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Newcastle Cathedral offers a vibrant programme of concerts, organ recitals, exhibitions and activities throughout the year.
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Join us for the ancient office of Compline during Holy Week on Monday 14, Tuesday 15 and Wednesday 16 April – a service of quietness and reflection before rest at the end of the day. Music from the Cathedral Choir will help create a calm atmosphere. You can join us for each evening's Compline via... Read more »
Join us on the Third Sunday after Trinity as we mark the Choir’s final service before their well-earned summer break. This special occasion will feature music from our Training Choir and Probationer Choristers, as well as the ChoriStarters and Mini ChoriStarters — a joyful celebration of talent and dedication across all ages. Click here to... Read more »
While our Cathedral Choirs take a well-earned break, we are delighted to welcome visiting choirs to lead our worship. Join Newcastle University Chamber Choir for Choral Evensong in the reflective season of Lent – a service of stillness, prayer, and sacred choral music, including pieces by Stanford, Howells and Elgar. -- We are always pleased... Read more »
While our Cathedral Choirs take a well-earned break, we are delighted to welcome visiting choirs to lead our worship. Join Newcastle University Chamber Choir for Choral Evensong in the reflective season of Lent – a service of stillness, prayer, and sacred choral music, including pieces by Stanford, Howells and Elgar. -- We are always pleased... Read more »
While our Cathedral Choirs take a well-earned break, we are delighted to welcome visiting choirs to lead our worship. Join Newcastle University Chamber Choir for Choral Evensong in the reflective season of Lent – a service of stillness, prayer, and sacred choral music, including pieces by Stanford, Howells and Elgar. -- We are always pleased... Read more »
While our Cathedral Choirs take a well-earned break, we are delighted to welcome visiting choirs to lead our worship. Join Newcastle University Chamber Choir for Choral Evensong in the reflective season of Lent – a service of stillness, prayer, and sacred choral music, including pieces by Stanford, Howells and Elgar. -- We are always pleased... Read more »
While our Cathedral Choirs take a well-earned break, we are delighted to welcome visiting choirs to lead our worship. Join Newcastle University Chamber Choir for Choral Evensong in the reflective season of Lent – a service of stillness, prayer, and sacred choral music, including pieces by Stanford, Howells and Elgar. -- We are always pleased... Read more »
Come and celebrate Holy Cross Day with our newly returned Cathedral Choir, as they sing for their second week of term at Sung Eucharist. For Christians, the cross – once a brutal instrument of torture and execution – has been transformed into a sign of hope. It speaks not of defeat, but of Christ’s life-giving... Read more »
Join us for a service marking the signing of the Armed Forces Covenant, a public declaration of the Cathedral and Diocese of Newcastle’s commitment to supporting the Armed Forces community. This service takes place on the eve of the 85th anniversary of the Battle of Britain – a time to honour the dedication and sacrifice... Read more »
Bishop Helen-Ann will commission two new LGBTQI+ volunteer chaplains, Izzy McDonald-Booth and David Casati, at a special Evensong on Sunday 21 September. Izzy and David will work in the Diocese of Newcastle's LGBTQI+ Chaplaincy alongside Lead Chaplain, Revd Emma Duff. Commenting on the appointment, David said, “It is important for me to be visible... Read more »
Join us as the Bishop of Berwick, the Diocesan Warden of Readers, admits and licenses new Readers into the life of the Church and Diocese of Newcastle, with the Bishop of Newcastle presiding at this service. This will be both a time of celebration and a recommitment: a time to give thanks for the contribution... Read more »
Newcastle Cathedral’s Harvest Festival will be a joyful celebration of the season, filled with music, prayer, and reflection on the gifts of the harvest. The service will feature uplifting music from some of the Cathedral Choir’s youngest voices. We will also give thanks for the generosity of our Cathedral community, whose Harvest donations this year... Read more »
All Saints' Day is a time for us to remember and honour those who have gone before us, saints known and unknown, whose lives have been a beacon of faith and inspiration to us all. Join us for a Sung Eucharist featuring the Lay Clerks and Choral Scholars. This service will also be live-streamed via... Read more »
At this Requiem Eucharist for All Souls’ Day, we remember with thanksgiving those we have loved and lost. Following All Saints’ Day, which honours all the saints, All Souls’ Day allows us to commemorate those we have known personally – those who gave us life, guided us, or nurtured us in faith. The liturgy reflects... Read more »
Join us on the Third Sunday Before Advent for a Sung Eucharist marking Remembrance Sunday. As part of this service, we will honour those who have given their lives in conflict and those who continue to serve, risking their lives for the sake of others. The service will include the traditional two-minute silence at 11am... Read more »
Newcastle Cathedral Choir will provide a beautiful musical backdrop for the opening of Newcastle’s Christmas Markets at Grey's Monument on Saturday 15 November. The celebrations will begin at 9:50am with the award-winning Easington Colliery Band, holders of the North of England champions title 2024 and famed for their performance with Mercury-prize winning legend, Sam Fender,... Read more »
Join us for a candlelit service of choral music, readings and prayers. The Choir leads us on a journey from darkness to light, as we look forward to the hope and light that come with the arrival of Christ, the Light of the World. “The angel said to them, ‘Do not be afraid; for see... Read more »
Experience the Cathedral’s magnificent pipe organ in our series of weekly recitals during the Advent season. Performed by talented guest and local musicians, these free concerts highlight the organ’s central role in our worship and music-making. Admission is FREE, with a retiring collection (suggested donation £5). This Christmas, please consider supporting our ‘Not Just a... Read more »
On St Nicholas Day, the choir of Durham Cathedral will join Newcastle Cathedral’s choir in a special celebration of our patron saint. Together, we will honour St Nicholas’ enduring legacy of kindness and generosity, reflecting on how these values can inspire the way we live and care for others today. Update – November 2025: The... Read more »
Experience the Cathedral’s magnificent pipe organ in our series of weekly recitals during the Advent season. Performed by talented guest and local musicians, these free concerts highlight the organ’s central role in our worship and music-making. Admission is FREE, with a retiring collection (suggested donation £5). This Christmas, please consider supporting our ‘Not Just a... Read more »
