Our tenth Free Friday Lunchtime Recital of 2026 will take place on Friday 16 October.

Join Sophie Davis (Mezzo Soprano) and Anna Reiley (Pianist) for a classical performance.

Come and be delighted by high quality 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.

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

Refreshments will be provided.

Join us for an evening of meditative music and words inspired by a longing for- and a celebration of peace

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

Refreshments will be provided.

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

Our ninth Free Friday Lunchtime Recital of 2026 will take place on Friday 18 September.

Join Theo Bently Curtin and Myunghan Kim for a weaving Slavic fantasy and Germanic grandeur.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

Join William Lui and Kwanyee Chan for a Cello and 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 seventh Free Friday Lunchtime Recital of 2026 will take place on Friday 17 July.

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 Friday Lunchtime Recital of 2026 will take place on Friday 19 June.

Jack Wood will be presenting a programme of 20th century and contemporary music exploring memory, remembrance and reminiscence.

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 fifth Free Friday Lunchtime Recital of 2026 will take place on Friday 15 May.

Join Emilija Karaliute for a live kanklės programme blending traditional Baltic and classical music with a gentle, contemporary influence.

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 fourth Free Friday Lunchtime Recital of 2026 will take place on Friday 17 April.

Join Ivelina Ivanova and Niall Townley as they perform two beloved works from the violin and piano repertoire (one of which will be mostly unknown to British audiences).

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 third Free Friday Lunchtime Recital of 2026 will take place on Friday 20 March. Join Cordelia quartet as they perform a selection of works from Haydn to Caroline Shaw, united by their ironic and conversational nature.

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 Friday Lunchtime Recital of 2026 will take place on Friday 20 February.

Join Caroline Durham and Mathew Lee as they travel through four centuries of music in an intimate concert for violin and viola, spanning Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and Contemporary eras.

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.

Join the City of London Highbury Grove Academy as they perform a variety of unique and exciting pieces in both Classical and Contemporary styles on Friday 27 February at 1.15pm. The Year 8 and 9 Music Specialist Orchestras will play a selection of film music from famous spy films. They will also be joined by several solo performers who have chosen pieces that reflect their love for music and their dedication to learning their instruments.

Our first Free Friday Lunchtime Recital of 2026 will take place on Friday 16 January.

Unfortunately, Antoine Pichon has had to withdraw from this month’s concert due to an injury. We are delighted that Lin Xu-Zhang has agreed to step in. Lin performs a programme that unfolds as a French dream across centuries: from Couperin’s delicately perfumed miniatures, through Satie’s quiet, otherworldly meditations, to Dukas’s blazing, elemental force.

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 twelfth Free Friday Lunchtime Recital of 2025 will take place on Friday 19 December: ‘Nightmare before Christmas’

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 eleventh free concert of 2025

Join us on Friday 21 November for a ‘Potpourri’ Concert.

A Potpourri refers either to a mixture of fragrant plant materials or a musical form that combines melodies from different songs or musical pieces.

This concert, a collection of beautiful music from different places played by Hanna Csermely on the piano and Thomas Siemens on the guitar, can itself be considered to be a musical Potpourri, an invitation to listen to a wide range of music that touches the heart.

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.