Saturday 13th September 2025

A Whole Campful of Soldiers

12:30 - 16:00 (duration 3hrs 30mins)

Venue: Holburne Museum Grounds, Great Pulteney Street, BA2 4DB

Back by popular demand… a whole campful of soldiers!
This year, our camp will be bigger than ever, featuring His Majesty's 33rd Regiment of Foot accompanied by the Coldstream Guards. Visit their encampment at the Holburne Museum and experience a whole campful of soldiers with authentic drill displays, music and talks presenting life at war:

13:00 Working Women.
The roles and occupations of working class women in Jane Austen's time. What was life like for ordinary women?

14:00 The Uniforms, Weapons and Equipment of the British Redcoat
A talk and demonstration of how the average soldier was equipped, what he carried and how it was used.

All Free Events

Croquet Game

13:00 & 15:00 (duration 1hr 30mins)

Venue: Bath Croquet Club, Great Pulteney Street, Recreation Ground, BA2 4DS (entrance via Great Pulteney Street)

Spend 1 hour experiencing the Regency sport of "Pall-Mall" with an outdoor croquet game at Bath Croquet Club. Equipment and introductory instructions provided, enjoy a relaxed game of croquet, followed by post-match refreshments in the Croquet Pavilion. (Refreshments included in the ticket price)

Tickets £25

"Carriages" to Meryton & Longbourn - minibus tour

13:15 (duration 4 hours)

Meet: Outside the Jane Austen Centre, 40 Gay Street, BA1 2NT

Starting with a driving tour of Austen’s Bath, then onto the village of Luckington to visit the St Mary with St Ethelbert Church and walk in the footsteps of the P&P 1995 cast. Next Lacock – a village trapped in time and the location for Meryton & Highbury. Then back to Bath to finish with the best view of Bath from ‘that Noble Hill’.
For this event you will travel in a small luxury 21st Century minibus driven by your tour guide Adge Secker.

Tickets £58

Austen's Lost & Found - theatrical walking tour

13:30, 14:00, 14:30, 15:00, 15:30, 16:00 (duration 1 hour each)

Meet: At the top of Gravel Walk, opposite No1 Royal Crescent, BA1 2LW

Another lost Jane Austen novel has been unearthed in Bath, revealing more recognisable plotlines, familiar characters and just a little bit of nonsense. Immerse yourself in wooing, weeping and wagers as we wander around Bath, and watch this joyful story come to life around you!

Tickets £19

Longbourn Country Dance

14:00 (duration 3hrs 30mins)

Venue: Banqueting Room, Guildhall, High St, Bath BA1 5AW

Join us in the spectacular Banqueting Room of Bath's historic Guildhall for Regency dancing, called by Liz Bartlett of the Jane Austen Dancers. Live music will be provided by Beau's Band. There will be sweet treats, punch and tea on offer throughout this event.

Tickets £80

Pleasure Gardens - Wristband collection

15:00 - 18:00 (duration 3 hours)

Venue: Guildhall, High St, Bath BA1 5AW

Wristbands for the Pleasure Gardens event can be picked up downstairs in Bath Guildhall between 15:00 and 18:00 on Saturday 13th and Sunday 14th September. Please ask a Jane Austen Festival steward at the venue for details.

Pleasure Gardens - Wristband Collection

Rummaging through the Reticule

16:00 (duration 1hr 30mins)

Venue:  Kinwarton, 3 Upper Camden Place, (part of) Camden Road, BA1 5HX (20 mins walk from central Bath)

What did Jane and her characters keep in their reticules? All will be revealed when the contents of this C18th handbag are spilt in the privacy of a Regency drawing room. Jane Tapley's talk is followed by refreshments, a traditional cream tea - scones, jam and cream and, of course, tea.

Tickets £18

Rosings Park Ball

19:00 (duration 4 hours)

Venue: Banqueting Room, Guildhall, High St, Bath BA1 5AW

We welcome you to an evening of Regency dancing in the spectacular Banqueting Room of Bath's historic Guildhall.
Dance calling will be provided by Liz Bartlett of the Jane Austen Dancers, with live music from Beau's Band. There will be a bar open throughout the event, as well as a cold buffet.
Please note that the dances will be the same as for the Longbourn Country Dance.
Feel free to add a nod to our Rosings Park theme with some roses in your outfit!

Tickets £100

Sense & Sensibility: The Musical

20:00 (duration 2 hours)

Venue: Pump Room, Stall St, Bath BA1 1LZ

If ever a novel were screaming for a musical adaptation, Sense & Sensibility is the one. After 2024’s sold out run, Sense & Sensibility: The Musical comes to you in a new, intimate chamber setting, featuring outstanding international singer-actors from the UK Premiere cast.

Set against the stoic and judgemental values of Regency era England, the Dashwood sisters experience the world very differently. Elinor, patient and thoughtful, upholds the values of society, yet yearns to express her true feelings. Marianne, young and passionate, dives head-first into romance without a thought for her reputation. With its soaring musical score and sensitive lyrics and dialogue, Sense & Sensibility: The Touring Musical invites audiences to live alongside the Dashwood Sisters, their colourful family, friends and even enemies; where people rarely say what they mean, and passions, hidden by society, are realised in song.

The Jane Austen Festival team are pleased to be working in partnership with Bath’s Historic Venues events team to bring you this exciting adaptation of Sense & Sensibility.

Tickets £30

Pride & Prejudice at Bath Abbey

20:00 (duration 2hrs 15mins)

Venue: Bath Abbey, Abbey Churchyard, BA1 1LY

FilmBath is proud to present a very special screening of this beloved classic at Bath Abbey. Surrounded by the grandeur of one of Bath's most iconic landmarks, immerse yourself in the sweeping story of Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy, brought to life on the big screen.

Tickets £24

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