Burns On the Beach

Burns Hame Toun

Fri 24 Jan 2020
Pier end of Ayr Beach
FREE
7-10pm

Visit Burns Hame Toun of Ayr and celebrate Burns On the Beach!

Head to the iconic pier end of Ayr beach and experience Robert Burns as you never have before with this heart-warming evening of unique light and sound attractions. Courie in and embrace the winter beach vibe as you enjoy the bonfire warmth and capture a flavour of our creative bard from the coast where he grew up.

Celebrate our very own bard as well as our stunning coastline with an aerial light show, illuminated pier, poetry path and an immersive moving images experience at The Watchful boat. (These attractions all run on a loop so you can see them anytime between 7pm and 10pm)

Don’t miss our Tribute tae Tam performance running at 7pm and 9pm, a Poi performance at 8pm and also our Burning Burns finale to the sound of authentic Scottish tribal band Clanadonia at 9.30pm.

(NB – Burns On the Beach is a FREE event. A limited number of ‘cosy ceilidh tickets’ are on sale from ayrgaiety.co.uk or 01292 288235 allowing you to pop in and out of the Horizon Hotel for an elevated warm view of some of the installations, a stovies snack and Burns entertainment.
NB - THE COSY CEILIDH TICKETS HAVE NOW SOLD OUT - THANK YOU

Burns on the Beach is part of Scotland's Winter Festivals and will open Scotland's Year of Coast and Waters programme in South Ayrshire. #sacevents #onlyinscotland #YCW2020