Find below Jane Austen events for 2025 that we love, and if you’re a Jane Austen fan – you will too.
You will also find key events for the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen’s birth which are marked as a 250 Event. For Jane Austen 250 insider info see our page on this website JANE AUSTEN 250 or go to the dedicated website JANE AUSTEN 250.
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January to March 2025

Jane Austen and the Art of Writing
Jane Austen House Museum, Chawton
1 January onwards
This permanent exhibition celebrates Jane Austen as a ground breaking and ambitious writer in the very house where she created her six beloved novels. Drawing on the House’s extraordinary collection, it will show how seriously she took her craft, and the physical and mental processes she used to develop her novels – from her earliest teenage writings to her adult novels, inspirations, pioneering techniques, and publication.
Jane Austen House Museum Tickets

Jane Austen’s Travel Writing Desk – 250 Event
God’s House, Town Quay, Southampton
1 January to February 2025
Jane Austen’s writing desk is going on display in Southampton for the first time since she lived in the city over 200 years ago, providing literary and history fans the chance to see up-close what she used to pen early drafts of now internationally famous novels.
God’s House Tower Tickets and see Southampton’s own JANE AUSTEN 250
Exhibition: Mary Robinson: Actress, Mistress, Writer, Radical
Chawton House Library, Chawton
1 January to 21 April 2025
Mary Robinson: Actress, Mistress, Writer, Radical is the first exhibition dedicated to the scandalous life and literary genius of Mary Robinson. Long remembered only for her relationship with the Prince of Wales (later George IV) – who fell in love with her on stage as Perdita in The Winter’s Tale – in recent decades Mary Robinson has been reclaimed as one of the most important writers of the 18th century.
Mary Robinson Tickets – Free with House Entry
Costumes in Pride and Prejudice
Jane Austen House Museum, Chawton
14 January
Join us for a captivating talk by award-winning costume designer Dinah Collin, in conversation with costume historian Keith Lodwick.
Jane Austen House Museum Tickets
Life and Times of Jane Austen’s Emma
Walks Around London
16 January, 6 and 26 February
Explore the Regency and discover the best seller of 1815! Emma was Jane Austen’s last book published during her lifetime in December 1815. Some say it was her best. This walk is a celebration of that book.
Life and Times of Jane Austen’s Emma
Pride and Prejudice Through the Ages Exhibition
Chawton House
17 January to 1 February
Visitors will have the rare opportunity to see a first edition of Austen’s beloved novel on loan to us and displayed for the first time, alongside exquisite editions from the 201 years since its publication.
Pride and Prejudice Exhibition
Jane Austen’s Birthday Ball Weekend
Alton Assembly Rooms, Alton
18-19 January
The Jane Austen Birthday Ball is celebrating her birthday in January, a month after her birthday on 16 December.
Jane Austen Birthday Ball Weekend

Pride and Prejudice Festival
Jane Austen House Museum, Chawton
23 to 28 January
Featuring Jane Austen’s best-loved novel Pride & Prejudice. This event will build on the success of our annual Pride & Prejudice Day on 28 January, the anniversary of the novel’s publication. On 24 January there is a
Jane Austen House Museum Tickets
Pride and Prejudice Quiz Night
Goldfinch Books, Alton
23 January
Featuring Jane Austen’s best-loved novel Pride & Prejudice, this quiz will feature all kinds of literature questions. Held in Alton’s independent book store on the High Street. Book through Jane Austen House Museum.
Jane Austen Quiz Night Tickets
Pride and Prejudice and Politeness Talk
Chawton House
24 January
A special after-hours private in the Library will take visitors on a deep dive into the novel, via the works by and about women in the Chawton House collection, discussing Austen’s influences and the works and ideas she drew on in the making of her most famous novel.
