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Events on the Isle of Wight 2006
Below is a list of events on the Isle of Wight for 2006. Whatever your interests, there is always plenty to see and do here on this wonderful holiday island. As you will see, the Island is not just a holiday destination for the Spring and Summer, try a visit in the Autumn and Winter too - you will not be disappointed. Every year the events on the Isle of Wight get better and better and bigger and bigger!
APRIL
Fri 7: Dawn Chorus Guided Walk - meet at Newtown Old Town Hall, 6am.
Fri 7: Graffiti Classics (String Quartet) - Quay Arts Centre, Newport, 8pm.
Fri 7 - Sun 9: Ventnor Jazz Divas - various locations in Ventnor.
Fri 7 - Tue 11: Easter Egg Trail - Carisbrooke Castle, from 11am.
Sat 8: Open Day - Underwater Archaeology Centre, Fort Victoria, Yarmouth.
Sat 8: Blood Brothers - Quay Arts Centre, Newport, 7.30pm.
Wed 12: Be a Wildlife Detective - meet at St Helens Duver car park, 1.30pm.
Sat 15: Pedigree Dog Show - Brickfields Horsecountry, Binstead, 10am. Sat Sat 15: Wildzone (Watch the Birdie) - meet at Newtown Old Town Hall car park,
10am.
Sat 15: Seven Mile Open Road Race (over 16's) - Newport to Wootton, 3pm.
Sat 15: Scottish Music Concert - Quay Arts Centre ,8pm.
Sat 15 - Mon 17: Isle of Wight Chocolate Festival - Blackgang.
Sun 16: Easter Egg Hunt - Appuldurcombe House, 10am - 12pm.
Sun 16: Easter Egg Hunt - Mottistone Manor, 11am.
Sun 16: Easter Duck Race (plastic duck racing) - River Yar Bridge, 12pm.
Mon 17: West Wight 3 Hills Multi Terrain (8 mile race around Tennyson Down
and Freshwater Bay) - various locations, from 12pm.
Mon 17: Horseback Falconry - Appuldurcombe House (weather permitting).
Wed 19: Ladybirds of the Isle of Wight Guided Walk - meet at Newtown Old
Town Hall car park, 10am
Fri 21: Spring Blues 2006 (live blues) - the Riverside Centre, Newport.
Fri 21: Gala Concert - Cowes Yacht Haven, 7.15pm.
Sat 22: Shorwell Mammoth Jumble Sale - Shorwell Village Hall, from 11am.
Sat 22: Spy Trail - Needles Old Battery, from 1am.
Sat 22 & Sun 23: St George's Day Dragon Trail - Carisbrooke Castle, from
11am.
Sat 22 & Sun 23: St George's Day Celebration - Northwood House, Cowes,
10am - 6pm.
Fri 28 - Mon 1 May: Historical Detective Game - Appuldurcombe House, 10am -
4pm.
Sat 29: Wildlife & History of Newtown Guided Walk - meet at Old Town Hall car
park, 1.30pm.
Sat 29 - Mon 1 May: Four Painters and a Potter - Ventnor Botanic Gardens,
10am - 5pm.
Sat 29 - Mon 1 May: Real Ale Festival - Havenstreet Station
Sat 29 - Tue 2 May: Isle of Wight Storytelling Festival - Blackgang Chine, 10am
Sun 30: Isle of Wight Randonnee (cycle rides) - various locations, 9am.
MAY
Every Wed: Behind the Fantasy - A guided walk around Blackgang Chine.
Fri 5: Bargain Hunt and Auction - Whitwell, 7.30pm.
Sat 6: Celebrate VE Day - Needles Old Battery, 10.30am.
Sat 6 - Sun 2 Jun: Isle of Wight Walking Festival - throughout the Island.
Sat 6: Play Tennis Open Day - Ventnor Tennis Club ,11am.
Sat 6: Spring Concert - Medina Theatre, Newport, 7pm.
Sat 6 and Sun 7: Hockey Festival - Victoria Recreation Ground, Newport, 10am.
Sat 6 and Sun 7: Spring Garden Show - Robin Hill.
Sun 7: Discover Culver Down Guided Walk - Meet outside Bembridge Windmill,
2pm.
Mon 8: Military History Tour - Needles Old Battery, 4pm.
Mon 8: Wildlife on Compton Down Guided Walk - meet at Whiteways car park,
2pm.
Tue 9: Garden Tour - Mottistone Manor Garden, 2.30pm.
Wed 10: Borthwood Copse, Bluebell Guided Walk - meet in Apse Heath public
car park, 10.30am.
