Events on the Isle of Wight
August and September

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It is summer and Events on the Isle of Wight during August and September include the flag events of Cowes Week and the Bestival. In every other year we see the Rolex Fastnet Race. Cowes is the sailing capital of the world. Bestival is one of the famous festivals on this Festival Island.

Carnivals are in full swing and the Island has quite a few. To see the list see the main Events on the Isle of Wight page.

Events

Cowes Week   © Copyright Peter Trimming and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence. www.geograph

August

Rolex Fastnet Race is run every two years and the next race will be 6th August 2017.

Isle of Wight Garlic Festival 19th and 20th August 2017. Outside of Newchurch. Food and entertainment in the heart of the Island.

The Isle of Wight Half Marathon Open Road Race Organised by The Ryde Harriers is on August 20th 2017.

September

Little Britain Challenge Cup 15th to the 16th September 2017. The premiere construction and property industry event. Two days of racing in the regatta plus shore entertainment. Cowes - of course. 30th Anniversary.

The Wight Challenge  TBC  A Charity challenge event with three events within it for teams of three. All members of a team must complete each challenge:

A 19 miles mountain bike ride, 
2 miles open canoeing,
and 8 miles running challenge.

Diesel Gala Isle of Wight Steam Railway Havenstreet. It is 50 years since diesel came to the IOW Railway. Rare opportunity to see diesels at work. 29th and 30th September 1st October 2017.

Festival of Light 30th September to 4th November 2017. Inspired by Diwali. Robin Hill Country Park. A spectacular sound and light show.

Places

The sandy beach at Ryde with Portsmouth in the background   © Copyright Lewis Clarke and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence. www.geograph

Cowes.  All eyes are on this famous place during August with the most famous regatta in the world.  Cowes is in the north of the Island and an entry port from Southampton. The town is split into East and West Cowes that is connected over the River Medina with a chain ferry which would amuse the children. There are lovely walks, castle, plenty of shops and plenty to do in this delightful town.

Newchurch. Cyclists, one of the Sustrans routes, the 23, runs through this village. The village is in the south east of the Island with easy reach of both the county town, Newport and that lovely seaside town, Shanklin. 

Ryde  An entry port to the Island on the north east side, there is a ferry and the Hovercraft from Portsmouth. This is an attractive town with plenty of shops and things to do. There is a sandy beach that extends a long way out, consequently the pier, with the start of the Island Railway, is long too.

Robin Hill Country Park   It is a theme park with lots to do and an attractive place to do it in. Have a looki at the Frequent Visitor Ticket, looks handy if you live on the Island or are a frequent visitor. 

Porchfield. Not far from Cowes or Yarmouth, so easy to get to from the mainland. Coleman's Play Farm Park is a joy for children. 

We hope you have a pleasant stay and an enjoyable event

Other pages that may be of interest

Isle of Wight

Events in South West England

Events in Devon

Events in Dorset

Events in Hampshire

Events in Somerset

Events in Wiltshire

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