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Since the late ‘60s the Isle of Wight has been the location for some truly stunning festivals. From music festivals with superstar line-ups to family-friendly, literary, comedy, arts and food festivals – there’s something for everyone.
Combining a festival weekend with a holiday is one way to do it; enjoy the festival, but make sure you give yourself enough time to get to know the Island. Getting to the Isle of Wight is so easy, with excellent public transport links in Portsmouth and Southampton, that there’s no excuse for taking advantage of the Island festivals right on your doorstep.
Once you’re here, choose from all kinds of accommodation. While you can always camp at the major festivals, maybe you’d prefer to stay in a hotel? Or perhaps some glamping in a yurt? Every kind of accommodation you can think of is available on the Isle of Wight, so get searching.
The award-winning Isle of Wight Festival is steeped in history and famed for mixing iconic legendary artists with the hottest up and coming acts. Year on year, 55,000 stylish, free spirited Festivalgoers come together in a beautiful location, for one of the most distinctive events of the season. With the best atmosphere around and a friendly vibe, as soon as you set sail across the Solent it feels like the holiday has already begun.
Expect the biggest acts in the world, along with the hottest up and coming artists. Multiple stages, classic festival atmosphere and you’re by the sea! It doesn’t get better than that. Hundreds of thousands of people have travelled to the Isle of Wight to enjoy this world-famous weekend, but it’s far from the only one on Festival Island…
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We’ve a wide variety of eclectic boutique festivals on throughout the year including Jack Up the Summer, Rhythm Tree and Hullabaloo. The Ventnor Fringe Festival celebrates it’s 10th anniversary this year, hosting an eclectic mix of over 100 different shows.
The Wight Proms has now established as one of the 'must-do' events on the Isle of Wight, the 4-day festival will take place on 29th August - 1st September 2019, in the grounds of the Grade II* listed Georgian, Northwood House, Cowes. The festival celebrates the island's music, food and people, even featuring the native red squirrels.
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If music isn’t your thing, Cowes Week is one of the events we’re best known for. Held in August each year, it is one of the oldest sailing events in the world and regularly attracts a host of famous faces. Cowes comes alive during the 7-day festival, with plenty of onshore entertainment too.
The Round the Island Race is one of the many famous sailing events that attracts the great and the good of the sailing world, as well as lots of keen amateurs. It’s an amazing spectacle for land lubbers too!
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The Isle of Wight Walking Festival sponsored by Warner Leisure Hotels takes place on the 4th to 19th May 2019.
There are around 100 walks for you to choose from across this two-week period – from short to long, flat to hilly, beaches to forests and everything in between. With over 50% of walks being new this year, we don’t think you’ll be disappointed!
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If all that’s not enough, we’ve got two International Classic Car Shows (Ryde and Newport), the always popular Classic Beer, Buses and Walks and Isle of Wight Day. And for fitness enthusiasts we have the Isle of Wight Challenge and Walk the Wight with Mountbatten, both excellent ways of seeing more of the Island’s beautiful and varied landscape.
The carnivals on the Isle of Wight are almost as famous as the festivals and take place across the Island every summer. Have a look at our dedicated carnivals page for more info and for all our events see our what’s on page.
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Sporting Event
COWES
Welcome to Panerai British Classic Week, the premier classic yacht regatta in the UK.
Panerai British classic Week has a full and varied programme with racing organised by the Royal Yacht Squadron. With Squadron line starts and finishes it…
Concert
COWES
Project:Opera, the island's own opera company, brings three concerts around three venues in the Isle of Wight Summer Opera Fest. The first concert will be a program of songs by Schubert, Schumann, Wagner and a selection of English songs old and new.…
Concert
VENTNOR
Project:Opera's internationally renowned Pianist, Angela Pascale, returns to accompany the Isle of Wight's own Summer Opera Festival, taking place across three venues.
