Events

Popular BBC Radio 4 programme is to be broadcast from The Memorial Hall Freshwater on the Jubilee Bank Holiday, Friday 3rd June 2022. The programme is broadcast live, just after 20:00 on Friday evening and then repeated on Saturday lunchtime,...

Businesses, volunteers and local organisations are coming together on Saturday 4th June to celebrate Her Majesty’s historic reign in the Island's county town. In one of the biggest town-centre events in recent years, Newport will be transformed for a day...

Over the years the Island Arts area at the Royal Isle of Wight County Show has become a popular venue for established Island artists and emerging talent to exhibit their work - and 2022 will be no different. Art covering...

Beckford CentreCowes Heritage and Community Group is holding an exhibition at the Beckford Centre showcasing 5 official visits the Queen has made to the Island during her reign. The aim of the exhibition is to commemorate Her Majesty the Queen’s...

The quirky Chillerton & Gatcombe Scarecrow Festival is back for 2022, with over 100 gallybaggers set to be displayed between 28th May and 3rd June. Islanders are being invited to explore the vast array of scarecrows that have been made...

A charity bake sale and coffee morning to raise funds for the asbestos cancer charity, Mesothelioma UK, is being hosted by Novum Law on Friday (20th May). Mesothelioma UK is the only national charity specifically for people with this cancer...

St Catherine’s School in Ventnor are looking for fundraisers to join their skydive at Sandown Airport on Thursday 11th August. Every skydiver will experience breathtaking views of the Isle of Wight and an adrenaline high at speeds approaching 120 miles...

Tickets for the eagerly anticipated Jack Up Summer Party, taking place on 13th and 14th August, are set to go on sale at 09:00 this coming Saturday (14th May). Organisers revealed details of this year’s offering, titled a ‘boutique mini-fest’...

Riverfest will return to the heart of Newport tomorrow (Saturday) with the free family-fun event all ready to set sail under new organisers Newport Carnival & Community Events Association. The Quay at Newport Harbour will come alive between 10:00-16:00 tomorrow...

Dean FriedmanSinger-songwriter Dean Friedman will stop off at Retro Staycations in Ryde to perform a 95-minute set as part of his 2022 UK Tour on Friday 20th May. The performance will take place on Jack Up Event’s new silver bullet Airstream stage, as...