BIOSPHERE FESTIVAL PROGRAMME
29th and 30th June 2024
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)
10.00-17.00 Biosphere hub at Quay Arts Centre: workshops, talks and performances FREE
10.00-11.00 Nightlife in Daylight – identifying moths at Carisbrooke Priory FREE
10.00-15.00 Treating Plants Kindly with IOW Youth Trust FREE
10.00-16.00 Platform One Sustainable Fashion Concept Store: Exhibition, workshops and shops at P1 Wadhams FREE
10.00-16.30 Biosphere Creative Drop-in Day and Consultation - under 25s with Independent Arts and Artswork FREE
14.00-14.45 and 15.00-15.45 A Witness to Change: St Mary's church tour with Richard Smout FREE
14.30-16.30 Make a biosphere in a jar (aged 5+) at Lord Louis Library, Newport FREE but booking required
North East Wight
8.30 Esprit Freedivers underwater safari at Seaview seagrass beds £40 booking required
10.00-12.00 Allotment Open Morning with Network Ryde FREE
10.00-13.00 Greener Futures: IW Mardi Gras family drop in workshop with New Carnival in Ryde FREE
10.00-14.00 Looking at Microplastics with Wightlink & the University of Portsmouth (on board St Clare) FREE for passengers
10.00-16.00 Marine Habitats with the University of Portsmouth and Wightlink at Western Gardens, Ryde FREE
10.00-16.00 Saturday sewing - drop in and make a tote bag at Ryde Library FREE
10.00-17.00 Sustainable Fashion by Holly Maslen, hosted at Jo Hummel's Artist Studio in Bembridge FREE
11.00-13.00 Creating habitats for wildlife in Riboleau Community Garden FREE
11.00-13.00 Kidical Mass Bike Ride with Cycle Wight through Ryde FREE
South East Wight
9.30-17.00 FOCAS FEST - Focus on Conservation and Science Festival at Wildheart Animal Sanctuary £2.50 booking required
10.00-16.00 Brading Roman Villa Biosphere Nature Trail £2
10.30-11.30 Bee craft - create cute bees to take home (aged 4+) at Sandown Library FREE booking required (contact Library directly)
11.00-15.00 Family Fun at Branstone Biosphere Day with National Landscapes and friends FREE but booking preferred
South Wight
9.00 Planet Aware beach clean at Watershoot Bay FREE but booking required
9.30-16.30 Nature-themed scavenger hunt at Ventnor Library FREE
10.30-13.00 Arty Walk: sketch colourful memories along Ventnor Coast Path with Lucia Para £12.50 booking required
12.00-15.30 Discover Munsley Bog community picnic with Godshill Matters FREE
17.00-18.30 Wilding: documentary film about the Knepp rewilding transformation at Ventnor Arts Club £9.12 booking required
19.30-21.00 Wilding: documentary film about the Knepp rewilding transformation at Ventnor Arts Club £9.12 booking required
West Wight
Anytime Giant of Chale: Become an Island Biosphere History Detective with The Earth Museum FREE
10.00-11.30 Make a pop-up butterfly card at Freshwater Library FREE
10.00-12.00 National Trust: Newtown Wellbeing Walk at Newtown National Nature Reserve FREE
14.00-16.00 Earth Museum tours for Biosphere Festival FREE
North Wight (Cowes area)
10.00-12.00 Habitats Lego Challenge at Cowes Library FREE
13.00-16.00 Moorgreen Allotment open Day and Biodiversity Chat FREE
14.00-15.00 The Great Oaks of Northwood Park walk with Cowes Tree Warden FREE
14.00-16.00 'Create an IOW animal' drawing craft activity (aged 5+) Cowes Library FREE
19.00-21.00 THE FIGLET Literary Magazine Launch Event at Medina Bookshop FREE
19.30-21.00 ‘Under the Tree’ an evening of stories celebrating trees at Northwood House £7 booking required
Sunday 30th June
Central (Newport area)
10.00-17.00 Biosphere hub at Quay Arts Centre: workshops, talks and performances FREE
North East Wight
10.00-16.00 Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust Rewilding Open Day at Wilder Little Duxmore FREE
10.00-14.00 Looking at Microplastics with Wightlink & the University of Portsmouth (on board St Clare) FREE for passengers
10.30-12.30 Blissing the Biosphere; Storytelling, ritual and creativity on Appley beach FREE
12.00-16.00 Monkton Arts 5th Birthday Street Fair and Biosphere Exhibition FREE
14.00-15.30 Forest School with Forever Wild@❤️ FREE but booking required
South East Wight
9.30-17.00 FOCAS FEST - Focus on Conservation and Science Festival at Wildheart Animal Sanctuary £2.50 booking required
15.00-17.00 Tales with Legs Storywalk in Newchurch with Sue Bailey FREE but booking required
South Wight
10.00-16.00 Open "Food Forest Garden" Day at Permaculture Island FREE
19.00-21.00 Wilding: documentary film about the Knepp rewilding transformation at Ventnor Arts Club with recorded Q&A £9.12 booking required
West Wight
Anytime Giant of Chale: Become an Island Biosphere History Detective with The Earth Museum FREE
10.00-15.00 Creative Biosphere Market with I Love Wight at the Green Barn FREE
11.00-12.30 Mindful walk in nature: Brighstone Forest with Sylvia Clare FREE
14.00-16.00 Earth Museum tours for Biosphere Festival FREE
14.30-16.00 Solar farms and opportunities for biodiversity and agriculture with Wight Community Energy in Shalfleet FREE but booking requested
North Wight (Cowes area)
19.00 An evening of Tree Songs with Paul Armfield at Sounds+Grounds booking required SOLD OUT
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