Burns Night Celebration 2025

Join us as we celebrate the Bard on his birthday here at the University of St Andrews on Saturday 25 January 2025.

Book tickets

Line drawing of Robert Burns

Full dinner and ceilidh package

The evening will begin at 6pm with a welcome drink in the grandeur of Lower College Hall, which will be followed by a four-course themed dinner incorporating the best of local and Scottish produce. 

A taste of Scotland, your menu will include:

  • Starter

Soup with rustic roll and butter

  • Haggis Course

Haggis, neeps and tatties with whisky sauce

Vegetarian haggis, neeps and tatties with whisky sauce

  • Main Course

Beef fillet, dauphinoise potatoes, sauteed greens and horseradish jus

Carrot Wellington, dauphinoise potatoes, sauteed greens and spiced marmalade

  • Dessert

Cranachan cheesecake

Freshly brewed coffee, tea and tablet supplied by Fisher and Donaldson

Also included in the four-course package are wines to be served with dinner (half bottle per person) and a dram of whisky supplied by Luvians Bottle Shops.

Entertainment during the dinner will include a piper, the address to the haggis, and additional Burns poetry.

When dinner has concluded you will be piped to Younger Hall to enjoy an evening of traditional dancing with the Red Bothy Ceilidh Band until late. A pay as you go bar will be available. Please note this is a cashless bar with card payment only.

Package price: £69.50 per person

Bookings will be for tables of 10. Smaller parties will be allocated to tables with other guests.

Ceilidh in Younger Hall

As well as our Burns Night dinner we are hosting a ceilidh evening in Younger Hall.

For those not wishing to attend the dinner we are offering the opportunity to purchase tickets for the ceilidh only.

Guests will have the opportunity to enjoy an evening of traditional dancing on Younger Hall's authentic sprung board dancefloor to music provided by the Red Bothy Ceilidh Band.

A pay as you go bar will be available. Please note this is a cashless bar with card payment only.

Ticket price: £15 per person

Evening sponsors

The evening has kindly been sponsored by:

  • Luvians Bottle Shop
    Home to almost 1,200 whiskies and purveyors of fine wines, Cuban cigars, deli items and ice cream.
  • Fisher & Donaldson
    A family business with baking at its heart and home to the famous custard doughnut.