Bats Day in the Fun Park
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Bats Day in the Fun Park, which is also known as Bats Day, Goth Day, Bats Day in the Park and Bats Day Out, started in August 1999 as a joint effort between the promoters of the goth/industrial and deathrock clubs Absynthe and Release the Bats. It has turned into a 3-day event taking place in Anaheim, CA near Disneyland, was on the weekend before Labor Day. Though, this year(2008), Bats Day is on November 8-9 as a mini Bats Day; the 10th and official Bats Day is happening in May of '09. [1][2]
Bats Day in the Fun Park consists of four events:
The Bats Day Black Market - A large gathering of vendors selling spooky items: clothing, music, artwork, books, collectables, toys other original dark genre items.
The Bats Day Creepy Cocktail Party - Catered hors d'œuvres cocktail party with live entertainment and DJs.
The Nightmare Before Bats Day Dinner Meet & Greet - A full sit down dinner event, with live entertainment and DJs.
Bats Day in the Fun Park - The Big Spooky Trip to Disneyland, CA.
All of these events occur toward the end of August each year, the weekend before Labor Day.
The event started as a relatively small goth "meet up" event; it has grown to include more aspects of the goth subculture. Other dark subcultures represented at the event include Horror Punk, Horror Rock, Halloween, Rockabilly, Psychobilly, black metal, Hearse Societies, Industrial and EBM.
The event draws people from not only the local area but all over the world, including New Zealand, England, Brazil, France, Germany and Mexico. It has evolved into a family friendly event, as well; parents in this subculture are able to further bond with their children at an event such as this one at the "Happiest Place on Earth", where they might otherwise be regarded as an outcast on other weekends at Disneyland or other theme parks.
Information about this dark subculture 3 day event, as well as photos from prior years, can be found on the official website.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Chuck Klosterman (2007) Chuck Klosterman IV: A Decade of Curious People and Dangerous Ideas, ISBN 0743284895. The chapter of the book about Bats Day was originally printed in the July 22, 2003 issue of Spin Magazine as "Something Wicked This Way Comes" (the article title is a line from Macbeth)
- ^ "The World's Saddest People Visit The World's Happiest Place", by Maggie Bandur
- ^ Bats Day website
[edit] External links
batsday.net
