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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
Oct 3-6
Northwood House
Arts, Crafts & Culture

Isle of Wight Literary Festival

Discover over 40 engaging speakers discussing everything from cooking, wine, travel, and interior design to history, poetry, culture, crime, and more... 

Cowes All Day
Oct 5-13
Isle of WIght Walking Festival
Walking

Autumn Walking Festival

Celebrating 25 years in 2024, the Isle of Wight Walking Festival remains one of the UK’s most loved and largest walking festivals for all abilities.

Island Wide All Day
Oct 5
Dash in the dark
Running

Dash in the Dark

On your marks, get set, GLOW! Dash in the Dark, the 5K fun run for Hampshire & IOW Air Ambulance, is returning to Seaclose Park on Saturday 5th October 2024.

Cowes 6 - 11pm
Oct 12-13
wightrider
Entertainment

Wightrider

The Isle of Wight Bus and Coach Museum are presenting their Wightrider weekend on Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 October.

Island Wide All Day
Oct 12-31
tapnell-farm_pumpkin-festiva
Entertainment

Pumpkin Festival at Tapnell Farm

Celebrate everything Pumpkin this October at Tapnell Farm Park with a new pumpkin trail and Pumpkin Festival! 

12pm - 6pm
Oct 18-20
ukulele festival
Entertainment

Isle of Wight Ukulele Festival

The Isle of Wight Ukulele Festival is back for it's 4th year between 18-20 October 2024. 

Newport All Day
Oct 19
Fan TC Con 4
Entertainment

Fan TC Con

The Isle of Wight’s very own Comic Con returns to Newport this October! Featuring celebrity guests, Q&A sessions, traders, activities, retro gaming, comic artists, award-winning screen writers and so much more...

Newport All Day
Oct-Nov 19-3
myths & legends at wildheart
Entertainment

Myths and Legends at Wildheart Animal Sanctuary

This October Half Term, embark on a Myths and Legends adventure at Wildheart Animal Sanctuary with all-new Escape Room and Adventure Trail! 

Sandown 10am - 4pm
Oct 21
paul merson in england kit
Entertainment

An Evening with Paul Merson

A night to remember with football icon & Sky Sports pundit Paul Merson!

Newport 7:30 - 10:30pm

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