There are two proms on the Island, and they are easy to mix up. The Wight Proms Festival is a week of open-air shows on the lawns of Northwood House, Ward Avenue, Cowes PO31 8AZ, held every summer since 2018 and founded by Mike Christie, a Cowes resident and member of the vocal group G4. It mixes classical proms with comedy, musicals, opera, drag, country and children's workshops, and ends with a flag-waving Last Night on a Sunday.
The festival is coming back in 2027, but the dates had not been announced when we checked. It ran 9 to 18 August in 2024 and 12 to 17 August in 2025, the week after Cowes Week. In 2026 it moved to 31 July to 9 August to join Cowes Week's 200th anniversary. Cowes Week 2027 is 31 July to 6 August, so expect the festival in mid-August.
The other is the Classic Isle Proms at Robin Hill, near Newport, each July. It is covered further down this page.
10 to 15 August 2027 dates to be confirmed
Northwood House, Ward Avenue, Cowes PO31 8AZ
The event's own camping: None. The festival has no camping; stay at a campsite around Cowes, Gurnard or Northwood.
We priced every campsite below for those 6 nights. 4 have a price; the cheapest is Waverley Park Holiday Centre, at £78 for two adults.
Holiday park · East Cowes · 0.9 miles
about £78 for 6 nights, two adults · Touring pitches and a camping field in East Cowes, about 1.4 km away as the crow flies. Cross on the floating bridge and allow about 20 minutes' walk on the West Cowes side.
Tents, caravans, motorhomes, static caravans
from £13/night
ViewCampsite · Northwood · 1.7 miles
£120 for 6 nights, two adults · Meadow camping on Pallance Road, Northwood, about 2.7 km from Northwood House. Tents, caravans and motorhomes, open to the end of September, and the Travellers Joy pub is close by.
Tents, caravans, motorhomes
from £20/night
ViewCampsite · Cowes · 1.9 miles
Small off-grid site near Gurnard with tent pitches, campervan pitches and bell tents, about 3 km from Northwood House.
Tents, motorhomes, bell tents
Prices on request
ViewGlamping site · Cowes · 2 miles
about £1050 for 6 nights, two adults · Glamping arks with wood-fired hot tubs on Pallance Lane, Northwood, about 3 km from the festival.
from £175/night
ViewHoliday park · Gurnard · 2 miles
Static caravans
Prices on request
ViewGlamping site · Cowes · 2.6 miles
about £780 for 6 nights, two adults · Off-grid tiny homes on Hillis Gate Road, Northwood, about 4 km from Cowes, for a comfortable bed after the Last Night. No dogs.
Cabins
from £130/night
ViewNo campsites match all of those.
Tickets are sold only on the Wight Proms website, and you can buy on the door if a show has not sold out. Most are lawn tickets: bring a blanket or a folding chair. Chairs go in a set area, and gazebos and tables are not allowed. VIP Lounge tickets get covered seats at tables of four or eight, with drinks included.
You can bring your own food but not your own alcohol, because of the venue's licence; bar takings go to the charity that looks after Northwood House. BBQs and camping stoves are banned, and only registered guide dogs are allowed, so dog owners need a plan for the evening. Shows go ahead in the rain. In 2026 the evening shows opened their gates at 6pm and ran 7.30pm to 9.30pm, and the Last Night concert started at 4.15pm.
Northwood House is a 10 to 15 minute walk from the Red Jet terminal in West Cowes. Southern Vectis route 1 from Newport stops at Park Gates, and route 32 stops at Northwood House. From East Cowes it is the floating bridge across the Medina and then about 20 minutes on foot.
There is a field car park on Ward Avenue. In 2026 it cost £5 a car for evening shows (with overnight parking to 9.30am) and £4 for the Sunday afternoon, paid on the day in cash or booked with your tickets. Red Funnel is the travel partner: in 2026 it gave 15% off car crossings and foot passenger returns from £14 an adult.
Mid-August is peak season, and if the dates sit close to Cowes Week the town fills with sailors. Book a pitch as soon as the dates come out. See also campsites near Cowes Week and the Red Jet.
Classic Isle runs an open-air proms at Robin Hill Adventure Park, near Downend outside Newport. It was on Saturday 26 July 2025 and Saturday 11 July 2026, with the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra and a fireworks finale, followed in 2026 by A Night at the Movies on the Sunday. In 2026 gates opened at 5pm, the concert finished about 9.30pm, tickets started at £35 plus a booking fee, and parking was free. Picnics are welcome. Classic Isle says it will be back in summer 2027. For campsites, see Robin Hill.
The organisers say the festival returns in 2027 but had not set dates when we checked. It usually runs for about a week in mid-August, after Cowes Week; it was 12 to 17 August in 2025 and 31 July to 9 August in 2026.
Both, but they are different events. The Wight Proms Festival is at Northwood House in Cowes in August. The Classic Isle Proms, with the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, is at Robin Hill near Newport in July.
Yes to food, blankets and folding chairs, though chairs go in a set area. You cannot bring your own alcohol, gazebos, tables, BBQs or camping stoves.
Yes, a field car park on Ward Avenue. In 2026 it was £5 a car for evening shows and £4 for the Sunday afternoon Last Night, and there is limited disabled parking.
No. Only registered guide dogs are allowed on site during the festival.
It is a 10 to 15 minute walk from the Red Jet in West Cowes. Southern Vectis route 1 from Newport stops at Park Gates, and route 32 stops at Northwood House.
Waverley Park Holiday Centre, about 0.9 miles away as the crow flies.
Waverley Park Holiday Centre, from £13 a night for two adults, is the lowest price we can find over the next year. Prices change with the season and the day of the week, so put your dates into the calculator on this page.
4 of the 7: Waverley Park Holiday Centre, Comforts Farm, The Hydeaway and The Ark Park.
Yes: Waverley Park Holiday Centre and Tiny Homes Holidays.
Yes, at Comforts Farm, The Hydeaway and The Ark Park. Most want fires in a raised pit, not on the ground.
