Ten wonderful days of celebrating all things Austen in the beautiful city of Bath

Friday 27th February 2026

February 2026 Newsletter

To our dear fellow Austen-fans,

Be not alarmed on receiving this newsletter that it contains any news of ticket sale dates! Nothing is yet on sale, and we faithfully promise to make it very clear across all our communications channels when the time comes to buy tickets.

However we are going to be revealing some returning Jane Austen Festival favourites from yesteryear, as well as one new event for 2026…

So many of you were heartbroken at not being able to join in with book-binding workshops last year, that we are hosting not one, not two but three book-binding workshops in 2026! These will be held in the BRLSI on Queen’s Square, the very same Bath square where Austen herself stayed. Jane Austen Festival attendees will once again be able to grace the lawns of Bath Croquet Club. The Jane Austen Dancers of Bath will be guiding you through your allemande and pousette

moves in Regency dance workshops across the Festival. 

We do have one ever-so-exciting snippet to share, which is that the Jane Austen Festival will be following in the footsteps of so many Austen heroines this year, and having a day out in the countryside! Mark your diaries: on Thursday 17th September, we will be heading en masse to Lacock. Many of you will have seen this idyllic location on screen (most notably in the 1995 Pride and Prejudice adaptation, but fans of British historical dramas will have seen it forming a beautiful backdrop to many different stories and eras!), now we would love you to join us and enjoy it for real.

We’ll be organising some lunch options within the village, some transport (alas, not horses and carriages!) to and from Lacock, as well as a chance to visit Lacock Abbey, explore the village… of course, we’d love as many people as possible to be in Regency costume. If you’ve always dreamed of strolling the streets of Meryton from the 1995 Pride and Prejudice, now is your chance!

Prices and exact arrangements are yet to be announced, however there will be a few different ways to join in with this, to suit different budgets (to all the people who requested a “copper package” in feedback… we listened!).

We can confirm that we’ll be back in Bath in time for dinner and evening entertainment!

On that thrilling plot-reveal, we must leave you and hope that many of you come to walk the peaceful streets of Lacock on Thursday 17th September!

Please accept our best wishes for your health and happiness,

The Jane Austen Festival Team
Bath, UK