Isle of Wight Radio Midnight - 6:00am Live and Local Podcast - Supporting Live Local Music On The Isle Of Wight Isle Of Wight Mardi Gras Replaced With 'Pop Up' Children's Carnival By Iona Stewart-Richardson Tracy Curtis, Newchurch Primary Mardi Gras 2019 The National Children's Carnival Week will replace the annual Mardi Gras celebrations this year, and everyone is invited to take part! The New Carnival Company (NCC) has been working with Isle of Wight schoolteachers and national carnival organisers to bring the joy of carnival to children, teachers, and families at the end of what has been an extremely difficult and challenging academic year.