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, 24th May 2026 | |||||||||||
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| Day of Pentecost (Whit Sunday) | |||||||||||
| 3.00pm | Solemn Evensong | Quire | |||||||||
| sung by the Choir of Westminster Abbey with The English Concert | Williams Responses Preacher: The Reverend Dr James Hawkey Canon in Residence |
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| View Order of Service | |||||||||||
| Monday, 25th May 2026 | |||||||||||
| The Venerable Bede, monk at Jarrow, scholar, historian, 735 | |||||||||||
| 5.00pm | Evensong | Quire | |||||||||
| sung by the Lay Vicars of Westminster Abbey | plainsong Veni creator Spiritus |
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| View Order of Service | |||||||||||
| Tuesday, 26th May 2026 | |||||||||||
| St Augustine, first Archbishop of Canterbury, c 604 | |||||||||||
| John Calvin, reformer, 1564 | |||||||||||
| Philip Neri, founder of the Oratorians, spiritual guide, 1595 | |||||||||||
| 5.00pm | Evensong | Quire | |||||||||
| sung by the Lay Vicars of Westminster Abbey | plainsong Veni creator Spiritus |
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| Thursday, 28th May 2026 | |||||||||||
| Lanfranc, Prior of Bec, Archbishop of Canterbury, scholar, 1089 | |||||||||||
| 5.00pm | Evensong | Quire | |||||||||
| sung by the Lay Vicars of Westminster Abbey | plainsong Veni creator Spiritus |
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| View Order of Service | |||||||||||
| Friday, 29th May 2026 | |||||||||||
| The Restoration of the Monarchy, 1660 | |||||||||||
| 5.00pm | Evensong | Quire | |||||||||
| sung by the Lay Vicars of Westminster Abbey | plainsong Veni creator Spiritus |
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| Saturday, 30th May 2026 | |||||||||||
| Josephine Butler, social reformer, 1906 | |||||||||||
| 5.00pm | First Evensong of Trinity Sunday | Quire | |||||||||
| sung by the Lay Vicars of Westminster Abbey | plainsong Immensa et una Trinitas |
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| View Order of Service | |||||||||||
