You must use the jquery.ui.ipad.js plugin in order for jQuery UI widgets to recognize mobile touch events as click events. Demo: http://jsfiddle.net/blackdynamo/yxhzU/ Available options: duration: this is the number of milliseconds for the slide transition to happen. direction: whether the carousel is a "horizontal" or "vertical" carousel. minimumDrag: this is the minimum distance the carousel has to be dragged in order to trigger the page change. beforeStart: callback that will be called right as the drag event is triggered. "this" = the jQuery(list) afterStart: callback that will be called right after the start event is triggered. "this" = the jQuery(list) beforeStop: callback that will be called right as the drag has stopped. "this" = the jQuery(list) beforeStart: callback that will be called right after the drag has stopped. "this" = the jQuery(list)