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The 2024 Isle of Wight Spring Art & Garden Fair (rescheduled date)
18th - 19th May £4 - £10
Online bookings for this event have now closed. Tickets for admission and parking are available on the gate, thank you.
So the weather made us change dates from April this year at quite short notice (sorry everyone, but the park was just too wet for thousands of visitors!) but the great news is that we’re delighted to be able to reschedule to May…perhaps an even better time of year for art and garden-loving Islanders who enjoy visiting outdoor events!
The 2024 Isle of Wight Spring Art & Garden Fair will now take place at Northwood House and Park in Cowes on Saturday 18th & Sunday 19th May from 10am to 5pm (rescheduled from 6th & 7th April)
We are delighted to announce that Red Funnel Ferries have kindly agreed to continue the sponsorship of the event in 2024 and will provide travel support for our mainland exhibitors.
The event will bring together a fantastic collection of different exhibitors of all types, including garden and plant nurseries from the Island and mainland who will be taking space on the lawns of the historic local venue, as well as a fantastic Island artist showcase inside the main house.
Great for gardening folk!
Plants, shrubs, garden machinery, tools, landscaping products and other outdoor leisure products will all be on display over the two-day event. Guest mainland exhibitors who normally exhibit at the large mainland shows will be attendance selling the highest quality plant stock.
There will also be a new feature on the latest electric cars that our local Island dealerships have to offer, so a great chance to see what’s new and coming to the market.
Art Showcase will launch the Island Season
Some of the best Island artists will be exhibiting their work in the Art Showcase inside Northwood House, in what will certainly be the first main Island art event of the busy spring and summer season. There will be a live painting demonstration complete with some human models as subject matter running through the weekend, where visitors can have a go at sketching and painting with tuition from experienced Island artists in situ.
The Northwood House Tea tent and Lawn bar will be open for your hospitality!
The popular Northwood House Lawn Bar will open over the weekend serving Pimm’s, wine and beer, plus our renowned tea tent and bbq managed by the award-winning Northwood House Volunteers, who won the Queens Award for Voluntary Service in 2019. There will also be a tasty food offer from the talented team from the Garden Restaurant in Cowes as well as guest caterers from the mainland the incredible Nordic Smokery!
Entertainment:
As always, there’s a range of entertainment to keep visitors amused during their visit, including an arena which includes the Adams Axemen Display team from the mainland who’ll be showing off their forestry skills with saws and axes on both days. The legendary Isle of Wight magician David Randini will be appearing and hosting the arena over the weekend with the Barking Mad Dog Agility Team showing off their skills on Sunday, with a chance to join in if you bring your dog along! Kids can enjoy “That Stix Guy” who’ll be entertaining everyone with his circus and juggling skills!
Also look out for a display by the Isle of Wight Vintage Tractor Club all weekend showing off some of their prized tractors and engines from yesteryear, always a fabulous part of the Fair.
We’re also delighted to announce there will be a chainsaw sculpture carving display with top UK chainsaw artist, Paul Sivell who will be carving a beautiful timber sculpture over the weekend. This will be available to buy through an auction on Sunday afternoon at 4pm if you love what you see and wnat to take it home! You can even bid online over the weekend if you want to make an offer! Half the sale proceeds are being donated to Northwood House Charitable Trust to support important restoration work planned for this summer on the main roof structure.
For more information about the sculptures and making a bid please Click Here
The Spring Fair is sure to draw large crowds of visitors from across the Island over the new weekend date with craft and local food producers also in attendance, as well as a range of other quality Island businesses and organisations.
Just a small entry fee, with all proceeds going to Northwood House Charitable Trust!
The Spring Fair is only £5 for a standard single admission ticket to enter or £9.00 for two person ticket, with children under 16 free.
The event will be open between 10am and 5pm on both Saturday 18th/Sunday 19th of May. Proceeds from the event will go to Northwood House Charitable Trust to help with ongoing restoration of the grade II* Listed House and upkeep of Northwood Park for the Island community to enjoy.
Car parking
Event parking is available on Northwood House’s event field, off of Ward Avenue at £4 per car. The main public pay and display car park in Park Road is also available for parking over the two days with cash and card facilities available.
Online Tickets available now to purchase below or pay at the gate with cash or card.
Please bring a copy of your ticket confirmation email as proof of purchase for entry on the day. We will have a data base of advance ticket purchasers on the gate for cross referencing.
Please note that advance entry or parking tickets aren’t refundable after the 11th May 2024 unless the Fair is completely cancelled to extreme weather but tickets can be swapped to the alternative day if required.
Note for people who purchased tickets for the original April weekend:
If you purchased tickets for entry or parking for the original dates (6th & 7th April 2024) then these are of course still valid for the new May weekend dates. You do not need to take any further action.
If you are unable to attend on the new dates, then please contact us ASAP to arrange a refund by emailing administrator@northwoodhouse.org. We’ve sent an email to all ticket holders on 27th March 2024 (check your junk folder if you haven’t seen it) to confirm new arrangements and tell you about getting a refund.
Request for refunds must be made before 11th May 2024, a week in advance of the new Fair dates.
