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June 2026

Sat 6 Tom Bright at Medina Bookshop Cowes.£12.50 Booking essential 01983 300044

Sun 7 Irishish session at Quay Arts 14.00-16.00

Sun 7 Feck! at the Ship and Castle, East Cowes, 15.00-17.00

Tue 9 Folk Night at the Dairyman’s Daughter, Arreton, 20.00. Singaround with some playalong tunes. PO30 3AA. Contact pub on 01983 539361

Tue 9 Downland Traditional Folk Club at the Horse and Groom, Kingwood. 19.30 Contact: Ruth 01983 761685 thepoetonline@gmail.com. Horse and Groom. Ningwood, PO30 4NW

Wed 10 Oyster Girls dance at The Cockle, Newport Harbour 20.00

Thur 11 The Bay Folk Night at the Porter Club Lake,  PO36 9LE.  New time 19.00. Contact folknightlake@gmail.com  Floor singers welcome. Donation £2.00 (max.) for room hire.

Thur 11 Island Storytellers at Calverts Hotel, Newport, 19.00-21.00

Thur 11 Men of Wight dance at The Bonchurch Inn 20.00

Sat 13 Oyster Girls dance at Shorwell Midsummer Fair at Wolverton Manor 14.00 and 15.00. Slainte Va will be playing at the fair.

Sat 13 JC & Angelina at Goddards Brewery 19.30-21.30

Sun 14 Star Folk Club at the Star Coffee and Ale House,  Ryde, from 12 noon Contact: 07799040416 ynappok66@yahoo.co.uk

Tue 16 Folk Night at the Dairyman’s Daughter, Arreton, 20.00. Singaround with some playalong tunes. PO30 3AA. Contact pub on 01983 539361

Wed 17 Oyster Girls and Mr Baker’s Dozen dance at Newport Quay and The Wheatsheaf Newport, 20.00

Thur 18-Sun 21 Isle of Wight Festival

Thur 18 Men of Wight dance at The Portland Inn Gurnard 20.00

Thur 18 Folk Club at the Traveller’s Joy , Northwood, PO31 8LS. 14.00. Contact richard.hughes@zetnet.co.uk

Fri 19 Ventnor Folk Club at The British Legion, High Street. 19.00 Contact tonyridley@aol.com

Sat 20 East Cowes Shanty sing at Isle of Wight Oddfellows , St Thomas’s Square, Newport 14.30. Members £12 with food, £4.50 without. Non members £15 with food, £7.50 without

Sun 21 Quay Folk Club postponed until 28th

Tue 23 Folk Night at the Dairyman’s Daughter, Arreton, 20.00. Singaround with some playalong tunes. PO30 3AA. Contact pub on 01983 539361

Thur 25 Men of Wight dance at Sandown Pier 20.00

Fri 26 Moonshine Border Morris dance at The Crown Shorwell, 19.30

Sat 27 The Watch sing at Vernon Square fete, Ryde

Sun 28 Sea Gels Shanty Band sing at the Quarr Abbey Summer Pavilion, 16.00-17.00 Tickets £5 https://quarrabbey.org/events/sea-gels-shanty-band/?occurrence=2026-06-28

Sun 28 Full Moon Story Walk with Sue Bailey. Meet at 19.30 at Culver Down Road, Sandown, PO36 8QT What3words///speak.movements.computers Free but booking essential. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/full-moon-story-walk-tickets-1988927267999

Sun 28 Quay Folk Club at Quay Arts Centre, 19.00

Tue 30 Folk Night at the Dairyman’s Daughter, Arreton, 20.00. Singaround with some playalong tunes. PO30 3AA. Contact pub on 01983 539361

July 2026

Thur 2 Folk Club at the Traveller’s Joy , Northwood, PO31 8LS. 14.00. Contact richard.hughes@zetnet.co.uk

Thur 2 Men of Wight dance at The Waterfront Totland Bay 20.00

Sat 4 Mr Baker’s Dozen dance at the Old Bank, Ryde at 14.30 as part of Mardi Gras

Tue 7 Folk Night at the Dairyman’s Daughter, Arreton, 20.00. Singaround with some playalong tunes. PO30 3AA. Contact pub on 01983 539361

Wed 8 Oyster Girls dance at The Stag Newport 20.00

Thur 9 Men of Wight dance at Yarmouth Square 20.00

Sun 12 Star Folk Club at the Star Coffee and Ale House,  Ryde, from 12 noon Contact: 07799040416 ynappok66@yahoo.co.uk

