Pride & Prejudice Festival Tickets On Sale!

Tickets for the first of our festivals celebrating the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen's birth next year are now on sale!

Throughout 2025, we’ll be hosting a series of festivals to celebrate Jane Austen’s special anniversary year.

In January, we’ll be turning our annual Pride and Prejudice Day celebrations into a full-blown Pride and Prejudice Festival, running from the 23rd to the 28th of the month and tickets are on sale now! The festival will feature a programme of special events, including themed tours, pop up talks and late views. Visitors can enjoy a free Pride and Prejudice trail through the House, or drop into a free writing session or sewing group.

The festival also features unique performances including Pride and Prejudice in Words and Music, an exquisite performance bringing P&P to life through Carl Davis’s instantly-recognisable musical score and Reading Aloud: An Evening of Pride and Prejudice, a re-enactment of the first ever reading of Pride and Prejudice over 200 years ago,  in the very room in which Jane Austen read aloud from her novel. The festival includes some virtual talks and tours so Jane Austen fans around the world can join in the festivities online. Austenmania, a new exhibition celebrating Austen adaptations including the iconic BBC Pride and Prejudice mini-series, will open in time for the festival on 22 January and run throughout 2025.

See below for the full festival line-up and to book tickets! 

FESTIVAL PROGRAMME

Thursday 23 January 

10am: Piano practice (FREE, booking essential!)

8pm: Pride & Prejudice Quiz at Goldfinch Books

Friday 24 January 

9am: Waking Up The House Tour

10am: Piano practice (FREE, booking essential!)

11am: Drop in Writing Session (FREE)

2pm: Pop up talk: Austenmania (FREE)

4.15pm: Pride & Prejudice Tour

Saturday 25 January 

9am: Pride & Prejudice Tour with breakfast

10am: Piano practice (FREE, booking essential!)

11:30am: Objects Up Close: Illustrations of Pride & Prejudice

1pm: Pop up talk: Austenmania (FREE)

2.30pm: Book Club Live! Pride & Prejudice

6pm, 7.45pm: Reading Aloud: An Evening of Pride & Prejudice

Sunday 26 January 

10am: Piano practice (FREE, booking essential!)

11.30am: Talk: The Making of Pride & Prejudice

3pm and 4.30pm: Pride and Prejudice in Words and Music

Monday 27 January 

10am: Piano practice (FREE, booking essential!)

7pm: Virtual Pride and Prejudice Tour

Tuesday 28 January 

10am: Piano practice (FREE, booking essential!)

11am: Drop in Sewing Circle (FREE)

11.30am: Pop up talk: Austenmania (FREE)

7pm: Virtual Talk: The Making of Pride & Prejudice

We’re expecting 2025 to be a very busy year so please pre-book your 2025 admission tickets to avoid disappointment.  For more news and updates, sign up to our newsletter and follow us on social media!