Wed 10: Tour of Newtown Old Town Hall, 4pm.
Fri 12 - Sun 14: Ribex Boat Show 2006 - Cowes Yacht Haven.
Sat 13: Ryde Rowing Club Regatta - Appley Beach, Ryde, 11am.
Sat 13 and Sun 14: White Noize (auditions to find an Island band to play the
main stage at the 2006 Isle of Wight Festival) - Ryde
Theatre.
Sat 13: Spring Concert - Medina Theatre, Newport, 7pm.
Sun 14: Low Tide Day Guided Walk - Meet at Hanover Point car park, 3pm.
Sun 14: Shanklin Rowing Regatta - Shanklin.
Mon 15: Tennyson Down Flowers and Butterflies Guided Walk - meet at High
Down chalk pit car park, 2pm.
Wed 17: Discover Culver Down Guided Walk - meet outside Bembridge
Windmill, 10.30am.
Wed 17: Bluebell Guided Walk - Meet at Smuggler's Haven car park,
Bonchurch, 1.30pm.
Thu 18: Shalfleet Saltmarsh and Woods Guided Walk - meet at Shalfleet car
park, 1.30pm.
Sat 20: British Cactus and Succulent Society Annual Show - Church Hall,
Newport, 10am.
Sat 20: Local History Through Printed Sources - Carisbrooke Castle, 2pm.
Sun 21: The Story of Mottistone Down Guided Walk - meet in Jubilee car park,
Lynch Lane, 10.30am.
Sun 21: Isle of Wight Marathon - starting at Ryde Boating Lake, 11am.
Sun 21 - Sun 4 Jun: Newport Rowing Regatta - Newport.
Fri 26 - Mon 29: Wight Diamond Mountain Biking Festival - Ninham Farm,
Shanklin.
Fri 26 - Tue 30: Island Yoga Festival - Atherfield Bay Holiday Park, from 4pm.
Fri 26, Sat 27 and Fri 2 Jun: The Darling Buds of May - Havenstreet Station.
Sat 27: May Fair - Whippingham Church Orchard, from 12.30pm.
Sat 27 - Mon 29: Steam Railway Works Outing - Havenstreet Station.
Sat 27 - Thu 1 Jun: The Return of Henry VIII - Appuldurcombe House, 10am -
4pm.
Sat 27 - Sun 4 Jun: Fairy Trail - Osborne House, 11am.
Sun 28: Art in the Garden - Arreton Manor.
Sun 28: Crab Fayre - Ventnor Middle School, from 10am.
Tue 30: Garden Fun - Mottistone Manor, from 11am.
Wed 31: Stories From the Deep - Needles Old Battery, 12pm.
JUNE
Every Wed: Behind the Fantasy - A guided walk around Blackgang Chine.
Fri 2 - Sun 4: Old Gaffers Festival (sailing events) - Yarmouth.
Sat 3: JP Morgan Asset Management Round the Island Race, from 5.30am.
Mon 5 - Wed 28: From Castle to Computer (embroidery exhibition) - St
Thomas' Church, Newport, from 10am.
Fri 9 - Sun 11: Nokia Isle of Wight Festival (major music event) - Seaclose
Park.
Sat 10: Village Strawberry Tea - Whitwell Farm, from 2.30pm.
Sun 11 - Sun 13: Cream Tea - Whippingham Church, 3pm.
Sat 17: Rick Storm at the Riverside Centre - Newport, 7.30pm.
Sun 18: Father's Day Out - Blackgang Chine.
Mon 19 - Sun 25: Living History Re-enactment - Arreton Manor.
Sat 24: Isle of Wight Handcraft Pottery - Carisbrooke Castle.
Sat 24: Shorwell Midsummer Fayre - Northcourt Manor, from 1.30pm.
Sat 24 - Sun 25: 40th anniversary of Island Steam Railways - Yarbridge Inn,
11am.
Sun 25 - Sun 2 Jul: Rolex Commodore's Cup (yachting event) - Cowes.
JULY
Sat 1: Unity Stompers Jazz Concert - Whippingham Church Orchard, 7.30pm.
Sat 1 and Sun 2: 1940s Weekend - Havenstreet Station.
Sat 8: Ryde Arts Festival Parade.
Sat 8: Church Fete - Whitwell, from 2.30pm.
Sat 8: Hospital Fun Day - St Mary's Hospital, Newport, from 10am.
Fri 14: Mottistone Jazz (live jazz) - Mottistone Manor Garden, 6.30pm.
Fri 14 - Sun 16: Towrags Rally 2006 (charity motorcycle rally) - Smallbrook
Stadium, Ryde, 12pm.
