The following events are planned for 2024. We would be delighted to see you back at Little Gidding — please share this information with your friends and groups who might be interested. All events are subject to further confirmation in the prevailing circumstances. Please check back for status updates.
This list of events, is also available in a calendar format here, together with a downloadable calendar that can be added to a computer, tablet or smartphone.
Saturday 18 May 2024 Annual Little Gidding Pilgrimage
The Pilgrimage will be led by the Rt Revd Graham Usher, Bishop of Norwich, and the Church of England lead bishop on the environment. He is also the author of two books about spirituality and landscape: Places of Enchantment, Meeting God in Landscapes, and The Way Under Our Feet: A Spirituality of Walking.
For further details see the 2024 Pilgrimage page.
Sunday 7 July 2024 Seventeenth Annual T S Eliot Festival
Organized jointly with the T S Eliot Society, with the participation of the T S Eliot International Summer School, and with financial support from Old Possum’s Practical Trust, this literary festival brings together scholars, poets and enthusiasts from all over the world to celebrate and learn.
Further details and ticket information to follow.
Saturday 7 December 2024 Nicholas Ferrar Day
The annual commemoration of Nicholas Ferrar at Little Gidding is held on the first Saturday in December, which is the Saturday nearest to his feast day on 4 December.
With the Revd Jonathan Herbert, former leader of the Pilsdon Community.
Followed by the Annual General Meeting of the Friends of Little Gidding
Regular Events and Activities
Quarterly Eucharist at Little Gidding
At 11.30 am on the fifth Sunday of the month.
2024 dates are: Sunday 31 March (Easter Day); 30 June; 29 September; 29 December.
Monthly service at Little Gidding
At 12 noon on the second Friday of each month, except January and December.
2024 dates are: 9 February; 8 March; 12 April; 10 May; 14June; 12 July; 9 August; 13 September; 11 October; 8 November.
Monthly Retreat / Quiet Day
Generally on the fourth Friday of each month, except January, August and December
2024 dates are: 14 February (Ash Wednesday); 22 March; 26 April; 24 May; 28 June; 26 July; 27 September; 25 October; 22 November.
For further details of the programme see the Quiet Days page.
Poetry Group at Ferrar House
On the 13th of each month at 2.30pm, except January, July and December.
Further Information
Please contact us for more information about any of these events.