The following is an incomplete list of gothic festivals, which encapsulates music festivals focused on gothic music.

Goth is a musical subgenre of post-punk and alternative rock that formed during the late-1970s.

Gothic rock bands grew from the strong ties they had to the English punk rock and emerging post-punk scenes.

[1] The genre itself was defined as a separate movement from post-punk due to its darker music accompanied by introspective and romantic lyrics.

Gothic rock then gave rise to a broader subculture that included clubs, fashion and publications in the 1980s.