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Celebrating Jane at Winchester Cathedral
Type:Culture/Heritage
Winchester Cathedral, 9 The Close, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 9LS
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The year 2025 marks 250 years since the birth of Jane Austen. To mark this significant anniversary, Winchester Cathedral joins local organisations to celebrate her legacy.
This anniversary presents a significant opportunity to bring her legacy to even greater prominence – in Hampshire, where she was born and spent most of her life, and in Winchester, where she died.
Winchester Cathedral have worked in close partnership with many Hampshire organisations to present a vibrant programme of events, which you can browse below.
All year round - Visit Jane Austen's grave
11th to 15th March 2025 – The Storytellers
31st May 2025 – The Regency Ball
23rd May to 22nd September 2025 - A rare opportunity: a poem by Jane Austen displayed in the Kings & Scribes exhibition
23rd May to 22nd September 2025 - Jane Austen - Her life and times tour
23rd May to 2nd September 2025 - Interactive family trail
6th June 2025 - To begin at the beginning: A talk by Professor Michael Wheeler
19th September 2025 - The Tell-Tale Compression of the Pages: Jane Austen's Endings. A talk by Dr Gillian Dow
October 2025, date to be confirmed – Jane Austen Anniversary Service
October 2025, date to be confirmed - Unveiling of the Jane Austen Statue
All year round - Pick up your souvenir at the Winchester Cathedral Gift Shop
23rd May to 22nd September 2025 - Regency-themed flower arrangements around the cathedral
28th February to 2nd March 2025 - Church Times Festival of Faith and Literature
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