We invite all ages to become a pop-up orchestra with The Enchanted Cinema’s interactive show featuring stunning scenes from The Red Turtle (2016) and our favourite two scenes from My Neighbour Totoro (Catbus & Flying Sequence). Please note: this event has been moved to 12th Oct and also early 2026 to coincide with the Red Turtle anniversary.

Richard Yeboah is a writer, public servant and historian from Hackney, East London with a strong interest in local history, public policy and urbanism, and has written on a variety of political and social issues over the last ten years.

Margaret Renn is a writer and journalist. Paul Foot: A Life in Politics is her book about Foot, one of the most influential investigative reporters of his generation.

This event has been cancelled. Join Abney Park Trust’s ecology group for a night walk to encounter the bats who are just one of the many species of wildlife who reside in our nature reserve.

A film by Elin Moe and Winstan Whitter, How To Get On with Everybody is an intimate portrait of the unique life of Herschel Gluck, a Rabbi from the Haredi Jewish community. One of life's true optimists in a time of global tension, Rabbi Gluck reminds us that power lies in empathy and in our shared humanity.

Funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund and Hackney Council, Abney Unearthed is an exciting  project to remap the cemetery and discover more about the people buried there. The project manger is giving a talk to introduce the exhibition and explain why the project is so vital.

Join Abney Park Trust’s ecology group for a night walk to encounter the bats who are just one of the many species of wildlife who reside in our nature reserve.

Join Abney Park Trust’s ecology group for a night walk to encounter the bats who are just one of the many species of wildlife who reside in our nature reserve.

We invite all ages to go wild with The Enchanted Cinema’s interactive show – Ghibli’s Forest featuring Where the Wild Things Are (the 1973 animation) and our favourite two scenes from My Neighbour Totoro (catbus & flying).

Open air theatre in the enclosed garden returns to Abney Park, with Moving Part’s production of ‘Vanity Fair’ - a giddy carousel of social climbers, buffoons and preening dandies. In a world of gossip and speculation, where scandal and celebrity can turn on a sixpence, we follow the twisting fortunes of Becky Sharp and Amelia Sedley.

Open air theatre in the enclosed garden returns to Abney Park, with Moving Part’s production of ‘Vanity Fair’ - a giddy carousel of social climbers, buffoons and preening dandies. In a world of gossip and speculation, where scandal and celebrity can turn on a sixpence, we follow the twisting fortunes of Becky Sharp and Amelia Sedley.

We invite all ages to go wild with The Enchanted Cinema’s interactive show – Ghibli’s Forest. We invite you to celebrate our launch with our Garden Band & a special performance by multi-instrumentalist Kieron Chissik from The Enchanted Cinema on viola, guitar, keyboard & immersive sound instruments, accompanying a visual tapestry of underwater footage and graphic illustrations.

In this interactive talk writer, researcher, and political theorist Sarah Stein Lubrano, author of the new book “Don't Talk about Politics: Changing 21st Century Minds”, will combine insights from history, politics, and literature to point to some less-commonly-understood things about the reality of the end of (this) world.

Isaac Watts (1674-1748) is remembered as one of Abney Park’s most famous connections, for his hymns – which are still sung to this day. In his lifetime, Watts’ hymns were highly controversial, marking a transition away from the practice of psalm-singing.

Join Abney Park Trust’s ecology group for a night walk to encounter the bats who are just one of the many species of wildlife who reside in our nature reserve.

James Braidwood, The Father of the Modern Fire Service - A talk by Diana Hamilton-Jones.
The world’s first municipal fire service was founded in Edinburgh in 1824 and it was lead by James Braidwood.  Who was this relatively unknown Scot who recruited and trained a team of fire fighters, and created a science in fire-fighting methods.  Why has he been forgotten?  We invite you to Diana’s talk to learn about him and why he should be remembered and honoured. 

Join us bright and early for a chance to discover the birds of Abney Park. Image: Jack Ferris

Join Abney Unearthed for a tour held in recognition of War Graves Month. Learn more about the lives of those who died in service who are buried in Abney Park - including those with Commonwealth War Grave Commission memorial stones and those commemorated on the headstone of their family grave.

Join us bright and early for a chance to discover the birds of Abney Park. Image: Jack Ferris

Join us in the garden and community room for stay and play - book a pay-what-you-can ticket or drop in on the day

The Bronterre O’Brien Commemoration 2025 will be delivered by Bruno Leipold, Fellow in Political Theory at the London School of Economics and Political Science.

The Abney Unearthed project is pleased to be included in Hackney History month. Funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund and Hackney Council, Abney Unearthed is an exciting  project to remap the cemetery and discover more about the people buried there. The project manger is giving a talk to introduce the exhibition and explain why the project is so vital.

Join us bright and early for a chance to discover the birds of Abney Park. Image with thanks to: Jack Ferris

Join Abney Park Trust’s ecology group for a night walk to encounter the bats who are just one of the many species of wildlife who reside in our nature reserve.

Professor Matthew Gandy of the University of Cambridge will consider some of the wonderful moths found in Abney Park.

Diane will be launching the paperback version of her celebrated autobiography “A Woman Like Me” at Abney Park’s newly-restored chapel, which is located at the heart of her diverse constituency.

Join us in the garden and community room for stay and play - book a pay-what-you-can ticket or drop in on the day

Join Abney Park Trust’s ecology group for a night walk to encounter the bats who are just one of the many species of wildlife who reside in our nature reserve.

Abney Park Trust welcomes French speaking families to our community room