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Friday, September 14

The Jane Austen Festival in Bath: Step Back in Time!


The Jane Austen Festival in Bath will celebrate 12 years of success this year. Find full information about the activities on the Jane Austen Centre site: Click here. Highlights of the Festival include:


  •  Saturday, Sept 15: the promenade includes red coats this year. Over 500 people dressed in Regency costume officially open the Festival. 
  •  Sunday evening, Sept 16: an Evening with Mr Wickham. Adrian Lukis, who played the character in 1995s adaptation of Pride & Prejudice. 
  •  Monday, Sept. 17: a walk to Beechen Cliff. 
  •  Tuesday, Sept 18: an outing to Stourhead House and other gardens in Wiltshire 
  •  Wednesday, Sept 19: the Tin Roof Productions theatre company performs Sense and Sensibility, the musical. 

  •  Thursday evening, Sept 20: A Noisy Game of Lottery Tickets at the Jane Austen Centre, (Regency card games). 
  •  Friday noon, Sept 21: Ladies of a Certain Age, presented by History Wardrobe, which focuses on the older women of Austen's novels in humorous celebration. 
  •  Friday, Sept 21: Jane Austen Festival Regency Costumed Masked Ball held in the Pump Room.
  • Saturday, September 22, Walking tour of Jane Austen's Bath. 

3 comments:

M'lady said...

I just went for the weekend this year for the first time and had a great time.

Jean | Delightful Repast said...

How I would love to have been there! Perhaps one day ...

Gemma said...

Oh how I wish I could have gone. Hopefully next year!