Great challenges need great settings – and few are better than the Island’s stunning coastal path. Up to 2,000 adventurers will take on the Isle of Wight in May 2025 – all out to push themselves further. It’s along the spectacular southern cliffs, past the iconic Needles, and up to historic Cowes. For Full Island… Read more »
Walk this way! The Isle of Wight Walking Festival returns in Spring and Autumn 2024. The Spring Walking Festival will be from Saturday 11th May to Sunday 19th May and the Autumn Walking Festival will be from Saturday 5th October to Sunday 13th October. An event for keen hikers, relaxed wanderers, and curious explorers alike,… Read more »
A day-long Festival of Folk & Blues set in the stunning grounds of Wolverton Manor, Shorwell (15 minutes walk from Northcourt) on Saturday 11th May 2024. 11.30 am to 8.00 pm. Since its successful launch in 2011, the family-friendly festival has been gaining momentum with fantastic bands/artists each year, along with locally produced food, children’s… Read more »
The Walk the Wight annual charity event raises funds for the Mountbatten hospice. The full walk is 26.5 miles starting at Bembridge and finishing at Alum Bay, taking between 8-12 hours approximately. Walkers set off from Bembridge between 6am and 8am.
Celebrating its 18th year, Cowes Classics Week is all about racing traditional yachts on the water and enjoying fabulous social events ashore. Over 150 boats will be sailing varied courses set in the Solent including Metre boats, Classic Racing Dayboats, Classic Yachts, Old Gaffers and Spirit of Tradition Yachts. Racing will run from the 30th… Read more »
The annual Round the Island Race, run by the Island Sailing Club, is something of a unique event in the sporting calendar and is the fourth largest mass participation event in the UK (after the London Marathon, Great North and South Runs). It’s rare to find a sporting occasion that encourages enthusiastic amateurs to compete… Read more »
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… Read more »
The Royal Isle of Wight County Show – one of the Island’s flagship events – returns in 2025 on Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th July. Since 1833 it’s been an opportunity for the agricultural community to come together and showcase their talents, produce and passion for what they do. Over the years the event has… Read more »
Ventnor Fringe, the Island’s multi award winning arts festival, which features gigs, comedy and performances in unusual spaces around Ventnor, is set to return from the 18th – 27th July 2025. Discover the best new music, comedy and theatre at the Isle of Wight’s largest arts festival, Ventnor Fringe. Taking place over 10 days the… Read more »
The regatta has evolved enormously since 1826, and now between 800 and 1,000 boats in up to 40 different handicap, one-design and multihull classes race every day for eight days. It is this complete mixture of classic and ultra-modern designs that gives the regatta its uniqueness. Several classes that raced more than 50 years ago… Read more »
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