Join us for a celebration of food growing and community gardening in Islington.

Show your harvest, share food and tell your growing story. All exhibits for the show to arrive by 11.30am!

Expect amazing fruit and vegetables from all over the world, activities for all ages, and some special guests

No need to book, just turn up!

Sunday 6 September 2026

11am-4pm

Caledonian Park visitor centre

Caledonian Park, Market Road, N7 9LP

For more information email growshow@islington.gov.uk

Running All Day – Stalls & Drop-in Activities

Compost giveaway – Take away a bag of compost for your growing space

Garden Classroom – Art in Nature

Nature Neighbourhoods – with Octopus Community Network & The National Trust

Black Rootz – Stall + pop-up market

Islington Gardeners – Info stall + pot-your-own plant giveaway

Islington Right to Grow group – Learn about the Right to Grow movement in Islington

Islington Food Partnership – Discover more about the work of the Islington Food Partnership

Friends of Caledonian Park – Find out about gardening sessions in the park and try their chutneys, dried herbs & jams

Wildlife Gardening with Helen, Islington Ecology Centre

Archway Upcycle – upcycling activities to create garden habitats

Plant-based community lunch held between 12:30 PM to 1:30PM Grow Show competition winner announcements at 1:30 PM

Timed Workshops & Sessions

11:00 AM – 11:15 AM- Welcome & opening

11:15 AM – 12:00 PM – Drumming workshop with Mbilla Arts

11:30AM – 12:15 PM – Mushroom growing workshop with Pam Shor

11:30 AM – 12:15 PM – Tree walk with Islington Tree Service

12:30 PM – 1:30 PM – Lunch – Filipino buffet style chef Tina (supported by Chauntelle Lewis, The Barefoot Planter and Sana Barclays, National Trust)

1:30 PM – 2:15 PM – Drumming workshop with Mbilla Arts

1:30 PM – 2:15 PM – Microgreens workshop with Black Rootz

1:30 PM – 2:15 PM – Small space, low-cost food growing talk with Mark Ridsdill Smith, AKA the Vertical Veg Man.

2:00 PM – 2:45 PM – Sustainable materials & pickling workshop with The Sustainable Nutrition Academy

2:00 PM – 2:45 PM – Composting workshop with Helena from Octopus Network

2:45 PM – 3:30 PM – ‘You can grow that here’ workshop with Black Rootz

2:45 PM – 3:30 PM – Ecology walk with Helen from Islington Ecology Centre

3:30 PM – 3:45 PM – Closing / thank you