All are welcome to join us for this extraordinary service as over 1,000 candles are gradually lit to illuminate the medieval interior, taking us from darkness into light as we embrace the hope of Advent.

Additional information

There are no tickets required for this service, everyone is welcome. Queue numbers will be issued on each night, to ensure fair access to the Cathedral. Please note that saving seats once in the Cathedral will not be permitted, so members of a group wishing to sit together will need to queue together. Please arrive in good time to be sure of getting in before the permitted capacity is reached. In any event, please be seated by 18.40 (Sunday 16.40). Wheelchair users and their carers please queue and once in the Cathedral, will be directed to a designated area in the South Transept. Frail walkers will be able to sit in the Consistory Court (once a queue number has been issued) and join their party, when they reach the entrance. If you have additional accessibility requirements, please contact the Head Verger [email protected] , 01722 555151. For any other queries, please contact [email protected]
Please note that the service on Sunday 1 December will start at 5pm (not 7pm).

Join us for a beautiful candlelit service featuring bible readings, favourite carols and choral works sung by our Cathedral Choir as they tell the age old story of Jesus’ birth.

Additional information

There are no tickets required for this service, everyone is welcome. Queue numbers will be issued on each night, to ensure fair access to the Cathedral. Please note that saving seats once in the Cathedral will not be permitted, so members of a group wishing to sit together will need to queue together. Please arrive in good time to be sure of getting in before the permitted capacity is reached.

This event will also be available via livestream.

Join us for a beautiful candlelit service featuring bible readings, favourite carols and choral works sung by our Cathedral Choir as they tell the age old story of Jesus’ birth.

Additional information

There are no tickets required for this service, everyone is welcome. Queue numbers will be issued on each night, to ensure fair access to the Cathedral. Please note that saving seats once in the Cathedral will not be permitted, so members of a group wishing to sit together will need to queue together. Please arrive in good time to be sure of getting in before the permitted capacity is reached.

This short service for all the family, especially suitable for younger children, is a joyful retelling of the story of Mary and Joseph’s journey to Bethlehem. Includes traditional Christmas carols with modern flourishes and music from the Cathedral’s junior choristers and the Cathedral Youth and Junior Choirs. Seating is limited so please arrive early to secure a seat. Please arrive early to get a seat. Please note that this service will be repeated, at 1pm and then at 2:30pm.

This short service for all the family, especially suitable for younger children, is a joyful retelling of the story of Mary and Joseph’s journey to Bethlehem. Includes traditional Christmas carols with modern flourishes and music from the Cathedral’s junior choristers and the Cathedral Youth and Junior Choirs. Seating is limited so please arrive early to secure a seat. Please arrive early to get a seat. Please note that this service will be repeated, at 1pm and then at 2:30pm.