Wave Gotik Treffen, Leipzig, Germany

The major attraction the Wave-Gotik Treffen is the band performances. Generally, the number musical acts is close to 200, spanning the breadth "dark music" from acoustic folk to Medieval-influence to deathrock, to dark electro, EBM, Symphonic Metal, Gothic Metal, industrial. The dozen-or-more venues are equally varied, from the stately Schauspielhaus to the somber Krypta the Völkerschlachtdenkmal to the Parkbühne under the trees to the massive 10,000-person capacity AGRA fairground halls.
In addition, there are Renaissance fairs, Viking and Pagan markets, Gothic Romance events, CD/DVD and film premieres, literary readings, artist signing events, brunches celebrating Absinthe, and many late-night danceclubs such as Darkflower or Moritzbastei with top-name DJs. The main market in the AGRA that runs the entire duration the festival is perhaps the largest for the goth community anywhere in the world.
Festival participants typically stay either in designated camping areas outside the Agra venue or in the hotels and hostels in and around Leipzig. In order to stay at camping areas, participants must pay extra for an Obsorgekarte, which gives them access to the camping areas. All participants with a wrist band are entitled to ride local Leipzig public transportation, such as bus, tram and local train for free.
The date the WGT varies from year to year. It is held on the German holiday weekend Pfingsten, known in English as Pentecost or Whitsun, which is 7 weeks after Easter. Unficial events start in Leipzig on the Thursday night preceding the date Pfingsten, while the ficial festival starts on Friday and runs until early-morning on Tuesday, as Monday is an ficial holiday in Germany.