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.

Abbey unlocked tour - March

FEATURED EVENT

Abbey unlocked tour - March

Tour Westminster Abbey before we open our doors to the public and experience parts of the church only seen by a handful of people.

11th - 31st March 2025 | 8.30am - 10.00am | The Abbey

SOLD OUT

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Medieval Monastery tour

Medieval Monastery tour

On

1st - 28th February 2025

The Abbey
£15

Photograph of large flags from around the Commonwealth blowing in the wind outside the West Doors of Westminster Abbey

Commonwealth tour

13th - 28th February 2025

The Abbey
£10

Photograph of a group of Maori dancers within the nave of Westminster Abbey

Commonwealth Festival

Saturday, 22nd February 2025

10.00am - 2.30pm
The Abbey
Included in the price of admission

Photograph of an audience sitting down and listening within St Margaret's Church, next to Westminster Abbey

Commonwealth Talk: Literary Cultures

Event cancelled

Saturday, 1st March 2025

2.00pm - 3.00pm
St Margaret's Church
Event cancelled

Medieval Monastery tour

Medieval Monastery tour

On

1st - 31st March 2025

10.00am
The Abbey
£15

Photograph of large flags from around the Commonwealth blowing in the wind outside the West Doors of Westminster Abbey

Commonwealth tour

1st - 19th March 2025

Times vary
The Abbey
£10

Photograph of women looking at tomb surrounding by rails in Westminster Abbey

Access the Abbey: British Sign Language tour

Saturday, 1st March 2025

11.00am - 12.30pm
The Abbey
£5

Fascinating Women of Westminster Abbey tour

Fascinating Women of Westminster Abbey tour

On

1st - 31st March 2025

1.00pm
The Abbey
£15

Ghetto kids - A Ugandan dance group - perform as the congregation watch

The Commonwealth Service 2025

On

Monday, 10th March 2025

3.00pm - 4.00pm
The Abbey
Invitation only

Abbey unlocked tour - March

Abbey unlocked tour - March

11th - 31st March 2025

8.30am - 10.00am
The Abbey
SOLD OUT

Photograph of embroidery showing the detail at the top of a crown, representing a talk on royalty and the British Raj in India

Lunchtime Talk: Royalty and the British Raj

Wednesday, 12th March 2025

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

Seminar: The ‘Ecumenism of Blood’ in a multicultural context – a reflection on Nigeria’s situation

Seminar: The ‘Ecumenism of Blood’ in a multicultural context – a reflection on Nigeria’s situation

Monday, 17th March 2025

1.00pm - 2.00pm
Online
Free (booking required)

St Margaret's Chorister Experience Day

St Margaret's Chorister Experience Day

Sunday, 23rd March 2025

2:00pm - 4:30pm
St Margaret's Church
Free, booking required

Water colour illustration of the north ambulatory is summer. The rea features statues, tombs and monuments

Concert: BACH - St John Passion

Tuesday, 15th April 2025

7.00pm - 9.00pm
The Abbey
£16 – £59

St Margaret's Chorister Experience Day

St Margaret's Chorister Experience Day

Sunday, 27th April 2025

2:00pm - 4:30pm
St Margaret's Church
Free, booking required

Florence Nightingale Service 2024 - Lamp

Service to commemorate the life of Florence Nightingale

Monday, 12th May 2025

6.30pm
The Abbey
By invitation only

Writing in good faith: a pilgrimage in fiction, film and thought

Writing in good faith: a pilgrimage in fiction, film and thought

Thursday, 22nd May 2025

6:30pm - 7:45pm
The Nave
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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