Upcoming events
Free Friday Lunchtime Recital: The Power of Art and Nature
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.

Free Friday Lunchtime Recital
Our seventh free concert of 2025 will take place on Friday 18 July: Performers and theme to be announced.
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.

Free Friday Lunchtime Recital
Our eighth free concert of 2025 will take place on Friday 15 August: Performers and theme to be announced.
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.

Free Friday Lunchtime Recital
Our ninth free concert of 2025 will take place on Friday 19 September: Performers and theme to be announced.
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.

Free Friday Lunchtime Recital
Our tenth free concert of 2025 will take place on Friday 17 October: Performers and theme to be announced.
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.

Free Friday Lunchtime Recital
Our eleventh free concert of 2025 will take place on Friday 21 November: Performers and theme to be announced.
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.

Free Friday Lunchtime Recital
Our twelfth free concert of 2025 will take place on Friday 19 December: Performers and theme to be announced.
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.
Free Friday Lunchtime Recital: Changing Reflections: Saxophone and Piano Recital
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.

Free Friday Lunchtime Recital: Night Wind
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.


Free Friday Lunchtime Recital: Tales and Pictures
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.

Free Friday Lunchtime Recital: Change of performers
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.

Free Friday Lunchtime recital featuring Wagner Harp Duo
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.

St Mary’s Festival: Free Friday Lunchtime featuring Tom Jesty and George Cooke
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.

St Mary's Festival: Historical walk through the Heart of Islington
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.

St Mary's Festival: Historical walk through the Heart of Islington
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.

Free Friday Lunchtime Recital
Our eight free concert on Friday 16 August: Flute and Violin Music Through The Ages presented by flute and string duo Fira.
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.

Open House coffee morning and soup lunch
All welcome for refreshments in church. Hot drinks and delicious homemade cakes from 11am, with soup and a roll from 12.30pm.

Open House coffee morning and soup lunch
All welcome for refreshments in church. Hot drinks and delicious homemade cakes from 11am, with soup and a roll from 12.30pm.

Free Friday Lunchtime Recital
Our seventh free concert on Friday 19 June: A performance by Edward Picton-Turbervill.
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.

Open House coffee morning and soup lunch
All welcome for refreshments in church. Hot drinks and delicious homemade cakes from 11am, with soup and a roll from 12.30pm.

Open House coffee morning and soup lunch
All welcome for refreshments in church. Hot drinks and delicious homemade cakes from 11am, with soup and a roll from 12.30pm.

Open House coffee morning and soup lunch
All welcome for refreshments in church. Hot drinks and delicious homemade cakes from 11am, with soup and a roll from 12.30pm.

Open House coffee morning and soup lunch
All welcome for refreshments in church. Hot drinks and delicious homemade cakes from 11am, with soup and a roll from 12.30pm.

Free Friday Lunchtime Recital
Our sixth free concert on Friday 21 June: Ivelina Ivanova and Weng Soon Tee perform Mozart and Debussy violin sonatas.
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.

Open House coffee morning and soup lunch
All welcome for refreshments in church. Hot drinks and delicious homemade cakes from 11am, with soup and a roll from 12.30pm.

Open House coffee morning and soup lunch
All welcome for refreshments in church. Hot drinks and delicious homemade cakes from 11am, with soup and a roll from 12.30pm.

Open House coffee morning and soup lunch
All welcome for refreshments in church. Hot drinks and delicious homemade cakes from 11am, with soup and a roll from 12.30pm.

Open House coffee morning and soup lunch
All welcome for refreshments in church. Hot drinks and delicious homemade cakes from 11am, with soup and a roll from 12.30pm.

Free Friday Lunchtime Recital
Our fifth free concert on Friday 17 May: Thomas Siemens presents Some time ago in Paris.
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.

Open House coffee morning and soup lunch
All welcome for refreshments in church. Hot drinks and delicious homemade cakes from 11am, with soup and a roll from 12.30pm.

Open House coffee morning and soup lunch
All welcome for refreshments in church. Hot drinks and delicious homemade cakes from 11am, with soup and a roll from 12.30pm.

Poetry Above the Crypt at St Mary Islington
Poetry Above the Crypt at St Mary Islington: Poetry Reading and Book Launch
Everyone is warmly invited to celebrate the launch of IDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS by Michael Bartholomew-Biggs (Shoestring Press, Nottingham, 2024). Free entry and refreshments.
Guest poets: Katy Evans-Bush and Robert Seatter
Music: Singer-songwriter WomanAngel
Free entry and free coffee and cakes. Donations welcome to our usual charity, Hospice Care Kenya.

Open House coffee morning and soup lunch
All welcome for refreshments in church. Hot drinks and delicious homemade cakes from 11am, with soup and a roll from 12.30pm.

Free Friday Lunchtime Recital: An afternoon of Saxophone and Piano Music
Our fourth free concert on Friday 19 April: An afternoon of Saxophone and Piano Music
David Bevan and Daisy Ou perform works spanning two hundred years of musical history, from Schubert and Mendelssohn to new music by living composers Jenni Watson and Andy Scott.
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.

Poetry Above the Crypt at St Mary Islington
All are warmly invited to the London launch of Selected Poems by Paul McLoughlin (1947-2021), published by Shoestring Press (Nottingham, 2024). Readers will include Rob Selby, Declan Ryan, Rosemary Norman, Nancy Mattson, John Harvey, Mike Bartholomew-Biggs, John Forth (editor) and John Lucas (publisher).
Free entry and free coffee and cakes. Donations welcome to our usual charity, Hospice Care Kenya.

Free Friday Lunchtime Recital: Piano works by Mozart, Schumann, and Franck, played by Antoine Pichon
Piano works by Mozart, Franck, and Chopin played by Antoine Pichon
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.