Events

Is it June already? We’re halfway through the year – but the good news is it’s summer, and there are plenty of theatrical treats coming up…. The Island Savoyards are celebrating! Believe it or not, it’s 50 years since the...

Up-and-coming Irish band Fizzy Orange are flying over from Dublin, Ireland, to play Strings Bar & Venue in Newport on Friday (3rd June). Fizzy Orange are a 6-piece indie soul band that have made a name for themselves in Ireland that...

With just days to go until the country celebrates Her Majesty The Queen's Platinum Jubilee, Island Echo has compiled a list of events and celebrations taking place over the next week. Islanders are being invited to attend a variety of...

Marilyn Stafford, 2020, with thanks to Julia Winckler Dimbola Museum & Galleries in Freshwater will exhibit decades of photography by renowned 97-year-old Sussex photographer Marilyn Stafford from Friday 10th June. This will be the first ever retrospective exhibition of US-born,...

Arreton Barns will be staging a June Bank Holiday weekend of Jubilee fun on Saturday 4th and Sunday 5th June. Saturday will be aimed firmly at family fun. Join Bob the Cob and Connie Corn from 10:00 – 16:00. Wander...

The Apollo Youth Theatre are preparing to perform the hard-hitting production 'His Name is Zak'. Growing up and finding out who you are is hard enough for many teenagers, but for Zak, it was harder than most. Different viewpoints of...

South Wight Youth are encouraging families and young people to take part in Royal Geo-caching challenge from Thursday 2nd to Sunday 5th June. There will be 20 symbols to find, all with royal connections or clues. This challenge will be...

The village of St Helens will be running 4 days of free events to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, starting from Thursday (2nd June). On Thursday evening, the lighting of an electric beacon will follow...

The 21st Isle of Wight Lambretta Day Anniversary Weekender will take place at Ryde Pavilion across the Platinum Jubilee weekend next week (4th-5th June). Lambretta Day was established in 1999 as meet up to launch Lambretta clothing at a local...

A fascinating collection of photographs of the Queen's visit to Newport in 1965 will go on display at the Museum of Island History from next week. The display will also feature photographs of the Island's county town in the Coronation...