US EditionFans Celebrate Jane Austen's 250th Birthday in Britain and Beyond
Global fans marked 250 years of Jane Austen’s birth with over 500 participants in a virtual party and various Regency-themed events celebrating her literary legacy.
- On Tuesday, fans marked Jane Austen's 250th birthday with a church service in Steventon and talks, tours, and performances at Jane Austen's House, Chawton.
- This year, anniversary programming marked 250 years since Jane Austen, author , with costumed gatherings culminating in Bath, England's Yuletide Jane Austen Birthday Ball.
- With Regency dress encouraged, virtual attendees reported more than 500 people from Chile, Kazakhstan and Belarus signed up for the Zoom party.
- Thousands of enthusiasts have taken part in the 2025 celebration, and Lizzie Dunford, director of Jane Austen's House, said it brought laughter, love and community.
- Fans who call themselves Janeites have staged Regency balls and festivals in the U.K., U.S. and beyond, while the Chawton cottage preserves Austen's literary legacy.
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This Tuesday marks the 250th anniversary of the birth of one of the most influential writers in universal literature. Jane Austen was born on December 16, 1775 in Steventon, Hampshire, England, and was the seventh daughter of Reverend George Austen. Although she published her novels in the early 19th century in a world in which women were not accepted as skilled writers, her characters, conflicts and social observations managed to be valued by m…
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Fans celebrate Jane Austen's 250th birthday in Britain and beyond
Fans of Jane Austen are celebrating the author's 250th birthday with events in Britain and beyond. Austen enthusiasts gathered Tuesday for a church service in her home village and festive visits to her house.
The famous British novelist is still on the list, 250 years after her birth. Unconditionals gather at costumed events like the time of the English Regency.
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