Christmas Tree Festival 2026
12:00am to 12:00am
Wander through Durham Cathedral Cloisters and discover a colourful display of Christmas trees, each decorated by a local organisation and telling its own unique story.
Midnight Eucharist
11:00pm to 12:30am
Join us to celebrate the first Eucharist of Christmas as midnight strikes.
Holy Communion on Christmas Day
8:00am to 8:30am
A service of prayers and Bible readings, in which we offer bread and wine to God in thanksgiving for his goodness to us, which we receive back as the body and blood of Christ.
Sung Eucharist on Christmas Day
10:00am to 11:00am
A service of prayers, Bible readings, hymns, and Choral music, in which we offer bread and wine to God in thanksgiving for his goodness to us, which we receive back as the body and blood of Christ. The service lasts around 1 hour.
Tower climb
10:00am
Conquer the 325 spiral steps to the top of our Central Tower from where you can enjoy unrivalled views over our historic city of Durham.
Matins on Christmas Day
11:30am to 12:15pm
We celebrate Christmas in the traditional service of Matins (Morning Prayer) sung by the Cathedral Choir and preached by The Very Revd Dr Philip Plyming, the Dean of Durham.
Evensong on Christmas Day
3:30pm to 4:30pm
Evensong is a service of bible readings, psalms and prayers. The choir sing for us accompanied by organ music.
