Isle of Wight Radio Midnight - 6:00am Live and Local Podcast - Supporting Live Local Music On The Isle Of Wight Revealed: Extended Line Up For The Ventnor Fringe This Year! By Iona Stewart-Richardson Scroll for pictures... The multi-award-winning arts festival, which features gigs, comedy and performances in pop up venues throughout Ventnor, will return from 23 July - 1 August. In recent years it has become an important testing ground for artists premiering new material, running in the lead up to Edinburgh Festival Fringe. A host of new acts have been announced including: RuPaul’s Drag Race UK contestant Joe Black who will be previewing new show ‘Decopunk’ plus ‘Work In Progress’