We are so happy to finally share with you this year's Festival Programme - titled "the words beneath the sound", celebrating the union of two of the most human creations - music and literature. Throughout the 10-day Festival, we will be exploring pieces of music that took inspiration from poems, novels, plays and folk stories. We will go on a journey through the worlds of William Shakespeare, Leo Tolstoy, Oscar Wilde, ETA Hoffman, Dante and others, all embodied into incredible music, both familiar - like Schubert's Death and the Maiden - and also unfairly obscure - such as Dora Pejacevic's Piano Quartet. We look forward to welcoming back old friends and colleagues, as well as some exciting newcomers - John Slack , Zoë Bayers, Sam Collings, MZ Duo and Chantefable, all making their Festival Debuts. We are also delighted to be partnering with SANE - who celebrate their 40th anniversary this year - by presenting an exhibition throughout the Festival at Gallery 121 (terrace of After Noah, Upper Street); this will feature works from artists that won their Arts Award. As always, we are incredibly grateful to all our Partner Venues - St Mary's Church, Angel Central, Duke Organic, After Noah, FT Britannia Row, Little Angel Theatre, Old Sessions House, Christ Church Highbury and Arc Collective - they have been the perfect hosts throughout all these years, and without their support and patronage we would not be able to make the Festival a reality. Do have a scroll through our programme and get inspired to make this summer a truly memorable one, full of wonderful live music! Booking opens on 27th March at 10 a.m., and Early Bird tickets will be available until 1st May. New for 2026: book for 3 concerts and get a 15% discount on the total. Book for 4 concerts and get a 20% discount on the total! We hope to see you on the 24th of July for the Grand Opening! Martin and Joana
OUR STORY
Born out of the local garden concerts we organised after lockdown in the summer of 2020, the Islington Festival aims to recreate the community spirit that inspired us during that time and bring people together to experience high-quality live music and art, in different venues throughout the Borough of Islington.
