The following is an incomplete list of gothic festivals, which encapsulates music festivals focused on gothic music. Goth festivals may feature genres such as gothic rock and gothic metal, as well as industrial music. The festivals also tend to feature aspects of the Goth subculture, such as fans and bands in goth fashion. Goth is a musical subgenre of post-punk and alternative rock that formed during the late-1970s. Gothic rock bands grew from the strong ties they had to the English punk rock and emerging post-punk scenes. The genre itself was defined as a separate movement from post-punk due to its darker music accompanied by introspective and romantic lyrics. Gothic rock then gave rise to a broader subculture that included clubs, fashion and publications in the 1980s.
|- |Setmana Santa:A Week of Goth Cults |2022âÂÂpresent |Toulouse, France |Created in Toulouse in 2022 by the association 31-13 and the DJ Konstroy, Setmana Santa is a series of events held in Toulouse every year from Monday to Sunday in the beginning of December, hosting concerts, exhibitions, films at movie theaters and various media related to gothic and post-punk culture. Most of the events offered take place in the city centre of Toulouse in southwestern France.