Ventnor Carnival returns to the town this August, with organisers choosing an Art Deco theme to mark the decline of the Ventnor Winter Gardens. Winter Gardens tributeThe Art Deco building once hosted carnival balls and touring acts. Carnival Week 2026 also marks a hundred years since Ventnor crowned its first Carnival King. Community fayre opens the weekThe Carnival celebrations gets under way on Saturday 8th August, with a community fayre in the park from 12 noon. Children’s parade and crowningThe Children’s Parade steps off on Wednesday 12th August at noon, when Blake will be formally crowned Senior King.