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". The event's inspiration is Shambush's The Ultimate Kate Bush Experience, which took place in 2013 in Brighton, United Kingdom, as part of Brighton Fringe, created by performance collective Shambush!shambush.co.uk who attempted to set an unofficial world record for the most people dressed as Kate Bush in one place, with hundreds attending.
2016 In 2016, The Most Wuthering Heights Day Ever event was proposed to be held in at least 16 places worldwide including the following:
Australia: Adelaide, Perth, Northern Rivers, Sydney, Hobart. Melbourne - Shambush helped organise the event in Melbourne which was the largest Canada: Montreal Denmark: Copenhagen (Refshaleøen, 16 July) Germany: Berlin Israel: Tel Aviv New Zealand: Wellington, Christchurch Sweden: Uppsala The Netherlands: Amsterdam United Kingdom: London - hosted by Shambush United States: Atlanta, Somersworth
2017 Australia: Glebe Park, Canberra, Edinburgh Gardens in Fitzroy North, Melbourne, Cairns Ireland: Saint Anne's Park, Dublin The Netherlands: Rotterdam United States: Somersworth Sweden: Uppsala
2018 Australia: Bunbury (first time held), Cairns, Melbourne, Newcastle (held since 2016), Canberra, Townsville Belgium: Brussels (first time held) Denmark: Copenhagen (Balders Plads, Nørrebro 15 July) The Netherlands: Rotterdam United Kingdom: Folkestone Sweden: Uppsala United States: Austin (first time held), Somersworth
2019 Australia: Adelaide, Bega Valley, Blue Mountains, Brisbane, Bunbury, Cairns, Canberra, Gold Coast, Melbourne, Newcastle, Perth, Sydney Belgium: Ghent Canada: Hamilton, Ottawa Denmark: Copenhagen (Balders Plads, Nørrebro, 13 July) 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, Gorleston-on-Sea United States: Atlanta, Austin, Greenfield, Somersworth
2020 Australia: Bunbury, Adelaide, Cairns, Canberra, Sydney United States: Somersworth
2021 Australia: Adelaide, Bega Valley, Brisbane, Bunbury, Cairns, Canberra, Frankston, Hobart, Melbourne, Perth Bulgaria: Sofia Denmark: Copenhagen (Hans Tavsens Park, Nørrebro, 17 July) Germany: Berlin, Dusseldorf, Munich, Langenhahn-Westerwaldkreis, Mainz Ireland: Dublin Italy: Monteveccia Mexico: Jalisco New Zealand: Dunedin, Waiheke Island Sweden: Nordingrå United Kingdom: Bristol & Beyond Lockdown Video Edition: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GT8iSo1ZLkE&list=RDGT8iSo1ZLkE&start_radio=1; Edinburgh, Gorleston-on-Sea United States: Atlanta, Austin, Greenfield, Reno, Somersworth
2022 Australia: Bunbury, Western Australia , Adelaide, Brisbane,https://www.facebook.com/wutheringheightsbrisbane Ballarat, Sydney, Canberra; Woodford, Blue Mountains Bulgaria: Sofia Denmark: Copenhagen (Korsgadehallen, Nørrebro, 30 July) Germany: Berlin, Borth, Cologne Ireland: Dublin New Zealand: Dunedin, Christchurch Sweden: Uppsala United Kingdom: Edinburgh United States: Atlanta, Greenfield, Reno, San Diego, Philadelphia
2023 Australia: Bunbury, Dunedin (15 July), Western Australia, Guildford, Western Australia, Adelaide, Brisbane, Sydney, Canberra Belgium: Ghent Bulgaria: Sofia Denmark: Copenhagen (Hans Tavsens Park, Nørrebro, 29 July) France: Neuvy-le-Roi Germany: Berlin, Borth, Cologne, Munich, Rostock Ireland: Dublin, Cahir Co. Tipperary New Zealand: Auckland, Raglan, Dunedin Sweden: Arjeplog, Jämtland/Offerdal, Östjansö, Uppsala, Husarö The Netherlands: Amsterdam United Kingdom: Bournemouth, Edinburgh, Folkestone, Furness, Lancaster, Preston United States: Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore, Boston, Concord, Greenfield, Nashville, Philadelphia, Reno, San Diego, Seattle
