Events

Popular Isle of Wight event, Festival of Heroes, is to be held at The County Showground in Cowes after organisers were forced to change the event venue due to Brading Roman Villa becoming 'unexpectedly unusable'. Local charity Daisy Chains IW...

Enjoy an evening with a difference in Ryde’s beautifully restored Grade II Listed Royal Victoria Arcade, where all funds generated will go directly towards keeping the town’s Museum open. The fascinating ancient Arcade cellar is the Museum’s home, and the...

Young people attending Ventnor Fringe on Sunday 23rd July will have the opportunity to share their vision for the Isle of Wight by designing their own T-shirt, which they’ll be able to take home with them after the event. The...

Warrior Festival 2023 has been postponed owing to the forecasted bad weather set to hit the Island this weekend. Back for the 3rd edition of the popular event - which is held in aid of The Wight Brainy Bunch -...

Quay Arts has announced the return of its popular Summer School programme of specialist art courses. Summer School creative courses are led by professional artists and tutors and cover a range of art skills and mediums. This year there are...

Newchurch Male Voice Choir is holding a recruitment day in the search for new members this weekend. The auditions will be held at Shanklin Methodist Church on Regent Street between 11:00 - 15:00 on Saturday (15th July). Men of all...

Another record-sized fleet will depart from Cowes to tackle the 50th edition of the Royal Ocean Racing Club’s premier event: the Rolex Fastnet Race later this month (22nd July). At present from across the globe 491 yachts of all shapes...

Bringing a mix of national, international and local musicians, songwriters and speakers to the Island, Lionheart Festival, the Island's unique Christian festival, returns next weekend. The lineup includes Rob Westall, Noel Robertson, Zac Carpenter, Rebecca Aladiran, Sam Lane, Chip Kendall,...

Entries for this year's Isle of Wight Book Awards are now all in with an impressive 22 titles submitted. The 3 judges, Alan Titchmarsh (children's), Hunter Davies (non-fiction) and author/ publicist Georgina Moore (fiction), will now be hunkering down to...

The Lord Chamberlain’s Men Theatre Company will be returning to the Island with their new outdoor production of Romeo & Juliet, taking place at The Isle of Wight Steam Railway on Wednesday 26th July. Quay Arts invites you to join...