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, 11th October 2026 | |||||||||||
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| Nineteenth Sunday after Trinity | |||||||||||
| 3.00pm | Evensong | Quire | |||||||||
| sung by the Choir of Westminster Abbey | Farrant Call to remembrance, O Lord Preacher: The Reverend Mark Birch MVO Canon in Residence |
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| Monday, 12th October 2026 | |||||||||||
| St Wilfrid of Ripon, bishop, missionary, 709 | |||||||||||
| Elizabeth Fry, prison reformer, 1845 | |||||||||||
| Edith Cavell, nurse, 1915 | |||||||||||
| 5.00pm | First Evensong of the Translation of St Edward the Confessor | Quire | |||||||||
| sung by the Choristers of Westminster Abbey; attended by the High Commissioner of the Republic of Uganda | Boyle Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace |
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| Wednesday, 14th October 2026 | |||||||||||
| Octave of the Translation of St Edward the Confessor | |||||||||||
| 5.00pm | Evensong | Quire | |||||||||
| sung by the St Margaret's Choristers and Consort; attended by the High Commissioner of the Republic of Fiji | Bruckner Locus iste a Deo factus est |
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| Thursday, 15th October 2026 | |||||||||||
| Octave of the Translation of St Edward the Confessor | |||||||||||
| 5.00pm | Evensong | Quire | |||||||||
| sung by the Choir of Westminster Abbey | Mendelssohn Am Himmelfahrtstage |
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| Friday, 16th October 2026 | |||||||||||
| Octave of the Translation of St Edward the Confessor | |||||||||||
| 5.00pm | Evensong | Quire | |||||||||
| sung by the Choirs of Westminster Abbey and Westminster Cathedral | plainsong Iste confessor Domini |
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| Saturday, 17th October 2026 | |||||||||||
| The National Pilgrimage to the Shrine of St Edward the Confessor | |||||||||||
| 3.00pm | First Evensong of the Dedication of Westminster Abbey | Quire | |||||||||
| sung by the Choir of Westminster Abbey and the St Margaret's Choristers | Bruckner Locus iste a Deo factus est |
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