MOUNT DORA
Jane Austen Fest
February 7, 8, & 9, 2025
Festival Activities
We will be adding festival activities as we confirm them. Keep checking back as we add more events and locations.
Lectures
Regency Etiquette in Jane Austen’s Novels
Description: To ComePresented by Rachel DodgeRachel Dodge is the bestselling author of The Anne of...
Jane Austen’s Letters: An Intimate Voice
The "true art of letter-writing," as Jane Austen put it in one of her letters to her dear sister...
Tea With Jane Austen
Tea figures prominently in Austen's life and work. At the center of almost every social situation...
Workshops
Beading with Jane Austen: Create a Regency-Inspired Bracelet
Join Kim Wilson for a hands-on historical craft workshop inspired by Jane Austen’s own jewelry....
Sense and Sensibility of Paper Quilling
Workshop 1 - This workshop will teach the the basic techniques of the wonderful art of paper...
Lawn Bowling Class
Members of one of the oldest Lawn Bowling clubs in the country will teach the workshop. There is...
Parlor Playlets
With no television or radio in the Regency Era, families entertained themselves in the evening...
Regency Turban
Regency women always wore something on their head. Frequently in the late afternoon or evening...
Regency Bonnet
No Regency woman left the house without a bonnet. Create your own silk Poke hat or Turban in our...
Regency etiquette
Each student will fabricate a stained glass dragonfly sun-catcher, and will be able to personalize...
And More…
Regency Market Place
Welcome to the Regency Marketplace! Jugglers, Stilt Walkers, Fortune Tellers, Bag Pipe Band, Bow...
Dora Canal Cruise
The Dora Canal Cruise offers boat tours on the Harris Chain of Lakes departing from Mount Dora....
Soirée & Film
Meet old friends and new. Enjoy a popup theater. Watch a Jane Austen Film then participate in a...
Afternoon Tea
Enjoy a delightful four-course afternoon tea. You may be seated with guests outside your party. We...
Only certified service dogs allowed in the events.