Sat 15: Newport Carnival.
Sat 15: Broadcaster at the Riverside Centre - Newport, from 7.30pm.
Sun 16: Bembridge Carnival.
Sun 16: Cream Tea and Patronal Festival - Whippingham Church Orchard, from
3pm.
Fri 21: Horseback Falconry (weather permitting) - Appuldurcombe House.
Fri 21: Pedigree Dog Show - Newchurch Community Centre, 11am.
Sat 21 and Sun 22: Wightlink Extravaganzas (songs & music) - Osborne House
Sun 23 - Fri 28: Cowes Dinghy Week - Gurnard Sailing Club.
Mon 24: Become a Junior Falconer - Appuldurcombe House, from 11am.
Tue 25: Sandown Carnival (Children's Parade), 1.45pm.
Wed 26: Become a Junior Falconer - Appuldurcombe House, from 1pm.
Wed 26: Sandown Carnival, 7pm.
Thu 27 - Thu 7 Sep: Annual Exhibition - The Old Town Hall, Newtown.
Wed evenings, 26 - 30 Aug: Guided Evening Tours - Havenstreet Station.
Fri 28 - Tue 1 Aug: Day Out with Thomas the Tank Engine - Havenstreet Station
Sat 29: Freshwater and Totland Carnival.
Sat 29: Westlife Concert - Osborne House, starts 8pm (Westlife live at 9pm).
Sat 29 - Sat 5 Aug: Skandia Cowes Week (world's no. 1 sailing event).
Sat 29 & Sun 30: Isle of Wight Fuschia Show - Bishop Lovett School, Ryde,
from 10am.
Sun 30 - Sun 6 Aug: Living History Re-Enactment - Arreton Manor.
AUGUST
Every Thursday: Magic in the Skies (firework displays) - The Needles Park.
Tue 1 - Fri 11: Tudor Trail - Carisbrooke Castle, 1am.
Wed 2: Shanklin Main Carnival, 7pm.
Thu 3 and Fri 4: William Shakespeare's Winter's Tale - Ventnor Botanic
Garden, 7.30pm.
Fri 4 and Sat 5: FIM Sidecar Speedway Gold Trophy - Island Speedway, Ryde.
Sat 5: Shanklin Illuminated Carnival, 9.15pm.
Sat 5 and Sun 6: Chale Summer Show - Chale Recreation Ground, from 11am.
Sat 5 - Sat 12: Yarmouth Carnival Week.
Mon 7 - Sat 12: Isle of Wight Jigsaw Puzzle Festival - St James' Church, East
Cowes.
Wed 9: Become a Junior Falconer - Appuldurcombe House, from 11am.
Wed 9 - Fri 11 and Sun 13: Play on the Lawn (Cold Comfort) - Arreton Manor,
7pm.
Thu 10, Fri 11 and Sun 13: The Soldiers of George III (featuring the
Coldstream Guards) - Appuldurcombe House.
Fri 11 & Sat 12: Annual Club Sailing Regatta - Bembridge & the Eastern Solent.
Sat 12: Isle of Wight Half Marathon - starts at Sandown and Shanklin Rugby
Club, 11am.
Sat 12: Yarmouth Carnival Procession.
Sat 12 and Sun 13: Royal Isle of Wight Agricultural Show - Northwood
Showground.
Sat 12 - Fri 25: Knight's Trail for Children - Carisbrooke Castle, from 10am.
Sun 13: Ventnor Cricket Club v Lashings World XI (famous international
cricketers on display) - Ventnor Cricket Club, 2.30pm.
Sun 13: Sandown Bay Regatta.
Sun 13: Carisbrooke Summer Show - Carisbrooke Primary School, 1.30pm.
Tue 15 - Thu 17: Seaview Regatta, from 10am.
Wed 16: Shanklin Regatta - Shanklin Esplanade, from 10.30am.
Wed 16: Ventnor Children's Carnival, 2pm.
Wed 16: Outdoor Arts and Crafts - Freshwater Library, from 10am.
Wed 16: Shanklin Regatta.
Wed 16: Become a Junior Falconer - Appuldurcombe House, from 11am.
Wed 16: Ventnor Main Carnival, 7pm.
Thu 17: Easter Steam Up (steam engines etc.) - Compton Farm, Brook, from
11am.
Fri 18: Horseback Falconry (weather permitting) - Appuldurcombe House.
Sat 19 and Sun 20: Garlic Festival (major event on the Island) - The Garlic
Farm, nr Arreton.
Sat 19: Ventnor Illuminated Carnival, 9pm.
