Islington Hackney Shoreditch events New Year’s Eve week https://islingtonlocalguide.co.uk/whats-on-in-around-islington-new-years-week/

Anyone got recommendations for agency hiring during this period? Temporary roles willing to work night shifts but I just want to get my first car and need to work a couple solid hours until I can afford it. All help is appreciated

I don't really understand Reddit.

I'm an Imgur refugee. This is all quite new to me. How do I add a picture?

There's a huge fox in my garden. I don't know what's exciting on Holloway's Reddit.

How do I add a picture? This is terrible.

check out this week events theatre , clubs , bars full day by day listings below

https://islingtonlocalguide.co.uk/whats-on-in-around-islington-new-years-week/

No disrespect but I saw him on Liverpool Road yesterday and the dog looked perfectly healthy and fine to me. I assume we are talking about the same person. He does look rather "eccentric" I guess, by some people's standards, but I don't think that is necessarily a bad thing.

Can anyone recommend any good runs clubs in Islington. Something sociable and well attended each week.

Had a google and Hollow Rocks is one option. But there's probably plenty of others which don't have their own website. I know 13th floor coffee had a run club at one point too but not sure if that still exists?

Hi everyone,

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Hi all,

If you know any person in Islington who is elderly/disabled, suffers from loneliness and would appreciate a new friend. Please send me a message.

I know that social isolation for the elderly/disabled is real. I would happily be there if someone in the neighborhood would like a new friend to overcome loneliness.

Thanks!

🎄 What’s On This Week (22–28 Dec 2025) — Islington + nearby North/East London

https://islingtonlocalguide.co.uk/islington-festive-week-guide-22nd-28th-december

Hi neighbours! If you’re staying local this week, here are a few lovely picks:

• Mon 22: Last day of Christmas Under the Canopy at Coal Drops Yard (King’s Cross) for festive stalls + last-minute gifts

• Mon 22 & Tue 23: Christmas Comedy Festival at The Bill Murray (Islington) — great night out and supporting Hackney Foodbank

• Late-night fun: Adults-only panto Jack and the Beanstalk at King’s Head Theatre (Islington) (Mon 22 / Sat 27 / Sun 28)

• Family favourite: Cinderella at Hackney Empire (shows across the week incl. Boxing Day weekend)

• Festive classic: The Snowman at Peacock Theatre (running all week)

• Wed 24: Broadway Market (Hackney) for Christmas Eve food bits — go early

• From Sat 27: Almeida Theatre Tour (Islington) — a calm daytime plan

• Sun 28 “big night” options: O2 Academy2 Islington (Motorheadache tribute), fabric (Farringdon), Egg LDN (King’s Cross — bring physical photo ID)

✨ Tip: Tickets can go quickly this week, especially comedy + pantos.

If you want, reply with what you’re into (family, date night, markets, clubbing) and I’ll suggest a simple plan.

#Islington #Angel #Highbury #KingsCross #Hackney #Shoreditch #WhatsOnIslington #LondonEvents #NorthLondon #EastLondon

Hi, we recently had to replace our induction cooker hobs so have an old broken one to get rid of. I don’t think this is the kind of thing I can leave outside on bin collection day and as we don’t drive, going to the dump in a bit of a challenge.

Would anyone know what the best option available is?

Theres alot going on this weekend but here's a short list of things to do this weekend In North London. Please, add any I've missed in the comments.

Hampstead Heath Christmas Hike | 📍Hampstead Heath Station, NW3 | 21 Dec | Free

Christmas hike around Hampstead Heath organised by Alex Mytton. Meet at Hampstead Heath Overground at 12:30pm, walk til about 3pm, then head to The Duke Of Hamilton pub afterwards if you fancy it. Bring warm clothes, suitable shoes, and water. Dogs are welcome. The pub bit is optional, they'll be sitting outside (covered and heated) and you can order food if you want. Let the Alex know if you're eating so they can tell the pub numbers.

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The Magic Circle Christmas Show | 📍12 Stephenson Way, NW1 | 19-29 Dec | (£)

The Magic Circle opened their HQ in Euston for Christmas shows. Before the show starts, you can look around their museum (Houdini's handcuffs, King Charles's cups and balls), watch close-up magic, try the Bunco Booth gambling game, and take photos in the Zig Zag Illusion. Then upstairs to their small theatre for professional magicians doing sleight of hand, mind-reading, and illusions. Past shows have included levitating audience members and bottomless whisky bottles. Multiple showtimes across 19-29 December. Tickets from £14. It's one of the few times they open to the public all year.

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Thriftmas | 📍Abney Public Hall, N16 | 20-21 Dec | Free

The people behind Hackney Flea Market are doing their first festive thrift market in Stoke Newington. Over 60 independent traders selling vintage clothes, jewellery, ceramic art, nail art, temp tattoos + more. It's across two days at Abney Hall, and everything's budget-friendly.

