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Celebrate Scotland's National Poet
19th Annual Burns Supper
A premier fundraising event presented by
The Dallas Knights of St. Andrew
Saturday, 23 January 2027 6:00 – 10:00 PM
Dallas Scottish Rite Cathedral The Crystal Ballroom · 500 S. Harwood Street, Dallas
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$115 per person · table sponsorships from $1,200
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Piping in
the Haggis -
Four-Course
Fine Dining -
Wine Toasts
& Cash Bar -
Poetry &
Entertainment -
Highland Wear
/ Formal
The Invitation
A night of tradition, toasts and timeless verse
Every January, wherever Scots and their friends gather, the pipes sound, the haggis is carried in shoulder-high, and a glass is raised to Robert Burns. On the twenty-third, that gathering happens in the Crystal Ballroom of the Dallas Scottish Rite Cathedral — and you are warmly welcome at it.
A Burns Supper is a Scottish celebration honouring the life and poetry of Robert Burns (1759–1796), Scotland's national poet — the man who gave the world Auld Lang Syne, Tam o' Shanter and A Red, Red Rose. The form of the evening has scarcely changed in two hundred years: a grace, a piper, an address to the haggis, a supper, and then speeches, songs and verse until everyone joins hands at the close.
Burns has a particular claim on this hall. He was initiated a Freemason at Lodge St. David, Tarbolton, on 4 July 1781, at the age of twenty-two, and remained an active and devoted brother for the rest of his life. When the Dallas Knights of St. Andrew keep his memory each January, they are keeping a brother's memory.
You do not need to be a Mason or a Scottish Rite member to attend. Members, spouses, friends, guests and the wider community are all warmly welcomed — bring a table of eight, or bring one guest who has never heard a piper up close.
Then let us pray that come it may,
(As come it will for a' that,)
That Sense and Worth, o'er a' the earth,
Shall bear the gree, an' a' that.For a' that, an' a' that,
Robert Burns · A Man's a Man for A' That, 1795
It's comin yet for a' that,
That Man to Man, the world o'er,
Shall brithers be for a' that.
Why we gather
Every seat supports the Library and Museum
The Burns Supper is the Dallas Knights of St. Andrew's premier fundraising event of the year. Proceeds support the Dallas Scottish Rite Library and Museum — the collection housed inside the Cathedral itself. So does the online auction, which comes first: bidding closes on November 15, 2026, and the supper follows on January 23, 2027.
Buy a ticket
$115 brings you the reception, the four-course supper, the ceremony and the entertainment — and puts your name on the list for a seat that will not stay open long.
Sponsor a table
Three sponsorship levels each seat a full table of eight and place an aged, premium bottle of Scotch on it. Corporate and individual donors alike are recognised at the event.
Bring your people
A Burns Supper is at its best full. Fill a table with your lodge, your firm, your family or your friends — the room is warmer for it, and so is the cause.
The Auction
Bidding ends November 15, 2026 — two months before the supper
It all happens online, and it benefits the Dallas Scottish Rite Library and Museum — the same collection this supper supports. Bidding opens October 1, 2026 and closes at 11:59 PM Central on Sunday, November 15, 2026.
The auction runs entirely online, and it is finished in November. There are no bid sheets in the ballroom on the night. By the time the haggis is piped in, the lots are won.
You sign up once with your name, your email and a card. The card is only charged if you win a lot. You are notified when someone bids higher.
Winning a lot does not include dinner. If you want both, buy your dinner ticket separately.
Bidding opens October 1, 2026. Until then you can look through the lots and sign up to bid, so you are ready on the first day.
Nae man can tether time or tide;
Robert Burns · Tam o' Shanter, 1790
The hour approaches Tam maun ride.
Hosted on tmaaevents.org, the same place these tickets are sold.
The Evening
The order of the night
Doors at six, and out by ten. What happens between is a form refined over two centuries — part ceremony, part banquet, part very good party.
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6:00 PM
Reception
Appetizers, a cash bar, and the chance to find your table before the pipes start. Come in Highland wear or semi-formal — both are right at home.
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Then
Welcome & Introductions
Guests are seated and the company is welcomed by the Chairman, who introduces the head table and the guests of honour before the evening proper begins.
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Then
Piping in the Haggis
The whole room stands. The piper leads, the haggis follows shoulder-high, and it is set down to be addressed — the single moment everyone remembers afterwards.
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Then
Address to a Haggis
Burns's 1786 poem is recited over the dish, and at the line “an' cut you up wi' ready slight” the haggis is cut open. A toast follows — wine is on every table, and a dram for those who have it.
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Supper
The Bill o' Fare
A plated four-course supper served to the table. The full menu is further down this page.
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After supper
Toasts, Poetry & Song
The Toast to the Lassies and the Reply — traditionally the funniest ten minutes of the year — followed by readings and Scottish entertainment.
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10:00 PM
Auld Lang Syne
Everyone stands, joins hands, and sings the song Burns collected and set down for us all. Then out into a Dallas January, which is nothing at all like an Ayrshire one.
The running order is traditional and may shift slightly on the night at the direction of the Chairman.
Bill o' Fare
Supper in the Crystal Ballroom
Plated and served to the table, with wine on every table for the supper and the Scottish toast.
The Venue
Dallas Scottish Rite Cathedral
Dedicated in 1913 and designed by Hubbell & Greene, the Cathedral is a Neo-classical Revival landmark on the eastern edge of downtown Dallas — a Corinthian portico, and behind it a building that changes architectural order room by room. Supper is served in the Crystal Ballroom, the Louis XV room.
It has been a City of Dallas Landmark since 1978 and carries a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark marker awarded in 1980. If you have never been inside, come early and look around.
- Room
- The Crystal Ballroom
- Parking
- Free parking on the lot behind the Cathedral — enter off Young Street.
- Dress
- Highland wear (kilts) or semi-formal.
- Doors
- 6:00 PM, Saturday 23 January 2027. Carriages at ten.
Tickets & Tables
Limited space — book today
Table sponsorships seat eight and include an aged, premium bottle of Scotch on the table. Individual seats are $115.
Sponsoring a table but not filling it yourself? Tell us and we will seat guests who would otherwise miss the night. Questions about sponsorship go to Buddie Barnes, 214-869-7082.
Donations
Can't be there? You can still help.
Every gift goes to the Dallas Scottish Rite Library and Museum, and every donor is recognised at the supper. And if you would rather come away with something for it, the online auction is there for anyone, ticket or no, until November 15, 2026.
Questions
Before you come
What is a Burns Supper?
Is this event open to non-members?
Do I need to RSVP or buy tickets in advance?
Is the auction part of the supper?
Do I need a dinner ticket to bid?
How does the bidding work?
Will alcohol be served?
What should I wear?
Where do I park?
I have a dietary restriction. Can you accommodate it?
Do I have to eat the haggis?
Contact
Ask the committee
Table sponsorships, dietary restrictions, seating requests, or anything at all about the night — get in touch.
Presented by
Dallas Knights of St. Andrew
An order of 32° Scottish Rite Masons serving the Valley of Dallas, Orient of Texas.
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Limited space
Book today
Nineteen years on, this room still fills. Take your seat before it is somebody else's.