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