Jane Austen Festival Spring & Summer Balls

About our seasonal Regency Balls

Each year the Jane Austen Festival holds seasonal Regency Balls, outside of and separate to the main Jane Austen Festival in September. Tickets for these Balls generally include entrance, the dancing, entertainment, and a light supper. There is normally a dance workshop earlier in the day for people to brush up on their Regency dancing moves.

In 2027 we will again be holding two seasonal Balls separate from the September Festival ones, to give everyone as much opportunity to dance and attend a Regency Ball as possible. Please read through the full details of each Ball to ensure you have all the relevant information required when booking.

Tickets for both 2027 Balls will go on sale on Monday 30th November at 13:00 GMT
....no further details about the events (eg prices) are available yet.

The following information about our 2026 Summer Balls has been left as an example only. 

A huge thank you to everyone who attended our 2026 Summer Balls, we look forward to welcoming you to Bath in the future. 

Further Ball information & booking tips

Both 2027 seasonal Regency Balls will be held in the Bath Guildhall; the dancing will be led by Liz Bartlett of the Jane Austen Dancers of Bath, with live music provided by Beau's Band. A mid-evening break will include a buffet supper. For both events Regency attire will be mandatory.

- Both seasonal Regency Balls are mandatory Regency costumed events and we request that all ladies and gentlemen dress in the style of the Regency or 18th Century period.

- Flat shoes must be worn. Heels are not permitted within the Ballroom. 

- Tickets will be offered straight to general sale, on a first-come, first-serve basis. Festival Friends will not receive priority booking on these tickets.
Please be aware that we are expecting high demand for these tickets.

- The maximum number of tickets you can purchase per transaction is 4, so if you are a larger group, it may be a good idea to have multiple people booking 4 tickets at the same time.

- We advise that you have your preferred payment method set up and ready to go on your device before tickets go on sale, to avoid any delays. Apple or Google Pay historically has been the fastest way to avoid delays caused by banking approvals and verifications.

- Please also note: For our Regency Balls under 14s are not permitted inside the event venue, and attendees aged 14 - 18 must have their own ticket and be accompanied by a Regency costumed adult who also has their own ticket.

*All Jane Austen Festival tickets are non-refundable. f the Summer Ball is sold out with a waiting list, you may contact the Festival if you would like to re-sell your ticket. However this MUST be done through the Festival, we will not accept any tickets for events that have been sold on separately. If the Festival does manage to re-sell your ticket you will be refunded, minus a 10% per ticket administrative charge.

Venue: The Guildhall Bath, High Street, Bath, BA1 5AW