On Friday 27th April 2018 we arrived at our accomodation just outside Whitby and above Robin Hood Bay, The lovely Old Dairy airbnb we booked was a tranquil and beautifully located place to enjoy the quieter parts of our weekend. Our host made us feel very welcome and the infrared sauna was a complete bonus. a home away from home and immaculate we loved our accomodation and made use of the unique space. We ate dinner before getting changed and made up for an evening at Whitby Pavillion, where our entertainment for the evening was due to start. It was not long until the first act were taking to the stage, a comic musical duo called Rayguns look Real Enough, these boys are fully of energy and fun, great interaction with the audience and a clever use of well known songs played in a creative manner, if you get a chance to get along and see theses guys you will not be disappointed. Between acts we were treated to some decent tunes and people seemed to enjoy having a little dance. The second act was Dr Haze and the Circus of Horrors, the Freak show was split into two acts the first of these were deemed to be the PG rated part of the show, mixture of acts from arieal, acrobatics, sword swalling and much more, audiences are taken to a slightly darker side of enetertainment. Having seen Circus of Horrors in the 90's there was a high expectation from the show, the show lacks a little substance now and due to the nature of using a stage instead of the previous circus ring limits the show in ways, however not to dwell on the past the show is still very entertaining. The third act who played in between The Circus of Horrors was Desmond OConnor, this flamboyant and unique individual armed with a ukalele, his twisted and unique whit is delivered in the most articulatley stunning way, he leads the audience to participate and you cannot help but be taken along for the ride with this act. If you get a chance to see Desmond performe we urge to go along he is fantastic and you will be left humming inappropriate songs for a while after. After the show had finished there was an aftershow party for audience which saw many dramatically dressed individuals strut their stuff on the dance floor. We headed home and enjoyed the rest of the evening. Saturday brought sunshine and smiles, so after a delicously cooked breakfast we headed back into Whitby to enjoy the atmosphere of the Goth Weekend. Now before you take the route of the darker goths lets assure you that Whitby becomes a rainbow filled place with influences from milatary to steampunk, pretty much dress as you want, people go all out for this weekend. We headed to the Pavillion where the Bizarre Bizarre Market was taking place, the market hosts many stall with alternative clothing being a key feature, along with gins and alcahol, brownies to die for and much more, the hustle and bustle of the market is a great place to wander. walking in and around town you will not go more than a few paces before feasting your eyes on someone rocking their own style. The atmosphere is great and people are happy to stop and be photograhped(however please make sure you are asking people for these photos). In the evening there was live bands playing at the Pavillion and a free evening of DJing at the Abbey Wharf under the name of the Magenta Moon, the place was packed and at some points you could have mistaken this for a unique wedding, age range, dress style was very wide and varied but everyone was having a good time, we danced and enjoyed the music before heading home for a wee glass of wine and chill before heading to bed. On Sunday we were up early and after the most awesome brownies purchased the day before we headed back to Bizarre Bizarre Market before heading home, The market was quieter and we were able to have a look around the stalls more clearly and was nice to see the market at both of these times. What a great weekend we had. THE WHITBY GOTH FESTIVAL
What is it? Bi-annual celebration of everything and anything alternative, with live music, markets, charity football event, the weekend is jam packed, April and October are the months that the festival is held in Whitby How did it come about? Well the story goes that approximately 40 pen friends decided to meet in Whitby in a pub this sparked off the growth of the festival and now into its 24th year and growing in popularity. Why Whitby? Whitby is a beautiful town over shadowed by the haunting Abbey which inspired one of the settings for Brams Stocker's Dracula...so why not Whitby??? How much will it cost me? We purchased Friday event tickets for £30 each which for four acts and dancing afterwards was not a huge expense. weekend tickets for the main events are available. even if you decide just to go to Whitby and enjoy the atmosphere you will sure to have a good time. We look forward to returning to Whitby for another festival in the future
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