Events

The Fountain Inn on Cowes High Street will play host to an evening of live music with singer Grant James Mace tomorrow (Saturday 15th) at 20:30. Grant will perform classic romantic songs from the greatest male vocalists of the last...

Every short break deserves its own soundtrack.  And from March 13th to 23rd, the Isle of Wight will be providing just that, with a new music festival - Acoustic Isle - aimed at anyone wanting to combine a coastal escape...

Cowes RNLI lifeboat station is opening its door this Saturday to anyone interested in becoming part of its visitor team. Lifeboat visitor officer Steve Price explained that the station needs to recruit more volunteers to tell visitors about the station,...

Residents and visitors alike are invited to the inaugural Big Blues Party with Laurie McVay and the High Rollers at Flanagans in Sandown next Thursday. With fabulous food and cocktails all night long with a Blues theme, the evening is...

With an almighty line-up that spans from the completely legendary to the hottest acts around including OutKast, Foals, Beck and Disclosure for this years Desert Island Disco Bestival, yet another heavyweight player is set to play Bestival 2014. Busta Rhymes...

The award winning Newchurch Drama Group are staging this years pantomime "Robin Hood and the Babes in the Wood" at Newchurch Community Hall. Performances start on Thursday (13th February) and run until Saturday 15th February. Evening performances start at 19:30...

The free trip to London organised by Andrew Turner, the Island’s MP and supported by Southern Vectis and Red Funnel has been hailed a success that will be repeated, but it is hoped that the next one will take place...

The Isle of Wight Council will be promoting two of its major events at the UK's largest outdoor exhibition show this month. The council's events team will be speaking to visitors at the annual Telegraph Outdoor Show which is held...

Philip Bell, local author and publisher at Beachy Books, will be reading his latest children's book Jack and Boo's Dinosaur Island, along with other books in his Island-based series of children's books, at Ryde Library on Saturday (8th February) to...

The valentines’ weekend there will see many of the Island’s restaurants and hostelries offering candle lit dinners in the traditional surroundings of hearts and flowers; all in the interests of romance. Ventnor Arts Club will be candle lit and cosy...