Events

A panel discussion on Children’s Rights will be held at the Sixth Form College in Nodehill on Tuesday (5th April). The discussion forms part of Newport’s Year of the Child to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the death of Little...

Things are really ramping up on our thriving Island theatre scene with a bumper crop of shows coming up in April – whatever your tastes, there should be something to suit you! The Apollo Players’ latest play, ‘Doubt’  opens on...

Organisers of the Island Car Centre Sandown Sprint, which starts this Saturday (2nd April), are sharing their top tips to help spectators enjoy the motorsport action. For the first time in over 60 years, motorsport will return to the streets...

Platform One is hosting a music industry conference at Quay Arts to discuss Sustaining a Career in the Music Industry on Friday 8th April. The conference will feature a range of guests that cover various sectors of the industry, aiming...

One of the Island's biggest music festivals, Jack up the Summer, won't be returning in its normal guise this year - but there are a number of fun-filled retro music events taking place throughout the year instead, including a boutique...

Wessex Cancer Trust is once again hosting its chaotic and colourful 'Rainbow Run – Bubble Fun' event, which will take place at a new location for 2022 on Sunday 10th July. Now in its 4th year, the 3km family fun...

Conn Artists Theatre Company visits Quay Arts on Monday 4th April with a fresh and uplifting reimagining of J.M. Barrie’s spellbindingly beautiful ghost story ‘Mary Rose’. The production tells the story of an old Sussex manor house that is haunted...

The Island Savoyards return to Shanklin Theatre this Easter with the spectacular and powerful The Hunchback of Notre Dame - and Island Echo has a pair of tickets to giveaway! This lushly scored retelling of Victor Hugo’s epic story of...

The Medina Marching Band will hold a concert at Christ the King College for Wight Brainy Bunch on Friday 1st April. The concert will feature a special guest appearance by the Island Highland Pipes and Drums. Entrance to the concert costs...

All-Elite Wrestling stars – from Florida – fought English wrestling talent with mixed results at Newport nightclub Fever this Thursday (24th March). In the 1st contest Blanco Loco – otherwise known as the Sultan of the Sky – failed in...