Longdown Activity Farm

Upcoming events at Longdown Activity Farm

Community

St Catherine’s School Fundraising Gala Dinner

St Catherine’s School Fundraising Gala Dinner Date: Saturday 18th April 2026 Arrival From: 6:30 pm Seats to be taken: 7:00 pm By buying a ticket you will be supporting St Catherine’s School for students with speech, language and communication needs based here on the Isle of Wight. Tickets are £60 each and include a welcome drink, 3 course meal and entertainment To buy tickets email Tanya –  . Come and join us for a fantastic night and support a local cause!

Sat 18 Apr18:30Northwood House & Park

via Northwood House & Park

Community

Community Pilates

Join us for a morning session of Pilates and then perhaps a bit of tea and cake! Community Pilates is a new event happening monthly at the Ballroom here at Northwood House and this will be our second session! Health & Wellbeing is rightly becoming a crucial and ever growing part of everyday society and we feel it is important for the local community to be able to get involved and enjoy the benefits of this. Pilates is a holistic movement practice that uses a mindful approach to exercise. The Pilates technique helps to build functional strength and flexibility while supporting mental wellbeing. We are excited to bring this experience to Northwood House in Cowes, combining it with an environment that naturally welcomes a bit of chat and socialising.  A bit of cake and chat after the class is an added bonus we think…. Our Pilates teacher Becci holds a Level 3 Diploma in Teaching Pilates (Practitioner) and is experienced in leading both private sessions group classes across the Isle of Wight. This class offers modifications and progressions for every exercise, making it accessible and informative for newcomers and advanced students alike.

Tue 28 Apr09:30Northwood House & Park

via Northwood House & Park

Community

The Comedy Social £17.50

Great news for comedy fans following on from our latest show! The Comedy Social is back at Northwood House…so grab some friends, prime your giggle muscles and get ready for our next instalment….and what a line up we have for you! So without further ado we welcome the following belly busters! Here he is…your Headliner (and its a huge one!) JULIAN DEANE Widely celebrated for his ingenious punchlines, Julian Deane is an award-winning British stand up comedian and writer. Within a few years of starting stand up comedy, he was named Best New Comedian by the Comedy Café in London and won the ITV Stand Up Hero and the Laughing Horse New Act of the Year competitions. Julian has appeared on The Russell Howard Hour (Sky One) and supported Paul Chowdhry on a world tour, which included Wembley Arena. He is also an in-demand writer, with his credits including Never Mind the Buzzcocks (BBC Two), Mock the Week (BBC Two), Matt Forde’s Unspun (Dave) and Morgan Spurlock’s New Britannia (Sky Atlantic). Julian also hosts the Two Vegan Idiots podcast, with fellow comedian Carl Donnelly. FRANCES KEYTON Frances Keyton is an alumnus of Soho Comedy Labs Plus 2023, she was a finalist in Reading New Act of the Year 2024 (3rd), West End New Act of the Year 2022, Max Turner Prize 2022, SYTYF 2022, Leicester Square New Comedian of the Year 2022, and shortlisted for Funny Women Awards 2021 & BBC New Comedy Awards 2021. “Frances weaves between confident humour and openness with ease.

Fri 8 May19:00Northwood House & Park

via Northwood House & Park

Live MusicFestivals & Events

Musto’s Epic “Cowes Week 200” Opening Party_headlined by Vernon Kay

It’s the 200th Anniversary of Cowes Week and have we got an event to kick off this historic week of celebrations! Party people…are you ready for this?? The Musto Cowes Week 200 Opening Party is locked in and happening on Saturday 1st August…it’s an event that going to have you buzzing, so save the date and get these red-hot tickets booked ASAP! It’s going to be one of the main social gatherings of the week, so DO NOT MISS OUT! Dust of your dancing shoes (yes, sailing folk, your deck shoes will do) and come on down to the Musto Lawn Bar to party the night away with all your friends…we’re celebrating two whole centuries of Cowes Week and Northwood House has been there since year 1 ! This year we’re going extra extra large with a huge celebrity DJ headliner to help get the 200 year anniversary celebrations underway. Radio 2’s mid-morning front man and national TV treasure Vernon Kay will be red-jetting in and aims to have you raving and misbehaving on the lawns as he plays an epic headline set of the best 90’s dance and  party anthems from that incredible era. Vernon is renowned for delivering high-energy sets packed with iconic anthems, current hits, and feel-good party bangers.

