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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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 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.

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

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.

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.

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.

Our second free concert, on Friday 16 February, is titled: Schubert and Grieg violin sonatas performed by Tom Jesty and Vanessa White

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.

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

Come and hear Bulgarian born cellist Angel Tarpov in a free evening recital in St Mary’s Church. Angel will be accompanied by pianist Tom Jesty in repertoire by J.S. Bach, Joseph Haydn, and Gabriel Fauré. The programme will feature audience favourites such as Bach’s Air on the G string and the Swan from Saint-Saens’ Carnival of the Animals, along with less well known repertoire. The evening will end with a selection of Angel’s own compositions.

1 hour 15 mins, including an interval. This event is free and you do not need a ticket.