Sandown Carnival
The Isle of Wight's carnival season opens at Sandown with a children's carnival and evening procession, the start of a summer-long circuit of illuminated parades around the Island run entirely by volunteers.
A well-worn Victorian seaside resort with a sandy bay, a genuinely well-regarded real ale pub, and the outstanding Jacobean surprise of Yaverland Manor just to the north; the town centre is frankly tatty in places, but the beach and the wider bay carry it.
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"Since 1983 the Island's biggest summer show at Fighting Cocks Crossroads near Newchurch has celebrated garlic grown on the Isle of Wight, with star chefs, live music and a Garlic Queen."
Isle of Wight Garlic Festival
"A full week of summer fun in the tiniest town on the Isle of Wight: river sports, boat racing, sandcastle competitions, treasure hunts, a dog show and a grand procession through Yarmouth's medieval streets."
Yarmouth Carnival Week
"A three-day seaside spectacle in the tiny village of Seaview complete with a greasy pole over the sea, tug of war, swimming races, diving and a fireworks display over the Solent."
Seaview Village Regatta
✦ Weird and Wonderful"One of the oldest carnivals in the UK dating to 1888, Ryde's illuminated procession closes the Island's summer carnival season with a spectacular parade of floats, marching bands and samba groups."
Ryde Carnival
"A multi-award-winning walking festival in its 27th year, with guided routes across the Island's chalk downland, hidden coves and ancient woodland over nine autumn days, led by knowledgeable volunteers."
Isle of Wight Walking Festival
"The small harbour town of Yarmouth transforms its quayside into an evening market run by Island artisans, with carols in the square as the light drops over the Solent and the ferry lights move slowly past in the dark."
Yarmouth Christmas Craft Market
"A free all-day village fete on Bray's village green, built by the community for the community, with live music, food, family games and village tradition in one of Berkshire's most picturesque Thames-side villages."
Bray Village Fete
"A traditional Berkshire fete on the Thames at Pangbourne, with the river as backdrop and a Guinness World Record attempt woven into an afternoon of village stalls, games and family fun."
Pangbourne Village Fete
"A harbour town that comes properly alive in midsummer, stalls on the quayside, live music, and the smell of the sea all day."
Emsworth Summer Festival
"A rain-or-shine community procession from Hale School Field to the Green Recreation Ground, with float judging and a beloved village tradition kept alive entirely by local volunteers."
Hale Village Carnival
"A Test Valley market town fete that brings together the whole community for an afternoon on the recreation ground, raising funds for local charities with stalls, games and local entertainment."
Whitchurch Parish Fete
"For nine days every August this Wharfedale village fills its gardens, walls and doorways with handmade scarecrows, and half the fun is the treasure hunt of finding them all."
Kettlewell Scarecrow Festival
✦ Weird and Wonderful