Sun 20: The Twilight World of Owls - Appuldurcombe House, 7pm.
Mon 21 - Fri 25: Isle of Wight Festival of Youth County Cricket - various venues
Tue 22 & Wed 23: Tales from Robin Hood - Carisbrooke Castle, 11am.
Wed 23: Cowes Carnival.
Wed 23: Become a Junior Falconer - Appuldurcombe House, from 11am.
Thu 24 - Thu 31: Fairy Trail - Carisbrooke Castle, from 10am.
Fri 25: Horseback Falconry (weather permitting) - Appuldurcombe House.
Fri 25 - Sun 27: Cowes Powerboat Festival (British Grand Prix).
Fri 25 - Mon 28: Isle of Wight International Scooter Rally - Smallbrook
Stadium, Ryde.
Fri 25 - Mon 28: Island Steam Show - Havenstreet Station.
Sat 26: August Open Show - Bembridge Village Hall, from 2.30pm.
Sat 26: Cowes Illuminated Carnival.
Sun 27: Art in the Garden - Arreton Manor.
Sun 27: The Twilight World of Owls - Appuldurcombe House, 7pm.
Mon 28: St Helen's Carnival.
Mon 28: Summer Fete at the Isle of Wight Cheshire Home - Shanklin, 2pm.
Wed 30: Become a Junior Falconer - Appuldurcombe House, from 11am.
Wed 30: Sandown Illuminated Carnival, 9pm.
Thu 31 - Sun 3 Sep: Ryde Carnival, 12pm.
SEPTEMBER
Fri 1 - Mon 4: Isle of Wight Open Studios Weekend - across the Island, from
10am.
Fri 1 - Wed 20: Waverley Cruises (paddle steamer) - Yarmouth and Ryde
Piers, from 10am.
Sat 2: Ryde Illuminated Carnival.
Sat 2 and Sun 3: Wolverton Manor Garden Fair - Wolverton Manor, from 10am.
Sun 3: Wight Challenge (sponsored cycle, running & canoe races) - various
venues, from 8.30am.
Sun 3: Morris Minor Rally and Autojumble - Steam Railway.
Fri 8 - Sun 10: Bestival (major music festival) - Robin Hill Country Park.
Sun 10: Annual Appuldurcombe House Antiques and Craft Fair, 10am - 4pm.
Sat 16: Charley K Combo at the Riverside Centre - Newport, from 7.30pm.
Sat 16 & Sun 17: Classic Car Rally - Ryde and Newport.
Sun 17: West Wight Triathlon - West Wight Sports Centre, from 9am.
Sat 16 - Sun 24: Isle of Wight Cycling Festival - throughout the Island.
Sat 23 & Sun 24: Sandown Model Railway Show - Broadway Centre, Sandown.
Sat 23: The St Boniface Fell Race - Ventnor Winter Gardens, 11am.
Sat 23: The Ventnor Horseshoe (hill race) - Ventnor Winter Gardens, 3pm.
Sat 23 & Sun 24: Apple Days (apple-related festival) - Afton Park nr Freshwater.
Sun 24: The Wroxall Round (fell running races) - Ventnor Winter Gardens,
from 10.30am.
Fri 29 and Sat 30: Craft Exhibition - Whippingham Church, from 10am.
OCTOBER
Sun 1: British Junior Conker Championship - Blackgang Chine and Robin Hill.
Sun 1: Isle of Wight Red Squirrel Fest - Robin Hill.
Sat 14: Pedigree Dog Show - Brickfields Horse Country, from 10am.
Sun 15: Isle of Wight Bus Museum Autumn Running Day (inc. free bus rides
around the Island) - Newport Quay from 10.30am.
Sun 15: Charity Antiques and Collectors Fair - Northwood House, Cowes from
10.30am.
Sat 21: Alan Gregory at the Riverside Centre - Newport, 7.30pm.
Tue 24 - Thu 26: The Big Feathers Draw (art event) - Appuldurcombe House.
Thu 26 - Sun 29: White Air Festival (extreme sports) - various venues.
Fri 27 and Sat 28: Ghost Walks - Havenstreet Station.
NOVEMBER
Sat 4: Guy Fawkes Bonfire Party - Yarmouth Common, from 5.30pm.
Sun 5: Sandown November 5th Parade and Celebrations, from 6pm.
Sat 25: Winter Bazaar - Whitwell Village Hall, from 4.30pm.
Sat 25 & Sun 26: Carol Singing at Osborne House and Gardens, from 12pm.
DECEMBER
Sat 16: Calico at the Riverside Centre - Newport, 7.30pm.
