boulevard, Santa Cruz, Bolivia | | Event Link
16 May | World Goth Day 2026 | Lima, Peru | | Event Link
16 May | World Goth Day 2026 | La Residencia Club, Lima, Peru | | Event Link
23 May | Goth Day Bolivia - Santa Cruz Festival 2026 | Santa Cruz Bolivia | | Event Link
23 May | World Goth Day 2026 Lima -Perú | CC kantaro Teatro, Lima, Peru | | Event Link
23 May | Suzi Sabotage En Lima/ World Goth Day (Lima, Peru) | CC kantaro Teatro, Lima, Peru | | Event Link
23 May | Oriya Manchester World Goth Day Peru | | Event Link
23 May | World Goth Day - Gothic Witch room | Marti Hotel, La Paz, Bolivia | | Event Link
Africa
23 May | World Goth Day 2026 - Durban | The Ninth Door | New German Sports Club, Durban, South Africa | | Event Link
23 May | OHM | World Goth Day | Sognage, Johannesburg | | Event Link
23 May | World Goth Day 2026 - the Cape Town edition | 4 Engine Avenue, Managua Gardens, Cape Town | | Event Link
Australia & New Zealand
8 May | Elysium Goth Night - World Goth Day 2026 (Melbourne) | Melbourne, Australia | | Event Link
15 May | Elysium Goth Night - World Goth Day 2026 (Adelaide) | Adelaide, Australia | | Event Link
16 May | TNO World Goth Day Celebrations | Club Pandora, Melbourne | | Event Link
21 May | Goth Night - World Goth Day Edition | Ding Dong Lounge, Auckland | | Event Link
22 May | World Goth Day @ The Bergy Bandroom | Bergy Bandroom, Brunswick, VIC | | Event Link
22 May | 1334: World Goth Day Party | PFR Lounge Brisbane | | Event Link
22 May | World Goth Day: Faux Rabbit + Richie Lovecat vinyl DJ set | The Bergy Seltzer, Brunswick, Victoria | | Event Link
Online
16 & 23 May | Six Beats Under : Episode 136 World Goth Day Edition | | Event Link
22 May | CLUBViBEofficial on World Goth Day Festival online on Twitch | | Event Link
23 May | Electro Space: .eclipse World Goth Day [Sat 23 May] | | Event Link