Convergence (goth festival)

Convergence is an annual net.goth festival, now in its 10th year. It is a chance for many goths and others who normally only meet on the Internet to come together in real life. Convergence is held in North America, in a location voted on by previous attendees. It was started as a gathering of posters to the Usenet newsgroup alt.gothic.

Events at Convergence typically consists of live bands and club nights.

Past Convergences have been held in:

• Convergence 1 (June 23-24 1995): Chicago
• Convergence 2 (August 9-11 1996): Boston
• Convergence 3 (August 1-3 1997): San Francisco
• Convergence 4 (August 21-23 1998): Toronto
• Convergence 5 (April 2-4 1999): New Orleans
• Convergence 6 (May 26-29 2000): Seattle
• Convergence 7 (August 17-19 2001): New York City
• Convergence 8 (May 31-June 2 2002): Quebec|Montreal
• Convergence 9 (April 25-28 2003): Las Vegas
• Convergence 10 (May 7-9 2004): Chicago
• Convergence 11 (April 22-24 2005): San Diego