About the Southern Gothic Festival

The Southern Gothic Festival is the beautiful brainchild of DJ Vendetta, birthed in a dark, smoke-filled bar in the French Quarter of New Orleans in the summer of 2009. It was neither fame nor money that drove the SoGo originators to pour their souls into this venture, but it was the overwhelming sense of obligation to rebuild the New Orleans community into the prosperous safe haven for all the freaks, weirdos, and every beautiful eclectic creature that surrounds us. New Orleans is a rare place where a face tattoo will not prevent you from getting a bank loan, and where making the choice to stand out in the crowd will not preclude you from being gainfully employed. New Orleans is a living, breathing, being that thrives on the multifaceted personalities that have found their home within her. The Southern Gothic Festival is a celebration of our unique city and her dark inhabitants. SoGo is our chance to show the rest of the country and the world that the Gothic culture does not just have a rich history but a very prosperous future.