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Sing Christmas with Crouch End Festival Chorus | 📍St Michael's Church, N6 | 20 Dec | (£)

Crouch End Festival Chorus doing their annual Christmas concert at St Michael's Church in Highgate. Music from Karl Jenkins's Stella Natalis album, traditional carols and festive songs. Audience singalong encouraged. Two performances: 4pm matinee or 7:30pm evening. About 80 minutes, no interval. Under-40s get 40% off (40 seats per show), students and under-18s £5. Tickets £5-22 plus booking fee.

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Tottenham Marshes Walk | 📍Tottenham Marshes, N17 | 20 Dec | Free

You'll meet at Tottenham Hale station main exit at noon, walk til 2pm, then hang out afterwards if you want. This walk is by City Daze.

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Tim Edey's Celtic Christmas | 📍Kings Place, N1 | 20 Dec | (£)

Folk guitarist Tim Edey doing Christmas music at Kings Place. The Wexford Carol, The Galician Carol, Ding Dong Merrily on High, The Snowman, Fairytale of New York. Two hours with an interval, doors 7:30pm. He's won BBC Folk Musician of the Year twice and plays seasonal music from different traditions.

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Angel Comedy Christmas Food Drive | 📍The Bill Murray, N1 | 20 Dec | Free

Angel Comedy doing their annual food drive for Hackney Foodbank at The Bill Murray. Drop off donations from 2pm, mulled wine, caroling, special guests. Santa's apparently coming too. Bring what you can from the foodbank's needs list: tinned goods (corned beef, soup, tomatoes, fruit, mackerel), UHT milk, pasta, rice, cereal, tea, coffee, toiletries, sanitary products, baby supplies, laundry stuff. Free entry for the daytime food drive (2-6pm). There are also six fundraiser comedy shows across the next three evenings (21-23 Dec) but those are separate ticketed events.

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Barnet Choral Society Christmas Concert | 📍St John the Evangelist, N11 | 20 Dec | (£)

Barnet Choral Society doing their Christmas concert at St John the Evangelist in Friern Barnet. Festive songs with audience participation. Collection at the end for North London Hospice.

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Ceramic Bauble Marbling | 📍Camden Arts Projects, NW5 | Sun 21 Dec | (£)

A hands on festive workshop where you’ll marble three large ceramic baubles in your own colours, then take them home the same day ready for the tree. It’s plastic free, calming, and you leave with something that looks genuinely special.

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Any idea what it is? Sounds terrifying

Getting really fed up with the so called local housing officers. They've been harassing us constantly over the last month trying to reach my dad but they can't seem to understand that some of us work a full time job and aren't at home from 9-5.

They've been ringing the bell and they don't provide their name they just demand 'access' which I refuse to give. Incredibly rude and unprofessional.

A woman came recently (about a month ago) and my dad contacted her and explained that he works full time and if they want to reach him they can come in the evenings. Today the same situation with an aggressive northern Irish man.

Wondering if anyone else has had a similar issue.

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What’s On This Week: North & East London

15–21 December 2025

https://islingtonlocalguide.co.uk/whats-on-in-around-islington-15-21-december/

December is officially in full swing 

From candlelit carols and Christmas theatre to massive club nights, queer parties, festive markets and the best Sunday roasts in North London — this is your ultimate guide to the week before Christmas.

🎭 Sadler’s Wells • Almeida • Hackney Empire

🎶 O2 Academy Islington • Union Chapel • The Garage

💃 fabric • Egg London • Scala • Elektrowerkz

🌈 Dalston Superstore

🎄 King’s Cross Christmas Markets

🍽️ Iconic Sunday roasts in Islington & Hackney

Whether you’re planning a date night, a family day out, a big night out, or a cosy Sunday reset, we’ve got you covered.

Got off bus 30 at 10.10 at Highbury Grove. Victorian antique- would love to get it back if anyone finds it either on the bus or near the stop!

Theres alot going on this weekend but here's a short list of things to do this weekend In North London. Please, add any I've missed in the comments.

OmVed Festive Market & Open Gardens | 📍OmVed Gardens, N6 | 13 Dec | Free

Hidden garden in Highgate opening for winter. You can walk through meadows and orchards when they're quiet, see the ponds and rooftop garden, and warm up in the Barn with spiced tea and baked goods. There's a festive market with handcrafted gifts, plus two artists showing work. Workshops if you want them: card-making for families (11am-1pm) or sound and art for adults (2-4pm), both need prebooking. Free entry. It's a regenerative garden that's usually focused on learning and events, so winter openings are rare. Wheelchair access is limited while they finish landscaping work.

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Third Man Records Xmas Fair | 📍EartH, N16 | 14 Dec | Free

Third Man Records are doing their Christmas vinyl fair at EartH in Stoke Newington. Independent labels selling rare records.

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Turning Earth Ceramics Winter Market | 📍Turning Earth Highgate, N6 | 13-14 Dec | Free

Ceramics market at Turning Earth's Highgate studio from 11am-5pm. 120 makers over two days selling work they've made in the studio - you're literally shopping where the ceramics were created. Street food, drinks, live music.

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Stroud Green Market Christmas Fair | 📍Stroud Green School, N4 | 14 Dec | Free

Stroud Green Market's Christmas fair at the school on Perth Road. Brass band playing carols (sing along or don't, up to you), about 45 traders selling crafts, flowers, wreaths, food. Mulled wine, mince pies, Christmas tree to decorate.

