Isle of Wight Carnival Dates 2025

Jun

The Island is always brimming with excitement when a carnival is taking place and this year will see the return of many favourites. Carnival season is not only popular for Islanders, but for visitors too! Below is a list of Isle of Wight carnivals due to take place in 2025.

This list as a guide only, so do please check with the carnival you are wishing to attend prior to the procession taking place. Why not check Facebook, to see if a carnival has a dedicated page, which will announce up to date information.

Information last updated on June 16th 2025 with many thanks to Newport Carnival and Community Events Association.

Isle of Wight Carnival Dates for 2025 ALL DATES AND TIMES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE
Carnival	Dates	Assembly	Judging Time	Move off Time
Sandown Children’s	Sat 26th July	Sandown Pier	11.30am (after Carnival at Sandham Gardens)	11am
Sandown Main	Sat 26th July	Culver Parade	6.00pm	7.00pm
Newport Main	Sat 2nd August	Church Litten	6.00pm	7.00pm
Shanklin Children’s	Sun 3rd August	Palmerston Road	1.15pm	2.00pm
Shanklin Main	Wed 6th August	Popham Road	No Judging	7.00pm
Shanklin Illuminated	Sat 9th August	Popham Road	No Judging	9.15 pm
Sandown Bay Regatta	Sat 9th & Sun 10th August	Sandown Seafront	All day event
Ventnor Children’s	Wed 13th August	Dudley Road	12.45pm (after Carnival)	12 Midday
Ventnor Main	Wed 13th August	Albert Street	6.00pm	7.00pm
Ventnor Illuminated	Sat 16th August	Albert Street	8.30 pm	9.00 pm
Newport Illuminated	Thu 21st August	Church Litten	8.00pm	9.00pm
Ryde Children’s Day	Sat 23rd August	Ryde Town Centre	11am-3pm
East Cowes	Sat 23rd August	Beatrice Avenue	5.15pm	6.15pm
St Helens	Mon 25th August	The Green	5.45pm	6.30pm
Sandown Illuminated	Wed 27th August	Culver Parade	7.30pm	8.30pm
Ryde Main	Thu 28th August	The Esplanade	5.30pm	6.30pm
Ryde Illuminated	Sat 30th August	The Esplanade	7.30 pm	8.30 pm