ADVENT & CHRISTMAS

at Rochester Cathedral

Join us at Rochester Cathedral this Christmas. We’ve celebrated Christmas here for over 1400 years. We’d love for you to join us this year.

Services and Events 2024

Join us at one of our Christmas services this Advent. All services are free and open to everyone. Please arrive in good time as many of our services are very popular.

Charges may apply for concerts and special events.

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Café and Shop opening times over Christmas
Dec 24
Café and Shop opening times over Christmas

Over the Christmas period the Shop and Cafe will be operating different hours to usual.

Christmas Eve Shop open until 3pm, Café closed all day

Christmas Day Café and Shop closed

Boxing Day Shop open, Café closed

27th and 28th Café and Shop open

29th Shop open, Café closed

30th Café and Shop open

New Years Eve Shop open, Cafe closed

New Years Day Café and Shop closed

Hours return to normal from the 2nd January onward

Christmas Eve Carol Service
Dec 24
Christmas Eve Carol Service

A traditional Christmas Carol Service with our Lay Clerks and Choristers on Christmas Eve

The Eucharist of Christmas Night
Dec 24
The Eucharist of Christmas Night

The Church’s traditional Christmas Service at Midnight

Christmas Day Holy Communion (Book of Common Prayer)
Dec 25
Christmas Day Holy Communion (Book of Common Prayer)

Our traditional Holy Communion on Christmas morning.

The Eucharist of Christmas Morning
Dec 25
The Eucharist of Christmas Morning

The principal service of Christmas day, with Holy Communion, sermon and carols for both the congregation and Cathedral

 

Book for our Christmas Carol Concert