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.

Our in-person events are held at Westminster Abbey, London. Our online events are available worldwide.

All events

Photograph of member of staff leading a drop in talk, with visitors listening while standing in Poets' Corner

Voice and Verse 15-Minute Talk: Poets' Corner - October

8th - 29th October 2024

Poets' Corner
Included in the price of admission

Photograph of visitors looking at the memorial to William Shakespeare within Poets' Corner at Westminster Abbey

Voice and Verse Tour: Beyond Poets’ Corner

12th October - 23rd November 2024

Times vary
The Abbey
£10

Photograph of an empty cloister with one woman reading a book within Westminster Abbey

Voice and Verse Bookshelf

1st October - 30th November 2024

Cloister entrance
Included in the prices of admission

Medieval Monastery tour

Medieval Monastery tour

On

2nd - 31st October 2024

The Abbey
£15

The congregation standing in the quire stalls

Evensong, 14 September - online

14th September - 14th October 2024

The Abbey and online
Free

A lectern in the foreground with congregation behind

Evensong, 22 September - online

22nd September - 22nd October 2024

The Abbey and online
Free

Sung Eucharist, 30th September - online

Sung Eucharist, 30th September - online

30th September - 30th October 2024

The Abbey and online
Free

An icon of Edward the Confessor

Evensong of the Translation, 12 October - online

Saturday, 12th October 2024

3.00pm - 4.00pm
The Abbey and online
Free

The West Front of Westminster Abbey on a sunny day. Big Ben can be seen in the background.

Seminar: Speaking of Human Flourishing - salvation, happiness, rhetoric

Thursday, 17th October 2024

1pm - 2pm
Online
Free (booking required)

Edwardtide Pilgrimage 2024

Edwardtide Pilgrimage 2024

Saturday, 19th October 2024

09:00 - 16:00
The Abbey
Free (no booking required)

Dedication Evensong, 19 October - online

Dedication Evensong, 19 October - online

Saturday, 19th October 2024

3.00pm - 4.00pm
The Abbey and online
Free

Voice and Verse Lunchtime Concert

Voice and Verse Lunchtime Concert

Wednesday, 23rd October 2024

1.00pm - 1.45pm
St Margaret's Church
£5 - £10

Photograph of a child and parent reading out loud into a microphone within Westminster Abbey

Voice and Verse Family Day: Get Creative!

Friday, 1st November 2024

10.00am - 12.00pm
St Margaret's Church
Free (booking required)

Medieval Monastery tour

Medieval Monastery tour

On

1st - 30th November 2024

Times vary
The Abbey
£15

Close-up photograph of spines of book in the library at Westminster Abbey

Voice and Verse Workshop: Book Binding

Saturday, 2nd November 2024

10.00am - 5.30pm
Education Centre
£70

Photograph of member of staff leading a drop in talk, with visitors listening while standing in Poets' Corner

Voice and Verse 15-Minute Talk: Poets' Corner - November

5th - 26th November 2024

Times vary
Poets' Corner
Included in the price of admission

Photograph of female Royal Signals Veteran in uniform

The Royal Signals Veteran: A Photographic Journey

5th - 16th November 2024

10.30am - 3.30pm
St Margaret's Church
Free (no booking required)

Close up photograph of St Edward and a pilgrim in s stained-glass window within Westminster Abbey

Voice and Verse Song Recital: Journeying

Thursday, 7th November 2024

7.30pm - 9.00pm
Poets' Corner
£20

Close-up photograph of the Grave of the Unknown Warrior

Voice and Verse Readings: Remembrance

Thursday, 7th November 2024

1.00pm - 3.15pm
The Nave
Included in the price of admission

Seminar: Making Deification Real - the Goal of Christian Life in Eastern Christianity

Seminar: Making Deification Real - the Goal of Christian Life in Eastern Christianity

Tuesday, 12th November 2024

1pm - 2pm
Online
Free (booking required)

Photograph of memorial to multiple war poets in Poets' Corner, in Westminster Abbey

Lunchtime Talk: First World War Poets

Wednesday, 13th November 2024

1.00pm - 1.50pm
St Margaret's Church
£5

Photograph of the Grave of the Unknown Warrior in the context of the nave within Westminster Abbey

Voice and Verse Song Recital: Remembrance

Thursday, 14th November 2024

7.30pm - 9.00pm
Poets' Corner
£20

Close-up photograph of draft poetry within a manuscript in the library within Westminster Abbey

Voice and Verse Panel: Poets' Corners Across the Pond

Thursday, 14th November 2024

6.30pm - 7.30pm
Online
Free (booking required)

Close-up, head on photograph of a book being read by a person within Westminster Abbey

Voice and Verse Workshop: Strokes of Poetry

Saturday, 23rd November 2024

1.30pm - 4.00pm
Cheyneygates
£25

Handel's Messiah Statue at Westminster Abbey

Handel's Messiah

Tuesday, 26th November 2024

7.00pm - 9.30pm
The Abbey
£15 - £57

Poets' Corner: Portals of Discovery graphic

Voice and Verse evening: Portals of Discovery

Wednesday, 27th November 2024

6.30pm - 9.30pm
The Abbey
£5

Photograph of Westminster Abbey choristers dressed in red robes singing carols in the Chapter House, with a Christmas tree in the background

Christmas Family Day

Saturday, 7th December 2024

10.00am - 1.00pm
Chapter House
Booking opening mid-November

Photograph of Tudor rose within stained-glass window in Westminster Abbey

Lunchtime Talk: The Tudors, Faith, Family and Fortune

Wednesday, 11th December 2024

1.00pm - 1.50pm
St Margaret's Church
£5

Photograph of the arches in the triforium within Westminster Abbey

Lunchtime Talk: A Stonemason’s Guide to Britain’s Churches

Wednesday, 8th January 2025

1.00pm - 1.50pm
St Margaret's Church
£5

Photograph of Henry V's tomb in Westminster Abbey

An Evening with Dan Jones: The Astonishing Henry V

Tuesday, 21st January 2025

7.00pm - 8.00pm
Lady Chapel
£15

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

Other Events

Marilynne Robinson giving a lecture at Westminster Abbey in 2017

Institute lectures

View videos and listen to podcasts of past Institute 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.