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Events on the Isle of Wight

Pack your island holiday with fun things to do

The Isle of Wight is one of the UK's most exciting destinations for festivals and events! There's a wide variety of year-round activities and events, including one of the UK's biggest and best known music festivals, the world's oldest sailing regatta, and a food festival dedicated to one of our most famous exports, garlic!

Event Calendar

Location
Category
Oct 12-13
wightrider
Entertainment

Wightrider

The Isle of Wight Bus and Coach Museum are presenting their Wightrider weekend on Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 October.

Island Wide All Day
Oct 18-20
ukulele festival
Entertainment

Isle of Wight Ukulele Festival

The Isle of Wight Ukulele Festival is back for it's 4th year between 18-20 October 2024. 

Newport All Day
Oct 19
Fan TC Con 4
Entertainment

Fan TC Con

The Isle of Wight’s very own Comic Con returns to Newport this October! Featuring celebrity guests, Q&A sessions, traders, activities, retro gaming, comic artists, award-winning screen writers and so much more...

Newport All Day
Oct 21
paul merson in england kit
Entertainment

An Evening with Paul Merson

A night to remember with football icon & Sky Sports pundit Paul Merson!

Newport 7:30 - 10:30pm
Oct 25-31
spooky skull shaped lanterns
Entertainment

Fiesta of the Dead

Experience excitement this October half term at Fiesta of the Dead – the Isle of Wight’s most extensive family Halloween event inspired by Día de los Muertos!

5pm - 9pm
May 11
group of walkers
Walking

Walk the Wight

Celebrating its 35th birthday in 2025, the Island’s largest and most iconic fundraising event, Walk the Wight, returns on 11 May!

Island Wide All Day
Jun 19-22
Festival stage lit up in the dark with confetti
Entertainment

Isle of Wight Festival 2025

The Isle of Wight Festival 2025 will return to Seaclose Park in Newport on 19-22 June, sign up to register interest in ferry travel today!

Newport All Day

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