Island Life Magazine Ltd August/September 2013 | Page 52

ON THE WATER

Festival of the Sea
COMING TO ISLAND

The Island is planning to ride the crest of a wave as
it celebrates its maritime history, heritage and holiday
appeal during a lively, nine-day ‘Festival of the Sea’
September 14 to 22.
Aimed at giving the out-of-season visitor more
things to see and do during September, it is also
expected to attract additional day visitors, as well as
family groups during two especially action-packed
‘shoulder’ weekends. The full programme of events
will include everything from sea shanties, beach art
displays, fishing, cookery displays and food-tastings,
through to opportunities to charter boats, sailing
lessons, kite festivals, talks…and even organised
cycle rides that end-up with fish’n’chips on the beach!
The Festival of the Sea is now expected to become
an annual event capable of washing-up an extra
40,000 visitors to the Island. For the time being,
however, ambitions are being set to a more realistic
figure of around 10,000 additional ‘crew members’ for
the inaugural Festival.
The Festival is the first of several new themed
weeks and festivals being rolled-out by Visit Isle of
Wight in the coming months to attract more visitors
to the Island during other out-of-season periods
- including an ‘Isle of Fright’ campaign around
Halloween and Bonfire Night, and an “ILoveWight
Festival” around Valentine’s Day.

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