Sat 16: Carols in the Square - Yarmouth Town Square, from 6pm.
Sun 31: Forty Years On... - Isle of Wight Steam Railway.
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APRIL
Fri 7: Dawn Chorus Guided Walk - meet at Newtown Old Town Hall, 6am.
Fri 7: Graffiti Classics (String Quartet) - Quay Arts Centre, Newport, 8pm.
Fri 7 - Sun 9: Ventnor Jazz Divas - various locations in Ventnor.
Fri 7 - Tue 11: Easter Egg Trail - Carisbrooke Castle, from 11am.
Sat 8: Open Day - Underwater Archaeology Centre, Fort Victoria, Yarmouth.
Sat 8: Blood Brothers - Quay Arts Centre, Newport, 7.30pm.
Wed 12: Be a Wildlife Detective - meet at St Helens Duver car park, 1.30pm.
Sat 15: Pedigree Dog Show - Brickfields Horsecountry, Binstead, 10am. Sat Sat 15: Wildzone (Watch the Birdie) - meet at Newtown Old Town Hall car park,
10am.
Sat 15: Seven Mile Open Road Race (over 16's) - Newport to Wootton, 3pm.
Sat 15: Scottish Music Concert - Quay Arts Centre ,8pm.
Sat 15 - Mon 17: Isle of Wight Chocolate Festival - Blackgang.
Sun 16: Easter Egg Hunt - Appuldurcombe House, 10am - 12pm.
Sun 16: Easter Egg Hunt - Mottistone Manor, 11am.
Sun 16: Easter Duck Race (plastic duck racing) - River Yar Bridge, 12pm.
Mon 17: West Wight 3 Hills Multi Terrain (8 mile race around Tennyson Down
and Freshwater Bay) - various locations, from 12pm.
Mon 17: Horseback Falconry - Appuldurcombe House (weather permitting).
Wed 19: Ladybirds of the Isle of Wight Guided Walk - meet at Newtown Old
Town Hall car park, 10am
Fri 21: Spring Blues 2006 (live blues) - the Riverside Centre, Newport.
Fri 21: Gala Concert - Cowes Yacht Haven, 7.15pm.
Sat 22: Shorwell Mammoth Jumble Sale - Shorwell Village Hall, from 11am.
Sat 22: Spy Trail - Needles Old Battery, from 1am.
Sat 22 & Sun 23: St George's Day Dragon Trail - Carisbrooke Castle, from
11am.
Sat 22 & Sun 23: St George's Day Celebration - Northwood House, Cowes,
10am - 6pm.
Fri 28 - Mon 1 May: Historical Detective Game - Appuldurcombe House, 10am -
4pm.
Sat 29: Wildlife & History of Newtown Guided Walk - meet at Old Town Hall car
park, 1.30pm.
Sat 29 - Mon 1 May: Four Painters and a Potter - Ventnor Botanic Gardens,
10am - 5pm.
Sat 29 - Mon 1 May: Real Ale Festival - Havenstreet Station
Sat 29 - Tue 2 May: Isle of Wight Storytelling Festival - Blackgang Chine, 10am
Sun 30: Isle of Wight Randonnee (cycle rides) - various locations, 9am.
MAY
Every Wed: Behind the Fantasy - A guided walk around Blackgang Chine.
Fri 5: Bargain Hunt and Auction - Whitwell, 7.30pm.
Sat 6: Celebrate VE Day - Needles Old Battery, 10.30am.
Sat 6 - Sun 2 Jun: Isle of Wight Walking Festival - throughout the Island.
Sat 6: Play Tennis Open Day - Ventnor Tennis Club ,11am.
Sat 6: Spring Concert - Medina Theatre, Newport, 7pm.
Sat 6 and Sun 7: Hockey Festival - Victoria Recreation Ground, Newport, 10am.
Sat 6 and Sun 7: Spring Garden Show - Robin Hill.
Sun 7: Discover Culver Down Guided Walk - Meet outside Bembridge Windmill,
2pm.
Mon 8: Military History Tour - Needles Old Battery, 4pm.
Mon 8: Wildlife on Compton Down Guided Walk - meet at Whiteways car park,
2pm.
Tue 9: Garden Tour - Mottistone Manor Garden, 2.30pm.
Wed 10: Borthwood Copse, Bluebell Guided Walk - meet in Apse Heath public
car park, 10.30am.
Wed 10: Tour of Newtown Old Town Hall, 4pm.
Fri 12 - Sun 14: Ribex Boat Show 2006 - Cowes Yacht Haven.
