Please see below for our Concerts and Events upcoming at Selby Abbey.
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Selby Abbey Christmas Tree Festival – Friday 28th November 2025 – Monday 5th January 2026 Come and see over 30 Christmas Trees decorated by local schools, charities and organisations in the Selby area and learn about the work they do. Daily 10am - 4pm excluding service times. Admission free (donations welcome). Selby Abbey is […]
Free entry! The Abbey’s magnificent Nave will be full of local, independent craft stall holders selling their wares. In addition there will be: Refreshments Delicious Cakes The Abbey Raffle & Tombola Please note that the stall places for the Christmas Craft Fair 2025 are SOLD OUT.
Advent Sunday 30th November 2025 at 6.30pm “VENI EMMANUEL” Join us for this beautiful service of carols, prayers, hymns and readings, as we mark the beginning of Advent: a time of expectant waiting and preparation for the Nativity of Christ. Led by the Abbey Choir and the Vicar, Canon John Weetman, all are welcome to […]
October to December 2025 No booking required – just turn up! (Tours, which last about 75 minutes, are free but donations are invited) Meet your guide at 10.30am inside the West Door of Selby Abbey to explore the history of the first monastery to be established in the North of England after the arrival of […]
AN INCREDIBLE WEST END CAST AND LIVE BAND PERFORM CLASSIC CHRISTMAS HITS AS YOU HAVE NEVER HEARD THEM BEFORE! ‘It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas’, so join us for this magical evening of best loved festive hits performed live by Candlelight. Featuring classic sing-along songs such as ‘White Christmas’, ‘Let It Snow! Let […]
AN INCREDIBLE WEST END CAST AND LIVE BAND PERFORM CLASSIC CHRISTMAS HITS AS YOU HAVE NEVER HEARD THEM BEFORE! ‘It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas’, so join us for this magical evening of best loved festive hits performed live by Candlelight. Featuring classic sing-along songs such as ‘White Christmas’, ‘Let It Snow! Let […]
Saturday 6 December – 19:30 Selby Abbey The Crescent Selby YO8 4PU The choir return to Selby Abbey for Christmas following their sell out performance of 2024. This is the perfect way to start your Christmas season. Featuring carols, festive favourites and yuletide classics in the spectacular surroundings of Selby Abbey. Doors - 18:45 […]
Winter Light at Selby Abbey Nadia catapulted to fame when she appeared on ITV as the only classical singer on The Voice UK 2021. Her four- and-a-half octave range blew the coaches away securing her spot as a finalist of Team will.i.am. Critically acclaimed on stage as an opera and musical theatre star, she […]
Gather to celebrate the most wonderful time of the year with G4's most extensive Christmas tour ever in the most awe-inspiring cathedrals, priories, minsters, halls and abbeys across the UK for 39 dates. G4 bring glad tidings of great joy this festive season as they welcome the incredible Michael Conway into the fold for his […]
Selby Abbey is delighted to welcome back The Christmas Orchestra in December 2025. If you didn’t manage to attend last year - book tickets now - you won’t be disappointed. Sit and watch the amazing light show which illuminates every part of the Abbey whilst listening to your favourite Christmas songs! The Christmas Orchestra is […]
Selby Abbey is delighted to welcome back The Christmas Orchestra in December 2025. If you didn’t manage to attend last year - book tickets now - you won’t be disappointed. Sit and watch the amazing light show which illuminates every part of the Abbey whilst listening to your favourite Christmas songs! The Christmas Orchestra is […]
Christingle Service in Aid of the Children’s Society - Sunday 14th December 2025 – 3pm Join us for this candlelit, family-friendly service where we remember the birth of Jesus ‘the Light of the World’ by lighting Christingles. Selby Abbey Junior Choir will lead us in the singing of carols as we raise money for the […]
