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G4 Christmas - Selby Abbey 2026 Mon, 30th Nov 2026 19:30 - 21:30 Event Details Selby Abbey is delighted to welcome back G4 for what promises to be a wonderful evening as we countdown to Christmas! Gather to celebrate the most wonderful time of the year as G4 bring glad tidings of great joy this […]
XPERIENCE LIVE presents The Popular Music of Christmas - performed in a stunning candlelit setting at Selby Abbey. Wednesday 2nd December 2026 | Doors: 6:30pm | Show: 7:30pm–9:45pm | Last entry: 7:15pm Step into a world of festive elegance and timeless charm as Xperience Live proudly presents ‘Christmas – The Candlelight Concert’ - an evening where music, […]
XPERIENCE LIVE presents The Popular Music of Christmas - performed in a stunning candlelit setting at Selby Abbey. Wednesday 2nd December 2026 | Doors: 6:30pm | Show: 7:30pm–9:45pm | Last entry: 7:15pm Step into a world of festive elegance and timeless charm as Xperience Live proudly presents ‘Christmas – The Candlelight Concert’ - an evening where music, […]
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 William the Conqueror in […]
Karl Loxley - The Songs of Christmas Selby Abbey is delighted to welcome back Karl Loxley after his debut, sell out performance in 2025 Monday 14th December 2026 7:30PM Box Office Telephone Number: 0333 666 3366 The TicketSource telephone box office service is available from Monday to Friday, 9.00AM to 7.00PM and Saturday, 9.00AM to […]
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 William the Conqueror in […]
Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols by Candlelight, Sunday 20 December, 6.30pm For many people, this service marks the beginning of their Christmas - it is based around nine Bible readings telling of the fall of humanity, the promise of the Messiah, and the birth of Jesus. These readings are interspersed with carols sung by […]
Selby Abbey Crib Services – Christmas Eve (24th December) 3pm and 4:30pm. Join us for this candlelit, family-friendly service as we hear the story of Christmas, sing Carols and place the figures in the Nativity Scene, remembering the birth of Jesus at this special time of year. Admission free and no ticket necessary.
Selby Abbey Crib Services – Christmas Eve (24th December) 3pm and 4:30pm. Join us for this candlelit, family-friendly service as we hear the story of Christmas, sing Carols and place the figures in the Nativity Scene, remembering the birth of Jesus at this special time of year. Admission free and no ticket necessary.
SUNDAY, 10 JANUARY 2027 All are welcome to join us at Selby Abbey as we celebrate the Baptism of Christ and the First Sunday of Epiphany, with music led by the Abbey Choir. 6.30pm The Epiphany Procession Matin Responsory: Palestrina The noble stem of Jesse: Trad. arr. Praetorius What star is this with beams so […]
All are welcome to join the Clergy and Selby Abbey Choir for Palm Sunday Palm Sunday, is a major Christian feast that commemorates Jesus’s triumphant entry into Jerusalem, initiating Holy Week. It marks the final Sunday of Lent, celebrated with processions, the blessing of palm fronds or branches (symbolizing peace and victory), and readings of […]
Maundy Thursday - 2nd April 7.30pm Sung Eucharist (with the Choir) The service focusses on the Last Supper and includes of Renewal of Christian Discipleship. It is followed by the 'stripping of the altars' and other church furnishing, leaving the Abbey as bare and unadorned as possible in preparation for Good Friday, and the opportunity for […]
