Events

Since last November the local Footprint Trust charity have helped around 1000 people stay warmer, thanks to funding provided through the My Life a Full Life programme. This winter, the Trust is setting out to help even more vulnerable Islanders....

This Friday (3rd October), in a flurry of ostrich feathers, flashes of Swarovski crystals and in gowns of hand sewn sequins, the host of world famous Madame Jo Jo’s Kitsch Cabaret, Miss Terri, performs at Ventnor Arts Club. A luminary on...

The Island's Older Drivers Forum will be holding a free event on Saturday (4th October) at the Riverside Centre in Newport as part of Aging Safely Week. The event is open from 09:30 to 15:00 at the Newport Quay venue and is...

Receiving a wonderful reaction to his new album ‘Testing The Water’, former Dire Straits bass player and multiple Brit & Grammy award winner John Illsley has announced a run of UK dates this autumn, including here on the Isle of...

A brand new play by award winning writer Kaite O’Reilly -Woman of Flowers - is heading to Newport next month. Acclaimed theatre company Forest Forge are embarking on a UK tour this autumn with the world premiere of the brand new...

Laurie McVay is well known on the Island, his Big Blues Parties are fairly raucous affairs when his gravelly edged voice and note bending blues harp fill the room alongside amped up guitars and drums. However, when playing as ‘Laurie...

Songs of the Sea, a charity music event raising money for the RNLI, is set to return to Ventnor by popular demand. The weekend of September 20th and 21st sees The Spyglass Inn host the free festival in aid of...

Celebrating another successful hops harvest, Ventnor Botanic Garden has announced this year's Hops Festival will be taking place on Sunday 21st September. For 2014, Hops Festival will be featuring a range of beers and real ales brewed on the Isle of Wight from...

On Saturday 20th September there is a rare gathering of three incredibly talented jazz musicians in the close-up and sumptuous lounge of Ventnor Arts Club. It’s all set to be a scorching night of jazz from Gary Plumley on Sax,...

The 2014 Isle of Wight Cycling Festival kicks off this coming weekend, with a huge variety of rides available for all ages.  The famous event, which takes place from Saturday 13th to 28th September and is the UK’s largest dedicated...