Events

A pop-up vintage bridal event in Seaview next weekend (7th - 9th February] will offer Island brides looking for a perfect wedding dress a completely new shopping experience.  A collaboration between Lucy Whelan Vintage and The Halland Art + Wine...

A celebrated children’s author, illustrator and TV writer has been added to the lineup for the 2025 edition of the Isle of Wight Story Festival, which will return to Newport’s Quay Arts this February. Alex Milway, author and illustrator of...

Registration is now open for Walk the Wight 2025, as Mountbatten Isle of Wight’s much-loved fundraising event prepares to celebrate its 35th anniversary on Sunday 11th May. This year’s walk promises to be a special celebration of 3-and-a-half decades of...

Cowes Fringe is returning for a third year, bringing music, theatre, and comedy together for an electrifying May Bank Holiday weekend (23rd-25th May). This unique event, hosted in venues across Cowes, showcases a dazzling mix of local and national talent,...

Rabbit and guinea pig owners looking for practical help with pet care can drop in to the RSPCA clinic and meet the expert team. The clinic will be open between 11:00 and 15:00 on 9th February at the RSPCA Isle...

Maureen Sullivan previews theatre events on the Isle of Wight in February... Curtain Call Creative is thrilled to announce Fabulous February - a month filled with vibrant, family-friendly entertainment that showcases the extraordinary talents of their junior and senior students....

Sandown Carnival have announced a re-scheduled date for their spectacular seafront fireworks display, which was postponed on New Year’s Day because of bad weather. The event will take place on Easter Saturday (19th April) at 20:30, re-named the Easter Fireworks...

Blackgang Chine has announced the return of Sunset Sessions for 2025, with Radio 1 DJ Charlie Hedges set to mix the decks on the Blackgang clifftop this June. Saturday 7th June, will see none other than Charlie Hedges, one of...

The next production at the Apollo Theatre, Newport, will be Simon Stephens’ ‘The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time’, a contemporary ensemble piece which brings Mark Haddon's best-selling novel of the same name to thrilling life on stage....

On 3rd February, Cowes plays host to the Isle of Wight Writers Jamboree - the first of what will hopefully be an annual get-together of Island writers.  This will be an opportunity to hear briefly from various sources who can...