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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 3-6
Spring Buggin' 2024
Arts, Crafts & Culture

Spring Buggin’ – The Camp Out

Join Retro Staycations as they kick-start the season in style with a Wight Buggin'-style camp out over the Early May Bank Holiday weekend, 3-6 May 2024!

Ryde 3pm - 12pm
May 4
IW-Heroes Con 3
Entertainment

IW-Heroes Con 3

IW-Heroes Con returns for its third year, with a comic con style event at Quay Arts on Saturday 4 May. 

Newport All Day
May 4-6
tapnell_3
Entertainment

Bouncy Barn at Tapnell Farm Park

Bouncy Barn at Tapnell Farm Park is BACK this early May bank holiday!

All Day
May 4-5
walkers
Running

IOW Ultra Challenge

Save with our Isle of Wight Ultra Challenge travel discounts for Vehicle Ferry and foot passenger travel to the event.

Island Wide All Day
May 11-19
Isle of WIght Walking Festival
Walking

Spring Walking Festival

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
May 11
Wolverton Folk & Blues
Entertainment

Wolverton Folk & Blues Fair

A day long Festival of Folk & Blues set in the stunning grounds of Wolverton Manor, with fantastic bands/artists each year along with locally produced food, children's activities, tea tent and not forgetting the Real Ale tent!

11:30am - 8pm
May 12
walkers in yellow mountbatten tshirt
Walking

Walk the Wight

Be a fundraising superstar and take on the 'Walk the Wight' Challenge this year. Check out our Vehicle Ferry and foot passenger offers. 

Island Wide All Day
May 18-19
The Isle of Wight Spring Art & Garden Fair
Arts, Crafts & Culture

Isle of Wight Spring Art & Garden Fair

Over 18 & 19 May, the enormously popular Isle of Wight Spring Art & Garden Fair will feature a huge range of quality exhibitors in the beautiful grounds of Northwood House in Cowes. 

Cowes All Day
May 18-19
rydabus
Spectator Sports

Rydabus

The Isle of Wight Bus and Coach Museum are presenting their Rydabus event weekend on Saturday 18 and Sunday 19 May.

Ryde All Day

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