Things to do in Newport

The Great Nurdle Exhibition turns tiny plastic pellets and their harm to Island shorelines into close-up art at Quay Arts.

Daily 09:00-16:00 · Quay Arts · Free

Ryde Art Collective fills Quay Arts’ West Gallery with work by Island artists from 26 September to 8 November.

Closed 24 October. · Quay Arts · Free

Castle to Crown sets out from Carisbrooke High Street car park for a free four-hour heritage walk on Thursday 8 October.

10:00–14:00 · Carisbrooke · Free · Booking required

Walk 3.5 miles through Bowcombe Valley from Carisbrooke Priory, tracing Roman settlement beside the Lukely Brook on 8 October.

10:30–12:30 · Carisbrooke · £6.00 · Booking required

National Gallery masterpieces reproduced outdoors across Newport — free self-guided mile-long trail from 6 May–30 Oct 2026 (step-free route around town centre).

Ongoing · Newport · Free

The Great Nurdle Exhibition turns tiny plastic pellets and their harm to Island shorelines into close-up art at Quay Arts.

Daily 09:00-16:00 · Quay Arts · Free

Ryde Art Collective fills Quay Arts’ West Gallery with work by Island artists from 26 September to 8 November.

Closed 24 October. · Quay Arts · Free

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

National Gallery masterpieces reproduced outdoors across Newport — free self-guided mile-long trail from 6 May–30 Oct 2026 (step-free route around town centre).

Ongoing · Newport · Free

The Great Nurdle Exhibition turns tiny plastic pellets and their harm to Island shorelines into close-up art at Quay Arts.

Daily 09:00-16:00 · Quay Arts · Free

Ryde Art Collective fills Quay Arts’ West Gallery with work by Island artists from 26 September to 8 November.

Closed 24 October. · Quay Arts · Free

Newport Roman Walk leaves the Roman Villa for a 90-minute exploration of the town’s wider Roman story on 10 October.

10:00–11:30 · Newport · £6.00 · Booking required

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

National Gallery masterpieces reproduced outdoors across Newport — free self-guided mile-long trail from 6 May–30 Oct 2026 (step-free route around town centre).

Ongoing · Newport · Free

Ryde Art Collective fills Quay Arts’ West Gallery with work by Island artists from 26 September to 8 November.

Closed 24 October. · Quay Arts · Free

Learn beginner-friendly Kinusaiga textile art at Jubilee Stores in Newport, using fabric scraps to create a landscape across two Sunday workshop sessions.

10:00–15:00 · Jubilee Stores · £85.00 · Booking required New

National Gallery masterpieces reproduced outdoors across Newport — free self-guided mile-long trail from 6 May–30 Oct 2026 (step-free route around town centre).

Ongoing · Newport · Free

Ryde Art Collective fills Quay Arts’ West Gallery with work by Island artists from 26 September to 8 November.

Closed 24 October. · Quay Arts · Free

National Gallery masterpieces reproduced outdoors across Newport — free self-guided mile-long trail from 6 May–30 Oct 2026 (step-free route around town centre).

Ongoing · Newport · Free

Ryde Art Collective fills Quay Arts’ West Gallery with work by Island artists from 26 September to 8 November.

Closed 24 October. · Quay Arts · Free

National Gallery masterpieces reproduced outdoors across Newport — free self-guided mile-long trail from 6 May–30 Oct 2026 (step-free route around town centre).

Ongoing · Newport · Free

Ryde Art Collective fills Quay Arts’ West Gallery with work by Island artists from 26 September to 8 November.

Closed 24 October. · Quay Arts · Free

Teams of up to five face Halloween questions and compete for prizes at Waterstones Newport on Wednesday 14 October.

18:00–19:30 · Newport · £3.00 · Booking required

National Gallery masterpieces reproduced outdoors across Newport — free self-guided mile-long trail from 6 May–30 Oct 2026 (step-free route around town centre).

Ongoing · Newport · Free

Ryde Art Collective fills Quay Arts’ West Gallery with work by Island artists from 26 September to 8 November.

