You don't need to worry about what type of genre of goth music will play, they all do plus many that you have never heard of before, so expect to hear everything from Trad Goth to EBM, from Goth Metal to Neo-Folk and from Medieval to Powernoise plus there are always Classical and Opera shows to watch as well as free museums and exhibitions, you can even go to Gothic Knitting events! So for newbies coming to WGT can be a bit daunting, however don't let this put you off, if you keep to the main venues you will be fine, even after being every year since I still have not been to all of them and probably never will as the festival evolves each and every year , be brave, you have read this far, keep going and start to make your plans Come to the Pre Meet and you will be amongst friends wherever you go in Leipzig!
So what makes WGT different from other goth festivals? WGT is different, it's more like a buffet restaurant to continue the analogy , you have to get up and and get what you want, you can pick and choose from a huge range of entertainment whilst wandering around the city enjoying all the sights and scenes and if you don't like what the official festival has to offer then there are a huge amount of 'fringe' entertainment that is put on by supporting clubs, bars and venues that you can indulge in like the retro When We Were Young after parties or the Victorian Picnic plus many other events around the city.
I guess that's because there are so many ways to experience the festival that everybody will find some way to enjoy themselves. The multinational nature of the festival adds huge amounts of enjoyment to the weekend.
Knowing that people have travelled from across the world to be here is very special. No other festival seems to encapsulate this in the same way that WGT does.
Eating outside the Agra is like eating at the United Nations, the languages and accents are from just about every corner of the World. Of course the majority of people that you encounter will be German, but not just from Leipzig, like you most will have travelled many miles to get to Leipzig. At the railway station Hauptbahnhof you will encounter a sea of black dressed people prior to the festival starting, making you feel at home and safe from the moment you arrive.
