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

Two young girls wearing paper crowns that they have decorated

Coronation crown making

29th May - 3rd June 2023

The Abbey
Included in the price of admission

Church and Crown tour - June

Church and Crown tour - June

1st - 30th June 2023 (selected dates)

10.00am - 11.00am
The Abbey
SOLD OUT

A crown decorated with jewels with a white rim. The word 'Coronation's is above the crown

Coronation exhibition

8th April - 30th September 2023

Chapter House
Included in the price of admission

Hidden Highlights tour - June

Hidden Highlights tour - June

2nd - 30th June 2023 (selected dates)

12.15pm - 1.30pm
The Abbey
SOLD OUT

White marble tomb effigy of Elizabeth I wearing a crown and holding a sceptre and orb

Tracy Borman talk: Crown and Sceptre - 1,000 years of kings and queens

Friday, 2nd June 2023

6.00pm - 7.30pm
St Margaret's Church
£5

Alice Hunt and Anna Whitelock talk: The British Coronation - past, present, future

Alice Hunt and Anna Whitelock talk: The British Coronation - past, present, future

Wednesday, 7th June 2023

6.00pm - 7.30pm
St Margaret's Church
£5

The Revolutionary Children of God: Cultivating a Faith

The Revolutionary Children of God: Cultivating a Faith

Thursday, 15th June 2023

1.00pm - 2.00pm
Online
Free

Canon Hawkey talk - A Faithful Monarchy for the 21st Century

Canon Hawkey talk - A Faithful Monarchy for the 21st Century

Thursday, 15th June 2023

6.00pm - 7.30pm
St Margaret's Church
£5

Stories of a Photographer at the Abbey

Stories of a Photographer at the Abbey

19th June & 20th September 2023 (selected dates)

2.00pm - 3.00pm
The Abbey
£5 (members only)

Missal initial depicting a coronation

Helen Carr talk: Crowning a nation - Coronation and historical memory

Thursday, 22nd June 2023

6.00pm - 7.30pm
St Margaret's Church
£5

Hidden Highlights tour - July

Hidden Highlights tour - July

1st - 31st July 2023 (selected dates)

12.15pm - 1.30pm
The Abbey
SOLD OUT

Church and Crown tour - July

Church and Crown tour - July

1st - 29th July 2023 (selected dates)

10.00am - 11.00am
The Abbey
SOLD OUT

Exterior of Westminster Abbey, showing the West Towers and the Sanctuary

A Service of Thanksgiving for The Lord Boyce

Thursday, 13th July 2023

11.00am - 12.00pm
The Abbey
Free

Luna Cinema: Roald Dahl's Matilda The Musical

Luna Cinema: Roald Dahl's Matilda The Musical

Tuesday, 25th July 2023

7.30pm (doors open) - 11.00pm
Dean's Yard
£19.50

Luna Cinema: Moulin Rouge!

Luna Cinema: Moulin Rouge!

Wednesday, 26th July 2023

7.30pm (doors open) - 11.10pm
Dean's Yard
£19.50

Luna Cinema: Top Gun: Maverick

Luna Cinema: Top Gun: Maverick

Thursday, 27th July 2023

7.30pm (doors open) - 11.10pm
Dean's Yard
£19.50

Luna Cinema: Elvis

Luna Cinema: Elvis

Friday, 28th July 2023

7.30pm (doors open) - 11.40pm
Dean's Yard
£19.50

Luna Cinema: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

Luna Cinema: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

Saturday, 29th July 2023

7.30pm (doors open) - 11.30pm
Dean's Yard
£19.50

Luna Cinema: Some Like it Hot

Luna Cinema: Some Like it Hot

Sunday, 30th July 2023

7.30pm (doors open) - 11.00pm
Dean's Yard
£19.50

Chorister Experience Day

Chorister Experience Day

Saturday, 7th October 2023

10:00am - 4:00pm
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