Most events are free and booking is not required, but some are ticketed, please check the individual listing. View on map.
Saturday 29th June
Central (Newport area)
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10.00-17.00 Biosphere hub at Quay Arts Centre. Free programme of workshops, talks and performances now live.
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10.00-11.00 Nightlife in Daylight – identifying moths at Carisbrooke Priory
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10.00-15.00 Treating Plants Kindly with IOW Youth Trust
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10.00-16.00 Platform One Sustainable Fashion Concept Store: Exhibition, workshops and shops at P1 Wadhams
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10.00-16.30 Biosphere Creative Drop-in Day and Consultation – under 25s with Independent Arts and Artswork
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14.00-14.45 and 15.00-15.45 A Witness to Change: St Mary’s church tour with Richard Smout
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14.30-16.30 Make a biosphere in a jar (aged 5+) at Lord Louis Library, Newport
North East Wight
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8.30 Esprit Freedivers underwater safari at Seaview seagrass beds (booking required)
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10.00-12.00 Allotment Open Morning with Network Ryde
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10.00-13.00 Greener Futures: IW Mardi Gras family drop in workshop with New Carnival in Ryde
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10.00-16.00 Saturday sewing – drop in and make a tote bag at Ryde Library
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10.00-17.00 Sustainable Fashion by Holly Maslen, hosted at Jo Hummel’s Artist Studio in Bembridge
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11.00-13.00 Creating habitats for wildlife in Riboleau Community Garden
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11.00-13.00 Kidical Mass Bike Ride with Cycle Wight through Ryde
South East Wight
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9.30-17.00 FOCAS FEST – Focus on Conservation and Science Festival at Wildheart Animal Sanctuary (booking required)
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9.30-17.00 ‘Please Handle with care’ – Clay Workshop and Community Art Installation with Adumbration Arts at FOCAS FEST (booking required)
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10.30-11.30 Bee craft – create cute bees to take home (aged 4+) at Sandown Library
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11.00-15.00 Family Fun at Branstone Biosphere Day with National Landscapes and friends (booking preferred)
South Wight
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9.00 Planet Aware beach clean at Watershoot Bay (booking required)
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10.30-13.00 Arty Walk: Ventnor Coast Path with Lucia Para (booking required)
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12.00-15.30 Discover Munsley Bog with Godshill Matters
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17.00-18.30 Wilding: Film screening with Ventnor Arts Club (booking required)
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19.30-21.00 Wilding: Film screening with Ventnor Arts Club (booking required)
West Wight
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Anytime Giant of Chale: Become an Island Biosphere History Detective with The Earth Museum
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10.00-11.30 Make a pop-up butterfly card at Freshwater Library
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10.00-12.00 National Trust: Newtown Wellbeing Walk at Newtown National Nature Reserve
North Wight (Cowes area)
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10.00-12.00 Habitats Lego Challenge at Cowes Library
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14.00-15.00 The Great Oaks of Northwood Park walk with Cowes Tree Warden
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14.00-16.00 ‘Create an IOW animal’ drawing craft activity (aged 5+) Cowes Library
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19.00-21.00 THE FIGLET Literary Magazine Launch Event at Medina Bookshop
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19.30-21.00 ‘Under the Tree’ an evening of stories celebrating trees at Northwood House (booking required)
Sunday 30th June
Central (Newport area)
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10.00-17.00 Biosphere hub at Quay Arts Centre. Free programme of workshops, talks and performances now live.
North East Wight
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10.00-16.00 Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust Rewilding Open Day at Wilder Little Duxmore
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10.30-12.30 Blissing the Biosphere (Appley Beach)
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12.00-16.00 Monkton Arts 5th Birthday Street Fair and Biosphere Exhibition (link coming)
South East Wight
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9.30-17.00 FOCAS FEST – Focus on Conservation and Science Festival at Wildheart Animal Sanctuary (booking required)
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9.30-17.00 ‘Please Handle with care’ – Clay Workshop and Community Art Installation with Adumbration Arts at FOCAS FEST (booking required)
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15.00-17.00 Tales with Legs Storywalk in Newchurch with Sue Bailey (booking required)
South Wight
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10.00-16.00 Open “Food Forest Garden” Day at Permaculture Island
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19.0-21.00 Wilding: Film screening with Ventnor Arts Club with recorded Q&A (booking required)
West Wight
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Anytime Giant of Chale: Become an Island Biosphere History Detective with The Earth Museum
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10.00-15.00 Creative Biosphere Market with I Love Wight at the Green Barn
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11.00-12.30 Mindful walk in nature: Brighstone Forest with Sylvia Clare
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14.30-16.00 Solar farms and opportunities for biodiversity and agriculture with Wight Community Energy in Shalfleet (booking required)
North Wight (Cowes area)
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19.00 An evening of Tree Songs with Paul Armfield at Sounds+Grounds (booking required)
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