Regular services
Evensong
This service follows the traditional pattern in The Book of Common Prayer and consists of choral music (psalms, canticles, and anthems) from the rich Anglican musical tradition, scripture readings, and prayers.
When
See the calendar below for upcoming Evensong services.
Where
The Quire. Entry is via the Great West Door.
Evensong times
| Sunday, 1st February 2026 | |||||
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| Fourth Sunday of Epiphany | |||||
| 3.00pm | First Evensong of the Presentation of Christ in the Temple | Quire | |||
| sung by the Choir of Westminster Abbey | Byrd Senex puerum portabat Preacher: The Reverend Mark Birch MVO Canon in Residence |
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| View Order of Service | |||||
| Tuesday, 3rd February 2026 | |||||
| St Ansgar, Archbishop of Hamburg-Bremen, Apostle of the North, 865 | |||||
| 5.00pm | Evensong | Quire | |||
| sung by the Choristers of Westminster Abbey; attended by the High Commissioner of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka | plainsong Lucis Creator optime |
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| View Order of Service | |||||
| Thursday, 5th February 2026 | |||||
| 5.00pm | Evensong | Quire | |||
| sung by the Choir of Westminster Abbey; attended by the High Commissioner of New Zealand | attr Loosemore O Lord, increase my faith |
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| View Order of Service | |||||
| Friday, 6th February 2026 | |||||
| 5.00pm | Evensong | Quire | |||
| sung by the Choir of Westminster Abbey, attended by the High Commissioner of Grenada | attr Loosemore O Lord, increase my faith |
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| View Order of Service | |||||
| Saturday, 7th February 2026 | |||||
| 5.00pm | Evensong | Quire | |||
| sung by the Choir of Westminster Abbey and members of the Westminster Abbey Old Choristers' Association | attr Loosemore O Lord, increase my faith |
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| View Order of Service | |||||
