Music events

GG's Oktoberfest

GG’s starts its Oktoberfest weekend with German-style food, drink and live entertainment on Friday 9 October from 18:00.

18:00–23:00 · GG's · £10.00 · Booking required

Quivers at Ryde Castle

Quivers bring an evening of comedy and entertainment to Ryde Castle Hotel. Tickets cost £10 through hotel reception.

19:00–23:00 · Ryde Castle Hotel · £10.00 · Booking required

Beer & Steam: Saturday

Beer & Steam opens at Havenstreet with real ales, cider and a 2 Bit live set. Festival entry is free; trains cost extra.

11:00–17:00 · Isle of Wight Steam Railway · Free

GG's Oktoberfest

Saturday brings a second five-hour Oktoberfest evening to GG’s, combining German-style food, drinks and live entertainment from 18:00.

18:00–23:00 · GG's · £10.00 · Booking required

Beer & Steam: Sunday

Sunday at Beer & Steam has real ales, cider and music from JC & Angelina at Havenstreet. Festival entry is free.

11:00–17:00 · Isle of Wight Steam Railway · Free

Blue Orbits Live at Sounds + Grounds

Blue Orbits, formerly Triangulum, play an intimate two-hour set at Sounds + Grounds in Cowes, with doors opening at 6.30pm.

19:00–21:00 · Sounds + Grounds · £16.00 · Dogs welcome · Booking required

Open Mic Night at Ventnor Royal British Legion

A Wednesday open-mic evening hosted by Sebotage at Ventnor Royal British Legion Social Club, running from 7.30pm to 10pm.

19:30–22:00 · Royal British Legion Social Club Ventnor

Stars in Their Eyes

Local performers transform into familiar music stars for a charity show at Newport’s Riverside Centre on Saturday 17 October.

19:30–23:00 · Newport · £11.55 · Booking required

Fruitylicious: Before Midnight

Fruitylicious starts its Pavilion party in Ryde at 20:00 on Saturday 17 October, with the night continuing past midnight.

20:00–23:59 · Ryde · Booking required

Fruitylicious: After Midnight

The Fruitylicious party at The Pavilion carries on from midnight to 01:00 on Sunday 18 October after a Saturday-night start.

00:00–01:00 · Ryde · Booking required

Come and Try the Harp

Try playing the harp with Fran Barsby at Ryde Methodist Church, an hour-long Harp on Wight workshop with instruments supplied and all ages welcome.

14:00–15:00 · Ryde Methodist Church · £10.00 · Booking required New

Introduction to Blues Harmonica Workshop

Radiator Rick Asherson teaches a one-hour blues harmonica workshop at Ventnor Arts Club on 22 October, open to beginners aged seven and over.

19:30–20:30 · Ventnor Arts Club · £11.25 · Booking required

Drag Extravaganza

Drag performance and a late party take over Strings Bar & Venue for an adults-only Newport night on Friday 23 October.

19:00–23:59 · Strings Bar & Venue · Booking required

Boogie Bingo: Halloween Edition

Halloween Boogie Bingo mixes DJ tracks, singalongs, games and prizes at GG’s, with fancy dress encouraged on Friday 30 October.

19:00–22:30 · GG's · £12.50 · Booking required