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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
Sep 19-20
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 19-20 September. 

Sandown All Day
Sep 19
Wildheart Animal Sanctuary
Entertainment

Wildheart Animal Sanctuary Celebrates 50 Years

This September, Wildheart Animal Sanctuary will celebrate 50 years of conservation, compassion and connection with a special anniversary event.

Sandown 5 - 8:30pm
Oct 3
Dash in the dark
Entertainment

Dash in the Dark Isle of Wight

Dash in the Dark returns on Saturday 3 October 2026 to a brand-new location: Robin Hill! Gather your glow gang and get ready to walk, jog, run or dance your way around this special night time mission!

Newport 5:30 - 9pm
Oct 8-11
isle of wight literary festival flag
Arts, Crafts & Culture

Isle of Wight Literary Festival

Enjoy engaging talks by over 50 celebrated speakers from the worlds of football, showbiz, true crime, comedy, design, and more!

Cowes All Day
Oct 10-11
wightrider
Entertainment

Wightrider

The Isle of Wight Bus and Coach Museum are presenting their Wightrider weekend on Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th October 2025.

Island Wide All Day
Nov 13-15
Dicken House Party
Entertainment

Dickens Christmas House Party - The Royal Hotel

Slip back into the world of Charles Dickens with a captivating weekend at The Royal Hotel, Isle of Wight.

Step into a world of wit, warmth and wonder as The Royal Hotel proudly presents its Dickens House Party - an exclusive new weekend event celebrating Charles Dickens’ works and his rich connection to the Isle of Wight

Ventnor All Day
Jun 17-20
Festival stage lit up in the dark with confetti
Entertainment

Sky Presents the Isle of Wight Festival 2027

Sky Presents the Isle of Wight Festival 2027 will take place from Thursday 17 to Sunday 20 June. Register your interest in ferry travel today. 

Newport All Day

Customer Reviews

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Easy guide to get on ferry, let us on early, staff were very friendly
Mon, Jun 29 2026
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Allways very polite plus very reliable service.only use red funnel so easy to use plus the above.thankyou.
Mon, Jun 15 2026
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Easy and pleasant. I really enjoy using the Signature Lounge as it makes for a pleasant and comfortable crossing. I just wish it was not so expensive to use the ferry with a…
Sun, Jun 14 2026