There is a period of time in Cambridge when visitors may not enter colleges and things get a bit quiet while students prepare for exams and then take them. This is known as the Quiet Time. It lasts from mid April to mid June.

Don’t plan your visit hoping to look round a particular college as it probably wont be possible.

Noise restrictions are in place around colleges preventing playing instruments between certain times etc., and this is designed to give the college a quiet atmosphere to allow students to study in peace.

An example of a Quiet Period can be found here on the Wolfson College website: https://www.wolfson.cam.ac.uk/current-students/quiet-period

Evensong during Easter Term at Kings College Chapel

This is the most special thing that anyone can do when they visit Cambridge. Allowing the public to enjoy Evensong is an incredibly generous gift by the college and it must be appreciated as a privilege. There are lots of things to do in Cambridge but this should be at the top of anyone’s list. Soak up the voices of the choir under the vaulted ceiling of Kings College Chapel. Bask in the splendour and the majesty of this remarkable chapel and it’s talented members of the college.

As a visitor we recommend that you arrive at 4:55pm at the front entrance to the college on Kings Parade and then you will be at the front of the queue that will form behind you. 5pm they will let you into the college and make your way to the south door. 5:15pm you will be allowed into the chapel and be directed to a seat. 5:30pm Evensong will start.

There is no need to sing or pray but stand up when everyone else stands up and sit down when everyone else sits down.

Be respectful by dressing appropriately, not talking and not taking photographs.

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DETAILED INFORMATION

Easter Term Evensong will start on Monday 28th April and runs nearly non-stop until Thursday 19th June 2025.

*Closed Mondays’

Easter Sunday has a morning Holy Eucharist at 10:30am and a special Festival Evensong at 3:30pm

Wednesdays’ are the Kings Voices being students and choristers

Thursdays’ is Holy Eucharist

Sundays’ is Holy Eucharist at 10:30am and Evensong at 3:30pm

Evensong does not operate during the summer but there are lots of summer concerts to enjoy. Evensong and coral services start back up again on Tuesday 7th October for the Michaelmas Term finishing on Friday 5th December. You can always check future term dates here: https://www.cam.ac.uk/about-the-university/term-dates-and-calendars

For more detailed information about what you may bring and precisely what service is on visit: http://www.kings.cam.ac.uk/events/chapel-services.html