Pride and Prejudice and Politeness Talk
Book Club Live – Pride and Prejudice
Jane Austen House Museum, Chawton
25 January
A live version of our popular online book club.. join us onsite at Jane Austen’s House in Chawton for a lively discussion of all things Pride and Prejudice!
Jane Austen Walk – Pride and Prejudice
Chawton, Hampshire
25 January
Join us in Chawton for a walk through Jane Austen’s village where she wrote her most successful novel Pride and Prejudice. See who and what inspired her novels. Led by the author Emma Darlington, this winter walk starts at Cassandra’s Cup and ends at St Nicholas Church, where Jane prayed whilst living here.
Pride and Prejudice Walk Tickets
Book Club Live – Pride and Prejudice
Jane Austen House Museum, Chawton
25 January
A live version of our popular online book club.. join us onsite at Jane Austen’s House in Chawton for a lively discussion of all things Pride and Prejudice!

Pride and Prejudice in Words and Music
Jane Austen House Museum, Chawton
26 January
Enjoy a musical evening in the Drawing Room of Jane Austen’s House as Pride and Prejudice is brought to life.
Pride and Prejudice in Words and Music Tickets
The Making of Pride and Prejudice Talk
Jane Austen House Museum, Chawton (Online)
28 January
We draw on a wealth of glorious Pride and Prejudice material from the museum collection, from a rare first edition through to the first American edition, Hugh Thomson’s gorgeously illustrated “Peacock edition”, and on to the first paperback edition in the 1930s.
Jane Austen Virtual Pride and Prejudice Talk
Book Club – Jane Austen’s Teenage Writings
Jane Austen House Museum, Chawton
4 February
Covering Jane Austen’s novels including her teenage writings now known as Juvenilia. Bring your thoughts, questions and ideas for a interesting debate.
Book Club – Teenage Writings Tickets
Book Club – Jane Austen’s Persuasion
Hatchards, Piccadilly, London
6 February
Hosted by Waterstones Bookshop, this month’s book club is a discussion of Jane Austen’s Persuasion, a story of romance, love and missed opportunities.
Book Club – Teenage Writings Tickets
The Release of Miss Austen with Andrea Gibb
Lord Hope Building, Glasgow
6 February
Join us to celebrate the release of Miss Austen, a landmark BBC drama about the life of Jane Austen, with its BAFTA-nominated screenwriter Andrea Gibb.
The Release of Miss Austen Tickets
Jane Austen 250 National Portrait Gallery – 250 Event
National Portrait Gallery London
7 February
As part of the celebrations for the 250 Anniversary of Jane Austen’s birth, the National Portrait Gallery are hosing a lecture by Professor Joe Bray of the University of Sheffield .
Jane Austen Lecture at National Portrait Gallery
Jane Austen Candlelight Tour
Jane Austen House Museum, Chawton
7 February
Join us for a unique, candlelit guided tour of the House and discover Jane Austen’s story, told by an expert guide, using the House itself and objects from the collection to set the scene.
Jane Austen Candlelight Tour Tickets
God’s House Closing Event – Jane Austen 250
God’s House, Southampton
21 February
Join us for the closing of three exhibitions celebrating the wit, wisdom, life and legacy of Jane Austen. Jane Austen’s travelling writing desk, on loan from the British Library, is at the heart of a year-long celebration of Jane Austen’s 250th birthdayPart of the 250 celebrations that feature Jane Austen’s writing desk.
Jane Austen God’s House Closing Evening Tickets
Book Club – Lady Susan
Jane Austen House Museum, Chawton
5 March
Covering Jane Austen’s novels including Lady Susan, whether you love it, dislike it, or just want to talk about it!
Book Launch – Living with Jane Austen by Janet Todd
Cambridge University Press Bookshop, Cambridge
5 March
Written to coincide with Austen’s 250th birthday, this approachable and intimate work shows why and how – for over half a century – Austen has inspired and challenged its author through different phases of her life.
Book Launch – Living with Jane Austen Tickets
York Literature Festival – What is a Classic?
