Riverfest is the 3rd Best Island Event in 2024 – as voted for by you in the Red Funnel Isle of Wight Awards
Riverfest, a fun, free, community event organised and run by Newport Carnival & Community Event Association has been presented with a Bronze Award for Best Island Event. The Red Funnel Isle of Wight Awards is an annual event that has been running for well over a decade. It highlights some of the best businesses and […]
Riverfest is a Finalist in the Red Funnel Isle of Wight Awards
Riverfest has reached the final stages of the Red Funnel Isle of Wight Awards 2024! After public voting opened earlier in 2024, after months of votes gained for various categories, Riverfest has made it through as a finalist in the ‘best island event’ category. Paddy McHugh chair of Newport Carnival & Community Events Association (Riverfest) […]
Riverfest Success! 2024 was a big hit and attracted thousands to our fun, free, family event
There are some things with events that you cannot plan, despite how much you try, and that is the weather. And thankfully, the first Newport Carnival-organised event of the year had a scorcher of a day! The team at Riverfest and all the volunteers who make this happen each year are so grateful for the […]
Riverfest Poster 2024
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Vote for Riverfest in the Red Funnel Isle of Wight Awards 2024
Vote for Riverfest The Newport Carnival & Community Events Association team are delighted that Riverfest, our free, family-friendly, has been nominated in the Red Funnel Isle of Wight Awards 2024! Riverfest has been nominated for ‘BEST ISLAND EVENT’ Voting is now open to pick your best island event, and we hope you pick us! It’s […]
CBeebies presenter Gemma Hunt to bring Piratey Fun to Riverfest on Saturday 11th May 2024
Ahoy me hearties! It’s back, Riverfest 2024 takes place on Saturday 11th May on The Quay in Newport from 10:00 until a slightly later time of 17:00. Riverfest is a free, family-fun day out brought to you by Newport Carnival & Community Events Association and is now in its third year under Newport Carnival. CBeebies’ […]
Riverfest 2023 Returns
Riverfest will return once again under Newport Carnival & Community Events Association after having had a successful first event under the carnival group in 2022. Come and join us and thousands of people who wish to take part of browse this popular FREE event in Newport. If you are a trader who is wishing to […]
Newport Carnival & Community Events Association takes over Riverfest
Isle of Wight Riverfest was launched in 2008 by the Isle of Wight Council. The event was taken over by The Footprint Trust in 2010 and has become the biggest free community event in Newport, attracting some 4,000 people annually. Due to the Covid pandemic, the event had to be cancelled in 2020 and 2021. […]
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