Sat 13: Ryde Rowing Club Regatta - Appley Beach, Ryde, 11am.
Sat 13 and Sun 14: White Noize (auditions to find an Island band to play the
main stage at the 2006 Isle of Wight Festival) - Ryde
Theatre.
Sat 13: Spring Concert - Medina Theatre, Newport, 7pm.
Sun 14: Low Tide Day Guided Walk - Meet at Hanover Point car park, 3pm.
Sun 14: Shanklin Rowing Regatta - Shanklin.
Mon 15: Tennyson Down Flowers and Butterflies Guided Walk - meet at High
Down chalk pit car park, 2pm.
Wed 17: Discover Culver Down Guided Walk - meet outside Bembridge
Windmill, 10.30am.
Wed 17: Bluebell Guided Walk - Meet at Smuggler's Haven car park,
Bonchurch, 1.30pm.
Thu 18: Shalfleet Saltmarsh and Woods Guided Walk - meet at Shalfleet car
park, 1.30pm.
Sat 20: British Cactus and Succulent Society Annual Show - Church Hall,
Newport, 10am.
Sat 20: Local History Through Printed Sources - Carisbrooke Castle, 2pm.
Sun 21: The Story of Mottistone Down Guided Walk - meet in Jubilee car park,
Lynch Lane, 10.30am.
Sun 21: Isle of Wight Marathon - starting at Ryde Boating Lake, 11am.
Sun 21 - Sun 4 Jun: Newport Rowing Regatta - Newport.
Fri 26 - Mon 29: Wight Diamond Mountain Biking Festival - Ninham Farm,
Shanklin.
Fri 26 - Tue 30: Island Yoga Festival - Atherfield Bay Holiday Park, from 4pm.
Fri 26, Sat 27 and Fri 2 Jun: The Darling Buds of May - Havenstreet Station.
Sat 27: May Fair - Whippingham Church Orchard, from 12.30pm.
Sat 27 - Mon 29: Steam Railway Works Outing - Havenstreet Station.
Sat 27 - Thu 1 Jun: The Return of Henry VIII - Appuldurcombe House, 10am -
4pm.
Sat 27 - Sun 4 Jun: Fairy Trail - Osborne House, 11am.
Sun 28: Art in the Garden - Arreton Manor.
Sun 28: Crab Fayre - Ventnor Middle School, from 10am.
Tue 30: Garden Fun - Mottistone Manor, from 11am.
Wed 31: Stories From the Deep - Needles Old Battery, 12pm.
JUNE
Every Wed: Behind the Fantasy - A guided walk around Blackgang Chine.
Fri 2 - Sun 4: Old Gaffers Festival (sailing events) - Yarmouth.
Sat 3: JP Morgan Asset Management Round the Island Race, from 5.30am.
Mon 5 - Wed 28: From Castle to Computer (embroidery exhibition) - St
Thomas' Church, Newport, from 10am.
Fri 9 - Sun 11: Nokia Isle of Wight Festival (major music event) - Seaclose
Park.
Sat 10: Village Strawberry Tea - Whitwell Farm, from 2.30pm.
Sun 11 - Sun 13: Cream Tea - Whippingham Church, 3pm.
Sat 17: Rick Storm at the Riverside Centre - Newport, 7.30pm.
Sun 18: Father's Day Out - Blackgang Chine.
Mon 19 - Sun 25: Living History Re-enactment - Arreton Manor.
Sat 24: Isle of Wight Handcraft Pottery - Carisbrooke Castle.
Sat 24: Shorwell Midsummer Fayre - Northcourt Manor, from 1.30pm.
Sat 24 - Sun 25: 40th anniversary of Island Steam Railways - Yarbridge Inn,
11am.
Sun 25 - Sun 2 Jul: Rolex Commodore's Cup (yachting event) - Cowes.
JULY
Sat 1: Unity Stompers Jazz Concert - Whippingham Church Orchard, 7.30pm.
Sat 1 and Sun 2: 1940s Weekend - Havenstreet Station.
Sat 8: Ryde Arts Festival Parade.
Sat 8: Church Fete - Whitwell, from 2.30pm.
Sat 8: Hospital Fun Day - St Mary's Hospital, Newport, from 10am.
Fri 14: Mottistone Jazz (live jazz) - Mottistone Manor Garden, 6.30pm.
Fri 14 - Sun 16: Towrags Rally 2006 (charity motorcycle rally) - Smallbrook
Stadium, Ryde, 12pm.
Sat 15: Newport Carnival.
Sat 15: Broadcaster at the Riverside Centre - Newport, from 7.30pm.
