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JANE AUSTEN REGENCY WEEK

Friday 19th - SUNDAY 28th JUNE 2026

The Jane Austen Regency Week is a ten day festival held annually each June in Alton, Chawton and Selborne in Hampshire (UK).

TICKETS FOR THE BIRTHDAY BALL WILL BE RELEASED SOON

Dates for your diary:

Birthday Ball on Saturday 17th January 2026,

Summer Ball on Saturday 20th June 2026,

Country Dance on Saturday 27th June 2026

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If you would like to wear your Regency attire to events, please feel free to do so. Rest assured, you won't be the only person wearing costume. In fact, we actively encourage it.

We invite you to explore this site to find out about the Jane Austen Regency Week. You can see programmes for past events going back to 2008 in the Archive section.

JANE AUSTEN
BIRTHDAY BALL WEEKEND 2026

FRIDAY 16th - SUNDAY 18th JANUARY 2026

Another chance to enjoy the Jane Austen Birthday Ball and a range of other events and activities in 2026.

REGENCY WEEK 2026

FRIDAY 19TH JUNE - SUNDAY 28TH JUNE 2026

The Jane Austen Regency Week takes place in Hampshire, UK to celebrate both our local internationally-acclaimed writer, and a very interesting period of history, encouraging people to explore their cultural heritage.

The Jane Austen Regency Week and the Jane Austen Birthday Ball Weekend are run by by a group of volunteers and participating organisations under the auspices of the Alton Jane Austen Group. It is funded through ticket sales, grants, sponsorship and advertising.

Some of the events are run by registered charities who receive the ticket income as part of their fund-raising activities: Jane Austen's House Museum (CIO); Chawton House; Hampshire Cultural Trust; Gilbert White and the Oates Collections; The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of the Resurrection, Alton.

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