Carnival colour at Hullabaloo

Hullabaloo returns to Sandown this October for a celebration of arts, science and nature with lashings of fun

Sandown Bay’s spectacular celebration of arts, science and nature – Biosphere too – is coming to you on Saturday 15th and Sunday 16th October.

Hullabaloo is brought to the Isle of Wight by Shademakers UK and The Common Space and takes place at Browns Golf Course by the sea.

We’ll be kicking off a weekend of Biosphere all-sorts at 6.30pm on Friday 14th October with an unmissable one-off show from Shademakers UK.

National Poo Museum toilet humour and science knowhow, Discovery Bay at Hullabaloo
© Julian Winslow

What’s on…

  • Cardboard Quest is back! This year’s theme is Wacky Racers… are you ready to race? (more to come on that soon)
  • Discovery Bay! Find Winchester Science Museum, The Common Space Museum of Natural Wonders, Project Seagrass, the National Poo Museum and more things wild and wonderful under one roof…
  • The Shady Lady stage will dock once again hosted by Horse Box Theatre with musical mayhem.
  • Expand your brain and ears with a specially curated two-day programme of amazing speakers live in our Talk Tent.
  • Join in with storytelling, cardboard-making, clothes-mending and more in the Wacky Makers Tent.
  • StoryQuest! Help Shrewbert find Iris at the launch of The Trail with Two Tails!
  • Look out for Lizzie’s Way, the Men in Sheds and much, much more!
The Shady Lady Stage at Hullabaloo
© Julian Winslow

Hullabaloo will be home too for a whole host of Community and Volunteer Groups, Youth Sports and not forgetting the brilliant Market Days… oh and there’s still golf, of course.

Lily George, Shademakers UK said,

“We look forward to welcoming everyone to Hullabaloo 22! Here is a weekend one-stop shop for all – natural world in spades, culture up to the eyeballs, music, carnival mayhem and all set within the huge green and blue spaces of Browns public realm.

“A real Isle of Wight Biosphere celebration. Please invite your friends to come to the Island especially too!”

Inspiring conversations at Hullabaloo
© Julian Winslow

Where, When, What…
Hullabaloo takes place across the Greens and Wilds at Browns Golf Course, Culver Parade, Sandown PO36 8QA on Saturday 15th and Sunday 16th October 10am – 4pm each day.

Plus head to Sandown by 6.30pm on Friday 14th October for an unmissable one-off show from Shademakers UK.

Explore the Willow Walk with Lizzie's Way at Hullabaloo
© Julian Winslow

Go car-free
Going Car-Free! Why not walk, cycle or bus it along the seafront to Hullabaloo.

If you do need to come by car, there’s Pay and Display parking at Yaverland Car Park, Fort Street and the WildHeart Sanctuary.

The Shady Lady Stage at Hullabaloo
© Julian Winslow

For more information, visit the Website or follow on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

This is a free event for all!

Where the magic happens
© Julian Winslow

Support for the event
Thanks to financial support from the European Interreg France (Channel) England programme within the framework of the “UNESCO Sites Across the Channel” (USAC) project.

And more thanks also to Community Action Isle of Wight, the Isle of Wight AONB and to Blue Tiki at Browns.


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