Where to Celebrate Burns Night in London, 2023

However tartan your heritage, Burns Night on 25 January, is a welcome date to break up the winter gloom. Whether you fancy raising a dram, feasting on haggis or a full-on party, there are events to celebrate Robert Burns, Scotland’s national poet, across the capital. Here are a few top picks, courtesy of the Londonist website.

Burns Night with the Ceilidh Club

Food, drink, dancing and pipers are all on the menu at the Ceilidh Club’s Burns Night celebrations. The night includes the traditional address to the haggis. At St Mary’s, Marylebone, £39-£49 per person, from 20 Jan 2023.

Burns Night at Boisdale, Belgravia

Live music events from 23 to 28 January, featuring all the traditions and an optional four-course meal.

Burns Night at La Fromagerie, Marylebone

Cheese emporium, La Fromagerie offers its own take on a Burns Night feast with a wine and whiskey-paired five course menu, including classic Scottish dishes. £85 per person, 25 January 2023.

Burns Night with the Nest Collective

Folk music’s Nest Collective hosts two Burns Night ceilidhs at the Grand Junction arts centre in Paddington. The evening features live music from the Ceilidh Liberation Front, plus haggis dinners and drams a-plenty. There’s also an afternoon family-friendly Burns Ceilidh with music and dancing, 27 to 28 January 2023.

Burns Night at St James’s Hotel & Club

For a blow-out Burns Night, head for the hotel’s Michelin-starred restaurant and bar. The menu promises a new take on Scottish classics including Haggis raviolo with confit parsnips and single malt and thyme jus. There’s also a Burns Night cocktail. St James’s Hotel & Club 24 to 28 January.