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!
Love The Old Town
Celebrate Southampton's Old Town this September, where every street tells a story, every building has a past, and every visit offers something new. Discover independent shops, mouth watering menus, live music, craft beer and more...
Music in the City
Head to Southampton or an inclusive celebration of music and vibrant cultural heritage, with 300 performances over 50 quirky venues!
Isle of Wight Literary Festival
Discover over 40 engaging speakers discussing everything from cooking, wine, travel, and interior design to history, poetry, culture, crime, and more...
Autumn Walking Festival
Celebrating 25 years in 2024, the Isle of Wight Walking Festival remains one of the UK’s most loved and largest walking festivals for all abilities.
Dash in the Dark
On your marks, get set, GLOW! Dash in the Dark, the 5K fun run for Hampshire & IOW Air Ambulance, is returning to Seaclose Park on Saturday 5th October 2024.
Wightrider
The Isle of Wight Bus and Coach Museum are presenting their Wightrider weekend on Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 October.
Pumpkin Festival at Tapnell Farm
Celebrate everything Pumpkin this October at Tapnell Farm Park with a new pumpkin trail and Pumpkin Festival!
Isle of Wight Ukulele Festival
The Isle of Wight Ukulele Festival is back for it's 4th year between 18-20 October 2024.
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...