York St John University, York
12 March
Part of the York Literature Festival, discussing the enduring nature of Charles Dickens, Jane Austen, and Shakespeare, unpicking what it is about their best works that make them last..
York Literature Festival Tickets
Jane Austen Candlelight Tour
Jane Austen House Museum, Chawton
28 March
Join us for a unique, candlelit guided tour of the House and discover Jane Austen’s story, told by an expert guide, using the House itself and objects from the collection to set the scene.
Jane Austen Candlelight Tour Tickets
Regency Revisited: Celebrating 250 Years of Jane Austen
The Vyne, Hampshire
29 March to 2 November
Discover Jane Austen’s linked to the Vyne, her views on the Chute family and her friendship with clergyman Thomas Chute who admired her novels. Get up close to first editions of her novels and beautiful regency costumes.
Regency Revisited National Trust Tickets
April to June 2025
Jane Austen’s Schoolroom – 250 Event
Abbey School, Reading
April to October
When she was just nine years old, Jane Austen spent 18 months at school in Reading. Based in the former Gateway of the medieval Reading Abbey, Reading Ladies Boarding School became home to Jane, her elder sister Cassandra and cousin Jane between the summer of 1785 and December 1786.
In 2025, as part of the 250 Anniversary of Jane Austen’s birth, her former school room in Reading’s Abbey Quarter, often cited as the inspiration for Austen’s Mr Goddard’s School in Emma, will open for a series of special events and tours.
Abbey School in Reading Tickets
Jane Austen Tours – Jane Austen 250 Event
Gainsborough Bath Spa
7-12 April and 13-18 October
Week long tours to celebrate the anniversary of Jane Austen’s birth.
Strictly Jane Austen Tour Tickets
Jane Austen’s Winchester Tour
Tourist Information Centre, Guildhall, Winchester
26 April
A walk inspired by Jane Austen who died on July 18, 1775 in a house on College Street, just behind Winchester College. She came to Winchester to be treated by the surgeon Dr Lyford who could not save her, and she is buried in Winchester Cathedral. Discover landmarks of Jane’s life, and places in Winchester that Jane visited and people she met.
Jane Austen Winchester Walk Tickets
Sisters of the Pen: Austen, Influence, Legacy Exhibition
Chawton House
1 May to 4 January 2026
Sisters of the Pen: Austen, Influence, Legacy exhibition celebrates the 250th anniversary of Austen’s birth by bringing to life the rich tapestry of works by women – then and now – which shaped and were shaped by Jane Austen’s literary world.
Sisters of the Pen Exhibition Tickets
Sense and Sensibility Festival
Jane Austen House Museum, Chawton
1 to 11 May
Join us for the Spring festival from 1 to 11 May as well celebrate Jane Austen’s first published novel Sense and Sensibility.

Regency Dancing at The Vyne
The Vyne, Hampshire
24 May
Come to The Vyne where Jane and her family visited the Chute family. Held in The Vyne’s Stone Gallery, the Hampshire Regency Dancers give costumed performances including talks, demonstrations and dance along with guests. Free event.
Regency Dancing National Trust Tickets
An Audience with Lucy Worsley on Jane Austen
The Forum, Bath
27 May
Lucy Worsley leads us into the life of one of English literature’s most cherished figures. For these live, beautifully-illustrated talks, Lucy invites audiences to step into the world of Jane Austen, the beloved author of timeless classics such as Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, and Persuasion.
Persuasion Nautical Themed Summer Ball
Guildhall, Bath
Saturday 31 May
A pre-ball dance workshop will take place in the afternoon before the ball in the evening. Tickets sell out fast so sign up for the newsletter to find out when they go on sale.
Sanditon Themed Summer Ball
Guildhall, Bath
Saturday 28 June
A pre-ball dance workshop will take place in the afternoon before the ball in the evening. Tickets sell out fast so sign up for the newsletter to find out when they go on sale.

