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Easter Holidays 2023 in London

Discover the possibilities from April 1st to 16th. 

Free Events

No booking required unless otherwise stated

TRAFALGAR SQUARE
  • Good Friday, April 7th: “The Passion of Jesus”  Featuring 100 performers. Performed at 12 noon and 3:15 pm (1h 30)

WESTMINSTER ABBEY
  • Good Friday, April 7th: “Solemn Liturgy of the Passion and Death of Our Lord” at 3:00 pm (1h 15)
  • Easter Saturday, April 8th: “Vigil and First Eucharist of Easter” at 8:00 pm (1h 30)
  • Easter Sunday, April 9th: “Easter Communion (BCP)” at 8:00 am (40m)
  • Easter Sunday, April 9th: “Sung Eucharist” at 10:30 am (1h 30)
  • Easter Sunday, April 9th: “Evensong” at 3:00 pm (1h)
ST. PAUL’s CATHEDRAL
  • Good Friday, April 7th: “The Three Hours” at 12 noon until 3:00 pm
  • Good Friday, April 7th: “The Good Friday Liturgy with the Veneration of the Cross and Distribution of the Sacrament” at 5:00 pm
  • Easter Saturday, April 8th: “The Easter Liturgy with Baptism, Confirmation and the First Eucharist of Easter” at 6:00 pm
  • Easter Sunday, April 9th: Sung Eucharist at 11:15 am
  • Easter Sunday, April 9th: Festal Evensong at 3:00 pm
  • Easter Sunday, April 9th: Organ Recital at 4:30 pm
  • Easter Sunday, April 9th: Eucharist at 5:30 pm

Free Venues

Booking free tickets in advance is advised

BRITISH MUSEUM
  • Pick up the family Museum Explorer Trail from Information Desk or the Families Desk          

  • Other events TBA

LONDON TRANSPORT MUSEUM
  • Momentous Moments on the London Underground
MUSEUM OF LONDON DOCKLANDS
  • Executions in London over 700 years
  • Crime & Punishment – Women Throughout History
NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM
  • The Wild Escape for Families
SCIENCE MUSEUM
  • Technicians: The David Sainsbury Gallery

  • Wonderlab @ The Equinor Gallery – Come and think like a scientist (recommended for 7-14 year olds)

  • Injecting Hope: The Race for a Covid-19 vaccine

V & A
  • The Artistic Home
  • Beguiling Beni: Safflower Red in Japanese Fashion
  • Print and Prejudice: Women Printmakers 1700-1930
  • Re:Imagining Musicals
  • Sokari Douglas Camp
Buckingham Palace

Advanced tickets required

Unless otherwise stated

  • Good Friday, April 7th: Handel’s “Messiah” at the Royal Albert Hall, performed by the Royal Choral Society, now in its 147th year 
  • March 21st to April 16th: Peter Rabbit Easter Adventure in Covent Garden. All ages welcome though some activities are age-restricted. Advance Booking advised but not essential.
  • Train to be a WWII Fighter Pilot at RAF Museum Hendon (ages 4+).
  • Zoo Time at the Tower of London. Learn about all the weird and wonderful beasts that have been kept at the Tower over the centuries. 

Easter Egg Hunts

Booking in advance essential