Sun 16: Bembridge Carnival.
Sun 16: Cream Tea and Patronal Festival - Whippingham Church Orchard, from
3pm.
Fri 21: Horseback Falconry (weather permitting) - Appuldurcombe House.
Fri 21: Pedigree Dog Show - Newchurch Community Centre, 11am.
Sat 21 and Sun 22: Wightlink Extravaganzas (songs & music) - Osborne House
Sun 23 - Fri 28: Cowes Dinghy Week - Gurnard Sailing Club.
Mon 24: Become a Junior Falconer - Appuldurcombe House, from 11am.
Tue 25: Sandown Carnival (Children's Parade), 1.45pm.
Wed 26: Become a Junior Falconer - Appuldurcombe House, from 1pm.
Wed 26: Sandown Carnival, 7pm.
Thu 27 - Thu 7 Sep: Annual Exhibition - The Old Town Hall, Newtown.
Wed evenings, 26 - 30 Aug: Guided Evening Tours - Havenstreet Station.
Fri 28 - Tue 1 Aug: Day Out with Thomas the Tank Engine - Havenstreet Station
Sat 29: Freshwater and Totland Carnival.
Sat 29: Westlife Concert - Osborne House, starts 8pm (Westlife live at 9pm).
Sat 29 - Sat 5 Aug: Skandia Cowes Week (world's no. 1 sailing event).
Sat 29 & Sun 30: Isle of Wight Fuschia Show - Bishop Lovett School, Ryde,
from 10am.
Sun 30 - Sun 6 Aug: Living History Re-Enactment - Arreton Manor.
AUGUST
Every Thursday: Magic in the Skies (firework displays) - The Needles Park.
Tue 1 - Fri 11: Tudor Trail - Carisbrooke Castle, 1am.
Wed 2: Shanklin Main Carnival, 7pm.
Thu 3 and Fri 4: William Shakespeare's Winter's Tale - Ventnor Botanic
Garden, 7.30pm.
Fri 4 and Sat 5: FIM Sidecar Speedway Gold Trophy - Island Speedway, Ryde.
Sat 5: Shanklin Illuminated Carnival, 9.15pm.
Sat 5 and Sun 6: Chale Summer Show - Chale Recreation Ground, from 11am.
Sat 5 - Sat 12: Yarmouth Carnival Week.
Mon 7 - Sat 12: Isle of Wight Jigsaw Puzzle Festival - St James' Church, East
Cowes.
Wed 9: Become a Junior Falconer - Appuldurcombe House, from 11am.
Wed 9 - Fri 11 and Sun 13: Play on the Lawn (Cold Comfort) - Arreton Manor,
7pm.
Thu 10, Fri 11 and Sun 13: The Soldiers of George III (featuring the
Coldstream Guards) - Appuldurcombe House.
Fri 11 & Sat 12: Annual Club Sailing Regatta - Bembridge & the Eastern Solent.
Sat 12: Isle of Wight Half Marathon - starts at Sandown and Shanklin Rugby
Club, 11am.
Sat 12: Yarmouth Carnival Procession.
Sat 12 and Sun 13: Royal Isle of Wight Agricultural Show - Northwood
Showground.
Sat 12 - Fri 25: Knight's Trail for Children - Carisbrooke Castle, from 10am.
Sun 13: Ventnor Cricket Club v Lashings World XI (famous international
cricketers on display) - Ventnor Cricket Club, 2.30pm.
Sun 13: Sandown Bay Regatta.
Sun 13: Carisbrooke Summer Show - Carisbrooke Primary School, 1.30pm.
Tue 15 - Thu 17: Seaview Regatta, from 10am.
Wed 16: Shanklin Regatta - Shanklin Esplanade, from 10.30am.
Wed 16: Ventnor Children's Carnival, 2pm.
Wed 16: Outdoor Arts and Crafts - Freshwater Library, from 10am.
Wed 16: Shanklin Regatta.
Wed 16: Become a Junior Falconer - Appuldurcombe House, from 11am.
Wed 16: Ventnor Main Carnival, 7pm.
Thu 17: Easter Steam Up (steam engines etc.) - Compton Farm, Brook, from
11am.
Fri 18: Horseback Falconry (weather permitting) - Appuldurcombe House.
Sat 19 and Sun 20: Garlic Festival (major event on the Island) - The Garlic
Farm, nr Arreton.
Sat 19: Ventnor Illuminated Carnival, 9pm.
Sun 20: The Twilight World of Owls - Appuldurcombe House, 7pm.
