Upcoming Events
Monthly History Tour
Occurring on the first Sunday of every month and led by Abney Park Trust, this tour focuses on Abney Park's uniqueness – from its diverse permanent residents to the striking funerary architecture, as well as its historic dual function as both burial ground and arboretum since it opened in 1840.
William Hone - comedy and caricature in Georgian England
Learn more about one of our infamous Abney residents on this walking tour with Alan Gartrell.
Chapel Open Morning
On the first Sunday of every month, join us to explore the newly restored Abney Park Chapel and learn about it’s history. At midday, Abney Park Trust are hosting a 30 minute long talk, giving an insight into the history of the Chapel, with the opportunity ask questions, to explore and to photograph the interior.
The Snowman
Back by popular demand, The Enchanted Cinema presents The Snowman at Abney Park for another winter. This interactive show is ideal for children aged 4+ and their grown-ups who team up to become the magical orchestra.
The Tottenham Outrage
On 23rd January 1909, Latvian revolutionaries attempted to steal the payroll wages of factory workers in Tottenham. This resulted in a wild chase across the Hackney Marshes involving hundreds of people. Join Alan Gartrell to hear the story of this extraordinary event.
War Graves tour with Abney Unearthed
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.
One Jazz Presents Afternoon Jazz At The Chapel
One Jazz Presents Afternoon Jazz At The Chapel. Zara McFarlane sings “Sweet Whispers” celebrating the music of Sarah Vaughn
Nosferatu
This Halloween Season, be immersed in horror with a live & original musical score to FW Murnau’s Expressionist masterpiece - Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horrors (1922) - the birth of the vampire movie. Join composers Kieron Chissik and Caelia Lunniss (The Enchanted Cinema) for their original score - first performed at LSO St.
Radical Writers: A radical Anna Barbauld for our times, with NORMA CLARKE joined by KEN WORPOLE
Anna Letitia Barbauld (1743-1825): 2025 marks the 200th anniversary of Anna Barbauld’s death in Stoke Newington. Come and discover the story of her radical life.
Remembrance Sunday 2025
Join us on Sunday 9th November at 10.15am at the War Memorial in Abney Park Cemetery, where local choirs will perform songs and poetry to commemorate Remembrance Sunday.
The Enchanted Cinema - Monsters and Magic
We invite all ages to become a pop-up orchestra with The Enchanted Cinema’s interactive show- Monsters & Magic featuring Lotte Reiniger’s exquisitely-crafted The Adventures of Prince Achmed (1926), the oldest animated feature ever made.
Monthly History Tour
Occurring on the first Sunday of every month and led by Abney Park Trust, this tour focuses on Abney Park's uniqueness – from its diverse permanent residents to the striking funerary architecture, as well as its historic dual function as both burial ground and arboretum since it opened in 1840.
Chapel Open Morning
On the first Sunday of every month, join us to explore the newly restored Abney Park Chapel and learn about it’s history. At midday, Abney Park Trust are hosting a 30 minute long talk, giving an insight into the history of the Chapel, with the opportunity ask questions, to explore and to photograph the interior.
Radical Writers: A Radical Remembering: Paupers' grave to honoured pioneer - Margaret Graham at Abney - with Sharon Wright
Sharon is the author of The Lost History of the Lady Aeronauts, which reveals Mrs. Graham’s remarkable story.
Radical Writers: A Radical Remembering: The Brontë sisters in stone - with Sharon Wright
Biographer Sharon Wright, who worked with Abney Park Trust to commemorate overlooked female pioneer of early flight Margaret Graham, reveals how she then had the misspelled memorial to Charlotte, Emily and Anne Brontë corrected in Poets’ Corner, Westminster Abbey - and unearthed the truth about the 85-year-old error.
When we die, where do we go?
Join Katie Crabtree and Vicky Sharples for a meandering walk through Abney Park to observe the deadwood, the graves, the living/dying pathways and the ecosystem to reflect upon our mortality. In keeping with Abney Park Cemetery’s history in radical thought, this workshop is intentioned to spark discussions to rethink death and dying narratives.
The Enchanted Cinema - My Neighbour Totoro
We invite all ages to become a pop-up orchestra with The Enchanted Cinema’s interactive show featuring five magical, remarkable and eccentric scenes from My Neighbour Totoro (1988) - including Catbus & Flying Sequence.
After dark bat walk and survey at Abney Park
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.
Monthly History Tour
5th Oct is cancelled due to the yellow wind warning and the closure of Abney Park until safety checks are carried out.
Occurring on the first Sunday of every month and led by Abney Park Trust, this tour focuses on Abney Park's uniqueness – from its diverse permanent residents to the striking funerary architecture, as well as its historic dual function as both burial ground and arboretum since it opened in 1840.
Chapel Open Morning
5th Oct is cancelled due to the yellow wind warning and the closure of Abney Park until safety checks are carried out.
On the first Sunday of every month, join us to explore the newly restored Abney Park Chapel and learn about it’s history. At midday, Abney Park Trust will host a 30 minute talk, giving an insight into the history of the Chapel, with the opportunity ask questions, to explore and to photograph the interior.
The Enchanted Cinema - Totoro and Red Turtle
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.
Radical Writers: Richard Yeboah
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.
Radical Writers: Margaret Renn
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.
CANCELLED - After dark bat walk and survey at Abney Park
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.
How to Get on With Everybody
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.
Abney Unearthed talk at Hackney Archives
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.
After dark bat walk and survey at Abney Park
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.
After dark bat walk and survey at Abney Park
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.
The Enchanted Cinema
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).
Moving Parts Theatre presents 'Vanity Fair'
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.
Moving Parts Theatre presents 'Vanity Fair'
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.
The Enchanted Cinema
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.
Radical Writers: Living (and Reading) Our Way through the Apocalypse with Sarah Stein Lubrano
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.
Radical Writers: The Radical Hymns of Isaac Watts with Dr Daniel Johnson
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.
After dark bat walk and survey at Abney Park
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.