Events

The Isle of Wight Classic Motor Show returns to Newport and Ryde this weekend. The show will return to Newport Quay for the first time in a few years on Saturday (7th September), and Ryde Esplanade on 8th September. It...

Rotary on the Wight are delighted to be hosting the Cowbridge Welsh Male Voice Choir for their 2nd visit to the Isle of Wight. Raising money for local and international charities, the stirring sounds of the Welsh voices can be...

The Marine Conservation Society is seeking the support of Isle of Wight residents for the upcoming Great British Beach Clean. This year’s event will take place from Friday 20th to Sunday 29th September. The Great British Beach Clean is a...

Ventnor Town Council and St Catherine’s Church will be holding their monthly ‘Really Useful Thursday’ session at St Catherine’s Church in Ventnor on Thursday 5th September from 10:30 to 13:30. The event (formerly called ‘Our Place’) brings together groups from...

The next production at the Apollo Theatre, Newport, will be the play adaptation of Paula Hawkins’ best-selling thriller The Girl on the Train. The play follows Rachel, a young woman unsatisfied with her job and reeling after a breakup, who...

The Isle of Wight Model Engineering Society is celebrating its 90th anniversary this year, with the group holding an exhibition to mark the special occasion. Held on the weekend of Saturday 7th / Sunday 8th September at the site at Northwood Recreation...

Award-winning film director Mela Hilleard is to showcase her photographic work at the Dimbola Museum in an exhibition that starts this weekend. Chairman of the Julia Margaret Cameron Trust, Dr Brian Hinton will formally open the exhibition on Saturday 31st...

10 local bands will be coming together this Sunday (1st September) to raise money for Benji and Balu, 2 bears that are being rescued by the Wildheart Animal Sanctuary. Bands for Bears Festival will be taking place at Quay Arts...

Each week Island Echo readers hear about all the latest goings on at the Island's courts - but you now have a chance to see first-hand what goes on behind those wooden doors thanks to a special open day being...

A new, free festival is heading to Newport on Saturday 7th September as part of the National Heritage Open Days scheme to celebrate the heritage of the Island’s county town. The whole town is getting involved with shop owners discovering...