events
Ellisland comes to Dumfries High Street this Saturday
Tue, 8th Sep 2026
Category: News
The team behind the campaign to save Robert Burns’s Ellisland Farm will take over The Standard on Dumfries High Street on Saturday 12 September, giving local people the opportunity to…
Burns Family Flute Performed in Public for First Time in Over 150 Years
Thu, 22nd Jan 2026
Category: News
Audiences heard the first public performance of the Burns Family Flute in over 150 years at Dumfries’ historic Theatre Royal, followed by an in-depth conversation about the campaign to save…
Young Songwriters Find Their Voice at Ellisland
Thu, 30th Oct 2025
Category: News
Original songs written at Burns’ historic farm to be performed at Hopper Records showcase A new generation of songwriters from Dumfries & Galloway will share their original music at Hopper…
Jamaican and Gaelic Laureates Unite at Robert Burns’s Ellisland Home
Mon, 25th Aug 2025
Category: News
A Unique Residency at Robert Burns’s Ellisland Farm Two of the world’s leading poets will soon step into the landscape that inspired Robert Burns for a landmark literary collaboration. Lorna…
Ellisland celebrate this Burns Season
Thu, 20th Feb 2025
Category: News
Our Burns celebrations this year focussed on family and community. On 26th January, storyteller Renita Boyle held a “Wee Burns Bash” in the barn built by the poet. She told…
Family Burns Brunch
Mon, 23rd Jan 2023
Category: Events, News
Ellisland Farm opted for a family-friendly Burns Brunch this year!
Hogmanay : HHALS
Mon, 2nd Jan 2023
Category: Events, News
Hogmanay at the Home of Auld Lang Syne was a blast! How better to spend Hogmanay than singing Auld Lang Syne in the place it was written? With drinks flowing,…
Winter Events
Mon, 21st Nov 2022
Category: Events, News
Winter events at the home of Auld Lang Syne