Sat 1 Aug18:30Northwood House & Park

via Northwood House & Park

Food & DrinkFestivals & Events

The Epic Lawn Bar Cowes Party Night sponsored by Musto

As Cowes celebrates the 200th anniversary of it’s famous sailing regatta, the Lawn Bar has got an event to kick off the best week of the year on the Isle of Wight! Party people…are you ready for this?? The Epic Lawn Bar Cowes Party Night sponsored by Musto  is locked in and happening on Saturday 1st August…it’s an event that going to have you buzzing, so save the date and get these red-hot tickets booked ASAP! It’s going to be one of the main social gatherings of the week, so DO NOT MISS OUT! Dust of your dancing shoes (yes, sailing folk, your deck shoes will do) and come on down to the Musto Lawn Bar to party the night away with all your friends…we’re celebrating two whole centuries of the towns famous sailing regatta and Northwood House has been there since year 1 ! This year we’re going extra extra large with a huge celebrity DJ headliner to help get the 200 year anniversary celebrations underway. Radio 2’s mid-morning front man and national TV treasure Vernon Kay will be red-jetting in and aims to have you raving and misbehaving on the lawns as he plays an epic headline set of the best 90’s dance and  party anthems from that incredible era. Vernon is renowned for delivering high-energy sets packed with iconic anthems, current hits, and feel-good party bangers.

Sat 1 Aug18:30Northwood House & Park

via Northwood House & Park

Live MusicFestivals & EventsDance

‘Wave2Rave: Euphoric Island’ with Paul Oakenfold and Factor B

We promised you BIG to celebrate Cowes Week 200…and this is just off the scale! Cowes has never seen anything quite on this level as we host a dance music event like no other that has gone before. We bring you ‘Wave2Rave:Euphoric Island’…headlined by the legendary international DJ and producer Paul Oakenfold, stopping off on his 2026 world tour for Cowes Week 200! With over 10 million record sales, Paul is one of the most successful electronic music artists of all time and joining him on the Musto Cowes Week 200 Stage will be a rising global star of the trance music scene Factor B, jetting in from Amsterdam to be with us especially for this incredible party night.  It’s huge…perhaps one of the biggest nights of electronic music the Isle of Wight, let alone Cowes Week has ever seen! Two global DJ superstars…One euphoric night guaranteed D0…Not….Miss…It! It’s the hottest ticket in town this summer if you love euphoric electronic music and you want to rave along to the best of the best. There are few other DJ’s that can boast such a glittering career as Paul Oakenfold…and now he’s agreed to play for us at  Cowes Week 200! He’ll be bringing an anthemic set of classic trance and dance music with some of his iconic remixes and productions, with an energy that few other DJ’s can match. Dance and trance music fans are in for a belter. Hailed widely as the “Godfather of Electronic Music”, Paul is one of the true pioneers of global dance music.

