Upcoming Events and Exhibitions

Threads through Creation Exhibition

Friday 4 September to Wednesday 7 October 2026

We re thrilled to welcome to Chelmsford Cathedral Jacqui Parkinson's Threads through Creation.

This is a free to enter exhibition, but we do recommend booking your free ticket in advance.

Open Daily - Monday to Saturday 9.30am - 5.00pm.

Thursday - we have our morning Eucharist Service 10.15 - 11.30am - All welcome

Sundays - We are open on Sunday's around our Sunday Worship Services. Booking is not required during our Services, everyone is welcome to attend.

‘Threads through Creation’ is a spectacular sequence of twelve huge textile ‘ panels. It’s an exuberant retelling of the creation story in the book of Genesis, a retelling which many visitors will find both moving and breath-taking.

Visitors are treated to a wonderful variety of colours, shapes, patterns – and of course lots of creatures! The exhibition is one of the largest textile projects by a single artist, ever - Jacqui Parkinson. It has taken Jacqui nearly three years to complete. It follows on from ‘Threads through Revelation’, her first huge exhibition which visited 14 cathedrals from 2016 to 2018, and was seen by more than 500,000 visitors.

Please Note: During the exhibition we do have a number of other events and concerts. Please see below for dates when the panels will not be on display in the Cathedral

Sunday 13 September the Exhibition Panels will not be on display due to our busy day of Ordination Services

On the following dates the panels will not be viewable in the Cathedral after 3.00pm

Saturday 05/09 - Monday 07/09 - Wednesday 09/09 - Friday 18/09 - Saturday 19/09 - Wednesday 07/10

Please also note on Wednesday 09/09 - Friday 18/09 - Saturday 19/09 we have a touring concerts setting up. There will be loud soundchecks during the afternoons.