No. 8 College Street – Jane Austen 250 Event
Winchester
4 June to 30 August
Jane Austen stayed at 8 College in the last few months of her life when consulting her doctor. Rarely open to the pubic, 8 College Street is open to tours to celebrate Jane Austen 250 anniversary of her birth.
Jane Austen 8 College Street Tour
Austentatious Theatre
The Forum, Bath
6 June
Jane Austen stayed at 8 College in the last few months of her life when consulting her doctor. Rarely open to the pubic, 8 College Street is open to tours to celebrate Jane Austen 250 anniversary of her birth.
Jane Austen Chatsworth – 250 Event
Chatsworth House, Derbyshire
13-15 June
Join us as we celebrate the 250 Anniversary of the birth of Jane Austen, alongside the 20 year anniversary of Chatsworth House on screen as ‘Pemberley’, home of one of Austen’s best loved characters Mr Darcy, in the 2005 film adaptation starring Keira Knightley and Matthew Macfadyen.
Jane Austen Chatsworth Tickets
Jane Austen Alton Regency Week
Alton and Chawton, Hampshire
20 – 29 June
Join us at this festival in Hampshire that celebrate Jane Austen at her final home at Chawton and Alton. Each day there are Jane Austen themed talks, walks, dances, carriage rides, stalls stalls, music, as well as a Regency Ball on the final Saturday evening celebrate Jane’s life and her novels. Tickets go on sale early April and some of the key or new events are included below.
Jane Austen Regency Week Events Tickets
Jane Austen’s Wardrobe with Hilary Davidson – 250 Event
Topping and Company Booksellers, Bath
24 June
Jane Austen has all too often been accused of dowdiness in her appearance. Drawing on Jane’s 161 known letters, as well as her own surviving garments and accessories, Hilary discussed the variety of clothes she would have possessed-from gowns and coats to shoes and undergarments-to tell a very different story.
Hilary Davidson joins us to delve into the clothing of one of the world’s greatest authors, providing unique and intimate insight into her everyday life and material world.
See the book review of Jane Austen’s Wardrobe by Hilary Davidson
Jane Austen’s Wardrobe Tickets
Kathryn Sutherland on Jane Austen – 250 Event
Topping and Company Booksellers, Bath
26 June
We are delighted to welcome Kathryn to talk on her new book Jane Austen in 41 Objects, a new kind of biography on Jane Austen examining the objects she encountered during her life alongside newer memorabilia inspired by the life she lived.
Sense and Sensibility Outdoor Theatre at The Vyne
The Vyne, Hampshire
29 June
Come to The Vyne where Jane and her family visited the Chute family. Outdoor Theatre introduces Elinor Dashwood who has a lot of good Sense. Her sister Marianne Dashwood has an excess of Sensibility. Together they make a snappy title for Jane Austen’s classic novel of scandals, scoundrels and severely sprained ankles.
Outdoor Theatre National Trust Tickets
July to September 2025
Jane Austen’s Country Fair
Steventon Village Hall,Steventon
6 July
Jane Austen was born in the Rectory in Steventon in 1775. Although the actual building no longer stands, a Regency-themed Country Fair will take place on the actual site. Alongside the Hampshire Regency Dancers and Mayfly Morris, will be country arts and crafts and Jane Austen themed talks, side shows and stalls.
Jane Austen Country Fair Tickets
Jane Austen Summer Festival of Emma
Jane Austen House Museum, Chawton
12 to 20 July
This festival will be focusing on Jane Austen’s “perfect” summer novel, Emma. It was the last novel that Jane published in her lifetime.
Jane Austen Emma Festival Tickets
Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility Musical
Chawton House, Chawton
19 July
The Summer brings outdoor performances with Sense & Sensibility: The Musical, produced by Elora Leger.
