Clergy Support Trust Festival Service and Dinner

Last Updated on 05/02/2026

Our Festival, one of the oldest choral music events in the world, is unique and extraordinary. In 2026, it celebrates 371 years, running continuously since 1655 with only two breaks; during the pandemic (2020) and the London Blitz (1940). The Service brings together three exceptional cathedral choirs to perform as one, under the magnificent dome of St Paul’s Cathedral. This year, we welcome the cathedral choirs of Blackburn and St Albans, alongside the St Paul’s Cathedral Choir, for what promises to be a majestic act of worship.

The Service is a key date in the Church, City of London and choral music calendars, and over the years composers including Edward Elgar have written music especially for the event. It includes a majestic procession of Bishops, Masters of Livery Companies*, representatives of the City of London, Stewards of the Festival and other dignitaries. The Service at St Paul’s Cathedral (5pm) celebrates the ministry of the clergy households we serve. Tickets are free. The Dinner at Plaisterers’ Hall (7pm) is a networking and fundraising event, to support our vital work. Tickets are £150.

*If you are the Master of a Livery Company, or a Clerk booking on a Master’s behalf, please do not book your tickets through this link. Instead, please email us at festival@clergysupport.org.uk. All other Livery Members can book through the public link below.