Mon 21 - Fri 25: Isle of Wight Festival of Youth County Cricket - various venues
Tue 22 & Wed 23: Tales from Robin Hood - Carisbrooke Castle, 11am.
Wed 23: Cowes Carnival.
Wed 23: Become a Junior Falconer - Appuldurcombe House, from 11am.
Thu 24 - Thu 31: Fairy Trail - Carisbrooke Castle, from 10am.
Fri 25: Horseback Falconry (weather permitting) - Appuldurcombe House.
Fri 25 - Sun 27: Cowes Powerboat Festival (British Grand Prix).
Fri 25 - Mon 28: Isle of Wight International Scooter Rally - Smallbrook
Stadium, Ryde.
Fri 25 - Mon 28: Island Steam Show - Havenstreet Station.
Sat 26: August Open Show - Bembridge Village Hall, from 2.30pm.
Sat 26: Cowes Illuminated Carnival.
Sun 27: Art in the Garden - Arreton Manor.
Sun 27: The Twilight World of Owls - Appuldurcombe House, 7pm.
Mon 28: St Helen's Carnival.
Mon 28: Summer Fete at the Isle of Wight Cheshire Home - Shanklin, 2pm.
Wed 30: Become a Junior Falconer - Appuldurcombe House, from 11am.
Wed 30: Sandown Illuminated Carnival, 9pm.
Thu 31 - Sun 3 Sep: Ryde Carnival, 12pm.
SEPTEMBER
Fri 1 - Mon 4: Isle of Wight Open Studios Weekend - across the Island, from
10am.
Fri 1 - Wed 20: Waverley Cruises (paddle steamer) - Yarmouth and Ryde
Piers, from 10am.
Sat 2: Ryde Illuminated Carnival.
Sat 2 and Sun 3: Wolverton Manor Garden Fair - Wolverton Manor, from 10am.
Sun 3: Wight Challenge (sponsored cycle, running & canoe races) - various
venues, from 8.30am.
Sun 3: Morris Minor Rally and Autojumble - Steam Railway.
Fri 8 - Sun 10: Bestival (major music festival) - Robin Hill Country Park.
Sun 10: Annual Appuldurcombe House Antiques and Craft Fair, 10am - 4pm.
Sat 16: Charley K Combo at the Riverside Centre - Newport, from 7.30pm.
Sat 16 & Sun 17: Classic Car Rally - Ryde and Newport.
Sun 17: West Wight Triathlon - West Wight Sports Centre, from 9am.
Sat 16 - Sun 24: Isle of Wight Cycling Festival - throughout the Island.
Sat 23 & Sun 24: Sandown Model Railway Show - Broadway Centre, Sandown.
Sat 23: The St Boniface Fell Race - Ventnor Winter Gardens, 11am.
Sat 23: The Ventnor Horseshoe (hill race) - Ventnor Winter Gardens, 3pm.
Sat 23 & Sun 24: Apple Days (apple-related festival) - Afton Park nr Freshwater.
Sun 24: The Wroxall Round (fell running races) - Ventnor Winter Gardens,
from 10.30am.
Fri 29 and Sat 30: Craft Exhibition - Whippingham Church, from 10am.
OCTOBER
Sun 1: British Junior Conker Championship - Blackgang Chine and Robin Hill.
Sun 1: Isle of Wight Red Squirrel Fest - Robin Hill.
Sat 14: Pedigree Dog Show - Brickfields Horse Country, from 10am.
Sun 15: Isle of Wight Bus Museum Autumn Running Day (inc. free bus rides
around the Island) - Newport Quay from 10.30am.
Sun 15: Charity Antiques and Collectors Fair - Northwood House, Cowes from
10.30am.
Sat 21: Alan Gregory at the Riverside Centre - Newport, 7.30pm.
Tue 24 - Thu 26: The Big Feathers Draw (art event) - Appuldurcombe House.
Thu 26 - Sun 29: White Air Festival (extreme sports) - various venues.
Fri 27 and Sat 28: Ghost Walks - Havenstreet Station.
NOVEMBER
Sat 4: Guy Fawkes Bonfire Party - Yarmouth Common, from 5.30pm.
Sun 5: Sandown November 5th Parade and Celebrations, from 6pm.
Sat 25: Winter Bazaar - Whitwell Village Hall, from 4.30pm.
Sat 25 & Sun 26: Carol Singing at Osborne House and Gardens, from 12pm.
DECEMBER
Sat 16: Calico at the Riverside Centre - Newport, 7.30pm.
Sat 16: Carols in the Square - Yarmouth Town Square, from 6pm.
Sun 31: Forty Years On... - Isle of Wight Steam Railway.
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