Handel's Messiah at Christmas

Hear Handel's most famous oratorio across the UK this holiday season.

Handel's Messiah at Christmas

Few works in Western music have proved as infinitely adaptable, resilient, and continually renewed as George Frideric Handel’s Messiah. Written in just 24 days in the late summer of 1741, it remains one of the most extraordinary bursts of creativity in musical history.

Explore performances of this famous oratorio, performed on period instruments, in venues up and down the UK this holiday season - and read more about this cornerstone of the Baroque repertoire in Ash Khandekar's feature, The infinite variety of Handel's 'Messiah'.

(Photo: Sotheby's)

Few works in Western music have proved as infinitely adaptable, resilient, and continually renewed as George Frideric Handel’s Messiah. Written in just 24 days in the late summer of 1741, it remains one of the most extraordinary bursts of creativity in musical history.

Explore performances of this famous oratorio, performed on period instruments, in venues up and down the UK this holiday season - and read more about this cornerstone of the Baroque repertoire in Ash Khandekar's feature, The infinite variety of Handel's 'Messiah'.

(Photo: Sotheby's)

Upcoming events
Messiah

Messiah

Wild Arts
  • dateTue, 2 December 2025
  • locationFestival Theatre, Malvern
  • time7:00pm
  • ticket£38 - £48
Handel's Messiah

Handel's Messiah

Academy of Ancient Music
  • dateWed, 3 December 2025
  • locationThe Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford
  • time7:00pm
  • ticketFrom £15
Messiah

Messiah

London Handel Orchestra
  • dateThu, 4 December 2025
  • locationSt George's, Hanover Square
  • time7:00pm
  • ticket£15-£65
  • festivalLondon Handel Festival
Handel - Messiah HWV 56

Handel - Messiah HWV 56

Manchester Baroque
  • dateSat, 6 December 2025
  • locationManchester Cathedral
  • time7:00pm
  • ticket£10-£50
Handel's Messiah

Handel's Messiah

Bellot Ensemble
  • dateSat, 6 December 2025
  • locationSt John’s Church, Brighton
  • time7:00pm
  • ticket£24 (conc. available)
Worcester Festival Choral Society © Michael Whitefoot

Handel: Messiah

Meridian Sinfonia Baroque Orchestra
  • dateSat, 6 December 2025
  • locationWorcester Cathedral
  • time7:30pm
  • ticket£10 - £29
Handel's Messiah

Handel's Messiah

Florilegium
  • dateSat, 6 December 2025
  • locationWinchester Cathedral
  • time7:30pm
  • ticket£15-£50
Handel's Messiah (Streaming On-Demand)

Handel's Messiah (Streaming On-Demand)

The VOCES8 Foundation & Baroque Orchestra
  • datefrom Mon, 8 December 2025
  • locationFilmed at the VOCES8 Centre, London
  • time9:00am
  • ticket£14 (plus VAT)
  • festivalLIVE From London
Messiah

Messiah

Wild Arts
  • dateTue, 9 December 2025
  • locationSmith Square Hall, London
  • time7:00pm
  • ticket£30 - £60
Handel’s Messiah

Handel’s Messiah

The Sixteen Choir
  • dateTue, 9 December 2025
  • locationSt Martin-in-the-Fields, London
  • time7:00pm
  • ticket£10 - £65
  • festivalSt Martin-in-the-Fields
Handel: Messiah

Handel: Messiah

Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
  • dateFri, 12 December 2025
  • locationRoyal Festival Hall, London
  • time7:00pm
  • ticketFrom £32 (conc. available)
  • festivalSouthbank Centre
Handel: Messiah

Handel: Messiah

Waterperry Opera Festival Baroque Orchestra
  • dateSat, 13 December 2025
  • locationHolywell Music Room, Oxford
  • time7:00pm
  • ticket£25 - £60
Messiah

Messiah

Wild Arts
  • dateSun, 14 December 2025
  • locationLayer Marney Tower, Essex
  • time4:00pm
  • ticket£35 - £65
Handel's Messiah

Handel's Messiah

Academy of Ancient Music
  • dateMon, 15 December 2025
  • locationThe Barbican, London
  • time7:00pm
  • ticketFrom £15
  • festivalBarbican Centre & Milton Court
Messiah

Messiah

Wild Arts
  • dateTue, 16 December 2025
  • locationChichester Cathedral
  • time7:00pm
  • ticket£15 - £65
Handel: Messiah

Handel: Messiah

Monteverdi Choir & Orchestras
  • dateTue, 16 December 2025
  • locationSt Martin-in-the-Fields, London
  • time7:30pm
  • ticket£10 - £80
  • festivalSt Martin-in-the-Fields
Children's Messiah

Children's Messiah

Dunedin Consort
  • dateWed, 17 December 2025
  • locationThe Queen's Hall, Edinburgh
  • time4:00pm
  • ticket£6
Handel: Messiah

Handel: Messiah

Dunedin Consort
  • dateWed, 17 December 2025
  • locationThe Queen’s Hall. Edinburgh
  • time7:00pm
  • ticket£6 - £40
Handel: Messiah

Handel: Messiah

Dunedin Consort
  • dateThu, 18 December 2025
  • locationPerth Concert Hall
  • time6:30pm
  • ticket£6 - £29.50
Messiah

Messiah

Wild Arts
  • dateThu, 18 December 2025
  • locationChelmsford Cathedral
  • time7:00pm
  • ticket£15 - £50
Handel: Messiah

Handel: Messiah

Ensemble OrQuesta Baroque
  • dateThu, 18 December 2025
  • locationWinchelsea Church
  • time7:30pm
  • ticket£25
Children's Messiah

Children's Messiah

Dunedin Consort
  • dateFri, 19 December 2025
  • locationSt Aloysius’ Church, Glasgow
  • time4:00pm
  • ticket£6
Handel: Messiah

Handel: Messiah

Dunedin Consort
  • dateFri, 19 December 2025
  • locationSt Aloysius’ Church, Glasgow
  • time7:00pm
  • ticket£6 - £40
Handel: Messiah

Handel: Messiah

Waterperry Opera Festival Baroque Orchestra
  • dateSat, 20 December 2025
  • locationSt Marylebone Parish Church, London
  • time5:00pm
  • ticket£15 - £50
Handel: Messiah

Handel: Messiah

Réjouissance Ensemble
  • dateSat, 20 December 2025
  • locationBath Abbey
  • time7:00pm
  • ticket£5 - £40
Mr Handel's Messiah

Mr Handel's Messiah

Fiori Musicali
  • dateTue, 23 December 2025
  • locationNorthampton Cathedral
  • time6:00pm
  • ticket£15-£40 (conc. available)
Handel’s Messiah: London

Handel’s Messiah: London

The Sixteen Choir
  • dateSun, 15 February 2026
  • locationBlackheath Halls, Great Hall
  • time7:00pm
  • ticket£22

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