2024 Australia: Bunbury, Newcastle, Sydney, Daylesford, Wagga Wagga, Melbourne, Surges Bay, Dangar Island, Soul Song Choir at Somerset Dam, Queensland, Dangar Island, Mittagong, Adelaide Bulgaria: Sofia Denmark: Copenhagen (Hans Tavsens Park, Nørrebro, 27 July) France : Gizeux, Continvoir, Sète, Bon-Repos, Trévou-Tréguignec Germany: Berlin, Borth, Cologne, Munich, New Zealand: Dunedin (20 July), Raglan, Featherston Sweden: Jämtland/Offerdal, Husarö United Kingdom: Folkestone, Preston United States: Atlanta, Greenfield, Hillsborough, Reno, San Diego, PhiladelphiaThe Most Wuthering Heights Day Ever-San Diego, https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QKQfJxKm_2w&pp=ygUTV3V0aGVyaW5nIHNhbiBkaWVnbw%3D%3D Croatia: KarlovacCroatia, Karlovac, https://kaportal.net.hr/aktualno/vijesti/4459423/the-most-wuthering-heights-day-ever-ne-znamo-ni-mi-al-upravo-je-odrzan-u-karlovcu-i-izgledao-je-cool/
2025 Australia: Bunbury WA (26 July), Adelaide (27 July), Melbourne (20 July) 400 participants, Australian Film and Sound Archive Canberra (26 July), Brisbane (19 July), Ipswich Qld (27 July) Castlemaine (20 July), The Cape, Cape Paterson (19 July) Guildford Western Australia (19 July) Bulgaria: Sofia (19 July) Canada: Maynooth, Ontario (19 July) Denmark: Svendborg (Svendborg Library 21 May), Copenhagen (Hans Tavsens Park, Nørrebro, 26 July) Finland: Kemi (20 July) France: Saint-Hilaire-de-Briouze (30 July): Bon Repos sur Blavet, Bretagne,(20 July) Germany: Borth (9 July), Berlin (19 July), Cologne (20 July), Munich(13 July), Rostock (3 August) Ireland: Dublin (26 July, Fairview Park) Italy: Montevecchia (LC) (20 July) New Zealand: Auckland, Carterton, Dunedin (26 July), Featherston, Masterton, New Plymouth, Raglan Sweden: Uppsala (12 July), Jämtland/Offerdal/Lungret (26 July), Husarö (30 juli) United Kingdom: Cliftonville, Cromarty (Highlands: 27th July), Margate (27 July), Edinburgh (7 June), Folkestone (20 July), Hastings (31 August), Hay on Wye (20 July), St Neots, Cambs (20 July), Haworth (27 July), Kirkby Lonsdale (27 July), Preston (27 July), Stratford-upon-Avon (2 August), Winchelsea (20 July), Gorleston-on- sea (27 July), Kings Heath Birmingham (27 July) United States: Atlanta, GA; Greenfield, MA (26 July); Hillsborough, NC (27 July); Minneapolis, MN (19 July); Lindenhurst, NY, San Diego, CA (19 July); Los Alamos, NM (19 July); Philadelphia, PA (25 July) Scotland: Cromarty (Highlands: 27th July): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DAhblzLw_0&list=RD5DAhblzLw_0&start_radio=1; Edinburgh @the Meadows Festival (7 June) 700 participants
2026 Australia: Adelaide (2 August), North Stradbroke Island (12 July), Brisbane (18 July), Melbourne (19 July), Bunbury WA (25 July), Sydney (25 July), Ipswich (26 July), Mooloo (26 July) Bulgaria: Sofia (25 July) Canada: Bridgewater, NS (11 July) Denmark: Copenhagen (Nørrebroparken, Nørrebro, 25 July) England: Haworth (26th July) South Downs, Sussex (25 July); St Neots, Cambridgeshire (12 July); Clevedon Marine Lake (26 July); Folkestone (26 July); Southend (26 July); Bedford (18 July); Gorleston (26 July); South Devon (Torquay) (2 August); Newbiggin-by-the-Sea (25 July); Tynemouth, Tyne & Wear (15 August); New Mills (26 July), Kings Heath Birmingham (26 July) Finland: Kemi (4 July), Raahe (25 July) France : Paris (26 July), Bon Repos sur Blavet, Bretagne (25 July) Germany: Cologne (28 June); Berlin (18 July) Lithuania : Kaunas (26 July) New Zealand: New Plymouth (12 July); Blackball (25 July); Christchurch (25 July); Dunedin (25 July); Nelson (25 July); Waiheke Island (25 July); Wānaka (26 July); Raglan/Whāingaroa (26 July); Wellington/Pо̄neke (26 July); Auckland (26 July); Hamilton/Kirikiriroa (9 August); Poland: Olsztyn (25 July) Scotland: Cromarty (Highlands: 12th July): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pdRVzqN7iI&list=RD7pdRVzqN7iI&start_radio=1; Edinburgh (6 June) Sweden: Malmö (26 July); Husarö (23 july) USA: Baltimore (26 July); Greenfield (18 July); San Diego (18 July); Salt Lake City (1 August); Los Alamos, NM (1 August); Philadelphia (25 July) Wales: Swansea (26th July)
2027
Denmark: Copenhagen (24 July) Australia: Bunbury WA 10 year anniversary (31st July) Scotland: Cromarty (Highlands: TBC) England: Kings Heath Birmingham (25 July)
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