After the primary ever Halifax Goth Pageant in 2025 this celebration of goth music, trend and extra returns to Halifax on Valentines weekend 2026 (13th to fifteenth Feb), in spite of everything what’s to not love about being a goth!
The pageant organized by music venue The Grayston Unity together with Piece Corridor based mostly companies Beet13Juice and The Guide Nook is constructing on the success of the primary pageant and increasing throughout the city with the introduction of fringe occasions and a goth market in The Albany Arcade of Halifax Borough Market.
Musical highlights embrace a gig in 12th Century Halifax Minster (candlelit for the event) by legendary Manchester band Chameleons, supported by Belgium band Korinthians. Additionally, basic goth bands Ghost Dance and Salvation enjoying within the Albany Arcade. Add an evening of gothic Burlesque, in conversations, walks and extra and we’ll once more be welcoming folks to expertise Darkish Halifax.
Tom Townsend, Venue Supervisor for the Grayston mentioned, ‘the 2025 pageant has been among the finest issues we’ve completed and we will’t await the 2026 pageant. Over 60% of ticket consumers got here to the primary pageant from exterior of West Yorkshire, many to go to the city for the primary time so it’s not simply the taking part venues that get the profit’.
Stan Icon of Beet13Juice mentioned, ‘we love being a part of one thing which brings one thing completely different to our city’
Additional data from graystonunity@gmail.com
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