30/04/2026
7:30 pm
The Music Of Westlife by Candlelight
The Music of Westlife by Candlelight is coming to Exeter Cathedral!
01/05/2026
7:30 pm
Motown By Candlelight
Motown by Candlelight is coming to Exeter Cathedral and is guaranteed to have you dancing in the street.
02/05/2026
7:30 pm
The Music of ABBA By Candlelight
Join us for an incredible night of ABBA anthems, performed live at the beautiful Exeter Cathedral, by candlelight.
07/05/2026
6:00 pm
In the Library With Gerard’s Herball
Continuing our series, ‘In the Library with …’, join the Cathedral Librarian for a unique opportunity to experience John Gerard’s magnificent Herball or Generall Historie of Plantes.
09/05/2026
9:00 am
Exeter Cathedral Abseil
A group of brave individuals will be abseiling down the 140-foot (43 metres) Norman North Tower of Exeter Cathedral to raise funds for the continued conservation of this wonderful historic building.
10/05/2026
6:16 pm
In Conversation with Dr. Alison Perham: Is it helpful to talk about Dying?
We will be joined by Dr Alison Perham for our May ‘In Conversation with’ event. Alison will be discussing the question: Is it helpful to talk about dying?
12/05/2026
2:00 pm
Medicine in the Making
Join us to discover key moments of medical development in the Library and Archives and to take a closer look at monuments to Exeter’s medical history within the Cathedral building.
15/05/2026
7:30 pm
A Night at the Opera by Candlelight
A sensational evening at the opera with an array of the finest opera arias and overtures.
20/05/2026
2:00 pm
A Friendly Introduction to Palaeography: Reading 17th & 18th Century Apprenticeship Indentures
Based exclusively on records in the Cathedral Library & Archives, this beginner’s workshop is a chance to learn about the Cathedral’s historical apprenticeship records and have a go at reading and transcribing some of them.
21/05/2026
1:00 pm
Library & Archives In Focus: Hatch, Match and Dispatch, the Cathedral’s registers of baptisms, marriages and burials
The Cathedral Library & Archives holds the registers which record baptisms, marriages and burials at the Cathedral from the 1590s onwards. From royalty to the music hall, join us for this exploration of just a few of the stories behind people who appear in those registers.
22/05/2026
1:00 pm
Iryna Ilnytska Lunchtime Concert
Iryna will be performing arias by G. Rossini, G. Verdi, G.Bizet and R.Wagner, as well as spectacular piano solos.
23/05/2026
1:00 pm
An Opportunity to Wonder and Wander and Walk the Labyrinth
A labyrinth is, a journey to the centre, a winding pilgrim path that is walked prayerfully and reflectively. There is no one way to use the labyrinth; each person experiences this pilgrimage in a different way.