Sense and Sensibility Musical Tickets
Jane Austen 250 Winchester Guided Tour
Tourist Information Centre, Winchester
18 July
What better way to experience Jane’s Winchester than joining our specially designed limited tour on the Anniversary of her death – 18 July 1775. The tour includes Winchester College, a talk inside 8 College Street and a visit to her grave in Winchester Cathedral. What better way to enjoy the events celebrating the author’s 250th birthday?
Jane Austen 250 18 July Winchester Tickets

The Bonnets: Working Women in Jane Austen’s Time
The Arc, Jewry Street, Winchester
26 July to 2 November
In the year that we celebrate the 250th anniversary of the birth of Jane Austen, Beyond the Bonnets gives a voice to those who were overlooked by many but not neglected in Austen’s novels: working women.
Jane Austen’s Emma Outdoor Theatre
Chawton House, Chawton
31 July
The Summer brings outdoor performances with Emma by This is My Theatre, taking place in the grounds of Chawton House.
Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice Outdoor Theatre
Chawton House, Chawton
9 August
The Summer brings outdoor performances with Pride and Prejudice by This is My Theatre, taking place in the grounds of Chawton House.
Pride and Prejudice Outdoor Theatre Tickets
Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice Outdoor Screening
Chawton House, Chawton
6 September
Outdoor screening of the 2005 Pride and Prejudice film adaptation, marking its 20th anniversary.
Pride and Prejudice Film Screening Tickets
Jane Austen Festival of Persuasion
Jane Austen House Museum, Chawton
12 to 21 September
For this festival we will be focusing on Jane Austen’s last completed novel, Persuasion, with its autumnal themes.
Jane Austen Festival Persuasion Tickets
Jane Austen Festival BATH
Jane Austen Centre, Bath
12 to 21 September
The annual Jane Austen Festival Bath will take place from 12 to 21 September. Make sure you sign up for their newsletter as the tickets sell out fast.
Jane Austen Festival BATH Tickets and sign up for JANE AUSTEN 250 Bath updates.
Grand Regency Costume Parade
Museum, Bath
Saturday 13 September
The annual Regency Parade will start at the museum and finish at the Circle above the gardens.
Jane Austen Festival BATH Tickets and sign up for JANE AUSTEN 250 Bath updates.
October to December 2025
Jane Austen Retreat with Rachel Mann
Whalley Abbey, Clitheroe (near Preston)
24 to 26 October
In this Retreat, Jane Austen fan and scholar, Rachel Mann, will explore how she offers wisdom and spiritual food for prayer and self-reflection.

Yuletide Jane Austen Birthday Ball – 250 Event
Bath
Saturday 13 December
An evening involving dinner, dancing, cake and general Christmassy Austen merriment, in the beautiful surroundings of the Bath Pump Room. This event will be the culmination of our 2025 year’s worth of Jane Austen Festival events, taking place on the weekend closest to when Jane Austen was actually born on December 16th 1775.
Jane Austen Festival BATH Tickets and sign up for JANE AUSTEN 250 Bath updates.
Jane Austen’s 250 Anniversary Week Celebrations
Jane Austen House Museum, Chawton
13 to 21 December
The House will run a Christmas festival, featuring traditional Georgian decorations, scents and recipes, and offering visitors the chance to explore the House by candlelight and to enjoy musical performances and readings. 16 December will celebrate Jane Austen’s 250th birthday, including our popular annual Virtual Birthday Party!
Jane Austen’s Birthday Celebrations Tickets
Christmas Fayre at Chawton House Library
Chawton, Hampshire
December (tbc)
Enjoy this unique chance to do a spot of Christmas shopping and soak up the festive atmosphere of Chawton House. Browse the stalls selling handmade and local produce, enjoy a festive treat in the Old Kitchen Tearoom and meet Father Christmas in his grotto. There will be plenty of Yuletide activities to keep the family entertained including decorating shortbread with your favourite festive scene.
Chawton House Christmas Fayre Tickets
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