Whether your closet is piled high with tartan or you're just looking for any excuse to indulge in a little too much whisky, the 25th of January is here and it's doing Scotland's most celebrated son proud. In honour of The Bard, raise a dram or two, get ready to address the haggis and tuck into neeps 'n' tatties galore with our guide to Burns Night 2026 in Manchester.
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Last updated on 23rd January 2026
A famed whisky spot in Manchester, The Briton's Protection boasts more than 300 bottles of the stuff. Standing proudly around the corner from Deansgate since 1806, this traditional boozer is the perfect place to celebrate Burns Night with a chilled out tipple.
The Old Wellington is celebrating Burns Night in Manchester with five days of beautiful banquets. Their Burns Night supper offers cullen skink, haggis neeps and tatties and drams of whisky for those looking to tuck into an authentically Scottish meal this weekend.
Enjoy a three-course supper and whisky flight celebrating Burns Night in Manchester at The Bank, from Friday 23rd to Sunday 25th January 2026 - it'll set you back £36.50. From a starter of king prawn and smoked salmon cocktail to classic mains like haggis, neeps and tatties or Balmoral chicken, you're in for a fine feast at this historical boozer.
As for your tipples? There's Glenmorangie 12YO and Johnnie Walker Black, to name just a few.
The Northern Quarter's rustic dram joint The Whiskey Jar will be bringing their whiskey experiences to Manchester every Monday. Meaning the day after Burns Night, you can celebrate the bar's dram of the month for £7 per person and book for your group.
The whisky cabinets are stocked, the traditional cuisine is on standby and there are Scottish folk songs aplenty at this Ancoats pub come the 25th of January. For drams and dinner to celebrate ol' Rabbie Burns, look no further than Edinburgh Castle.
Sister bar to Pomona Island brewery, The Gas Lamp is not only home to a great range of craft beer, but is also fronting hundreds of whiskies for you to try to celebrate Rabbie Burns on the 25th of January; just not all at once, eh? Better yet, this Bridge Street spot boasts a couple of rare bottles too.
Michelin-starred Timberyard is heading to Higher Ground Manchester for a one-off Burns Night takeover on Sunday the 25th of January. Executive Chef Bart Stratfold teams up with Higher Ground's Rosie Maguire to serve a £95 set menu of Scottish classics, kicking off with fresh seafood from Timberyard's resident 'fish nerd' before a multi-course feast that climaxes in a wild hare haggis ceremony.
You can sip whisky cocktails and soak up live fiddle music while Jo Radford curates an adventurous lunchtime wine list from Timberyard's famed cellar.
