Changes

For several decades, the town has hosted the Whitby Folk Week, a celebration of folk music. This currently includes around 600 different events in various venues and pubs throughout the town.

For several decades, the town has hosted the Whitby Folk Week, a celebration of folk music. This currently includes around 600 different events in various venues and pubs throughout the town.

Whitby also hosts the bi-annual Whitby Gothic Weekend at the Metropole Hotel and the Spa Pavillion This is a gothic music festival and regularly brings 3000+ [[goth]]s to Whitby turning the town into a "sea of black clothing". This event has been running for over 10 years and is immensely popular with both the visitors and the locals as it brings much trade into the town outside of the traditional "holiday season".

Whitby also hosts the bi-annual Whitby Gothic Weekend at the Metropole Hotel and the Spa Pavilion This is a gothic music festival and regularly brings 3000+ [[goth]]s to Whitby turning the town into a "sea of black clothing". This event has been running for over 10 years and is immensely popular with both the visitors and the locals as it brings much trade into the town outside of the traditional "holiday season".

The town has plays host to Musicport, an annual world music festival.

The town has plays host to Musicport, an annual world music festival.