Our tenth Free Friday Lunchtime Recital of 2025 will take place on Friday 17 October at 1:15pm.

Celebrate the vibrancy of Brazilian piano music in this recital with Connor Heraghty, featuring the lyrical and rhythmically inventive preludes of Villa-Lobos, Lorenzo Fernández, Guarnieri, and Santoro, interspersed with Rachmaninoff’s virtuosic preludes and Beethoven’s revolutionary Waldstein Sonata.

An opportunity to be still and pray to the theme In Pursuit of Joy. Classical, pop and worship music together with spiritual readings will provide fuel for our reflections.

St Mary’s Festival will host a Reuse and Repair Fair

St Mary’s Festival: Youth Concert

Come and enjoy an evening of musical performances given by talented youth music groups and student soloists from the local area.

This event is free and you do not need a ticket.

Refreshments will be provided.

Come and be inspired by performances and readings capturing the essence of fire.

Join us for a free traditional quiz night at St Mary’s. Come by yourself or as a team, and get your knowledge tested while having fun!

Pizza and drinks will be provided.

Hear from a panel of Christians working in fashion on how their faith shapes their work and outlook on the fashion industry. We'll explore how fashion with faith can be a vehicle for justice, ethics, and sustainability — and how personal and collective values can shape a more hopeful future for the industry and the planet.

Our free concert will take place during St Mary’s Festival, on Friday 19 September 2025.

Join Leora Cohen and Adrian Partington and be delighted by high quality classical performance in our beautiful church.

The concerts will take place on the third Friday of every month at 1.15pm with free hot drinks and cake served from 12.45pm.

The concerts are free and you do not need a ticket.

Dates for the next few concerts are: 17 October and 21 November

Free Friday Lunchtime Recitals at St Mary’s have been made possible by a generous legacy left by Denise Antenen.

A fantastic opportunity to explore your local area on foot with a knowledgeable guide. Take an hour to discover the secrets of Islington's streets...

Meet at Richard Cloudesley tomb by front of St Mary's Church, Upper Street, N1 2TX.

You are invited to our St Mary’s Festival family fun day.

It’s free. Bring your family, friends and neighbours.

Our eighth Free Friday Lunchtime Recital of 2025 will take place on Friday 15 August at 1:15pm

Lucinda and Tom will present a programme drawn from the vast repertory of songs inspired by nature and the sky. They will perform texts about nightingales, blackbirds, swallows, and the stars. You will also hear songs addressed to daisies and daffodils, songs describing gardeners and roses, and depictions of the blustery outdoors. The composers represented include Maude Valerie White, Caroline Maude and Amy Beach, as well as Benjamin Britten, Michael Head, and living composers James Ottaway and Piers Connor Kennedy.

Our seventh Free Friday Lunchtime Recital of 2025 will take place on Friday 18 July.

In this concert Francis Bushell and Thomas Siemens will explore the theme of remembrance by placing Songs by Franz Schubert next to British folk songs. Francis will play the bassoon and will be accompanied by Thomas on the guitar.

Come and be delighted by high quality classical performances in our beautiful church. The concerts take place on the third Friday of every month at 1.15pm with free hot drinks and cake served from 12.45pm.

Our sixth free concert of 2025 will take place on Friday 20 June: The Power of Art and Nature

We are delighted to welcome Pianist Margalida Moll Salord for a lunchtime recital.

The concert will embark on a romantic musical journey, delving into the works of Schumann, Chopin, and Granados. The programme that we will hear will explore the big influence that Frederick Chopin and Robert Schumann had on the Spanish composer Enrique Granados. The pieces will present a constant alteration of emotions, brought to life through richly coloured harmonies, technical complexity, emotional depth, and poetic phrasing characteristic of the romantic period.

Free on the third Friday of every month at 1.15pm with free hot drinks and cake served from 12.45pm.

Our fifth free concert of 2025 will take place on Friday 16 May: Changing Reflections: Saxophone and Piano Recital

We are delighted to welcome Daisy Ou and David Bevan back for a lunchtime exploring a wide range of music together from the mid 19th to 20th centuries.

