Events

The Royal Archaeological Institute holds a variety of events each year, including a monthly lecture programme from October to May and three Meetings.

  • From October to May, Lectures are given by distinguished participants in the Institute's areas of interest. Most lectures are recorded and made available on our website and YouTube channel.
  • Three Meetings (specialist site visits and tours) are organised each year. The Autumn, Spring and Summer Meetings take place in different parts of Britain and continental Europe.
  • Occasional Conferences are hosted in a new British location each year and focus on particular periods and regions of Britain or Ireland. These are often organised in conjunction with local archaeology societies.

Students wishing to attend any of these events may be eligible for a Cheney Bursary.

Upcoming events

Lecture
an extramural building ar Birdoswald

A small town on Hadrian's Wall? - the extramural settlement and bathhouse at Birdoswald

In the 1990s, geophysical surveys on the extramural areas of Hadrian's Wall forts demonstrated that they were more extensive than formerly believed, however very little excavation has taken pl

Dr Tony Wilmott
Burlington House, Piccadilly, London W1J 0BE
Lecture
Maritime Academy, Frindsbury

Maritime Academy, Frindsbury: Early Neanderthal archaeology preserved in a chalk landscape capture point

The earliest appearance of Neanderthals in Europe is associated with fundamental changes in how humans behaved and adapted to their environments.

Letty Ingrey, UCL Archaeology South-East
Burlington House, Piccadilly, London W1J 0BE
Lecture
lamp

AGM and The Lamp of Knowledge: the Symbol of the Society of Antiquaries

The AGM will begin at 16.45 followed by our President, Nathalie Cohen's lecture at 17.00.

Nathalie Cohen
Burlington House, Piccadilly, London W1J 0BE
Meeting
Shibden Hall

2026 Spring Meeting

WEST RIDING II

The meeting will be based in Halifax. We intend to provide further details before the end of the year. 

 

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Halifax
Meeting
Bath

2026 Summer Meeting

BATH and ENVIRONS

The meeting will be based in Bath. Further details will follow in May/June 2026.

 

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Bath