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The Most Wuthering Heights Day Ever is an event held at locations around the world where participants recreate the music video for musician Kate Bush's 1978 song "Wuthering Heights". [1] [2] The event's inspiration is Shambush'sThe Ultimate Kate Bush Experience, which took place in 2013 in Brighton, United Kingdom, as part of Brighton Fringe, created by performance collective Shambush! [3] who attempted to set an unofficial world record for the most people dressed as Kate Bush in one place, with hundreds attending. [4]

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2016

In 2016, The Most Wuthering Heights Day Ever event was proposed to be held in at least 16 places worldwide including Adelaide, Perth, Northern Rivers, Sydney, Tel Aviv, Montreal, Atlanta, Copenhagen, Berlin, Uppsala, Wellington, Hobart, Amsterdam and Somersworth. [5] Shambush! who inspired the event hosted an event in London and helped organise the largest event in Melbourne. [6] An event was also hosted in Christchurch, New Zealand. [7]

2017

Events were held in Saint Anne's Park, Dublin, [8] Glebe Park, Canberra [9] and Edinburgh Gardens in Fitzroy North, Melbourne, [10] Cairns, Rotterdam and Somersworth. [11]

2018

Australia: Bunbury (first time held), Cairns, Melbourne, Newcastle (held since 2016), Canberra, Townsville

Belgium: Brussels (first time held)

Denmark: Copenhagen

United Kingdom: Folkestone [12]

United States: Austin (first time held), Somersworth [13]

The Netherlands: Rotterdam

2019

Australia: Adelaide, Bega Valley, Blue Mountains, Brisbane, Bunbury, Cairns, Canberra, Gold Coast, Melbourne, Newcastle, Perth, Sydney

Belgium: Ghent [14]

Canada: Hamilton, Ottawa

Denmark: Copenhagen

Finland: Oulu

France: Laniscat, Paris

Germany: Berlin

Ireland: Dublin

Israel: Tel Aviv (held on 18 May to coincide with Eurovision)

Norway: Oslo

Sweden: Uppsala, Värnamo

United Kingdom: Folkestone, [15] Gorleston-on-Sea

United States: Atlanta, Austin, Greenfield, Somersworth [16]

2020

Australia: Bunbury, Adelaide, Cairns, Canberra, Sydney

United States: Somersworth [17]

2021

Australia: Adelaide, Bega Valley, Brisbane, Bunbury, Cairns, Canberra, Frankston, Hobart, Melbourne, Perth

Bulgaria: Sofia

Denmark: Copenhagen

Germany: Berlin, Dusseldorf, Munich, Langenhahn-Westerwaldkreis, Mainz

Italy: Monteveccia

Ireland: Dublin

Mexico: Jalisco

New Zealand: Dunedin, [18] Waiheke Island [19]

Sweden: Nordingrå

United Kingdom: Bristol, Edinburgh, Gorleston-on-Sea

United States: Austin, Reno, Somersworth

2022

Australia: Bunbury, Western Australia , Adelaide, Brisbane, [20] Ballarat, [21] Sydney, [22] Canberra

Bulgaria: Sofia

Germany: Berlin, Borth, Cologne

Ireland: Dublin [23]

New Zealand: Dunedin, [7] Christchurch [24]

United Kingdom: Edinburgh [25]

Sweden: Uppsala [26]

United States: Atlanta, [27] San Diego [28]

2023

Australia: Bunbury, Dunedin, Western Australia , Guildford, Western Australia, Adelaide, Brisbane, [29] Sydney, [30] Canberra

Belgium: Ghent

Bulgaria: Sofia

Denmark: Copenhagen

France: Neuvy-le-Roi

Germany: Berlin, Borth, Cologne, Munich, Rostock [31]

Ireland: Dublin [32]

New Zealand: Auckland, Dunedin [33]

United Kingdom: Bournemouth, Edinburgh, [34] Folkestone, [35] Furness, Lancaster, Preston [36]

The Netherlands: Amsterdam [37]

Sweden: ArjeplogLungret, Östjansö, Uppsala [38]

United States: Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore, Boston, Concord, Greenfield, Nashville, Philadelphia, Reno, San Diego, Seattle [39]

2024

Australia: Newcastle, Sydney , Daylesford, Wagga Wagga, Melbourne, Surges Bay, Dangar Island

Germany: Berlin, Borth, Cologne, Munich,

New Zealand: Dunedin, Featherston

United Kingdom: Folkestone, Preston

tbc

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