Grand Regency Costumed Promenade Heralds The Official Jane Austen Festival In The 250th Anniversary Year Of Her Birth

BATH, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 13: Early arrivals gather prior to The Grand Regency Costumed Promenade marking the 250th anniversary of the birth of Jane Austen, on September 13, 2025 in Bath, England. The official opening of the Jane Austen Festival starts with the Grand Regency Costumed Promenade through the centre of Bath. The annual event sees 2000+ people parade through city where Jane Austen lived, dressed in regency costume with visitors from all over the world heading to Bath to take part in the event which this year marks the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen's birth. (Footage by Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images)