Organ Recital
The Cathedral’s Director of Music, Andrew Lumsden, puts the mighty Father Willis organ through its paces with a programme featuring some of the great centerpieces of the organ repertoire.
What’s On
Featured Events
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Outside Theatre: The Twits by Roald Dahl, performed by Illyria
The Deanery Garden
Mr and Mrs Twit never wash, and they live in a smelly old caravan. Bored of playing cruel tricks on each other, they decide to open a circus.
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Jubilee Hog Roast
Refectory Garden Marquee
A Jubilee hog roast will be held in the beautiful Refectory Garden and Garden Marquee prior to the Jubilee Service.
May 2012
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Victorian Watercolours of Hampshire Churches
Exhibition featuring albums of watercolours commissioned in the 1830s by Charles Henry Sumner, Bishop of Winchester.
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Sculpture Exhibition: Reflect
We are delighted to host a site-responsive exhibition of contemporary sculpture by a hand-picked group of artists represented by The Garden Gallery Broughton.
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350th Anniversary of the Book of Common Prayer
The prayer book under Duress 1640-1660 - Context for the 1662 Book of Common Prayer. Speaker Canon Dr Judith Maltby.
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Hampshire Farmers' Market
Find great value, local, fresh food and drink in the heart of Winchester.
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Organ Recital
The Cathedral’s Director of Music, Andrew Lumsden, puts the mighty Father Willis organ through its paces with a programme featuring some of the great centerpieces of the organ repertoire.
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Outside Theatre: The Twits by Roald Dahl, performed by Illyria
Mr and Mrs Twit never wash, and they live in a smelly old caravan. Bored of playing cruel tricks on each other, they decide to open a circus.
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Jubilee Hog Roast
A Jubilee hog roast will be held in the beautiful Refectory Garden and Garden Marquee prior to the Jubilee Service.
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Church for the Nation
The Bishop of Winchester and Lord Plant in Dialogue discussing the question Can the Church of England be both a Church for the Nation and an anchor member of the Anglican Communion?
June 2012
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Victorian Watercolours of Hampshire Churches
Exhibition featuring albums of watercolours commissioned in the 1830s by Charles Henry Sumner, Bishop of Winchester.
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Sculpture Exhibition: Reflect
We are delighted to host a site-responsive exhibition of contemporary sculpture by a hand-picked group of artists represented by The Garden Gallery Broughton.
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Diamond Jubilee Concert
The Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra and the Waynflete Singers celebrate the Diamond Jubilee with works played at the Queen's Coronation.
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One Big Table and Festival of Volunteering
This vibrant event in the heart of the city celebrates our local, diverse communities and the contribution made by volunteers - through food, entertainment and stalls.
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100 Miles for Music
Deputy Head Virger, Maria Ammann-West will undertake the 106 mile walk of the South Downs Way to raise funds for Winchester Cathedral Music.
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Organ Recital
Robert Quinney is currently the Sub-Organist of Westminster Abbey, and played the organ for the wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge last year.He performs a dazzling programme of virtuosic repertoire.
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Lunchtime Concert
Caterina Grewe, piano. Admission is free but a retiring collection is taken to help defray costs.
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Children's Holiday Activities
Activities and workshops inspired by the Cathedral. Suitable for children aged 7+.
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The Naomi House Clarendon Way Walk 2012
The Naomi House & jacksplace Clarendon Way Walk is back in 2012, for its sixth year.
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Lunchtime Concert
Paul Provost, Organ. Admission is free but a retiring collection will be taken to help defray costs.
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Hampshire Farmers' Market
Find great value, local, fresh food and drink in the heart of Winchester.
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Lunchtime Concert
Emilie Capulet, piano. Admission is free but a retiring collection will be taken to help defray costs.
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Deanery Open Garden
Visit the beautiful private garden of The Deanery in the Cathedral Inner Close.
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Service and Picnic with Loretta Minghella
The Cathedral and Christian Aid invite you to a service and picnic with Loretta Minghella, who will be sharing stories of inspiration and hope from her work as Director of Christian Aid.
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Lunchtime Concert
Tanya Sweiry, violin. Admission is free but a retiring collection will be taken to help defray costs.
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Outside Theatre: H.M.S. Pinafore by Gilbert and Sullivan, performed by Illyria
Set on board the warship HMS Pinafore, the opera cheerfully mocks such Great British institutions as Class, Patriotism and the Royal Navy.
July 2012
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Victorian Watercolours of Hampshire Churches
Exhibition featuring albums of watercolours commissioned in the 1830s by Charles Henry Sumner, Bishop of Winchester.
