Brading Day is an annual community event held on the first weekend in July at Beechgrove Playing Fields, Brading,

Isle of Wight The Isle of Wight (Help:IPA/English, /waɪt/ Help:Pronunciation respelling key, ''WYTE'') is an island off the south coast of England which, together with its surrounding uninhabited islets and Skerry, skerries, is also a ceremonial county. T ...

. The first event was in 1285 when

King Edward I Edward I (17/18 June 1239 – 7 July 1307), also known as Edward Longshanks and the Hammer of the Scots (Latin: Malleus Scotorum), was King of England from 1272 to 1307. Concurrently, he was Lord of Ireland, and from 1254 ...

gave the people of Brading the right to hold an annual fair by

Royal Charter A royal charter is a formal grant issued by a monarch under royal prerogative as letters patent. Historically, they have been used to promulgate public laws, the most famous example being the English Magna Carta (great charter) of 1215, but ...

External links

Official Website
Festivals on the Isle of Wight 1285 establishments in England Culture on the Isle of Wight Festivals established in the 13th century Brading {{UK-festival-stub