Burns Day 2025. A celebration of the scottish poet robert burns, burns night is held each year on his birthday, and typically includes a formal dinner, recitation of burns’ poetry, toasts, speeches, music, and dancing. Burns night celebrates the birth of scotland's most famous poet and lyricist, robert burns, or rabbie burns, on 25 january 1759.
The ayrshire poet and lyricist died in 1796, at the age of 37, but. A celebration of the scottish poet robert burns, burns night is held each year on his birthday, and typically includes a formal dinner, recitation of burns’ poetry, toasts, speeches, music, and dancing.