Name: Summer: Brass on the Grass
Start: 2025-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2025-08-27T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Westminster Abbey

Upcoming events

Discover Westminster Abbey in new and unexpected ways this summer. Be inspired with creative workshops, poetry, live music and hidden stories waiting to be uncovered.

Photograph of top of tuba, part of a brass band, with building around College Garden including Westminster Abbey in the background

Summer: Brass on the Grass

16th July - 27th August 2025

College Garden
Free (no booking required)

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Summer: Art at the Abbey workshops

Friday, 22nd August 2025

Cloister entrance
Free (booking required)

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Summer: Poetry at the Abbey workshop

23rd & 28th August 2025 (selected dates)

Cloister entrance
Free (booking required)

Photograph of illustrated lion and bird overlaid on photograph of College Garden in Westminster Abbey

Summer: Wild Westminster Family Day

26th & 28th August 2025 (selected dates)

10:00am - 1:00pm
College Garden
Free (booking required)

Photograph of female storyteller smiling and gesturing with other adults listening withing the cloisters of Westminster Abbey

Summer: Stories from the Stones tour

Tuesday, 26th August 2025

Cloister entrance
Free (booking required)

Photograph of visitors in the cloister garth, an area of grass, within Westminster Abbey, listening to a musician playing the guitar

Summer: Evenings at the Abbey

Wednesday, 27th August 2025

The Abbey
Included in the price of admission

Offer for Westminster residents

Stay local for less this summer with a special offer for Westminster City Save card holders. Enjoy the discounted entry of £8 to the Abbey, including free entry for one child, plus free entry to the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Galleries. What will you discover right on your doorstep?

Please check our entry times to plan your visit and remember to bring your City Save card on the day.

Eat and shop

Treat yourself this summer at the onsite Cellarium Café, from hot and cold drinks through to full meals. And don’t forget to grab something for yourself, or for friends and family, from our gift shop.

Discover more online

How many gardens does Westminster Abbey have? And what is a cloister? Find out more about the outdoor spaces where events will take place this summer. Wherever you are, give yourself a well-deserved break with our Mindful Moments video.