1. Gothic BC
British Columbia's goth scene has always been fantastically organized. It warms my heart to see it's still a strong scene. Many people have put so much work into keeping the scene informed, planning events, and providing up-to-date info. The forums here are pretty active, and you might enjoy the galleries. Currently featuring 67 new images from the recent Steampunk mini-con
2. Toronto Goth
Another extremely organized, vibrant Canadian goth scene. "Making Toronto a Darker Place."
Toronto Goth, at Yahoo! Groups
3. New England Goth
An active scene with lots of events within easy train or Metro rides. I'm jealous! The Yahoo! group is one of the very few moderated, still-on-topic, active regional goth groups I've seen lately.
New England Darkside Walkers, at Yahoo! Groups
4. Arizona Goths
These folks face particular challenges that most of the rest of us don't have to cope with: Blazing hot sunshine pretty much year-round!
AZ Industrial, at Yahoo! Groups
5. Colorado Goths
An extremely active scene. Those long snowy winters seem to make Colorado goths band together, organizing resources and keeping in touch with fellow goths.
Colorado Net.Goths, at LiveJournal
Colorado Goth Community, on Facebook
Colorado Goths, at LiveJournal
Colorado Gothic Promotions, at LiveJournal
Colorado Therians, at LiveJournal
Death Rock Colorado, at LiveJournal
6. Florida
Another brave, busy cluster of goths hiding from the sun in the Sunshine State.
Florida Goth, at Yahoo! Groups
Florida Goths, at Yahoo! Groups
Florida Lolitas, at LiveJournal
Gainesville Goth, at LiveJournal
Jacksonville Gothic/Industrial, at LiveJournal
Orlando gothic, at LiveJournal
South Florida Gothic/Industrial Scene, on Facebook
South Florida Goth, at LiveJournal
7. Chicago
Probably the largest US goth scene that I know of, based on sheer number of resources, members, events, DJs, etc. The epicenter of all the activity is Dark Chicago.com
Chicago Gothic/Industrial, at LiveJournal
Chicago Gothic and Lolita, at LiveJournal
Chicago Creepster, at Yahoo! Groups
8. New Orleans Goths
As you can imagine, the New Orleans goth scene was decimated after Katrina hit. As people have moved back into the city, the goth scene has rebuilt and has a lot to offer both locals and tourists. This weekend, the Southern Gothic Festival took place in NOLA, too. Sadly, Nolagoth.com is now gone.
9. Boston Goths
I love visiting Boston and hanging out with my goth friends there. Always meet really nice friendly people. A very tight-knit scene, where everybody seems to know everybody else. (That can be both good and bad, huh?)
Boston Area Goth/Industrial, on Facebook (not very active though)
Boston Goths, at Yahoo! Groups
5 College Area Gothy Types, at LiveJournal
Steampunk Society of Massachusetts, at LiveJournal
10. New York and New Jersey
By virtue of population, these scenes are of course massive, with tons of events, splinter groups; steampunk, horror and Lolita and zombie crossover interests; and thousands of goth people.
Goths in Jersey, at Yahoo! Groups
The Court of Lazarus, at Yahoo! Groups
Gothic New York, at Yahoo! Groups
New York Tri-State Goths, on Facebook
11. Washington, DC
I loved living in our nation's capitol, back in autumn 2002. A goth friend took me to hmm.. Nation, I think, once or twice. I appreciated the energy and the friendliness of the local goths. The clubs I remember were huge multi-room venues with lots of people who actually danced, not hiding on the walls talking to people (like I was doing!)
Those Who Mourn (Christian goths), at LiveJournal
12. Netgoth.Org.Uk
The ubersite for United Kingdom goth resources. Amazing amounts of work go into keeping this fresh, accurate and updated. Wonderful!
13. London
Of course London has a fantastic goth scene! This is where it all started, after all.
London Cybergoth, at LiveJournal
London Goth Sluts, at LiveJournal
The London Goth Meetup Group, on Facebook
London Underground Goths, at LiveJournal
The London Vampire Meetup Group
-Carrie Carolin
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