Ventnor Fringe, over its ten day run, always throws up surprises and delights the more you delve into it.
This year was no exception, from the treasures on the Book Bus to buskers on the streets, handmade crafts in St Catherine's Church to art displays in unlikely places.
Word quickly got round that a young lad, Nathaniel Craggs, had stepped in last minute to narrate the IW Arts Society's Isabella: The Last Queen of the Wight and put in an astonishing performance. People messaged the County Press to tell us so - a star is born!
And we heard so many recommendations for Revel Puck Circus and Fringe volunteers told us the audiences were bowled over.
Anyone lucky enough to grab a ticket for Bob Dylan: A Quest for Meaning, would agree it was a real treat.
Hugh Wright and assorted musician friends, including Dick Taylor of The Pretty Things and Peter Banks of After the Fire, put on a brilliant performance.
Dylan's music was given majestic treatment by the talented band and backing singers and the super acoustics of Trinity Church.
Even though many of the audience had restricted views of the big screen due to the church pillars, the sounds more than made up for it.
Singer Hugh's admiration for Dylan shone through - and he presented a well-researched biography of the icon.
And it is always a joy to see Dick Taylor in action. Whispers went round the pews behind us from people clearly watching him for the first time who couldn't believe their eyes. Well, he's 81 years old but with the dexterity of a young rockstar - quite unbelievable. A Ventnor treasure indeed, as Hugh pointed out.
Confessions of a Card Cheat was a fascinating show, at Ventnor Arts Club over three nights.
A giant screen behind magician Mitch Ward showed his hands in giant size, but this did nothing to stop the audience being fooled by his abundant cheating skills - even when he talked us through them!
We all left the show scratching our heads.
It was a delight to see an Island artist given a platform to show off his skills - Ventnor Fringe is a valuable local asset for entertainers like this.
Seriously, he was finessing his Work in Progress before Edinburgh Fringe and working out what would work and what died a death - he was pretty hard on himself! The material was good, the delivery was funny, and he's back on Sunday night to try out another crowd...
Ventnor Fringe finishes today (Sunday) with highlights set to include Quivers, Baron Fortitude, Ania Magliano and Seska.
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