Week of Events
Bathscape Walking Festival
Bathscape Walking Festival
Go outside and enjoy the Bathscape. Celebrate Bath's unique landscape by taking a walk.
Emma
Emma
The 250th anniversary of Bath’s favourite writer is celebrated in fitting style with a new stage adaptation of Jane Austen’s comedy of manners, Emma.
Jane Austen Festival 2025
Jane Austen Festival 2025
One of the most well-known festivals in Bath, the Jane Austen Festival, is also one of the largest and longest Jane Austen-themed festivals in the world!
Dressing obstinate headstrong girls: costumes in Jane Austen films
In “Dressing Obstinate Headstrong Girls”, costume designer and fashion historian, Jolene Marie Richardson, will be examining how costume designers use Jane Austen’s characters
Heritage Open Days: Mayor’s Parlour
800 years of history - see the City’s Royal Charters, gold and silver collection, ceremonial maces, sword and robes.
Dancing with the Stars – Georgian style!
They were ‘fond of dancing and excelled in it’. From learning from famous dancing masters, to performing at the assembly rooms
Regency Fashion in the Fashion Museum Bath Collection
Join curator Elisabeth Murray to discover more about fashion during the Regency period, through the lens of the Fashion Museum Bath collection.
Pride & Prejudice at The Forum
Step out of the pages of Austen and straight into Bath’s own art-deco picture-palace as we bring Pride & Prejudice back to the big screen
When Paul Simon & Bob Dylan went to Scarborough Fair
Paul Simon and Bob Dylan are two of the most respected songwriters of the 1960s and beyond, and Scarborough Fair and Girl From the North Country
A Guide to Regency Dress
Join Hilary Davidson, associate professor and chair of MA Fashion and Textile Studies at the Fashion Institute of Technology, New York as she presents her new book:
Gossip in Jane Austen
In Jane Austen’s novels, gossip swirls around the characters. We will see how gossip is the life-blood of the small communities
Sunday Walk: Treasures of Sydney Gardens
Join Toppings to celebrate 230 years of Sydney Gardens - with a fabulous literary walk! The Friends of Sydney Gardens have written a beautiful, lively book full of history and facts about the park.