Events

Valentine Gray effigy Quay Arts will host a re-enactment of the trial for manslaughter following the death of Little Sweep Valentine Gray on Thursday 28th April. The theatre will become Winchester Lent Assizes as The IW Sealed Writ Society (which...

Ryde Esplanade was buzzing with excitement over the Easter Bank Holiday Weekend as locals made their way down to Eastern Gardens to enjoy several days of live music entertainment, with even more fun to be had on Saturday 30th April...

The Island Sailing Club has announced that they will be working in partnership with Cowes Yacht Haven to stage a ‘Round the Island Race Village’ for 2022, which will be open from midday on Friday 24th June and throughout the...

I was privileged to be invited to the press night for this show – and what a show! If you already have a ticket, you’re in for a treat. If not – why not? One potential problem with musical theatre...

Alan Titchmarsh TV’s Alan Titchmarsh and author Michael Morpurgo are among the guests added to the Drumming and Strumming for Shanklin Theatre on Thursday 28th April. Sir Michael Morpurgo, who is known for War Horse and Private Peaceful, joins TV...

Mountbatten is urging Islanders to take part in Walk the Wight on Sunday 8th May, with the message ‘if you can’t walk it, volunteer!”. The iconic event relies on the generosity of the Island people, not only to raise vital...

Another great show coming up on the Island in just a few days is ‘The Shadow Factory’ staged by CAODS, based at Trinity Theatre in Cowes. Director Gwen Stevens tells us that the company started rehearsing their latest production at...

Sandown is getting ready to stage its first carnival processions since 2019, as well as the annual Sandown Bay Regetta. Planning for this summer's carnivals is well underway with the town’s 2022 Queens having already been chosen. Thousands of people...

Greg Douglass Steve Miller Band guitarist Greg Douglass will be playing at Dimbola Museum on Tuesday 26th April.  His current band, the Pompatus of Love, will be playing a night of classic Steve Miller music as part of a 16-day...

Some of Blackgang Chine’s most-loved characters will face-off again in the ultimate popularity contest at Cowboys Vs Dinosaurs between 28th May and 4th June. For you dino-fantatics, show your support for #TeamDino and step inside the Dino Enclosure for a...