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Events on the Isle of Wight

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!

Event Calendar

Location
Category
May-Sep 24-13
steamship shieldhall at sea with dress flags
Entertainment

Summer Sailings on SS Shieldhall

Join Steamship Shieldhall on one of her summer excursions to the Solent, and experience the glamour and tradition of steam at sea! 

Southampton All Day
Jul 18-27
Ventnor Fringe
Entertainment

Ventnor Fringe

A wonderland of pop-up bars and boutique venues featuring artists from across the world, Ventnor Fringe will return to take over a whole host of eclectic venues from 18-27 July 2025. 

Ventnor All Day
Jul-Aug 26-31
childrens entertainers on stage
Entertainment

Summer at Tapnell Farm Park

Tapnell Farm Park is dialling up the fun this summer with an action-packed programme of daily animal encounters, all-weather adventures, and two showstopping weekly events – all included with Farm Park admission. 

Yarmouth All Day
Jul 26-27
actors in superhero costumes
Entertainment

Festival of Heroes

Festival of Heroes returns to The County Showground this July with all your favourite characters who can't wait to meet you! 

Cowes All Day
Jul 26
proms 25 event poster featuring a female violinist
Music

Proms '25

Have your flags at the ready and don’t miss your chance to be part of this special occasion!

Newport 5 - 10:30pm
Jul-Aug 30-27
a crowd dancing at a foam party
Entertainment

Summer Fest at Blackgang Chine

Get ready for a summer evening like no other on the Isle of Wight! Don’t miss out on this exciting event full of laughter, music, and good vibes - every Wednesday from 30 July - 27 August.

Ventnor All Day
Aug 2-8
Cowes Week sailing with Red Funnel Ferry in background
Entertainment

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. 

Cowes All Day
Aug 9
people on the beach about to swim
Spectator Sports

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.

Sandown All Day
Aug 12-17
a crowd cheering and waving flags with the stage in the background
Entertainment

Wight Proms

With everything from comedy to opera, enjoy a festival of open air picnic concerts in the grounds of Northwood House, Cowes. 

Cowes All Day

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