Sun 12 2nd Time Around at Cafe Isola Newport 14.00-16.00

Mon 13 Mr Baker’s Dozen dance at The Old Fort, Seaview. 20.00

Tue 14 Downland Traditional Folk Club at the Horse and Groom, Kingwood. 19.30 Contact: Ruth 01983 761685 thepoetonline@gmail.com. Horse and Groom. Ningwood, PO30 4NW

Tue 14 Folk Night at the Dairyman’s Daughter, Arreton, 20.00. Singaround with some playalong tunes. PO30 3AA. Contact pub on 01983 539361

Sat 15 RazorJake at The Met, Ventnor, 15.00

Thur 16 Folk Club at the Traveller’s Joy , Northwood, PO31 8LS. 14.00. Contact richard.hughes@zetnet.co.uk

Thur 16 Men of Wight dance at The Spyglass Inn 20.00

Fri 17 Ventnor Folk Club at The British Legion, High Street. 19.00 Contactf tonyridley@aol.com

Fri 17 Folklore at Goddards Brewery Hale Common 19.30-21.30

Sun 19 Something about Mondays at the Waterfront Bar, Totland Bay. 15.00-17.00

Sun 19 2nd Time Around present Around the World in 80 Minutes at Ventnor Arts Club

Tue 21 Folk Night at the Dairyman’s Daughter, Arreton, 20.00. Singaround with some playalong tunes. PO30 3AA. Contact pub on 01983 539361

Sat 25 Storyteller Holly Medland presents The Fabled Isle at Ventnor Fringe. 18.15 -19.15 at The Bijou, Fringe Village. http://purchase.vfringe.co.uk

Mon 27 Mr Baker’s Dozen dance at the Square, Yarmouth at 21.00

Tue 28 Folk Night at the Dairyman’s Daughter, Arreton, 20.00. Singaround with some playalong tunes. PO30 3AA. Contact pub on 01983 539361

Wed 29 Moonshine Border Morris and the Oyster Girls dance at Shanklin seafront, 20.00

August 2026

Tue 4 Sea Gels Shanty Band sing at Newport Minster, 12.30. Free. Refreshments available.

Tue 11 Concert at St Swithin’s Church, Thorley, 19.00, instead of Downland Folk Club. Contact thepoetonline@gmail.com

Fri 21 JC and Angelina Fun Band at Goddards Brewery Hale Common 19.30-21.30

Sat 22 Mr Baker’s Dozen dance at Quay Arts 11.00

Mon 24 Mr Baker’s Dozen dance at the Bonchurch Inn, 20.00

Sat 29 The Watch at Ventnor Park Putting Green, 14.00-16.00

September 2026

Tue 1 The Watch at Newport Minster, 12.00

Sun 6 2nd Time Around at Cafe Isola Newport 14.00-16.00

Mon 7 Mr Baker’s Dozen dance at the Mermaid Inn, Nettlestone, 20.00

Sun 13 2nd Time Around at The Hideaway Shanklin 15.00-17.00

Sun 20 2nd Time Around at Ventnor Park 14.00

October 2026

Thur 22 Storyteller Jason Buck -Slaine: The Horned God, Quay Arts Centre 19.30. Tickets https://www.quayarts.org/event/slaine-the-horned-god/

Sat 24 Fairport Convention at Medina Theatre https://www.medinatheatre.co.uk/whats-on

November 2026

Thur 12 Gigspanner Trio at Quay Arts Centre. 21.30https://www.quayarts.org/event/gigspanner-trio/

December 2026

Green Matthews present Gaudete https://www.quayarts.org/event/gaudette/

VENUES 

Arreton Barns & The Dairyman’s Daughter  PO30 3AA  www.arretonbarns.co.uk

The Bargeman’s Rest, Newport, PO30 5BS  www.bargemansrest.com

The Bugle, Brading, PO36 0DQ

CHOYD (Community Hall of Yarmouth and District), St James Street, Yarmouth, PO41 0NU

Medina Theatre, Newport, PO30 2EW www.medinatheatre.co.uk

Monkton Arts Centre,  11 East Street, Ryde, PO33 1JP. 07490 486356

Quay Arts Centre, Sea Street, Newport, P30 5BD  www.quayarts.org                        

The Star Coffee and Ale House,  40 High Street,  Ryde,  PO33 2HT 

Shanklin Theatre, Steephill Road, PO37 6AJ  https://www.shanklintheatre.com

The Spyglass Inn, Esplanade, Ventnor, PO38 1JX  www.thespyglass.com

Ventnor Arts Club 13 High Street, PO38 1RZ  www.ventnorartsclub.com

Please let me know of any new events, changes etc. by email: folkonwight@aol.co.uk.