*Choral Evensong takes place at 17:30; on Sundays it starts at 16:30 and can be live-streamed from our website. On occasion, the service may be replaced with Eucharist or spoken Evening Prayer, so please check our service listings on our website in advance.

This service is sung by the Cathedral Choir. It contains prayers, readings and canticles (songs) from the Book of Common Prayer. It is a quiet and peaceful service to end the day.

All are welcome to join us at Salisbury for worship at any or all our services. There is no charge to attend or for those wishing to pray in private.

*This service takes place on weekday at 07:30, and 08:30 on Saturdays.

All are welcome to join us at the start of the day for this short service of Morning Prayer, with readings and prayers for the day, in the quiet atmosphere of the Trinity Chapel.

All are welcome to join us at the end of the day for this short service with readings and prayers.

All are welcome to join us at the start of the day to remember and celebrate Christ.

All are welcome to join us at the start of the day for this short service of Morning Prayer, with readings and prayers for the day, in the quiet atmosphere of the Trinity Chapel.

*This service is broadcast and streamed live online from our website at www.salisburycathedral.org.uk/live

All are welcome to the service of the Eucharist, an opportunity come together in prayer and worship and to receive our Lord Jesus Christ in the bread of communion.

This service is sung by the Cathedral Choir. The service will last for about 1 hour, and is open to all ages. On occasion, service and prayer times may change. Please check our music scheme and service listings on our website for further information.

Matthew’s gospel is the longest account of the life of Jesus. Heavily influenced by Judaism, the evangelist portrays Jesus as the one who fulfils yet transforms Jewish expectations of a Saviour / Messiah.

The Church year which begins at Advent 2025 will source most of its Sunday gospel readings from St Matthew. This evening is an opportunity to get ahead of the lectionary by diving into the priorities and values of the first evangelist.

Some of the most famous stories and sayings of Jesus are only found in the first gospel: the star-led wise men, parables of wheat and tares, sheep and goats, wise and foolish virgins, and many details of the crucifixion and resurrection are only found in Matthew. This evening will explore why these were important for Matthew and what they might mean for us today.

Booking Details
We are trialling a charge for this event. This is to cover the costs of the evening and support future adult learning opportunities at the Cathedral. If you would like to attend but cost is an issue, please contact [email protected]

Adult tickets: £10
Student tickets: £5
Under 18: Free

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As part of our Evensong service, the Cathedral Choir will perform JS Bach’s sacred cantata, ‘Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme’, accompanied by period instruments.

All are welcome to join us for this extraordinary, atmospheric service as over 1000 candles are gradually lit, to illuminate the medieval interior, taking us from darkness into light as we embrace the hope of Advent.

Doors will be opened one hour before the start of each service.

All are welcome to join us for this extraordinary, atmospheric service as over 1000 candles are gradually lit, to illuminate the medieval interior, taking us from darkness into light as we embrace the hope of Advent.

Doors will be opened one hour before the start of each service.

All are welcome to join us for this extraordinary, atmospheric service as over 1000 candles are gradually lit, to illuminate the medieval interior, taking us from darkness into light as we embrace the hope of Advent.

Doors will be opened one hour before the start of each service.

The tradition of the Chorister Bishop dates back to medieval times, when a boy chorister was elected on the Feast of St Nicholas on 6 December to take the place of the Bishop. We continue this ceremony each year on the closest Sunday to the Feast of St Nicholas, sometimes with a girl chorister and sometimes a boy. This year a boy chorister will be elected as Chorister Bishop, will be robed in traditional cope and mitre and will and he will preach at this special service of Evensong.

For those seeking traditional carols, our beautiful Carols by Candlelight services are unmissable. Join us at these beautiful candlelit services featuring bible readings, favourite carols and choral works sung by our Cathedral Choir as they tell the age-old story of Jesus’ birth.

For those seeking traditional carols, our beautiful Carols by Candlelight services are unmissable. Join us at these beautiful candlelit services featuring bible readings, favourite carols and choral works sung by our Cathedral Choir as they tell the age-old story of Jesus’ birth.

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. No booking required. Doors open half an hour before the start of each service.

All are welcome to this moving service of readings, prayers and choral music sung by the Cathedral Choir, which marks the start of Christmas.

Celebrate the start of Christmas by sharing communion together, hearing the Christmas Gospel followed by a Christmas message, with carols and beautiful music from the Cathedral Choir and organ.

All are welcome as we celebrate Christ's birth with the sharing of communion. With music from the Cathedral Choir and organ and congregational hymns.

Come and celebrate Christmas with us at this special Evensong service. The service will include readings, prayers, hymns and music sung by the Cathedral Choir.

All are welcome at this liturgical performance of Messiaen’s organ cycle. Composed in 1935, Olivier Messiaen’s La Nativité du Seigneur is one of the most moving and compelling organ works of the twentieth century. Come and hear this extraordinary music, played on our Father Willis organ by David Halls, in a meditative act of worship. These ‘Organ Vespers’, which will last just over an hour, are an opportunity to find space for prayer and contemplation through Messiaen’s deeply devotional music.

A short collective-worship-style service suitable for all the family, with craft preparation beforehand. Join a series of lively parades through the Quire as the Caravan of the Wise Men follow the star to Bethlehem in teams Gold, Frankincense, and Myrrh. Come early to make crafts that will feature in the processions!

Join us for the last of the popular processional services celebrating Advent, Christmas and Epiphany. Telling the story of the journey of the Magi, travelling to worship the infant Jesus, this moving service consists of readings, devotional addresses, and the sound of the Cathedral Choir supported by period instruments. They will perform parts V and VI of Bach’s Oratorio.