Events at Westminster Abbey

Special services, concerts, lectures, events for families and more – there’s something for everyone at the Abbey. Many of our events are free and open to anyone.

Featured events

Field of Remembrance

Field of Remembrance

7th - 16th November 2025
8.30am - 6.00pm
North Green
Free

Photograph of visitor looking closely at a memorial in a chapel within Westminster Abbey

BSL Tour: Curious tales from the Abbey

Saturday, 8th November 2025
Times vary
The Abbey
£5

Handel's Messiah Statue at Westminster Abbey

Concert: Handel's Messiah

Tuesday, 25th November 2025
7:00pm - 9:30pm
The Abbey
£16 - £59

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Photograph of a member of staff leading a family tour to a group of adults and children within Westminster Abbey

Family Tour: Under our feet

27th October - 1st November 2025

The Abbey
SOLD OUT

Tour: Abbey unlocked

Tour: Abbey unlocked

7th - 31st October 2025

The Abbey
£150. Tickets will be released on Tuesday 19th August 2025 at 2:00pm BST.

Photograph of a group of visitors looking at medieval stone, with one taking a photograph on their phone, within Westminster Abbey

Tour: Medieval monastery

2nd - 31st October 2025

The Abbey
£15

Photograph of a group of visitors looking at medieval stone, with one taking a photograph on their phone, within Westminster Abbey

Tour: Medieval monastery

1st - 28th November 2025

Times vary
The Abbey
£15

Field of Remembrance 2025

Field of Remembrance 2025

7th - 16th November 2025

8.30am - 6.00pm
North Green
Free

Photograph of a group of three visitors standing by and looking at the Grave of the Unknown Warrior, surrounded by red poppies, in Westminster Abbey

Tour: War and Remembrance

7th - 11th November 2025

1:00pm - 2:00pm
The Abbey
£10

Photograph of visitor looking closely at a memorial in a chapel within Westminster Abbey

BSL Tour: Curious tales from the Abbey

Saturday, 8th November 2025

Times vary
The Abbey
£5

Photograph of two women sitting and listening to a talk within St Margaret's Church, Westminster Abbey

Lunchtime Talk: Henry VII, power and propaganda

Wednesday, 12th November 2025

1:00pm - 1:50pm
St Margaret's Church
£5

Tour: Abbey unlocked

Tour: Abbey unlocked

13th - 27th November 2025

8:30am - 10:00am
The Abbey
£150. Tickets will be released on Tuesday 16th September 2025 at 2:00pm BST.

East Meets West: the Ecumenical Significance of Nicaea

East Meets West: the Ecumenical Significance of Nicaea

Saturday, 15th November 2025

9:30am - 4:30pm
St Margaret's Church
Free (booking required)

One People Oration 2025: The courage to welcome - solidarity in a divided world

One People Oration 2025: The courage to welcome - solidarity in a divided world

Monday, 17th November 2025

6:30pm - 7:45pm
The Abbey
Free (booking required)

Handel's Messiah Statue at Westminster Abbey

Concert: Handel's Messiah

Tuesday, 25th November 2025

7:00pm - 9:30pm
The Abbey
£16 - £59

A call to words: An evening exploring poetry in wartime

A call to words: An evening exploring poetry in wartime

Wednesday, 26th November 2025

6:30pm - 7:45pm
The Abbey
Free (booking required)

Photograph showing an audience of adults sitting in the pews of St Margaret's Church, Westminster Abbey listening to a talk

Lunchtime Talk: Dickens and Christmas

Wednesday, 3rd December 2025

1:00pm - 1:50pm
St Margaret's Church
£5

Photograph of choirboys dressed in red singing carols in front of a Christmas tree, alongside an illustration of a boy singing and pointing upwards

Family Day: Christmas crafts and carols

Saturday, 6th December 2025

10:00am - 1:00pm
Chapter House
Free (booking required)

Tour: Abbey unlocked

Tour: Abbey unlocked

12th - 31st December 2025

8:30am - 10:00am
The Abbey
£150. Tickets will be released on Thursday 23rd October 2025 at 2:00pm BST.

Photograph of children sitting on the floor listening including illustrations of children listening

Family Workshop: The Birds of Christmas book launch

Saturday, 13th December 2025

10:00am - 1:00pm
Undercroft and Chapter House
£15

Christmas Concert

Christmas Concert

Friday, 19th December 2025

7:00pm - 9:30pm
The Abbey
£15 - £49

10 Choristers Jumping in the air

Chorister Experience Day

Saturday, 31st January 2026

1.00pm - 6.00pm
The Abbey
Free (booking required)

The clock tower of St Margaret's Church, Westminster

Events at St Margaret's Church

Find out about the upcoming services and events taking place at St Margaret's Church

Upcoming events at St Margaret's Church

Other Events

Marilynne Robinson giving a lecture at Westminster Abbey in 2017

Institute lectures

View videos and listen to podcasts of past Institute lectures.

Past lectures
A group of children and their parents participate in a family learning session in Westminster Abbey's cloisters

Family days out

We run a lively programme of events for families throughout the year.

Family visiting

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