The author of Robert Burns and Scottish Cultural Politics – The Bard of Contention (December 2024) reveals that Burns was a Freemason and the suppers started as “a Masonic thing”.

Burns Suppers have traditionally been a male-led event but women are trying to bring a new spirit to the Bard's big night. "Robert Burns was a massive fan of women," says Kerry Burley, the ...

Please Gather with us to celebrate the extraordinary life of Scotland's Poet Laureate, Robert Burns. A traditional Burns Supper and Festivities celebrating the 266th anniversary of the birth of ...

The Big Burns Supper festival is making its return to Dumfries ... and 2 February across a number of venues in the town where Robert Burns wrote some of his most famous works.

Wheeling, W.Va. (WTRF) – The Wheeling Scottish Rite is holding a traditional Robert Burns Supper on January 25th. They say this may be the first time one has ever been held in Wheeling.

Robert Burns (1759-1796 ... Typically, the evening involves hosting a Burns Supper, which can range from grand gatherings to intimate dinners with family and friends. In Scotland, Burns Suppers ...

The Saint Andrew’s Society of Williamsburg hosted its annual Burns Night supper on Jan. 25 in celebration of the birthday of the national poet of Scotland, Robert Burns. The formal event at the ...

Suppers can range from an informal gathering ... the stage to deliver a spell-binding oratoration on the life of Robert Burns: his literary genius, his politics, his highs and lows, his human ...