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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

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Oct-Nov 18-2
monkey with pumpkins
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Half Term Halloween Fun at Monkey Haven

Get ready for a spook-tacular time at Monkey Haven this half-term! A frightfully fun Halloween celebration filled with creepy creatures, creative crafts, spooky trails, and delicious themed treats. 

Newport - All day
Oct-Nov 18-2
spooky scene
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Halloween Half-Term at Carisbrooke Castle

Gather your little monsters for a ghoulishly good day out at Carisbrooke Castle this half-term!

Newport - All day
Oct-Nov 18-2
halloween trail sheet
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Half Term Halloween Fun at The Garlic Farm

Where better to hang out when vampires, ghosts and ghouls are around than The Garlic Farm? There's all the garlicky protection you need... and plenty of fun activities during the half term holiday!

Newchurch 9am - 5pm
Oct-Nov 18-2
Isle of Wight Donkey Sanctuary
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Halloween Fun at the Isle of Wight Donkey Sanctuary

Enjoy fun pumpkin-themed activities at the Isle of Wight Donkey Sanctuary this Halloween, with over 100 donkeys, ponies, and a mule to meet!

Wroxall 10am - 4:30pm
Oct 19-31
children in witch hat fancy dress next to train carriage
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Wizard Week at IW Steam Railway

It’s wickedly, wonderful fun this half term as witches, wizards and other ghouls take over Havenstreet!

Havenstreet - All day
Oct-Nov 28-1
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National Trust Fossil Walks

This October half-term join a guided search for Cretaceous fossils on the shore, including dinosaur bones, flint sea urchins, fossil wood, fossil oysters and so much more! 

Compton Bay All Day
Oct 29-31
tour guides in old fashioned dress holding lantern
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Ghost Tales at Osborne

Do you dare explore the grounds of Osborne in the dark this Halloween?

East Cowes 6:15pm - 9:30pm
Oct 30-31
kids in halloween costumes
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Spooktacular Halloween Party at Robin Hill

Head to the magical Woodland Ponds for a hauntingly fun family Halloween evening like no other!

Newport 5pm - 9pm
Nov 1-2
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Boogie in the Dark at Robin Hill

Get your BOOgie on at Robin Hill's brand new woodland Halloween party!

Newport 6:30pm - 12:30am

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