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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.
* Isle of Wight Festival 2020 has been cancelled due to the COVID-19 outbreak.*
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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Walking
CHALE
UPDATE - The Isle of Wight Challenge 2020 event has been cancelled and will return on the 1st - 2nd May 2021. For more information please see The Isle of Wight Challenge website.
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Sporting Events
FRESHWATER
Dramatic cliffs, beautiful coves, a stately home, a world famous pop festival site… the Isle of Wight Festival of Running boasts an unparalleled location. Now in its fourth year, the festival has become one of the biggest sporting events on the…
Carnival
RYDE
Our Mardi Gras Parade, ‘the Story of Carnival’ will be postponed - to Saturday 26 June 2021. Schools and organisations that are already working towards this theme will retain their sections and carry forward costume designs for next year. NCC will…
Water Based Activities
COWES
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 welcome to sail varied…
Festival
Shalfleet, CALBOURNE
Rhythm Tree will be returning to Three Gates Farm on 9th, 10th and 11th July 2021.
The Isle of Wight's most original, fun-filled, family friendly festival returns to Calbourne.
With an unsurpassed reputation for bringing together a…
Festival
VENTNOR
The Ventnor Fringe is a unique celebration of the arts, showcasing emerging and established talent across every creative discipline.
Sporting Event
WEST COWES
There's nothing quite like Cowes Week; the oldest and largest annual sailing regatta in the World.
Festival
NEWPORT
Party people rejoice! Jack Up The Summer will be back in 2021, returning as always in its usual slot on the second weekend in August.
Jack Up is a fun-filled, family-friendly retro music festival and one of the South’s most popular events.
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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.
Run / Rally
SANDOWN
Isle of Wight International Scooter Rally August Bank Holiday Weekend.
VFM Isle of Wight Scooter Rally will be returning in 2021 and will return bigger and better. To be held at Sandown Airport where on site there will be licensed bars, food,…
Sporting Event
WEST COWES
2021 will once again see the legendary 200 mile Cowes Torquay Cowes return to a format with a pit stop over at Haldon Pier, Torquay. This has proven over the years to be very popular with spectators down in Devon and the West Country.
Teams…
Show / Display
RYDE
Now in its 19th 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 11th and 12th September 2021.…
Walking
VARIOUS
Registration for Walk the Wight 2021 is now open!
Sign up now and join us on 12th September 2021 for the Main Walk, or Walk the Wight Your Way and make a real difference to Island people.
Due to the income lost this year due to…
Festival
NEWPORT
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.
Festival
RYDE
Annual harp festival with concerts and teaching workshops.
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There's nothing quite like Cowes Week; the oldest and largest annual sailing regatta in the World.
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Round the Island Race
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