HULLABALOO Lite, the Isle of Wight Biosphere’s celebration of Sandown Bay, natural science and wildlife, with arts, music and carnival colour stirred in, is back for 2021.

Spreading across the greens and wilds of the 1930s Browns Golf Course by the sea in Sandown, Hullabaloo Lite will be a smaller event than the usual Hullabaloo extravaganza ​but there's plenty going on and it’s all free to enjoy.

Sharon George, of Shademakers UK, said: "Hullabaloo began in 2017 as our way to celebrate the natural and cultural character of Sandown Bay.

"We’re delighted and grateful to have received additional funding support this year from the Isle of Wight’s brilliant AONB team and Interreg."

Joel Bateman, from the IW AONB, said: "Covid put the kybosh on people physically attending Hullabaloo in 2020, but the geniuses behind the scenes at Shademakers put together a fantastic event at home in partnership with Sandown’s finest artists, musicians and ecologists.

"This year, the Isle of Wight AONB has been lucky enough to have secured money from the European Union’s Interreg Programme and this is being used to help fund community and arts events to entice tourists back to the Island.

"We are really pleased to support this superb event and hope it draws an important line in the sand, where we can get back to celebrating the Island through art and science, safely together and as a community once again."

Hullabaloo Lite is organised by Shademakers and The Common Space, with the help of Arc and Artecology, and takes place in and around Browns Golf Course, on Saturday, October 9, and Sunday, October 10, from 10am to 4pm each day.

Explore Discovery Bay’s pop-up labs, walks and talks and learn all about the Biosphere’s natural wonders and the inspiration to be found in everyday wildlife.

Channel your inner rock star at this year’s Cardboard Quest and join Elvis and Dolly Parton for the ultimate Battle of the Bands!

Plus there'll be music, magic, makings and more.

Head back to Browns on the Saturday night, from 7pm to 10pm, for 'Moon, Music, Moths' with acoustic music from Spammy Oatis, Rosie Sales and Greg Barnes and a chance to explore the night-time world of moths with the Discovery Bay crew.