Twelfth Night Dance and 18th Century Christmas Celebrations in Woodstock Assembly Rooms

Georgettes of Oxford cordially invites you to attend our historical Christmas festivities.
Come and experience the type of festive gathering Jane Austen would have had with her family in the Georgian or Regency times, in the 18th Century Woodstock Assembly Room.
Following from the medieval tradition that the Christmas Season spanned from the 6th of December to the 6th of January, people in the 18th and early 19th centuries had their largest Christmastide celebration on the 5th of January – Twelfth Night, so called because the 5th was the twelfth day of Christmas. This was a time for friends and family to gather at home, in their country estates and partake in dancing, music and parlour games.
Join Georgettes as we recreate the type of festivities people in the Georgian and Regency times would have had on Twelfth Night in the Woodstock Assembly Room, build in the 1760s. We shall have a dance, play festive parlour games, sample historical Christmas sweet treats, dance to and listen to world class early music musicians playing for us on period instruments.
The Musicians
Ibrahim Aziz is a viola da gamba player performing old and new music on his instrument. A regular with The Rose Consort of Viols, Chelys Consort and several other early music ensembles, he also works with modern orchestras from time to time including the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra. He has recorded on the BIS, Delphian, Signum and other labels and has two solo albums on First Hand Records.

Time: 6:00-9:30pm
Cost: £30 – please email [email protected] to purchase a ticket.
Location: Woodstock Assembly Room, Woodstock Town Hall, Market Place Woodstock, Oxfordshire, OX20 1SL
Travel: Free street side parking in Woodstock after 6pm, one hour free before hand. The S3 and S7 bus from Oxford stops outside the Marlborough Arms on Oxford Street in Woodstock.
Dance Mistress: Dr Helen Davidge
Details: 18th Century or Regency evening wear welcome, but not essential.
Bring your drinks with you.
The venue is heated.
Also note we will only be supplying historical sweet treats so please have dinner before hand.
The Assembly Room is on the first floor and not access to wheelchair users.
No under 18s
Pre-booking essential.