Free on the third Friday of every month at 1.15pm with free hot drinks and cake served from 12.45pm.

Our fourth free concert of 2025 will take place on Friday 25 April: Night Wind

We are delighted to welcome Antoine Pichon back to perform after his well-received recital last year. Come and be transported by works of pianistic virtuosity from two masters of the instrument, Mozart and Medtner. 

Free on the third Friday of every month at 1.15pm with free hot drinks and cake served from 12.45pm.

Our third free concert of 2025 will take place on Friday 21 March: Pianist Changyu Yin will perform a Piano Recital.

Come and be delighted by high quality classical performances in our beautiful church. The concerts take place on the third Friday of every month at 1.15pm with free hot drinks and cake served from 12.45pm.

Our second free concert will take place on Friday 21 February: A Piano and Mezzo-Soprano recital interwoven with spoken text with works from Finzi, Vaughan Williams and Head.

Come and be delighted by high quality classical performances in our beautiful church. The concerts take place on the third Friday of every month at 1.15pm with free hot drinks and cake served from 12.45pm.

The concerts are free and you do not need a ticket.

Our tenth free concert will take place on Friday 18 October 2024.

Wagner Harp Duo present Discovering the Harp Duo.

Come and be delighted by high quality classical performances in our beautiful church. The concerts take place on the third Friday of every month at 1.15pm with free hot drinks and cake served from 12.45pm.

The concerts are free and you do not need a ticket.

Do join us at 11am for a confirmation service as part of our Harvest celebrations.

If you would like to be confirmed or have questions, please speak to one of the clergy team.

Face to Face

Taking inspiration from biblical and creative sources we will consider where we have come from on our life journey, where we are now in our life journey and where we will go in the future.

The specially curated tour will give you a glimpse into the history of St Mary’s, how it has influenced Islington today and will culminate with a trip up St Mary’s Church tower, giving you a bird’s eye view of London. Can you manage the 120 steps to the top?!

A tour of St Mary’s Church, including breath-taking views from the tower! Led by a qualified tour guide from Clerkenwell and Islington Guides, this tour of the church and tower will last around 75 minutes.

The specially curated tour will give you a glimpse into the history of St Mary’s, how it has influenced Islington today and will culminate with a trip up St Mary’s Church tower, giving you a bird’s eye view of London. Can you manage the 120 steps to the top?!

A tour of St Mary’s Church, including breath-taking views from the tower! Led by a qualified tour guide from Clerkenwell and Islington Guides, this tour of the church and tower will last around 75 minutes.

This event is free and you do not need a ticket.

Refreshments will be provided.

Come and be immersed in performances and readings capturing the essence of water.

St Mary’s Festival will host an Repair Shop event .

Repair specialists from around Islington will help people fix items including clothes, bicycles, computers and furniture.

It is a free, drop in event and you do not need a ticket.

A friendly and sociable walk through London’s parks.

Join us for all or part of this day-long London adventure.

Our ninth free concert will take place during St Mary’s Festival, on Friday 20 September 2024.

Tom Jesty and George Cooke will perform on the piano and cello.

Come and be delighted by high quality classical performances in our beautiful church. The concerts will take place on the third Friday of every month at 1.15pm with free hot drinks and cake served from 12.45pm.

The concerts are free and you do not need a ticket.

Join us for a free traditional quiz night at St Mary’s. Come by yourself or as a team, and get your knowledge tested while having fun!

Pizza and drinks will be provided.

A fantastic opportunity to explore your local area on foot with a knowledgeable guide. Take an hour to discover the secrets of Islington's streets...

Meet at Richard Cloudesley tomb by front of St Mary's Church, Upper Street, N1 2TX.

A fantastic opportunity to explore your local area on foot with a knowledgeable guide. Take an hour to discover the secrets of Islington's streets...

Meet at Richard Cloudesley tomb by front of St Mary's Church, Upper Street, N1 2TX.