May Morning 2025

The centuries-old ceremony of May Morning will be held at 6am on Thursday 1st May. The Choir of Magdalen College Chapel will sing the 17th Century Hymnus Eucharisticus by the Magdalen Fellow Benjamin Rogers, as well as other pieces.

At 9.15am a Sung Eucharist will be held in the College Chapel to mark the feast of Saints Philip and James, who were among the Apostles. All are very welcome to attend this.

A view looking west-northwest  from a drone above Angel and Greyhound Meadow on May Morning, showing Magdalen College, and the press of the crowd on the High Street.