Your Board of Grand Stewards Welcomes You!

The 2025 / 26 Board of Grand Stewards
The Grand Festival 2026
A Grand Celebration marked by tradition, ceremony, and fellowship.

The Annual Investiture
The Annual Investiture, presided over by the Pro Grand Master takes place on 29th April 2026.
Grand Lodge will forward all details concerning the Investiture to you directly, however the ceremony starts at 3.15pm, and you should be seated in the Grand Temple by 2.45pm.

Travel to the Guildhall
From Freemasons' Hall, we recommend walking to Holborn Underground Station and taking the Central Line to Bank Station.
From there walk North on Princes Street, then left onto Gresham Street, then Right onto Guildhall Yard by St Lawrence Jewry Church.

The Guildhall
Headquarters to the City of London Corporation and still the centre of government in the City of London, the impressive interiors of this Grade I-listed landmark provides the perfect setting for our Grand Festival.
Click here to learn more about the Guildhall

Itinerary
When you arrive, please proceed immediately into the Guildhall. It can take some time to clear security, especially if many people arrive at once, and so we ask you meet friends within the building and not outside in the courtyard.
Champagne Reception 5.45pm
Dinner 7.00pm
Carriages 10.00pm