Wed 5 Aug17:30Northwood House & Park

via Northwood House & Park

Community

Lawn Bar Presents Paul Oakenfold and Factor B- A world-class night of incredible dance music

We promised you BIG to help celebrate the 200th anniversary of the towns world-famous sailing regatta …and this event this is just off the scale! Cowes has never seen anything quite on this level as we host a dance music event like no other that has gone before. We bring you an incredible night of dance music with world-class DJ’s…headlined by the legendary international DJ and producer Paul Oakenfold, stopping off on his 2026 world tour in Cowes to bring us a what promises to be the dance party event of the summer! With over 10 million record sales, Paul is one of the most successful electronic music artists of all time and joining him on the Musto Lawn Bar Stage will be a rising global star of the trance music scene Factor B, jetting in from Amsterdam to be with us especially for this incredible party night.  It’s huge…perhaps one of the biggest nights of electronic music the Isle of Wight, let alone Cowes has ever seen! Two global DJ superstars…One euphoric night guaranteed D0…Not….Miss…It! It’s the hottest ticket in town this summer if you love euphoric electronic music and you want to dance and rave along to the best of the best. There are few other DJ’s that can boast such a glittering career as Paul Oakenfold…and now he’s agreed to play for us here at the Lawn Bar! He’ll be bringing an anthemic set of classic trance and dance music with some of his iconic remixes and productions, with an energy that few other DJ’s can match.

Wed 5 Aug17:30Northwood House & Park

via Northwood House & Park

Community

The Epic Lawn Bar Presents – Musto’s Friday Night Party

As Cowes celebrates the 200th anniversary of regatta week, the Lawn Bar has got an event to close off the best week of the year on the Isle of Wight! Party people…are you ready for this?? The Epic Lawn Bar Friday Night Party sponsored by Musto  is locked in and happening on Friday 7th August…it’s an event that going to have you buzzing, so save the date and get these Soul-Strutting tickets booked ASAP! It’s going to be one of the main social gatherings of the week, so DO NOT MISS OUT! Dust of your dancing shoes (yes, sailing folk, your deck shoes will do) and come on down to the Musto Lawn Bar to party the night away with all your friends…we’re celebrating two whole centuries of the towns famous sailing regatta and Northwood House has been there since year 1 ! This year we’re going extra extra large with a huge celebrity DJ headliner to help bring the house down on a massive week. Radio 6’s afternoon front man and national TV star past and present whilst fresh from navigating ‘I’m a Celebrity!’ CRAIG CHARLES will be red-jetting in and aims to have you shuffling and shaking your tail feathers on the lawns as he plays an epic headline set of the best Soul and Funk tunes from the golden era of music. Craig is renowned for delivering high-energy sets packed with the grooviest, soul hits, and feel-good music pumping with intent to get your hips moving.

Fri 7 Aug18:30Northwood House & Park

via Northwood House & Park

Community

PLASTIC MERMAIDS – Sunset Saturday Cowes 2026

Welcome to the last Sunset of Regatta week 2026!!! Sunset Saturday is the final evening to celebrate the 200 year anniversary of the historic event!! Grab a drink and watch some fantastic live music whilst the sun comes down at the amazing setting of Northwood House. After a 2 year hiatus local favourites PLASTIC MERMAIDS will be sailing onto our stage! AND WE CAN’T WAIT! Here’s what Rough Trade have to say about them! Plastic Mermaids are a UK band hailing from the Isle of Wight. Comprised of talented members Douglas Richards, Jamie Richards, Chris Jones, Chris Newnham, Tom Farren, Fox Rawding and Emma Wilkinson they bring their unique sound to the music scene. With their captivating melodies and thought-provoking lyrics, Plastic Mermaids have gained a loyal following. Their innovative approach to music sets them apart and ensures that each track is an unforgettable experience for listeners. Formed in 2015, Plastic Mermaids quickly made waves with their distinct blend of genres. Drawing inspiration from various musical influences, they create a sound that is both familiar and refreshingly original. From intimate acoustic performances to energetic live shows, this band knows how to captivate audiences and leave them wanting more. With their undeniable talent and dedication to their craft, Plastic Mermaids continue to push boundaries in the music industry. Their passion shines through in every song they create, making them a must-listen for any music lover.

Sat 8 Aug18:30Northwood House & Park

via Northwood House & Park

Event details on Near Here are aggregated from third-party sources and may change. Always verify times, location, availability, and any price directly with the organiser before travelling. See Terms.