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

Service of Readings and Carols for Advent in partnership with Kidney Research

for 1 hour
Peterborough Cathedral
Peterborough, PE1 1XX, United Kingdom
A candlelit service of special seasonal readings and music for the season of Advent, sung by the Cathedral choir, with readings by members of the Cathedral community and people affected by kidney disease. All are welcome to join us for this beautiful service as we begin our journey towards Christmas.

Carols for the City

for 1 hour
Peterborough Cathedral
Peterborough, PE1 1XX, United Kingdom
Put on your Christmas jumper and your Santa hat and come to the Cathedral to sing favourite Christmas carols together.

NHS Carol Service

for 1 hour
Peterborough Cathedral
Peterborough, PE1 1XX, United Kingdom
Seasonal music and readings for Christmas with the Cathedral choir. Join in well known carols alongside staff from North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust, and bring presents for the Giving Tree initiative to ensure that children who wouldn’t otherwise get a Christmas gift have something to celebrate. All are welcome.

Nativity and Christingle held jointly with St John’s Church Peterborough

for 1 hour
Peterborough Cathedral
Peterborough, PE1 1XX, United Kingdom
Family-friendly service for all ages. On the shortest day of the year, light a candle to welcome the birth of Christ the Light of the World.

We begin in Cathedral Square with a retelling of the Nativity story (and hopefully real donkeys!) before heading to the Cathedral for the ever popular Christingle service.

With carols sung by our youngest choristers, and a Christingle orange to take home.

Cathedral Carol Service

for 1 hour
Peterborough Cathedral
Peterborough, PE1 1XX, United Kingdom
Traditional Festival of Lessons and Carols, with special seasonal music from the Cathedral choir.

Salvation Army Carols

for 1 hour
Peterborough Cathedral
Peterborough, PE1 1XX, United Kingdom
Popular carols with the Salvation Army band and the Christmas crib.

Midnight Mass

for 15 mins
Peterborough Cathedral
Peterborough, PE1 1XX, United Kingdom
Celebrate the birth of Christ at Peterborough Cathedral with a special traditional service of readings, prayers, carols and music sung by the Cathedral choir.
Incense will be used at this service.

Holy Communion (Book of Common Prayer)

for 1 hour
Peterborough Cathedral
Peterborough, PE1 1XX, United Kingdom
Traditional reflective service for Christmas with a short address.

Sung Matins for Christmas Day

for 1 hour
Peterborough Cathedral
Peterborough, PE1 1XX, United Kingdom
Traditional choral service of morning prayer with the Cathedral choir.

Cathedral Eucharist for Christmas Day

for 1 hour
Peterborough Cathedral
Peterborough, PE1 1XX, United Kingdom
With the Bishop of Peterborough.

Special service of Communion with readings, prayers, carols and music sung by the Cathedral choir.

Incense will be used at this service.

Festal Evensong with Procession

for 1 hour
Peterborough Cathedral
Peterborough, PE1 1XX, United Kingdom
Traditional choral service of evening prayer with the Cathedral choir, ending with a procession around the Cathedral.

Incense will be used at this service.