Events for March 20, 2026

The United Guilds Service is one of the great annual occasions in the City of London’s civic and livery calendar. Here’s a clear overview:
The United Guilds Service is a joint religious service attended by the Livery Companies, Guilds, the Lord Mayor, the Sheriffs, and senior figures of the City of London. It celebrates the fellowship, history, and charitable purpose of the livery movement.
• First held in 1943, during the Second World War, as a way of uniting the City’s guilds and companies in a time of hardship - and it has continued ever since.
Purpose
• To give thanks for the work of the City’s Guilds and Livery Companies
• To reinforce unity and shared purpose
• To reflect on service, charity, education, and the City’s role today