Southwark Cathedral is a vibrant place of worship and prayer, with a busy programme of music, heritage, tours, talks and family events.

Scroll down to view our upcoming events. For information about regular and special services please click here. For ticketed events, visit our Eventbrite page. If you want to be notified about events at the Cathedral throughout the year, sign up to our mailing list.

Current Art Installation
undefinedMagdalene at the Base of the Cross 

This artwork by Chris Gollon will be on display at the High Altar for the duration of Lent, which overlaps  Women’s History Month in March. It was first shown in Gollon’s national touring exhibition to English  cathedrals ‘Incarnation, Mary and Women from the Bible’ (2014 – 2016).

It is free to visit. For more information, visit the installation page.

 

Current Exhibition

undefinedMudlarking - Treasures from the Thames

A rotating display of objects discovered on the Thames foreshore by members of London’s mudlarking community, presented in the exhibition cases in the Cathedral Link. Throughout the year different mudlarks present their finds and creative responses to the river’s history.

It is free to visit. For more information, visit the exhibition page.

 

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Special Service

The Chrism Eucharist

  • Venue

    Southwark Cathedral

  • Time

    11:00 - 13:00

  • Price

    Free

This year’s Chrism Eucharist and Renewal of Ordination Vows will take place in Southwark Cathedral on Maundy Thursday, 2 April 2026.

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Special Service

Maundy Thursday

  • Venue

    Southwark Cathedral

  • Time

    11:00 - 19:30

  • Price

    Free

Maundy Thursday commemorates Jesus's last supper with his disciples. During that meal, Jesus washed his disciples' feet and gave them a new commandment: “Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another” (John 13:34).

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Special Service

Good Friday

  • Venue

    Southwark Cathedral

  • Time

    12:00 - 14:30

  • Price

    Free

On Good Friday, we remember the crucifixion of Jesus, who suffered and died for our sins.

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Special Service

Holy Saturday

  • Venue

    Southwark Cathedral

  • Time

    20:00 - 21:00

  • Price

    Free

Holy Saturday is the final day of Holy Week. It acts as a bridge between the sorrow of crucifixion and the joy of resurrection.

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Special Service

Easter Day

  • Venue

    Southwark Cathedral

  • Time

    11:00 - 16:00

  • Price

    Free

On Easter Sunday, we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus, and his triumph over sin and death. It is a day of joy and new life.

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Talk

Awake | A Talk by Mark Vernon

  • Venue

    Library

  • Time

    18:30 - 19:30

  • Price

    £6

Join Mark Vernon as he discusses his new book 'Awake! - William Blake and the Power of the Imagination'

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Music

McGehee Concert Choir Performance

  • Venue

    Southwark Cathedral

  • Time

    15:00 - 15:30

  • Price

    Free

The McGehee School Choir will perform a special concert at Southwark Cathedral on Friday 10 April at 3:00pm.

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Shakespeare

Shakespeare Readings

  • Venue

    Southwark Cathedral

  • Time

    13:30 - 17:00

  • Price

    Free

"All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players" – As You Like It

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Guided Walk

Shakespeare in Southwark Guided Walk

  • Venue

    Bankside and Borough

  • Time

    15:00 - 16:30

  • Price

    £12

Led by our experienced and knowledgeable Cathedral Guides, this is an opportunity to explore Southwark at a leisurely pace

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Theatre

The Handlebards | As You Like It

  • Venue

    Churchyard

  • Time

    19:00 - 21:00

  • Price

    £17.50 (concessions available)

Join the troupe for a fantastically funny bicycle-powered production of Shakespeare’s ‘As You Like It’

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Liturgies of the Wild | Dr Martin Shaw

  • Venue

    Southwark Cathedral

  • Time

    19:00 - 20:30

  • Price

    £5

Join writer, mythographer and Christian thinker Dr Martin Shaw discussing 'Liturgies of the Wild' with Sir Mark Rylance & Dr Rowan Williams.

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