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

ReVamped 2026: A Short Dark Stranger

Midland Hotel Ballroom, Bradford Cheapside,, 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

ReVamped 2026: World Dracula Day Lecture

Midland Hotel Ballroom, Bradford Cheapside,, 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

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 + tbc

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

Vampire Ball

The Vermont Hotel, Newcastle Castle Garth, Newcastle upon Tyne

HOUSE OF KAOS: VAMPIRE BALL

The ritual returns… and this time, it’s grander, darker, and more decadent than ever.

� Date: 30th May 2026
� Venue: The Vermont Hotel, Newcastle
� Tickets: £65 per person
� Reserve your seat with just £10

Join us for a night of gothic elegance and immersive indulgence, featuring:

� Live performances by Volcarna & Chaos 8
� A sumptuous three-course meal
� Atmosphere thick with mystery, music, and mischief

Seats are limited and the coven is already stirring.

DM to secure your place at the table. Come dressed to mesmerise.

#HouseOfKaos #VampireBall #GothicGlamour #VermontHote

£65

Stripped

The Black Bull, Gateshead 2.Mulgrave Terrace, Gateshead

'Stripped' is an alternative music night held at The Black Bull in Gateshead. It is held on the first Friday of every month. The Music you hear will be Aggrotech, EBM, 80s, Futurepop, Goth, Industrial, Post-Punk, Synthpop, various forms of "-Wave" and various related ephemera.
DJs: R. Sinister, Daimoniac, Jen
Start time: 7:00pm.
Entry price: Free.

Free
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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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Black Catz Goth Nightclub Plymouth

Images Nightclub, Plymouth 89a Cornwall Street, Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom

Every First Saturday Of The Month!

We pride ourselves on being a friendly & inclusive club night playing the best in Goth; Industrial; Darkwave; EBM; Synthpop; Post-Punk; New Romantic & Alternative 80s.

EXPECT TO HEAR:

Actors ★ Adam & the Ants ★ Aesthetic Perfection ★ A Flock of Seagulls ★ Alien Sex Fiend ★ Alien Vampires ★ And One ★ Angelspit ★ Apoptygma Berzerk ★ Ashbury Heights ★ The Associates ★ Bauhaus ★ The Birthday Massacre ★ Black Nail Cabaret ★ Blind Delon ★ Blutengel ★ Boy Harsher ★ Clan of Xymox ★ Combichrist ★ Covenant ★ […]

£3
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