Send your sporran flying at this big queer Burns Night ceilidh. Man Up 20245 finalist Gay Gordon will host the knees-up which calls on dancers to bring their boldest, most daring moves to the floor. Forget bagpipes, these Virginia Reels and Strip the Willows will be done to the ‘brattiest of pop bangers’, while the Tough Boys dance collective will be leading you through the steps. Food will be provided by London’s only Scottish deli Auld Hag and all the money raised will go to Medical Aid Palestine. And the dress code? Your sluttiest tartan.
Thank god for Burns Night. As the long, bleak month of January rolls on, this kilt-raising, haggis-scoffing, whisky-fuelled celebration of Scotland’s national poet Rabbie Burns is a chance to banish the winter blues and have a rip-roaring time.
The Bard turns 267 this year, but you don’t have to be in the big guy’s motherland to join in the festivities. An estimated 200,000 Scottish expats live in the capital, which technically makes it the third most populous Scottish city, so you can guarantee there’s plenty of feasting, boozing and partying to be done down here too.
When is Burns Night in London?
Burns Night always falls on January 25, the day Robert Burns was born in South Ayrshire way back in 1759. This year’s celebration falls on a Sunday.
Whether you want to get sweaty at a ceilidh, pipe in a haggis, or have a classy time at a whisky tasting or indulgent Burns supper, this is how you can enjoy Burns Night 2026 in London.
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