Burns Night 2011 will be celebrated on January 25, 2011.
Burns Night is celebrated every year on January 25, the birthday of the 18th century Scottish poet Robert Burns. Burns Night 2011 is the 252nd anniversary of the poet’s birth.
Burns Night is typically celebrated with poetry recitation (including the famous Address to a Haggis), bagpipe music (including the piping in of the haggis), singing, traditional ceilidh dancing, whisky drinking, and a dinner featuring none other than haggis.
For Burns Night in Edinburgh there is no shortage of places to celebrate. Here is just a sampling of the venues for 2011 Burns Night in Edinburgh:
Burns Night 2011 at Burns Belter
Burns Night 2011 at the George Hotel (ladies only dinner benefiting the Royal Blind School)
Burns Night 2011 at Channings restaurant (traditional Burns Night dinner and live Scottish folk music)
Burns Day 2011 at the National Museum of Scotland
Burns Night 2011 at Whiski Bar (The Royal Mile)
Burns Night 2011 at The Granary Burns Celebration (dinner and a ceilidh)
Burns Night 2011 at The Tass Pub
Burns Night 2011 at The Royal Society of Edinburgh castle view dining room
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