Robert Burns Dinners Around The U.S.

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed)
Jan 8th 2010 at 2:01PM

Get our your kilt and whisky it will soon be time to celebrate Robert Burns, the eternal Scottish bard. Each year Burns fans gather for Burns suppers to celebrate his birth on January 25 1759. The tradition of the suppers has been going on in Scotland for years but has spread to the U.S. with many groups offering Burns Suppers. It's a great excuse to read poetry, listen to bagpipe playing, eat Scottish food, wear kilts and drink whisky. The evening is a celebration not just of the poet but of the finer things in life, good humor, good music, good food and good booze. Here is just a small sample of the planned festivities:

The Scottish Society of the Inland Empire in Southern California is holding a Robert Burns Dinner at 6 p.m. on January 23 at the Arrowhead Country Club in San Bernardino. Tickets are $45, and the deadline for reservations is this Saturday.

In La Crosse, Wisconsin, the 33rd annual Robert Burns Supper will be on January 23 at the Viterbo Fine Arts Center and will include band and ensemble performances by La Crosse and District Pipes and Drums. Tickets are $40.

In Springfield, Missouri the Scottish St. Andrew's Society of Springfield is hold its annual Burns Supper on Saturday, January 23, at the Doubletree Hotel/ Tickets are $40 per person and include a choice of chicken, pork or vegetarian dinners but the traditional haggis also will be served.

in Portland, Oregon on January 23 the Fourth Annual Robert Burns Supper is being held at Portland State University. The event includes the Rose in the Heather band, dinner and a whisky tasting. Tickets are $45 for dinner and $45 for the whisky tasting.

In Amherst, New York the celebration is scheduled for January 30 at the Amherst Museum. It includes a dinner with Tatties and Neeps and Cock-a-leekie soup, Burns poetry and sing-along tunes and entertainment. Tickets are $37.

In Worcester, Massachusetts the Robert Burns Supper, celebrating the life of the immortal poet featuring the Pipes and Drums of the Worcester Kiltie Pipe Band, with a special performance by the Brigadoons will be held at the Mechanics Hall. Tickets for dinner and the show start at $49.

If you are interested in holding your own Burns Supper the Robert Burns website offers recipes and an itinerary for the evening's festivities.

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Adriane Jan 8th 2010 10:49PM

I'm shocked you didn't mention the Robert Burns dinner held at LA Burdick restaurant in Walpole, NH.

Each course is paired with scotch, the night rounding out with great Burns poetry or bagpipe music....the occation is usually frequented by Ken Burns, who lives in town.

H.C. Stith Jan 25th 2010 10:20AM

The Robert Burns Society of the Midlands will host the Annual Robert Burns Dinner at Seawell’s Restaurant on January 30, 2010. This annual event has long been one of the largest and most traditional Robert Burns Day celebrations in the Southeast. The evening includes the customary Scottish toasts, a parade of family tartans, the famous “address to the haggis”, bag piping, Scottish dancing and music. For reservations and further information about the Robert Burns Society of the Midlands, please contact Lois Lockhart at (803) 798-2206 or visit www.rbsm.org.