| Wave-Gotik-Treffen | |
|---|---|
 WGT 2005 in Leipzig | |
| Genre | |
| Dates | 4 days on Whitsuntide |
| Location(s) | Leipzig, Germany |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Attendance | 18,000 |
| Website | wave-gotik-treffen |
The Wave-Gotik-Treffen (WGT; German for "Wave Gothic Meeting") is an annual world festival for "dark" music and "dark culture" in Leipzig, Germany. 150+ bands and artists from various backgrounds (gothic rock, EBM, industrial, noise, darkwave, neo-folk, neo-classical and medieval music being examples) play at several venues throughout the city over four days on Whitsuntide. The festival also features multiple all-night dance club parties, several fairs with medieval, gothic, and related merchandise, a variety of cultural exhibitions and performances, large themed picnics, and a number of unofficial fringe events.[1]
With 18,000[2] to 20,000[3] regular attendants, the WGT is one of the largest events of the gothic, cybergoth, steampunk, and rivethead subcultures worldwide.
- ^ Susi Maier; the social media team of Leipzig Travel (10 May 2019). "Wave-Gotik-Treffen 2019: Leipzig Guide and Festival Guide". leipzig.travel/blog. Leipzig Travel. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
- ^ Rutkowski, Roman (2004). Das Charisma des Grabes (The Charisma of the Grave) (in German). p. 61. ISBN 3-8334-1351-4.
- ^ "Subkultur! — Gothic". Spontis (in German). 2008.