Sunday Free Guided Tours
Free guided tours take place every Sunday at 2pm. Registrations close at 12 noon on Thursday of each week. Confirmations will be sent only after registration is closed for that particular week.
When registering, please include the names of all attendees and a contact number. Registrations are capped at 15 people. Walk-ins on the day are at the discretion of the Tour Guide. This tour meets at the cathedral shop internal entrance.
As the Crypt is included in the tour and accessed by stairs, no strollers, prams or walkers are allowed for safety purposes. Children and infants would need to be carried in arms and strollers or prams folded and placed securely at the top of the stairs. Attendees with walkers would need to remain in the Cathedral whilst the group visits the Crypt.
Self-guided Tours
We welcome small self-guided group tours on weekdays. As St Mary’s is an active place of worship, we kindly ask that tours are conducted outside of Mass times, and that visitors maintain a quiet and respectful atmosphere at all times.
Please also ensure appropriate and respectful clothes are worn during your visit.
To help you prepare, please refer to the following resources:
Guided Group Tours/School Tours
For Guided Tours and School Guideted Tours, minimum attendance is 10 people and maximum per group is 25 people. Guided Tours are based on the cathedral and our volunteer tour guides availability.
- Guided tours are approx. 1.5 hours duration and cover the history of the main cathedral and cathedral crypt.
- Guided Tours takes place at 10:00am, 10:30am, 1:45pm or 2:00pm Monday to Friday.
- Guided Group Tours are $5 per person. School Guided Tours are $2 per person. All money goes to the conservation of the cathedral.
Tours disclaimer
- A guided and self-guided tour request (groups and/or schools) is pending availability of the Cathedral for the date and time of interest.
- There are about 40 steps for persons looking to visit the Cathedral Crypt sacred space so they’ll need to manage walking down and up. For anyone unable to manage stairs then best for persons to stay in the main Cathedral while others are visiting the Cathedral Crypt.
Virtual Tour
The treasures that tell the story is a series of documentary videos produced by the Friends of St Mary’s Cathedral, which examine the life of the Cathedral today through the lens of various artefacts contained within it. The series of documentaries highlights the contributions from members of the community throughout the Cathedral’s history and how their generosity has added so much to the building.
Donors have come from all walks of life, and have contributed to the Baptistery, the bells, the windows, and many more facets of the monumental building. Members of the community have also contributed to different aspects of the music for which the Cathedral has long been famed. The focus of these videos is to use visual artefacts as the focus for the many stories of St Mary’s Cathedral.