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Lunchtime Concert
Diana Beckett and Rosie Collinson, Sopranos. Gilly Slot, piano. Admission is free but a retiring collection will be taken to help defray costs.
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Winchester Festival Opening Concert
The Festival's traditional large-scale opening concert features one of the undoubted masterpieces of classical music, Bach's Mass in B Minor BWV 232.
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Hat fair
Hat Fair is Britain's longest running festival of street theatre and outdoor arts.
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Lunchtime Concert
David Humphreys, organ. Admission is free but a retiring collection will be taken to help defray costs.
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Winchester Festival: The Cardinall's Musick
During this year, The Cardinall’s Musick will be performing every note of Byrd’s Latin church music around the country, celebrating the wit and imagination as well as the deep emotion of his work.
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Winchester Festival: Lunchtime Concert
In this programme of works for oboe and cor anglais, Lucie Tibbits will be accompanied by Roger Owens on the piano, making a welcome return to the Festival.
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Winchester Festival: Rachmaninov Vespers
Southern Voices make a welcome return to the Winchester Festival under the baton of their new musical director, Katherine Dienes-Williams.
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Hampshire Farmers' Market
Find great value, local, fresh food and drink in the heart of Winchester.
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Lunchtime Concert
Hampshire County Youth Wind Band. Admission is free but a retiring collection will be taken to help defray costs.
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Southern Cathedrals Festival
The Southern Cathedrals Festival is a celebration of cathedrals and their music, held in turn at Chichester, Salisbury and Winchester. The 2012 Festival will be held in Salisbury.
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Outside Theatre: Henry V by Shakespeare, performed by Illyria
In 2012 Illyria celebrates its 20th anniversary, the queen's diamond jubilee and a minor sporting event in London with Shakespeare's most popular historical drama.
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Lunchtime Concert
Ben Kearsley, guitar. Admission is free but a retiring collection is taken to help defray costs.
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Special Tour: Face the Music
Face the Music includes background musical history and examines aspects of music within the Cathedral.
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Olympics Temporary Live Site
Winchester is one of the official Live Sites for the Olympics. There will be a large screen in the Cathedral Outer Close and the city will be dressed for the occasion.
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Lunchtime Concert
Rosie Coad, soprano and Gregory Drott, piano. Admission is free but a retiring collection will be taken to help defray costs.
August 2012
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Victorian Watercolours of Hampshire Churches
Exhibition featuring albums of watercolours commissioned in the 1830s by Charles Henry Sumner, Bishop of Winchester.
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Olympics Temporary Live Site
Winchester is one of the official Live Sites for the Olympics. There will be a large screen in the Cathedral Outer Close and the city will be dressed for the occasion.
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Special Tour: Unlocking the Secrets
Some of the best kept secrets in the Cathedral, spanning some 800 years, will be revealed on the Tour.
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Lunchtime Concert
Christian Haigh, Oundle for Organists Award winner, organ. Admission is free but a retiring collection will be taken to help defray costs.
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Children's Summer Holiday Activities
Activities and workshops inspired by the Cathedral. Suitable for children aged 7+.
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Special Tour: Other Close Residents
This tour explores some of the unknown secrets and little known facts about the plants which are to be found within the precincts of the Inner Close.
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Children's Summer Holiday Activities
Activities and workshops inspired by the Cathedral. Suitable for children aged 7+.
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Lunchtime Concert
Royal College of Music. Admission is free but a retiring collection will be taken to help defray costs.
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Children's Summer Holiday Activities
Activities and workshops inspired by the Cathedral. Suitable for children aged 7+.
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Special Tour: Winged Messengers
The word angel comes from the Greek angelos and literally it means Messenger (from God). The Cathedral has many representations of angels in different media - wood, stone, glass and textiles.
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Children's Summer Holiday Activities
Activities and workshops inspired by the Cathedral. Suitable for children aged 7+.
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Hampshire Farmers' Market
Find great value, local, fresh food and drink in the heart of Winchester.
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Lunchtime Concert
Royal Academy of Music. Admission is free but a retiring collection will be taken to help defray costs.
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Children's Summer Holiday Activities
Activities and workshops inspired by the Cathedral. Suitable for children aged 7+.
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Special Tour: Hidden Places
On this tour the chapels will be open and visitors will be allowed inside to see, at close quarters, what they contain.
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Children's Summer Holiday Activities
Activities and workshops inspired by the Cathedral. Suitable for children aged 7+.
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Organ Recital
Timothy Byram-Wigfield, formerly Sub-Organist of the Cathedral and now Director of Music at St George’s Chapel, Windsor, returns to Winchester to play a dazzling programme of virtuosic music. Not to be missed!
