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The days around January 25 are when we come together as Scots to celebrate our national bard, Robert Burns. The Ayrshire-born poet is not just considered Scotland’s most important poet, but also one of the most important globally.
His poems and songs are well-known to just about every Scot, and who can resist following along to poems like To a Mouse - “Wee, sleeket, cowran, tim’rous beastie”.
Plenty of places around Glasgow will be celebrating his birthday this year - with opportunities for kids to get involved too. Here’s what you need to know about this year’s Burns Night celebrations.
5. Burns Night at the Panopticon
Celebrate Burns with an evening of live music, comedy, whisky tasting, and much more at the world's oldest surviving music hall in the heart of Glasgow, with money raised going towards the upkeep of the venue. £12 - £14. Saturday, 25 January. The Britannia Panopticon Music Hall - 113-117 Trongate, Glasgow G1 5HD | Supplied
6. Burns Night Ceilidh
Get the full Scottish experience as Sloans celebrates the Burns birthday. A "dram" on arrival, followed by a traditional 3 course burns supper which will of course involve the famous address to the haggis. Friday, 24 January. £55. Sloans - 108 Argyle St, Glasgow G2 8BG. | Google