Closed 24 October. · Quay Arts · Free

National Gallery masterpieces reproduced outdoors across Newport — free self-guided mile-long trail from 6 May–30 Oct 2026 (step-free route around town centre).

Ongoing · Newport · Free

Ryde Art Collective fills Quay Arts’ West Gallery with work by Island artists from 26 September to 8 November.

Closed 24 October. · Quay Arts · Free

National Gallery masterpieces reproduced outdoors across Newport — free self-guided mile-long trail from 6 May–30 Oct 2026 (step-free route around town centre).

Ongoing · Newport · Free

Ryde Art Collective fills Quay Arts’ West Gallery with work by Island artists from 26 September to 8 November.

Closed 24 October. · Quay Arts · Free

An informal afternoon catch-up for people living with chronic illness at Town Choice Café Bar in Newport.

14:00–16:00 · Town Choice Café Bar · Free

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

National Gallery masterpieces reproduced outdoors across Newport — free self-guided mile-long trail from 6 May–30 Oct 2026 (step-free route around town centre).

Ongoing · Newport · Free

Ryde Art Collective fills Quay Arts’ West Gallery with work by Island artists from 26 September to 8 November.

Closed 24 October. · Quay Arts · Free

Learn beginner-friendly Kinusaiga textile art at Jubilee Stores in Newport, using fabric scraps to create a landscape across two Sunday workshop sessions.

10:00–15:00 · Jubilee Stores · £85.00 · Booking required New

National Gallery masterpieces reproduced outdoors across Newport — free self-guided mile-long trail from 6 May–30 Oct 2026 (step-free route around town centre).

Ongoing · Newport · Free

Ryde Art Collective fills Quay Arts’ West Gallery with work by Island artists from 26 September to 8 November.

Closed 24 October. · Quay Arts · Free

National Gallery masterpieces reproduced outdoors across Newport — free self-guided mile-long trail from 6 May–30 Oct 2026 (step-free route around town centre).

Ongoing · Newport · Free

Ryde Art Collective fills Quay Arts’ West Gallery with work by Island artists from 26 September to 8 November.

Closed 24 October. · Quay Arts · Free

Join Steve and Ella Baxter at Quay Arts in Newport for a free family drawing drop-in, making a shared plant-inspired artwork with all materials supplied.

10:00–13:00 · Quay Arts · Free New

Conn Artists Theatre brings Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre to Quay Arts in Newport, with five actors, original music and a new staging directed by Nick Young.

19:30–22:00 · Quay Arts · £21.00 · Booking required New

National Gallery masterpieces reproduced outdoors across Newport — free self-guided mile-long trail from 6 May–30 Oct 2026 (step-free route around town centre).

Ongoing · Newport · Free

Ryde Art Collective fills Quay Arts’ West Gallery with work by Island artists from 26 September to 8 November.

Closed 24 October. · Quay Arts · Free

National Gallery masterpieces reproduced outdoors across Newport — free self-guided mile-long trail from 6 May–30 Oct 2026 (step-free route around town centre).

Ongoing · Newport · Free

Ryde Art Collective fills Quay Arts’ West Gallery with work by Island artists from 26 September to 8 November.

Closed 24 October. · Quay Arts · Free

National Gallery masterpieces reproduced outdoors across Newport — free self-guided mile-long trail from 6 May–30 Oct 2026 (step-free route around town centre).

Ongoing · Newport · Free

Ryde Art Collective fills Quay Arts’ West Gallery with work by Island artists from 26 September to 8 November.

Closed 24 October. · Quay Arts · Free

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

National Gallery masterpieces reproduced outdoors across Newport — free self-guided mile-long trail from 6 May–30 Oct 2026 (step-free route around town centre).

Ongoing · Newport · Free

National Gallery masterpieces reproduced outdoors across Newport — free self-guided mile-long trail from 6 May–30 Oct 2026 (step-free route around town centre).

Ongoing · Newport · Free

Ryde Art Collective fills Quay Arts’ West Gallery with work by Island artists from 26 September to 8 November.

