Events
Please go to the Islington Ecology Centre's Eventbrite page here to view upcoming events:
In addition to these one-off events, you can also join the regular weekly/monthly events at the Islington Ecology Centre:
Regular weekly/monthly events at the Islington Ecology Centre
Islington Ecology Centre, 191 Drayton Park, N5 1PH
Mondays:
Ballet with Nightingale School of Dance
Mondays, 4:30-6:30pm
For ages 3 and up. Contact details: nightingaleschoolofdance@gmail.com
https://www.facebook.com/NightingaleSchoolofDance
https://www.happity.co.uk/nightingale-school-of-dance
Tuesdays:
Nappy Swap
First Tuesday of the month, 9:00-10:30am
Contact details: alice@wen.org.uk
Thursdays:
Stay and Play with Bright Start
Thursdays, 10:00-11:30am
For under 5's. Contact details: brightstartcentral@islington.gov.uk
Volunteering Day with the Nature Conservation Team
Thursdays, 10:00am-3:15pm, with a break for lunch
You can do part of the day, all welcome, just please contact the Ecology Centre team first to sign up. More information is here on how to get in touch.
Fridays:
Health and Nature Walk
First Friday of the month, 9:00-10:30am
Meet in the Ecology Centre. Dementia friendly, family friendly.
Please check our Instagram for our latest updates.
Hiring the Ecology Centre
You can hire the Ecology Centre at the weekends for kids parties or during the week for meetings, conferences and training courses. You can also hire the centre on weekday evenings for regular classes like yoga. Click here for the Ecology Centre hire guide.
For more information about this contact Islington Ecology Centre:
ecologycentre@islington.gov.uk
Previous events
Islington Ecology Centre run many events throughout the year. In past years they have pond dipped, searched for creatures in the meadows, held numerous guided walks for different groups, ran a cyanotype printing workshop and much much more. They advertise their events on posters around the park and in the Ecology Centre. We also share information about their events on this page. Please get in touch with them to find out about upcoming events.
Each year as the Friends of Gillespie Park we run a Spring Celebration in May/June and an Apple Day in October. Both events are large festivals for the local community featuring music all day, activities for all ages, market stalls and more. We organise these events in collaboration with the Islington Ecology Centre and numerous local partners, music groups, artists, craftspeople and nature campaign groups. On Apple Day we have fun juicing delicious apples grown in Kent.
A huge thank you to local photographer Ana Pollard for taking these incredible photos and more at Apple Day 2025:
More lovely photos from events:
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