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

Abbey unlocked tour - September

Abbey unlocked tour - September

2nd - 25th September 2024

The Abbey
£120

Hidden Highlights tour - September

Hidden Highlights tour - September

On

2nd - 30th September 2024

The Abbey
SOLD OUT

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

Photograph of an empty cloister with one woman reading a book within Westminster Abbey

Voice and Verse Bookshelf

1st October - 30th November 2024

9.30am - 3.30pm
Cloister entrance
Included in the prices of admission

Medieval Monastery tour

Medieval Monastery tour

On

2nd - 31st October 2024

Times vary
The Abbey
£15

Photograph of member of staff leading a drop in talk, with visitors listening while standing in Poets' Corner

Voice and Verse 15-Minute Talk: Poets' Corner - October

8th - 29th October 2024

Times vary
Poets' Corner
Included in the price of admission

Photograph of memorial statue of woman with foot resting on a skull within Westminster Abbey

Lunchtime Talk: Women Poets

Wednesday, 9th October 2024

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

Photograph of visitors looking at the memorial to William Shakespeare within Poets' Corner at Westminster Abbey

Voice and Verse Tour: Beyond Poets’ Corner

12th October - 23rd November 2024

Times vary
The Abbey
£10

Edwardtide Pilgrimage 2024

Edwardtide Pilgrimage 2024

Saturday, 19th October 2024

09:00 - 16:00
The Abbey
Free (no booking required)

Voice and Verse Lunchtime Concert

Voice and Verse Lunchtime Concert

Wednesday, 23rd October 2024

1.00pm - 1.45pm
St Margaret's Church
£5 - £10

Photograph of a child and parent reading out loud into a microphone within Westminster Abbey

Voice and Verse Family Day: Get Creative!

Friday, 1st November 2024

10:00 - 12:00
St Margaret's Church
Booking opening soon

Close-up photograph of spines of book in the library at Westminster Abbey

Voice and Verse Workshop: Book Binding

Saturday, 2nd November 2024

10.00am - 5.30pm
Education Centre
£70

Photograph of member of staff leading a drop in talk, with visitors listening while standing in Poets' Corner

Voice and Verse 15-Minute Talk: Poets' Corner - November

5th - 26th November 2024

Times vary
Poets' Corner
Booking opening soon

Close up photograph of St Edward and a pilgrim in s stained-glass window within Westminster Abbey

Voice and Verse Song Recital: Journeying

Thursday, 7th November 2024

7.30pm - 9.00pm
Poets' Corner
£20

Close-up photograph of the Grave of the Unknown Warrior

Voice and Verse Readings: Remembrance

Thursday, 7th November 2024

1.00pm - 3.15pm
The Nave
Booking opening soon

Photograph of memorial to multiple war poets in Poets' Corner, in Westminster Abbey

Lunchtime Talk: First World War Poets

Wednesday, 13th November 2024

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

Photograph of the Grave of the Unknown Warrior in the context of the nave within Westminster Abbey

Voice and Verse Song Recital: Remembrance

Thursday, 14th November 2024

7.30pm - 9.00pm
Poets' Corner
£20

Close-up photograph of draft poetry within a manuscript in the library within Westminster Abbey

Voice and Verse Panel: Poets' Corners Across the Pond

Thursday, 14th November 2024

18:30 - 19:30
Online
Booking opening soon

Close-up, head on photograph of a book being read by a person within Westminster Abbey

Voice and Verse Workshop: Strokes of Poetry

Saturday, 23rd November 2024

1.30pm - 4.00pm
Cheyneygates
£25

Handel's Messiah Statue at Westminster Abbey

Handel's Messiah

Tuesday, 26th November 2024

7.00pm - 9.30pm
The Abbey
£15 - £57

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.