Closed 24 October. · Quay Arts · Free

National Gallery masterpieces reproduced outdoors across Newport — free self-guided mile-long trail from 6 May–30 Oct 2026 (step-free route around town centre).

Ongoing · Newport · Free

Ryde Art Collective fills Quay Arts’ West Gallery with work by Island artists from 26 September to 8 November.

Closed 24 October. · Quay Arts · Free

Waterstones Newport counts down to ACOTAR 6 with quizzes, activities and prizes from 21:30 on Monday 26 October.

21:30–23:59 · Newport · £5.00 · Booking required

National Gallery masterpieces reproduced outdoors across Newport — free self-guided mile-long trail from 6 May–30 Oct 2026 (step-free route around town centre).

Ongoing · Newport · Free

Collect ACOTAR 6 at Waterstones Newport just after midnight on Tuesday 27 October, following the previous evening’s fan party.

00:00–00:30 · Newport · £5.00 · Booking required

Ryde Art Collective fills Quay Arts’ West Gallery with work by Island artists from 26 September to 8 November.

Closed 24 October. · Quay Arts · Free

National Gallery masterpieces reproduced outdoors across Newport — free self-guided mile-long trail from 6 May–30 Oct 2026 (step-free route around town centre).

Ongoing · Newport · Free

Ryde Art Collective fills Quay Arts’ West Gallery with work by Island artists from 26 September to 8 November.

Closed 24 October. · Quay Arts · Free

Follow a Halloween woodland trail at Robin Hill in Downend, then join the family party tent for games, dancing, pumpkin painting and an evening drone show.

17:00–21:00 · Robin Hill · £16.99 · Booking required New

National Gallery masterpieces reproduced outdoors across Newport — free self-guided mile-long trail from 6 May–30 Oct 2026 (step-free route around town centre).

Ongoing · Newport · Free

Ryde Art Collective fills Quay Arts’ West Gallery with work by Island artists from 26 September to 8 November.

Closed 24 October. · Quay Arts · Free

Follow a Halloween woodland trail at Robin Hill in Downend, then join the family party tent for games, dancing, pumpkin painting and an evening drone show.

17:00–21:00 · Robin Hill · £16.99 · Booking required New

National Gallery masterpieces reproduced outdoors across Newport — free self-guided mile-long trail from 6 May–30 Oct 2026 (step-free route around town centre).

Ongoing · Newport · Free

Ryde Art Collective fills Quay Arts’ West Gallery with work by Island artists from 26 September to 8 November.

Closed 24 October. · Quay Arts · Free

Follow a Halloween woodland trail at Robin Hill in Downend, then join the family party tent for games, dancing, pumpkin painting and an evening drone show.

17:00–21:00 · Robin Hill · £16.99 · Booking required New

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

Ryde Art Collective fills Quay Arts’ West Gallery with work by Island artists from 26 September to 8 November.

Closed 24 October. · Quay Arts · Free

Mr Sleepybum’s Dream Machine brings interactive sketches and slapstick to Quay Arts in Newport, with an hour of theatre for children aged three to eight.

14:00–15:00 · Quay Arts · £10.50 · Booking required New

Ryde Art Collective fills Quay Arts’ West Gallery with work by Island artists from 26 September to 8 November.

Closed 24 October. · Quay Arts · Free

Ryde Art Collective fills Quay Arts’ West Gallery with work by Island artists from 26 September to 8 November.

Closed 24 October. · Quay Arts · Free

Ryde Art Collective fills Quay Arts’ West Gallery with work by Island artists from 26 September to 8 November.

Closed 24 October. · Quay Arts · Free

Ryde Art Collective fills Quay Arts’ West Gallery with work by Island artists from 26 September to 8 November.

Closed 24 October. · Quay Arts · Free

Ryde Art Collective fills Quay Arts’ West Gallery with work by Island artists from 26 September to 8 November.

Closed 24 October. · Quay Arts · Free

Ryde Art Collective fills Quay Arts’ West Gallery with work by Island artists from 26 September to 8 November.

Closed 24 October. · Quay Arts · Free