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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
Sep 12-14
a pink decorated VW camper
Entertainment

Wight Buggin'

This September, get ready for an unforgettable weekend of fun and adventure at the Wight Buggin' Family-Friendly Camp Out! 

Ryde All Day
Sep 19-28
aerial view of southampton boat show
Entertainment

Southampton International Boat Show Travel Offer

Make a splash this September at the UK’s largest festival of boating & watersports! 

Southampton All Day
Sep 20-21
minis driving off the ferry
Entertainment

WCM Isle of Wight Adventure

Inspired by Red Funnel's MINI Isle of Wight Adventure drive out event, West Country Minis invite you to join them on the Island on the weekend of 20-21 September. The WCM Isle of Wight Adventure 2025 is supported by Red Funnel, with a great value ferry return of just £41.50 available for all MINIs attending!

Sandown All Day
Sep 20
Dash in the dark
Entertainment

Dash in the Dark Southampton

Dash in the Dark is returning to Southampton Common on Saturday 20 September. Gather your glow gang and get ready to walk, jog, run or dance your way around this special night time mission!

Southampton 6pm -
Sep 24-28
artists playing live music
Entertainment

Isle of Wight Jazz Weekend

The Isle of Wight Jazz Weekend is back for 2025, bringing incredible live music to multiple venues in Newport over 24-28 September.

Newport All Day
Sep 26-28
event poster
Entertainment

Isle of Wight Steampunk Festival

This September, join in as Steampunk enthusiasts from near and far come together to celebrate their love for all things Victorian-era and beyond!

Ryde All Day
Sep 27
the zoots on stage with guitars and strobe lights
Music

Jack Up The 70s with The Zoots

From Glam Rock to Disco, Motown to Two-tone, you can’t help grooving to The Sounds of the 70s! Jack Up Events are preparing to wind the clock back once more with the much-anticipated return of Jack Up The 70s.

Shanklin 7:30 - 9:45pm
Oct 4-12
Isle of WIght Walking Festival
Walking

Autumn Walking Festival

Now in it's 26th year, the Isle of Wight Walking Festival remains one of the UK’s most loved and largest walking festivals, offering over 150 walks across two nine-day events, for all ages and abilities.

Island Wide All Day

Customer Reviews

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Excellent staff on board ,couldn,t help me enough,ferry was very calm crossing .
Sat, Aug 30 2025
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I found it easy to book the ferry. There were good discounts available for ferry and attractions on the Isle of Wight. This made a big difference to our holiday!
Smooth…
Sat, Aug 30 2025
1 2 3 4 5
Ferry staff friendly, allowed us to board an earlier ferry .... boat was clean, on time and although I know from family members Red Funnel aren't everyone's favourites…
Sat, Aug 30 2025