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

Creation concert: Brass on the Grass

31st July - 28th August 2024

College Garden
Free (no booking required)

Close up photograph of woman smelling and touching rosemary within the herb garden at Westminster Abbey

Creation trail: Wellbeing wander

20th June - 6th September 2024

College Garden
Included in the price of admission

Photograph of young children within a rainforest. Photo credit: CSI Madhya Kerala Diocese

Creation exhibition: Communion Forest

3rd August - 6th September 2024

Chapter House
Included in the price of admission

Abbey unlocked tour - August

Abbey unlocked tour - August

1st - 30th August 2024

The Abbey
£120

Wooden bookshelves and display cases in the medieval library, Westminster Abbey

Hidden Highlights tour - August

1st - 31st August 2024

The Abbey
£15

Photograph of storyteller standing within a canvas tent, performing to an adult audience at Westminster Abbey

Creation stories: Sowing the seeds

Tuesday, 27th August 2024

Dean's Yard
From £5 - £20

Photograph of purple irises in Little Cloister, a gated garden containing a fountain within Westminster Abbey

Creation tour: Meet our Head Gardener

Tuesday, 27th August 2024

College Garden
£15

Four Forty Theatre: A Midsummer Night's Dream and Twelfth Night

Four Forty Theatre: A Midsummer Night's Dream and Twelfth Night

29th & 30th August 2024

7.00pm - 9.00pm
Dean's Yard
£12 - £17

Abbey unlocked tour - September

Abbey unlocked tour - September

2nd - 25th September 2024

8.30am - 10.00am
The Abbey
£120

Hidden Highlights tour - September

Hidden Highlights tour - September

On

2nd - 30th September 2024

Times vary
The Abbey
£15

The Quire - black and white floor with sets of stalls eithers ide of the walkway

Sung Eucharist on Creation Sunday and Accession Day

Sunday, 8th September 2024

11.15am
The Abbey and online
Free

Globe Detail from the Westminster Retable

Health, housing and human flourishing: Understanding organisms in the context of their environments

Tuesday, 10th September 2024

6.15pm - 7.30pm
Undercroft
Free (booking required)

Battle of Britain Service 2024

Battle of Britain Sunday service

Sunday, 15th September 2024

11:00am - 12:00pm
The Abbey
Free (booking required)

The Poetics of Life: Life as Poetry

The Poetics of Life: Life as Poetry

Wednesday, 18th September 2024

6.30pm - 7.45pm
The Abbey
Free (booking required)

Judges annual service

A Service to mark the opening of the Legal Year

Tuesday, 1st October 2024

11:30 - 12:30
The Abbey
By invitation only

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.