Organisers are ready to showcase the very best of Island rural life over the weekend of 25th and 26th June.
The Royal Isle of Wight County Show offers a packed schedule of entertainment, animal displays, and hands-on activities.
Local food produce will be a large part of the show’s focus again this year. Visitors will have the chance to sample and buy local produce, from award-winning cheeses to chutneys. Many of the suppliers are Wight Marque members, the Island’s food provenance scheme that lets you know that the product is grown, produced, or made on the Isle of Wight.
Food will be available all day at the Food Pavilion or at the many outlets across the showground for breakfast, lunch, and afternoon tea.
The show will also host some of the Island’s best makers and designers in the I Love Wight Makers’ Market. Visitors will have the opportunity to browse the stalls for homeware, jewellery, ceramics, skincare ranges, candles, prints, and cards.
The Island Arts area will feature a Paradise Isle theme, where visitors can try their hand at a range of arts and crafts from lino printing to jewellery making. The activities will provide an opportunity to engage with local artists and discover how they developed their talents.
Jayne Booth, from I Love Wight, has said:
“It will bring the very best of Island crafters and makers. The Island has an abundance of extremely talented people, and we are excited to be working with them to bring the public the best the island has to offer.”
Traders seeking to get an early bird discount should book by 31st March for the discounted rate. To reserve your space email [email protected].
Tickets for the County Show are currently available online. An adult day ticket costs £10.50 (or £12.50 on the gate), a weekend ticket £15 (or £20 on the gate), and Under 16s have free entry with a paying adult.
Make the most of it as the council is hell bent of concreting the whole island so the animals will have no fields to do this sort of show