Welcome to The Goth Calendar, an attempt to help people find which Goth gigs and club nights are happening in our busy busy times.

Hopefully this will help you find when your favourite goth band is playing next, or when your favourite goth club is next happening, providing someone has submitted it of course!

Is something missing? Then go submit it!

Wyldwood Renaissance Festival: Westenra

Kirkleatham Showground Kirkleatham Village, Redcar

⚔️ Step into Wyldwood, the UK’s Renaissance Festival! For three enchanted days, Kirkleatham Showground stirs to life with wandering bards, mischievous fae, lively markets, curious craftsfolk, and revels fit for heroes and hedge-witches alike. The gates creak open soon… dare you wander in? Wyldwood RenFest – The Year of the Bard 29th–31st May 2026 Kirkleatham Showground, TS10 4QR, Redcar, UK Hark, travellers! A long weekend of wonder awaits. History whispers through the trees, folklore dances in the firelight, and fantasy slips easily into the world as wandering minstrels trade tales, knights and mounted warriors clash in gleaming displays, and authors […]

£30 – £85

Strange Day: J:dead, Strange Futures, KK Verkefni & more + Strange Manchester after party

The Grafton Arms 27 Grafton Street, Manchester
Strange Day - all dayer & Strange Manchester after party.
£15 adv £20 door including after party
Live:
j:dead
Strange Futures (Bristol)
KK Verkefni (Wrexham)
Trianglecuts (Manchester)
Mother Suspiria (Manchester)
£5 adv after party only
Strange Manchester DJs:
Medusa (The Ravens Nest)
Strange DJs
Mark Walker (Strange Manchester)
£15

ReVamped 2026: Social Youth Cult + Art Gallery + Stock Image + Verdant Rupture

The 1 in 12 Club Bradford 21-23 Albion St., Bradford

A weekend of vampire-adjacent culture and the Gothic, taking place in Bradford.

Taking place over bank holiday weekend on Friday 29th & Saturday 30th May, the event - which celebrates the historical links between Bradford and the gothic - takes place in the magnificent surroundings of the Midland Hotel Bradford and the legendary The 1 in 12 Club Bradford.

On Friday 29th May, the Re:Vamped Masquerade Ball will take place in the French Ballroom at the Midland Hotel, featuring an evening of spooky tunes courtesy of DJ Pyromancer (Flock) as well as an invigorating halftime performance by A Short Dark […]

£15

Deviant + The Go Go Cult + Palindrones + This Is Radio Silence

The Facebar, Reading Chatham Street, Reading

eat:Cancer & Church of Madness are back at Facebar, Reading on the Sat 30th May 2026

Featuring four bands & afterparty DJs playing Synthpop, EBM, industrial & more.

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Deviant

Deviant require no introduction. Formed in 2004 by devilishly charismatic frontman Jay Smith, they became ubiquitous mainstays of the UK dark alternative scene for the next decade, touring relentlessly throughout the UK, Europe, and the US.

Equal parts industrial, goth and pop science, the sound is built on atmosphere yet anchored by force. A very British strain of iconic darkness.

Deviant released two successful albums ‘Barbed Wire Star’ and ‘Very […]

£16

Creux Lies + Die Verletzt

The Old Blue Last, London 38 Great Eastern Street, London

Revered for use of reverb-laden guitar work, creative synth structures,  and dynamic vocals akin to the style of many shades of 80's and early 90's pop-darkness. Hailing from Sacramento, California. The lineup includes - Ean Clevenger (vox/programming), Barry Crider (guitarist), David Wright  (synth/drums) , & Kyle Vorst (bassist).

In late 2017, Creux Lies completed their first full-length album via Cleopatra, "The Hearth", recorded at the creative fantasy-land known as Earthtone Studios (Tera Melos, So Stressed!, King Woman) in their home city under the creative care of producer/engineer extraordinaire Patrick Hills. 

Seminal performances for Creux Lies include appearances at WGT, Absolution […]

£13.20

Symphonic+Goths Summer Fest: Tristyn + Tales of Perdition + Deity and Devilry + Skarlet Envy + Hemloch + Artemis & Apollo

Signature Brew Haggerston, London Railway Arches, 340 Acton Mews, London

The Uk Symphonic+Goths Order is happy to announce the Symphonic+Goths Summer Fest

Tristyn - https://www.instagram.com/tristyn_official_band/

Tales of Perdition - https://www.instagram.com/talesofperdition/

Deity and Devilry - https://www.instagram.com/deityanddevilry/

Skarlet Envy - https://www.instagram.com/skarlet.envy/

Hemloch - https://www.instagram.com/hemlochband/

Artemis & Apollo - https://www.instagram.com/artemis_and_apollo_band/

Sunday 31st May 2026 / Doors 4pm

£11.72

Rosegarden Funeral Party + TBC

Audio Glasgow 14 Midland Street, Glasgow, United Kingdom

Rosegarden Funeral Party has been making their mark on the international post-punk/goth scene since the release of their inaugural EP, the Chopping Block, in 2018. Since then, the band has garnered critical acclaim from Post-Punk.com, LA Weekly, SF Sonic, Dallas Observer, and more.

Rosegarden Funeral Party blends traditional gothic sonic stylising with modern pop sensibility that supports emotionally evocative and relatable lyrics about heartbreak and healing. The band heavily focuses on spreading a message of kindness and loving oneself and others. Rosegarden Funeral Party’s music and message have earned them a devoted fanbase that continues to grow.

£13.20

Carpe Noctum: TBC

Lending Room, Leeds 229 Woodhouse Lane, Leeds, United Kingdom

CARPE NOCTUM is the biggest and longest-running regular goth club in the north of England. It celebrated its 25th anniversary last year, and was recently an inaugural inductee of the Leeds Goth Hall of Fame. Our resident DJs boast a wealth of experience, with past residencies in Leeds and Bradford, including the legendary Flock club night, under their belts, alongside guest appearances at clubs and festivals throughout the North, including repeat appearances at Goth City Festival, Tomorrow's Ghosts, and Infest. Weaving sets from a broad palette of dark alternative genres and subgenres, fuelling and fuelled by the dancefloor, their ethos […]

£9.05
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Dark Scene London

June 6th sees the return of Dark Scene London 🦇 @ RAES (Formally The Omeara)

Anticipate the finest in both contemporary and timeless music from the dark alternative scene 🖤

So please consider joining us for our Summer Soiree - lots happening and we'll update as we go.

DJs
DJ Ben (Mondlicht)
Claudia Kane (Necropolis/Odessey)
Corpus Noctis (Slimelight)
Dave Newton (KitCat)
Kohl (Cryptid Queers/Sinistry)
Ricardo Castro B2B Chanson Noir (Dark Room)
Skintight SJ (Shadows of the Cave)
Steve Weeks (Slimelight)

Live band - TBC

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£15
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