Events

A brand-new festive pantomime is setting sail at Trinity Theatre this Christmas, as 'Sinbad Saves the Day' brings thigh-slapping fun and high seas adventure to the stage. Written by award-winning local playwright Gwen Stevens, the show promises a family-friendly production...

A community fundraiser featuring cream teas, cake, raffles and high heels is set to take place at Parkside Pavilion in East Cowes this Sunday (26th October), with all profits going to support mental health and domestic abuse charities. Peter May...

A year after the launch of the Bay Area Place Plan, the partnership between Sandown, Lake, Shanklin, and the Isle of Wight Council is providing an update on its activities at its second AGM meeting tonight (Wednesday), at the Seventh...

An acclaimed non-fiction author who placed adverts seeking father figures – dubbed “dadverts” – in newspapers and magazines is heading to Medina Bookshop next month to share the story behind her unusual personal quest. Georgie Codd will appear at the...

A musical celebration featuring bagpipes, drums and dance will take place at Medina Theatre, Newport on Sunday 23rd November as part of the annual Medina Tattoo - with funds raised going towards Aspire Ryde. Led by Dr Kieron Cooney, Wight...

The Apollo Theatre Players has announced their next production, an adaptation of Agatha Christie’s thriller The Mirror Crack’d from Side to Side, which opens at the Apollo Theatre later this week (Friday). It is 1960s England and a wind of...

Organisers of the Isle of Wight Story Festival have announced the first headliners for the 2026 edition of the event, including popular local name Kieran Larwood and award winning author Lucy Strange. Returning to Newport over February half term, the...

The RSPCA Isle of Wight is calling on brave members of the community to take part in this year’s Firewalk Challenge - a unique event that invites participants to walk barefoot across red-hot embers in aid of the Island’s most...

A retired Isle of Wight teacher is preparing to take on one of Britain’s toughest mountain challenges this October half-term to raise money for Alzheimer’s Research UK. David Moorse, who is in his mid-sixties, will attempt the gruelling Cuillin Round...

A night of classic soul, Motown and disco hits is set to light up Shanklin Theatre on Saturday 1st November, as Angelo Starr & The Team bring their world-class live show to the Isle of Wight. The Team have been...