You’re invited to church this Christmas!

You are very welcome at our Advent and Christmas services and events – bring your family and friends or come along on your own. Whether it will be your first time at church or you have been before, we look forward to welcoming you!

All events Calendar Advent & Christmas

Guildford Cathedral is a building for everyone. An inspiring, flexible, contemporary space, which normally has a full programme of events for you to enjoy. Full details can always be found on our website : https://www.guildford-cathedral.org/events

Christmas Fair

for 1 day, 6 hours
Guildford Cathedral
Stag Hill Guildford, GU2 7UP, United Kingdom
Step into the joy of the season at our ever-popular Christmas Fair on Friday 21 and Saturday 22 November 2025, from 10am to 4pm!
Join us for a delightful shopping adventure with over 50 stalls offering a stunning array of bespoke Christmas gifts, decorations, spirits, jewellery, accessories, and more!
Explore the Cathedral Shop for unique Christmas gifts, and recharge at Seasons, our Café/Restaurant, where you can enjoy delicious drinks, snacks, and lunches.
Entry is just £3 per person at the door. Don't miss out on this wonderful opportunity to kick-start your Christmas shopping in style!
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Advent Carol Service

for 1 hour
Guildford Cathedral
Stag Hill Guildford, GU2 7UP, United Kingdom
Join us for the Advent Carol Service is a moving and atmospheric celebration that marks the beginning of the Advent season.
Set within the cathedral’s magnificent architecture, the service combines traditional readings, prayers, and beautiful choral music.
Timeless carols and anthems create a profound sense of anticipation for the coming of Christmas.
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Advent and Art – A Reflective Mini-Series

Sunday 14 December 2025, Wednesday 17 December 2025 at for 1 hour
Guildford Cathedral
Stag Hill Guildford, GU2 7UP, United Kingdom
The Advent journey, through the Nativity and on to Candlemas, is deeply familiar within the Christian tradition. Yet sometimes a work of art can open our eyes to see this well-loved story in a fresh light.
Art speaks to us in ways that words and narrative cannot. Over two 45-minute sessions, The Reverend Canon Dr Steve Summers will lead a reflective exploration of Advent and Art, using several pieces of artwork to guide us along this sacred pathway.
Perhaps, as we look together, something new will emerge, something about God’s presence with us that you have not noticed before.
Join us in the Lady Chapel for this inspiring mini-series:

Come, see, and reflect as you journey through Advent with renewed vision.
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Age UK Surrey Christmas Carol Service

for 1 hour
Guildford Cathedral
Stag Hill Guildford, GU2 7UP, United Kingdom
Be uplifted by this fabulous carol service, with refreshments from 10.30am. Special guests include Tormead Prep School Choir, Guildford Cathedral Singers, and the Guildford, Godalming & Farnham Rock Choir.
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A Service of Lessons and Carols

for 1 hour
Guildford Cathedral
Stag Hill Guildford, GU2 7UP, United Kingdom
Our traditional carol service which tells the story of Jesus’s birth in music and readings.
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A Service of Lessons and Carols

for 1 hour
Guildford Cathedral
Guildford Cathedral, Stag Hill Guildford, GU2 7UP, United Kingdom
Our traditional carol service which tells the story of Jesus’s birth in music and readings.
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Journey to Bethlehem

for 1 hour
Guildford Cathedral
Stag Hill Guildford, GU2 7UP, United Kingdom
A service for all ages, with the Cathedral Choristers and Stag Hill Phil., exploring the Christmas story and message.
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Midnight Mass

for 59 mins
Guildford Cathedral
Stag Hill Guildford, GU2 7UP, United Kingdom
Marking the beginning of Christmas, this service includes John Tavener’s famous Christmas Proclamation.
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A Service of Lessons and Carols

for 1 hour
Guildford Cathedral
Stag Hill Guildford, GU2 7UP, United Kingdom
Our traditional carol service which tells the story of Jesus’s birth in music and readings.
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Choral Eucharist for The Epiphany

for 1 hour
Guildford Cathedral
Stag Hill Guildford, GU2 7UP, United Kingdom
This service will be sung by the Whyte Effect.
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