The George Hotel
Quay Street, Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, PO41 0PE
Tel. 01983 760331  Fax. 01983 760425
Email: res@thegeorge.co.uk

Events 2005

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Isle of Wight Walking Festival  7-22 May
Isle of Wight Flower Show, Osborne House 13-15 May
Round the Island 24 Hr Walk  21 & 22 May
Wight Diamond Festival www.trailbreak.co.uk 27-30 May
The Return of Henry V111 & His Falconers Appuldurcombe House www.appuldurcombe.co.uk  28 May-2 June
Beach Soccer www.ftbeachsoccer.com June-September
Yarmouth Old Gaffers Festival
www.yarmoutholdgaffersfestival.co.uk 		3-5 June
Ribex 2005 www.RIBexhibitions.co.uk 3-5 June
British World Motorcross Grand Prix 4 & 5 June
Nokia Isle of Wight Festival  10-12 June
Rolex Transatlantic Yachts arrive in Cowes www.rys.org.uk 11 June
Round the Island Race (clockwise)
www.roundtheisland.org.uk		 13 June
Isle of Wight Literary Festival   17-25 June
Round the Island Race (anti-clockwise) 18 June
Rolex Swan European Regatta
www.rys.org.uk 		19-26 June
International Fleet Review 
www.seabritain2005.com 		28 June
Ryde Arts Festival 
www.rydeartsfestival.org 		2-10 July
1940s Weekend at the IW Steam Railway
www.iwsteamrailway.co.uk 		2-3 July
Ryde Regatta 9 & 10 July
RORC Admirals Cup www.rorc.org 9-17 July
IW Steam Railway’s Day Out with Thomas 
www.iwsteamrailway.co.uk 		22-25 July
Osborne House Classical Concert
www.english-heritage.org.uk/events 		23 July
Isle of Wight County Show
www.riwas.org.uk 		23-24 July
The Vectis Summer Fayre, Northwood 28-31 July
Mottistone Manor Jazz
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/thingstodo/events/ 		29-30 July
Sandown Airport Annual Air show  30 July
Skandia Cowes Week
www.cowesweek.co.uk 		30 July-6 August
Chale Summer Show  6 & 7 August
Rolex Fastnet Race www.rorc.org 7 August
Sandown Bay Regatta 14 August
Grand Medieval Joust, Carisbrooke Castle
www.english-heritage.org.uk/events 		16, 17, 23 & 24 August
Shanklin Regatta 17 August
Isle of Wight Garlic Festival
www.wightonline.co.uk/iowgarlicfestival 		20 & 21 August
IW Steam Railway’s Steam Show 
www.iwsteamrailway.co.uk 		26-29 August
Honda Cowes Classic Powerboat Festival 
www.cowesclassic.com 		26-29 August
Woolverton Manor Garden Fair  3 & 4 September
Little Britain Challenge Cup Regatta
www.littlebritain.co.uk 		8-11 September
Bestival www.bestival.net 9-11 September
Chale Kite Festival www.chalekites.org.uk 10 & 11 September
Isle of Wight Cycling Festival  17-25 September
Apple Days Festival www.aftonpark.co.uk 24 & 25 September
Fat Face White Air Extreme Sports Festival 
www.whiteair.co.uk 		22-30 October

          Outdoor Theatre Events

The Thieves of Maltby Hall, Appuldurcombe House

Performed by Ad-lib Theatre Co. 
www.appuldurcombe.co.uk

 15,16 & 17 July

Love’s Labour’s Lost, Ventnor Botanic gardens

Perfomed by Theatre Set-up

 4 & 5 August

Carnivals 2005

Newport Carnival 16 July  
Bembridge Carnival 17 July
Sandown Main Carnival  27 July
Shanklin Main Carnival 3 August
Shanklin Illuminated Carnival 6 August
Freshwater & Totland Carnival 6 August
Yarmouth Carnival 13 August
Sandown Bay Regatta 14 August
Seaview Regatta 16 August
Ventnor Main Carnival 17 August
Shanklin Regatta 17 August
Ventnor Illuminated Carnival 20 August
Cowes Main Carnival 24 August
Cowes Illuminated Carnival 27 August
St Helens Carnival 29 August
Sandown Illuminated Carnival 31 August
Ryde Main Carnival 1 September
Ryde Illuminated Carnival 3 September

During 2005 the Isle of Wight will host nearly 1000 international and local festivals, carnivals, concerts and events. Log on to www.iwight.com/justvisiting for more information. For further information regarding Isle of Wight Events please contact Wight Leisure on 01983 823828.   Isle of Wight Tourism cannot accept any responsibility for any inaccuracy in the information contained in this list.   Last updated 9th February 2005  

 

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