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Archives for Isle of Wight events

Isle of Wight Garlic Festival 2016

Isle of Wight’s Garlic Festival

Garlic has been grown on the Isle of Wight for over 50 years, so it’s fitting that the island hosts an annual Garlic Festival, celebrating the pungent crop…

Pop-Up Opera's Summer Season 2018 - A Mozart Double Bill

A Pop-Up Opera, popping up in some unusual locations

Returning with a twist to their summer season, Pop-Up Opera will present a special Mozart double bill, popping up in unusual and unique spaces around the UK, including farms, museums, castles and festivals…

Bramble Bank Cricket Match 2016

Teams meet to play cricket in the sea

Every year, two yacht clubs challenge one another to a rather unusual cricket match, which takes place in the middle of the Solent…

Isle of Wight Garlic Festival 2016

Pungent produce and wandering musicians at Isle of Wight’s Garlic Festival

The Isle of Wight Garlic Festival takes place on 19th and 20th August, with cookery demonstrations, garlic-themed food, garlic games, live music and a big beer tent…

Pop-Up Opera, Bellini’s I Capuleti e I Montecchi (Photo: Richard Lakos)

See star-crossed lovers at the Pop-Up Opera

Bellini’s opera, I Capuleti e I Montecchi, will be popping up around the country this March and April, providing audiences with some unique and intimate performances…

St Catherine's Oratory - Isle of Wight - ©English Heritage, Historic England Photo Library

St Catherine’s Oratory

Our latest Curiosity of the Week is a rocket-shaped tower with an interesting tale. St Catherine’s Oratory, on the Isle of Wight, was built as a punishment for stealing wine!

Isle of Wight Garlic Festival 2016

Get a taste of the Isle of Wight Garlic Festival

Garlic has been grown on the Isle of Wight for over 50 years, so it’s fitting that the island hosts an annual Garlic Festival, celebrating the pungent crop…

Garlic Festival 2014 - Isle of Wight

Get a whiff of the Garlic Festival

Garlic has been grown on the Isle of Wight for over 50 years. The Garlic Festival is an annual event celebrating the Isle of Wight’s pungent crop…

Osborne House, Isle of Wight - English Heritage

Experience a Victorian Christmas at Osborne House

Experience the spirit of a Victorian Christmas at Osborne House, Isle of Wight, on 7th and 8th December 2013…

Garlic Festival 2014 - Isle of Wight

A whiffy weekend at the Isle of Wight Garlic Festival

The annual Garlic Festival on the Isle of Wight takes place on 17th and 18th August with cookery demonstrations and plenty of garlic-themed produce…

Isle of Wight Film Festival 2013

The eighth annual Isle of Wight Film Festival

Activists and environmentalists gather in the idyllic setting of Ventnor, Isle of Wight, at the first camping film festival in Europe (14th – 17th August 2013)…

Fossil Hunting Walks, Yaverland Beach, Isle of Wight with Dinosaur Isle

This half term go fossil walking with experts from Dinosaur Isle

Take the family on a Fossil Walk this half-term (17th – 23rd February) along a beach on the Isle of Wight led by an expert from the Dinosaur Isle museum…

Identify Mystery Objects from Victorian Times at Ryde Library and Museum of Island History, Isle of Wight

Identify mystery objects from Victorian times

A collection of mystery objects from the Victorian era will be on display at Ryde Library and the Museum of Island History on the Isle of Wight at the end of February…

Garlic Festival 2014 - Isle of Wight

Pungent produce and family fun at the Garlic Festival

There will be a whole host of garlic-based food and entertainment at the Isle of Wight’s Garlic Festival on 18th & 19th August 2012…

Jubilee celebrations at Osborne House, photo courtesy of English Heritage

Celebrate the Diamond Jubilee in Victorian style

Looking for a unique way to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee? Why not head to the Isle of Wight’s own Royal Palace, Osborne House and travel back in time to Victorian England…

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Curiosity of the Week

Orkney’s Italian Chapel
Italian Chapel, Lambholm, Orkney

For our latest Curiosity of the Week we are heading over to Orkney to discover a rather unusual piece of history…an Italian Chapel made from Nissen huts and a shipwreck!

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Exhibition finds beauty in forgotten and discarded items
Jimmy Turrell & Richard Turley exhibition Unforsaken at The Book Club in Shoreditch

This month, Jimmy Turrell and Richard Turley will be taking over The Book Club in Shoreditch with their exhibition Unforsaken, finding true beauty in forgotten and discarded objects…

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