Events

A major weekend rock festival will celebrate and honour the 50th anniversary of the legendary 1970 Isle of Wight Festival of Music - when Jimi Hendrix and an all-star bill attracted an astonishing crowd estimated at up to 600,000 to...

Photographer Sam Kurtul will be exhibiting his unique collection of marine, travel and Isle of Wight photography with a Christmas Special - featuring Antarctica. The exhibition at Quarr Abbey near Ryde will begin on Friday 22nd November and continue throughout...

The Wight Brainy Bunch will once again transform Ryde Fire Station into a Winter Wonderland for their 3rd Christmas Market on Saturday 7th December. With a wonderful array of seasonal stalls for that special gift and a packed programme of...

Cowes Concert Band will soon be bringing the sounds of Christmas to 4 Island churches. The 26-strong brass band starts its tour at Binstead Methodist Church on 25th November (20:00), followed by All Saints' Church, Gurnard on 2nd December (19:45),...

Quarterly marketing and networking group, The Skill Exchange, returns to No64 Ryde on Wednesday 20th November from 18:45. After a short hiatus during summer, the event returns as 2 new speakers take to the floor to talk about end-to-end campaign...

Following their sell-out show and stellar performances at Quay Arts in March and at the Isle of Wight Jazz Weekend in May, the Isle of Wight Youth Jazz Orchestra make a welcome return to Quay Arts on Saturday 23rd November....

A Britain's Got Talent runner-up will perform on the Isle of Wight this Sunday as part of 'Music for Mind' - a charity mental health convention and comedy night at Strings Bar & Venue. Hosted by Island-based events promotions company...

Award-winning garden designer, plantsman and broadcaster, Chris Beardshaw, will be holding 'an evening with' at The Riverside Centre in Newport tomorrow (Wednesday 13th November). Known for his BBC television and radio work, Chris is a well-loved speaker and lecturer and...

Following the success of the popular St Patrick’s Day and Beaujolais Breakfasts, the team at The Spyglass has decided to spread some Christmas joy this December. The Ventnor pub will be holding a traditional Christmas Breakfast, complete with mulled wine,...

By a happy coincidence, the date for Orpheus Singers’ autumn concert, 23rd November, falls between 2 significant dates in the Christian musical calendar. The day before, 22nd November, is the Feast of St. Cecilia - the patron saint of music...