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Children's Summer Holiday Activities
Activities and workshops inspired by the Cathedral. Suitable for children aged 7+.
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Lunchtime Concert
Royal college of Music. Admission is free but a retiring collection will be taken to help defray costs.
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Special Tour: Stained Glass
A relatively unexplored Cathedral treasure. The Cathedral boasts stained glass from the workshops of medieval masters of the 14th, 15th and early 16th centuries.
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Paralympics Temporary Live Site
Winchester is one of the official Live Sites for the Paralympics. There will be a large screen in the Cathedral Outer Close and the city will be dressed for the occasion.
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Children's Summer Holiday Activities
Activities and workshops inspired by the Cathedral. Suitable for children aged 7+.
September 2012
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Victorian Watercolours of Hampshire Churches
Exhibition featuring albums of watercolours commissioned in the 1830s by Charles Henry Sumner, Bishop of Winchester.
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Paralympics Temporary Live Site
Winchester is one of the official Live Sites for the Paralympics. There will be a large screen in the Cathedral Outer Close and the city will be dressed for the occasion.
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Lunchtime Concert
Tim Ravalde, organ. Admission is free but a retiring collection will be taken to help defray costs.
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Special Tour: Green Men
These fascinating symbols originate before Christian times, but they were adopted by Christians to represent resurrection or new life.
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Lunchtime Concert
Royal Academy of Music. Admission is free but a retiring collection will be taken to help defray costs.
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Special Tour: William Walker
An extended look at the construction of the Cathedral between the 11th and 16th centuries and at what went wrong. What was done to save the cathedral? What did the diver do?
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Hampshire Farmers' Market
Find great value, local, fresh food and drink in the heart of Winchester.
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Lunchtime Concert
James Armitage and friends. Admission is free but a retiring collection will be taken to help defray costs.
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Special Tour: The Icons of the Cathedral
There are twelve icons in the Cathedral. This tour aims to study each in turn: the way they are made, their roots in history and the tradition which produced their artistic style.
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Lunchtime Concert
Balint Szekeley, violin and Mariko Kondo, piano. Admission is free but a retiring collection will be taken to help defray costs.
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Special Tour: Beauty in Wood
The woodworker has been the key worker in developing and designing the interior and furnishings of Cathedrals from very early times.
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Saxophone Weekend with Alistair Parnell
Alistair graduated from the Royal College of Music and is now based in Nottingham teaching and performing. He will be holding to workshops for all abilities.
October 2012
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Victorian Watercolours of Hampshire Churches
Exhibition featuring albums of watercolours commissioned in the 1830s by Charles Henry Sumner, Bishop of Winchester.
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Lunchtime Concert
Peter Symonds College - Hampshire Specialist Music Course. Admission is free but a retiring collection will be taken to help defray costs.
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Hampshire Harvest weekend
A free family event celebrating the very best of Hampshire’s food and farming.
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Lunchtime Concert
Portsmouth Grammar School. Admission is free but a retiring collection will be taken to help defray costs.
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Chronicles of Light
A spectacular performance in sound and light that tells the extraordinary stories of Winchester Cathedral, its people and events. You’ll meet wonderful characters from King Cnut to Jane Austen.
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Lunchtime Concert
The Cathedral Organists, Organ Fun. Admission is free but a retiring collection will be taken to help defray costs.
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Hampshire Farmers' Market
Find great value, local, fresh food and drink in the heart of Winchester.
November 2012
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Ice Rink
Experience an exhilarating skate under the stars and see how the Cathedral provides a stunning backdrop to these exciting Christmas events.
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Christmas Market
Recognised as one of the best in Europe and renowned for its spectacular location, the Winchester Cathedral Christmas Market brings high quality exhibitors, wonderful Christmas gifts and an abundance of festive foods.
December 2012
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Ice Rink
Experience an exhilarating skate under the stars and see how the Cathedral provides a stunning backdrop to these exciting Christmas events.
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Christmas Market
Recognised as one of the best in Europe and renowned for its spectacular location, the Winchester Cathedral Christmas Market brings high quality exhibitors, wonderful Christmas gifts and an abundance of festive foods.
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Storytelling: The Christmas Story
Take a few minutes out of the busy preparations for Christmas to hear this wonderful story from different parts of the world. Open to children of all ages.
January 2013
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Ice Rink
Experience an exhilarating skate under the stars and see how the Cathedral provides a stunning backdrop to these exciting Christmas events.
February 2013
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March 2013
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April 2013
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