02/08/2024
There is lots to do on the island in August. Check out the list below 👇
WHAT'S ON IN AUGUST 🧄
🏸 Isle of Wight Pearl are hosting their own Summer Games, featuring Olympic-style events. Look forward to a variety of enjoyable outdoor activities alongside breath-taking sea views (now until 29 September)!
🌿 The Chale Show is one of the Island’s favourite summer events and has something for all the family to enjoy, melting traditional village fete favourites with big arena fun, all in one show (3-4 August).
🎪 From now until 1 September, Jay Miller's Circus is in town! Head for Wootton for a show packed full of family fun and entertainment.
🐎 Visit National Trust Isle of Wight's sites this summer for action-packed family fun! Enjoy sack racing, space hoppers, and archery. Explore history as you discover the real War Horse and try your luck in the stocks at a medieval fair. With sports, games, crafts, and trails at Mottistone Gardens, Bembridge Windmill, The Needles Old Battery, and Newtown National Nature Reserve, there's something for all the family across the Island.
🏎 Enjoy all-weather outdoor fun at Wight Karting. Junior track days are for those aged 8-15 years where drivers get the chance to be adrenaline junkies without the parents!
🎆 Dance the night away at Summer Fest as the family party returns to Blackgang Chine- Land of Imagination for Summer! Blackgang sparks to life every Wednesday evening from now until 28 August & Bank Holiday Monday (26 August).
🤸♀️ Whether you’re on holiday on the Isle of Wight, searching for childcare with a difference, or just looking for a great day out for your children, PGL Little Canada’s Kids Adventure Summer Day Camps are full of adventure!
🐴 Visit Isle of Wight Donkey Sanctuary for a whole host of summer activities including Pamper a Donkey, Donkey Grooming Sessions, Picnic Meadow Storytime and more (now until 31 August).
🧑🌾 Summer in the Farm Park. From now until 30 August you can enjoy a fun packed summer bonanza guaranteed to keep the whole family entertained, come rain or shine at Tapnell Farm Park.
🐯 Twilight Safari's return to Wildheart Animal Sanctuary every Wednesday night this summer between now and 4 September. A special opportunity to enjoy an enchanting encounter in the early evening twilight.
🎆 Visit The Needles: Landmark Attraction for a thrilling cocktail of pyrotechnic wizardry and vibrant explosions lighting up the skies this summer (Thursdays throughout August).
🍟 Enjoy a relaxing evening with a proper Fish and Chip supper - as well as a ride through the Isle of Wight's countryside in a historic steam locomotive - at Isle of Wight Steam Railway's 'Fish & Chip Evenings' (every Tuesday throughout July & August).
🏳️🌈 Get ready to be whisked away on a magical journey as Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat comes to Shanklin Theatre this summer (6 August-3 September)!
🗡 Carisbrooke Castle's Knights' Tournament returns from 6-8 August and is a fun-filled, action-packed great day out for the whole family.
🦁 The popular Sunrise Breakfasts are back at Wildheart Animal Sanctuary this summer on Tuesday and Saturday mornings with the addition of Bank Holiday Monday (26 August).
🎶 Wight Proms Festival returns for eight days from 9-18 August 2024. The festival will celebrate classical proms, comedy, nippers, opera, drag, musical theatre, plus country music and dance.
🤼♀️ Visit Island Riding Centre on 10 August for a live family-friendly wrestling event. Watch the world-travelled wrestlers as they compete in qualifying matches to compete in the epic finale.
🥳 Get ready to immerse yourself in the ultimate Summer celebration at this year’s Jack Up Summer Party! The two-day extravaganza, taking place on 10 & 11 August, promises to bring all the fun with a sensational line-up.
🏝 Sandown Bay Regatta returns from 10-11 August. Expect a weekend jam-packed full of family fun and entertainment on the beach.
🚗 Once again the Island's Jaguar Enthusiasts' Club will be returning to stage its annual spectacular event - Auto-Fest IOW - at Sandown Airport on 11 August.
🧩 The Isle of Wight Jigsaw Puzzle Festival will take place at St. James Church, East Cowes, from 12-17 August.
⚔️ Experience the exhilarating spectacle of speed and skill as four legendary knights compete in the grand medieval joust at Carisbrooke Castle from 13-15 August.
🧄 The Island’s Biggest Summer show - The Garlic Festival - takes place from 17-18 August, playing host to star chefs, musicians, local charities and businesses and more. With live music, children’s activities and lots of garlic, the show is not to be missed!
🐎 All the Queen's Horses will take place from 20-22 August at Osborne House. Join Queen Victoria for a day at the races as Her Majesty’s horses charge into view!
🚂 Now in its 49th year, the Island Steam Fair is back at Isle of Wight Steam Railway for another action-packed year (23-26 August).
🛵 The Isle of Wight International Scooter Rally is back in town this August Bank Holiday Weekend (from 23-26 August).
🌿 Wolverton Manor Garden Fair offers fun and entertainment for the whole family with a weekend packed full of live shows, demonstrations, re-enactments, children's activities, magic shows, and a visit from West Wight Alpacas and Llamas and Barking mad (31 August-1 September).
🎊 The Island's towns will come alive as Carnival Season hits the Isle of Wight this Summer. Dates can be found here: https://shorturl.at/kk2N4
ℹ️ For more information on what's on, click here: visitisleofwight.co.uk/whats-on
