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!
Isle of Wight Festival 2025
The Isle of Wight Festival 2025 will take place from Thursday 19 to Sunday 22 June! Book your festival ferry travel today!
Heart & Stroll
Join in the first ever Heart & Stroll event and discover family fun all for a great cause!
Ventnor Fringe
A wonderland of pop-up bars and boutique venues, featuring more than 300 artists from across the world!
IW Pride
Isle of Wight Pride returns on Saturday 19th July 2025 on Harbour Beach, Ryde.
Cowes Week
For almost 200 years, Cowes Week has been a world-famous rite of passage for any sailing enthusiast, and a real celebration of the sport.
Pier2Pier Sea Swim IOW 2025
The Pier2Pier Sea Swim Isle of Wight is a 1.8 mile open water event organised by the Isle of Wight Marlins Swim Club.
Isle of Wight Scooter Rally
This August Bank Holiday, scores of scooterists will once again take over the Island in a spectacle like no other!
Isle of Wight Jazz Weekend
The Isle of Wight Jazz Weekend is back for 2025, bringing incredible live music to multiple venues in Newport over 24-28 September.
Autumn Walking Festival
Now in it's 26th year, the Isle of Wight Walking Festival remains one of the UK’s most loved and largest walking festivals, offering over 150 walks across two nine-day events, for all ages and abilities.