Whitby Goth Weekend
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Whitby Goth Weekend is a biannual alternative music and culture festival in Whitby, England, that attracts goths and other subcultures from around the world.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Whitby Goth Weekend canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Whitby Goth Weekend Context triple: [Whitby, culturalEvent, Whitby Goth Weekend]
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A.
Riponfest
Riponfest is a community festival held annually in Ripon, Wisconsin, featuring local entertainment, activities, and celebrations for residents and visitors.
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B.
Lostwithiel Carnival
Lostwithiel Carnival is an annual community festival in Lostwithiel, Cornwall, featuring parades, family activities, and local cultural celebrations.
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C.
Sacrum Profanum Festival
The Sacrum Profanum Festival is an annual contemporary music festival in Kraków, Poland, known for blending classical, avant-garde, and popular music in innovative concert settings.
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D.
Wirksworth Festival
Wirksworth Festival is an annual arts and culture festival in Wirksworth, Derbyshire, featuring visual arts, performance, music, and community events across the town.
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E.
Renn Fayre
Renn Fayre is Reed College’s famously eccentric, student-organized spring festival known for its elaborate art, performances, and celebratory campus-wide revelry.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Whitby Goth Weekend Target entity description: Whitby Goth Weekend is a biannual alternative music and culture festival in Whitby, England, that attracts goths and other subcultures from around the world.
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A.
Riponfest
Riponfest is a community festival held annually in Ripon, Wisconsin, featuring local entertainment, activities, and celebrations for residents and visitors.
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B.
Lostwithiel Carnival
Lostwithiel Carnival is an annual community festival in Lostwithiel, Cornwall, featuring parades, family activities, and local cultural celebrations.
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C.
Sacrum Profanum Festival
The Sacrum Profanum Festival is an annual contemporary music festival in Kraków, Poland, known for blending classical, avant-garde, and popular music in innovative concert settings.
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D.
Wirksworth Festival
Wirksworth Festival is an annual arts and culture festival in Wirksworth, Derbyshire, featuring visual arts, performance, music, and community events across the town.
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E.
Renn Fayre
Renn Fayre is Reed College’s famously eccentric, student-organized spring festival known for its elaborate art, performances, and celebratory campus-wide revelry.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biannual event
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music festival ⓘ subculture festival ⓘ |
| abbreviation | WGW ⓘ |
| alsoAttracts |
alternative fashion enthusiasts
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metal subculture ⓘ punk subculture ⓘ steampunk subculture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Bram Stoker
ⓘ
Dracula ⓘ |
| city | Whitby ⓘ |
| country |
England
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
important event for the global goth community
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one of the best-known goth festivals in the UK ⓘ |
| focusesOn | goth subculture ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Jo Hampshire ⓘ |
| frequency | twice a year ⓘ |
| genre |
alternative music
ⓘ
darkwave ⓘ gothic rock ⓘ industrial music ⓘ |
| hasOnlinePresence |
official website
ⓘ
social media pages ⓘ |
| inception | 1994 ⓘ |
| includes |
alternative fashion traders
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art and craft stalls ⓘ club nights ⓘ fringe events ⓘ live music performances ⓘ market stalls ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn | North Yorkshire ⓘ |
| location | Whitby ⓘ |
| mainVenue | Whitby Pavilion ⓘ |
| name | Whitby Goth Weekend ⓘ |
| notableFor |
elaborate goth and alternative fashion
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use of Whitby’s coastal and gothic scenery as backdrop ⓘ |
| region | Yorkshire and the Humber ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | Tomorrow’s Ghosts Festival ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
alternative subcultures
ⓘ
goths ⓘ |
| tourismImpact | major visitor attraction for Whitby ⓘ |
| typeOfOrganization | privately organized festival ⓘ |
| typicalAttendance | several thousand visitors ⓘ |
| typicalDates |
April
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October ⓘ |
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