Museum Late: Big Burns Ceilidh
Fri 24 Jan 2025, 19:30 - 22:30
National Museum of Scotland
Tickets from £20
About Museum Late: Big Burns Ceilidh
Please note that this event has been cancelled due to the red weather warning in place across Scotland on 24 January. All ticketholders have been notified. We are planning a ceilidh in late summer 2025 and will be in touch with advance booking notice for all Big Burns Ceilidh ticket holders.
Back by popular demand, our sellout event returns for 2025. Grab your pals for a night of reels and revelry!
We’re welcoming back the fantastic Jacobites Ceilidh Band to get you twirling and birling through Strip the Willow, Dashing White Sergeant and other traditional dances in one of Scotland’s biggest ceilidhs. Dances are all suitable for beginners and our caller will guide you through every dance on the night.
Between dances enjoy drinks, food, activities and explore the museum galleries at night.
It’s big, it’s busy, it’s braw! Dress code: tartan-tastic!
The night will include
- Ceilidh in the Grand Gallery from 19:50 – 22:10 plus breaks
- Silent Disco
- Bagpiping For Dafties – talk from musician Cailean Hall-Gardiner
- Scottish-themed karaoke
- Craft Station – make your own red, red rose corsage
- The Great Kilt! - Join experts from Gordon Nicolson Kiltmakers to learn how to pleat and wear the traditional Great Kilt
- Highland dance display and mini lesson from innovative dance company, Flings & Things
- Burns-themed activities, from a tartan dress-up station to temporary tattoos
- Pay bars serving alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks
- Museum Kitchen open for food and drink sales from 18:00 – 21:30 (for ticket holders only)
- Access to a selection of our galleries at night
Doors open at 6pm for access to our Museum Kitchen for pre-event food and drink sales.
Event pricing information
Ticket prices
Ticket type | Price |
National Museums Scotland Members | £20 |
Adult | £24 |
Concession (Over 60, Disabled, Unemployed, Young Scot 18-21, Student 18+) | £20 |
Groups of up to 6 people will receive 10% off when booking standard entry tickets.
Ticketing terms and conditions
National Museums Scotland has a non-refundable and non-transferable ticketing policy.
Accessibility and facilities
We want everyone who comes to our museums to enjoy their time with us and make the most of their visit.
Museum entrance
There is level access to the museum via the main doors to the Entrance Hall on Chambers Street.
Cloakroom
Two cloakrooms will be available on the night, one in the Entrance Hall and an overflow cloakroom in our Imagine Gallery on Level 1. Queues are likely at the end of the event so please ensure you get your belongings early if you need to leave promptly. Please do not leave coats and bags on object plinths.
Lifts
Lifts are available to all floors of the museum.
Toilets
Toilets are available on most levels of the museum, including accessible toilet facilities. There is a Changing Places (U) toilet in the Entrance Hall on Level 0.
Borrow a wheelchair
Wheelchairs are available for loan at no charge. On arrival, ask about availability at the Information Desk. Please note wheelchairs cannot be booked in advance.
Small mobility scooters are permitted inside the museum.
Assistance dogs
Guide dogs, hearing dogs and other recognised assistance dogs are admitted.
Visit our accessibility page for general access information for the National Museum of Scotland.
If you have any questions about accessing this event, please email us in advance at publicevents@nms.ac.uk.
Header image: photo credit Visit Scotland / Kenny Lam
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