The singers are excitedly putting together 3 programmes: Lieder at Holy…
Festival
RYDE
Celebrate the diversity of the LGBTQ+ community on Isle of Wight with a show of dazzling colour at IW Pride 2019. This year's event returns with a glorious parade through the town, as businesses, volunteers and local people come together in a…
Special Events
HAVENSTREET
A summer evening of trains and fine ale.
Join us for a convivial and most agreeable evening as the train takes you to the ale! Board the train at Havenstreet or Wootton for a tour of the line with stops at Wootton, Havenstreet and Ashey…
Concert
RYDE
Project:Opera's internationally renowned Pianist, Angela Pascale, returns to accompany the Isle of Wight's own Summer Opera Festival, taking place across three venues.
The singers are excitedly putting together 3 programmes: Lieder at Holy…
Festival
VENTNOR
The Ventnor Fringe is a unique celebration of the arts, showcasing emerging and established talent across every creative discipline.
Water Based Activities
COWES
Charles Stanley Direct Cowes Classics Week is all about racing traditional yachts on the water and enjoying fabulous social events ashore.
Metre boats, Classic Racing Dayboats, Classic Yachts, Old Gaffers and Spirit of Tradition Yachts are all…
Fete / Fair
HAVENSTREET
Fun for all the family more information to follow:-
Fete / Fair
CHALE
Organised by the Chale Horticultural Society, the all-weather Chale Show boasts over 20,000 square feet of covered attractions including the well renowned horticultural marquee featuring over 1200 horticultural exhibits.
Sporting Event
WEST COWES
There's nothing quite like Cowes Week; the oldest and largest annual sailing regatta in the World.
Festival
NEWPORT
The hugely popular Jack Up The 80s festival is returning to the Isle of Wight this Summer, with a new name and a new venue.
Fete / Fair
SANDOWN
Set against a beautiful backdrop of rolling green hills and farmland, the Garlic Festival is located just outside of Newchurch at the heart of the stunning Isle of Wight. Our show is food and entertainment at its very best.
Fete / Fair
HAVENSTREET
Bursting with surprises, the 45th Island Steam Show is an action-packed event and great family day out!
There are bundles of fun to be had in the main arena, be awe-inspired by Haven Falconry's birds of prey and enjoy a variety of displays and…
Run / Rally
RYDE
Isle of Wight Scooter Rally at the Balcony Bars August Bank Holiday Weekend.
As part of the world famous Isle of Wight Scooter Rally when up to Five thousand riders of classic scooters descend on the island, heading mostly to the coastal towns…
Sporting Event
WEST COWES
The 200-mile spectacular Cowes Torquay Cowes Offshore Powerboat Race sets off from Cowes on Sunday, 25th August 2019.
This classic race has long been recognised as one of powerboat's toughest challenges with around 20 boats expected at the…
Show / Display
NEWPORT
Now in its 18th year, the famous Isle of Wight Charity Classic Car event promises to be the biggest and best ever. Vehicles from all over the UK and mainland Europe will be attending this unique two-day show on the 14th and 15th September 2019.…
Show / Display
RYDE
Now in its 18th year, the famous Isle of Wight Charity Classic Car event promises to be the biggest and best ever. Vehicles from all over the UK and mainland Europe will be attending this unique two-day show on the 14th and 15th September 2019.…
Food
ST HELENS
Both Bembridge Harbour Food Festival and Isle of Wight Day are well establised in the Island Diary and we're set for fine weather and a great show in 2019.
For further information please see @bembridge.harbour.food.festival / @food_on_wight
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Community
ISLANDWIDE
Isle of Wight Day
A carnival of events across the Island to celebrate all that is good and magical about the Isle of Wight.
Live entertainment, parades, food and drink and parties across the Island, you'll want to make sure you're here for…
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There's nothing quite like Cowes Week; the oldest and largest annual sailing regatta in the World.
The Wight Proms
Celebrating its 10th Anniversary in 2019 the Ventnor Fringe is a week long festival which sees the Island's southernmost town totally transformed into a whole world of pop up venues and bars in every conceivable space, hosting over 100 different shows.
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Walking
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