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11–20 Sep 2026Literary · Bath, Somerset

Jane Austen Festival 2026

Ten days of Regency Bath — talks, balls, walking tours and the famous Regency Parade of more than 1,000 costumed participants.

About

Bath has run the Jane Austen Festival every September since 2001. The programme is split between scholarly talks, dance workshops, country balls, theatrical productions and a series of guided walks through Austen's Bath.

The Saturday-morning Regency Parade is the festival's signature event: over a thousand costumed participants set off from the Royal Crescent and walk into the city centre, in approximate order of social rank.

In Bath

A Roman spa, a Georgian crescent and a literary capital — Bath sits where the Cotswolds meet the West Country.

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