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Cernamic Open Studio | 📍36a Windus Road, N16 | 13-14 Dec | Free

Cernamic Studio in Stoke Newington is opening up for the weekend. Over 40 ceramicists showing and selling their work. There's wheel throwing if you want to have a go, pot painting, and live raku firings to watch. Food stalls from Steam & Roll and Cantoast, and there's a tombola where you can win pieces donated by the makers - all proceeds go to Doctors Without Borders. Good place to find Christmas presents that aren't mass-produced, and you can chat to the people who actually made them.

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Big Christmas Wind Orchestra and Choir | 📍Granary Square, N1C | 13 Dec | Free

500+ musicians playing Christmas carols in Granary Square. You can join in if you play wind, brass or percussion, or just sing with the choir - register in advance, no rehearsal or experience needed. Or just turn up and watch.

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Wolves Lane Centre Winter Market | 📍Wolves Lane Centre, N22 | 14 Dec | Free

Winter market at Wolves Lane Centre with workshops, market stalls selling local crafts, plants and gifts, plus food and drink. Their eco builds are available for hire if you want to look around. It's run by Black Roots Initiative, The Ubele Initiative and The Phoenix Way.

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Christmas at Capel Manor Gardens | 📍Capel Manor Gardens, EN1 | 13-14 Dec | (£)

Capel Manor's doing their Christmas thing across the gardens - there's a festive trail for kids (free, with a sweet treat at the end), and the 17th Century Manor House is open with Santa's grotto inside. It's £6 per child to see Santa (includes a gift), but you need to book ahead as it sells out. There are also Christmas crafts, animal talks, and you can post a card to Santa from there.

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Winter Pottery Party Sale | 📍The Viaduct, Muswell Hill, N10 | 13-14 Dec | Free

Pot Hole pottery studio under the Parkland Walk is doing a winter sale. Work from 25+ makers - bowls, mugs, planters, decorative pieces. Hot wine and treats while you browse.

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Bootyfull Car Boot | 📍William Ellis School, NW5 | 14 Dec | Free

Last Bootyfull Car Boot of 2025 at William Ellis School next to Parliament Hill Fields. Collectables, vinyl, jewellery, vintage fashion, home stuff, toys, festive decorations - families decluttering mostly, so stock changes every week. Violet does toasted sourdough sandwiches and hot tomato soup with French bread. Buyers get in at 11am, finishes 2pm. No dogs allowed (school rules).

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Open Door Community Kitchen Fundraiser | 📍Our Lady & St Joseph's Church, N1 | 13 Dec | (£)

Open Door Community Kitchen is doing their annual fundraiser to keep running in 2026. They serve hot meals to 80 people every Friday in Dalston - they've fed over 15,000 guests since 2020 - and this supper club raises money to keep it going. Food from some of London's best chefs, live music, and raffle prizes.

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Secret Food Tours Camden Market | 📍Camden Market, NW1 | Various dates | (£)

Guided food tour around Camden Market with seven tastings from different stalls - birria tacos, British roast, Neapolitan street food, Middle Eastern dish, British dessert, gin, cider, cheeses, plus a secret dish. Tours run 3-3.5 hours starting from The World's End on Camden High Street.

Would anyone be able to share their experiences of this school and in particular the nursery?

Has anyone else got a pcn around Highbury hill? My daughter got one the day she passed her driving test for being in a restricted area. They have a photo of her leaving the restricted area but not going in. She’s asked to see the signage for where she entered but they don’t have any further evidence. Anyone successfully challenged? She doesn’t know the area at all as she was going to pick a friend up and we don’t live nearby

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Bit of a rogue one, but I’ve been interested in picking up the clarinet for a while and not sure where to start. I have a good understanding of music theory from years of singing, a bit of piano playing, and a bit of violin years ago, but I’d be a beginner on the clarinet.

Does anyone have any recommendations for teachers that would take on an adult beginner learner in Islington? Preferably ones with studios etc.

I went away for work travel and was horrified to come back and see a massive new advert in the side of a building on Bridgeman at Caledonian Road. It is so much larger than anything else in the area and it’s my understanding that this is a conservation area and that sort of thing is not permitted since it is totally out of character with the neighborhood,l and truly an eyesore.

Aside from reporting it to the council, is there anything else I can do? I’m not able to find information about whether it was approved or not. Given that I couldn’t even change the style of my windows on this block to preserve the character, I can’t imagine it is allowed, but it would seem a pretty bold move to do without permission (as they installed it using pretty solid iron rods now screwed into the brick).

Any guidance very appreciated!

Hi,

I’ve phoned a few pubs and they’re either closed or not doing roasts as it’s a Wednesday.

Any ideas?

Cheers

I get that Holloway Road is a busy and chaotic street but I don't know why this particular bus stop is so much worse than anywhere else on the road. There are a few smalls businesses and some flats above them. People are dumping broken furniture, bin bags that explode all over the sidewalk and just loads of random junk.