Barnsbury Area Guide
A locals' guide to Barnsbury
Where do Barnsbury locals go?
The Canonbury Tavern
A public house since the early 1700's, The Canonbury Tavern was refurbished in 2009 giving the residents of Islington one of the best pub gardens in the city and a superb roast lunch on a Sunday. Moreover, the beautiful garden offers an escape from chaotic city life.Read more
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"27 Canonbury Square became the residence of famous novelist George Orwell after bombing forced him out of his home in St John's Wood in 1944."
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Activities near Barnsbury
Aborted / Crypta / The Zenith Passage / Organectomy
Hello kiddies! Its been since 2019 that Aborted have properly terrified Europe with a headline tour! Well, do we have a treat for you. or should we say, a trick? We will be slashing through Europe, opening the vault of horrors next spring, creating a nightmarish experience that will leave your soul screaming bloody gore! Along your favourite decadent freakshow of ferocity, we are bringing some friends to truly make it a gruesome banquet for all. We are thrilled to announce that Crypta, the Zenith Passage and Organectomy will all be laying you on the chopping block!"Read more
Women's Super League: Arsenal vs Manchester United
Arsenal take on Manchester United in this Women's Super League fixture.
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Konny Kon (children Of Zeus) Dj Set: Hip-hop & R&b Special
(20+ photo ID required) Welcoming Bank Holiday Monday with open arms - Konny Kon is back at Queens for a special DJ set reaching all corners of hip-hop, R&B, neo-soul and dancefloor bangers. Beatmaker, MC, DJ and one half of duo Children of Zeus, Konny Kon, will be spinning the freshest and most flavoursome tunes 'til the early hours, with his selection of soulful grooves, hiphop classics, Afrobeats bangers and everything in between. Ticket guarantees entry before 10:30pm. Final entry 1am Presented by The Old Queens Head. This is an 20+ eventRead more
Nani Vazana Sings Ladino
Breathing new life into the ancient Spanish-Jewish language, Nani creates a bridge between the past and future with socially relevant lyrics celebrating migration, gender, and female empowerment. Nani performs songs from both albums Ke Haber and Andalusian Brew for this special performance. “I play Ladino because I see the future when I look at the past.” Nani Vazana As a singer, composer, trombonist and pianist, Nani Vazana’s solo show invites the listeners into a world that is both timeless and modern. Her songs intertwine stories of Nani’s grandmother with present-day narratives, blending the sounds and smells of the marketplaces with raw flamenco-inspired vocals, soulful trombone harmonies, and heart-breaking piano. All this is topped off with electronic tracks from her laptop, creating an immersive elemental soundscape. This show is being toured in venues up to 600 capacity in Europe, USA and Canada. With her trio, the sound world of fiery Spanish guitar and sweeping Arabic percussion, topped with her infectious stage personality and even some dance moves, Nani brings the show to bigger stages, headlining folk and jazz festivals worldwide, with up to 10,000 capacity, such as the Jazz In The Park Festival, Richmond Folk Festival, Montana Folk Festival, North Carolina Folk Festival, Lotus Festival and more. This event will last approximately 1 hour and 40 minutes, including an interval. Presented by Kings Place. This is a 14+ event.Read more
Jessica Aszkenasy: Titclown (wippetywip)
TITCLOWN (wippetyWIP) is comedian/clown/tittywoman Jessica Aszkenasy’s debut hour. A mad display of what it's like making ★art★ under the patriarchy. Having trained at somewhat renowned clown cult/school Ecole Philippe Gaulier where she butted heads with teachers left, right and centre because no-one understood her ★art★, Jessica is ready to dazzle the world with her self importance. The show was ★birthed★ in California, at brilliant performance artist Claire Woolner’s theatre Public Displays of Altadena, and put up for its first ever performance at the Elysian Theatre in Los Angeles. Jessica has been performing regularly on the London comedy circuit since 2019, completed a sold-out run at London’s VAULT Festival and had two fairly middling years at the Edinburgh Fringe. Now she’s ready to show the world WHO TF SHE IS. The world better be ready. And hopefully the show will be ready by the time she takes it up to Edinburgh. l o l Presented by Angel Comedy. This is an 18+ eventRead more
Late Night Soiree
Gabriel Faur - Lhorizon chimrique, opus 118 Claude Debussy - Lenfant prodigue: Rcit et Air dAzal Mel Bonis - Srnade, opus 46. Allons prier! Ccile Chaminade - Les Sylvains, opus 60. L'absente Augusta Holms - Trianon Lili Boulanger - Clairires dans le ciel Georges Bizet - Mlodies, opus 21 John Gyeantey - tenor Joana Ly - violin Martin Andr piano TICKET PRICES Premium Seating: Early Bird 25, Advance 29, on the day 33 Standard Seating: Early Bird 20, Advance 24, on the day 28 Children: Premium 5, Standard FREE. LIMITED AVAILABILITY Under 25s: Standard 10. LIMITED AVAILABILITYRead more
About Barnsbury
Barnsbury is an area of north London in the London Borough of Islington, in the N1 postal districts. The name is a corruption of villa de Iseldon Berners (1274), being so called after the Berners family, who gained ownership of the lands after the Norman Conquest and were powerful medieval manorial lords, owning a large part of Islington. The area of Barnsbury was predominantly rural until the early nineteenth century. By the end of the 18th century, however, Barnsbury, like other parts of Islington, was being regarded as attractive part-rural suburbs by the comparatively wealthy wanting to move out of the cramped City of London and industrial Clerkenwell. The area is close to the City, and had strong local trade in its position as the first staging post for travellers making the journey from London to the north, and with considerable agricultural traffic and cattle driving to the nearby Smithfield cattle market in the City.
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