UPDATE!! NEW DATE: MARCH 7th!!!!Sharpe House's Robert Burns Events2026

-Thanks to a new snow storm and lingering ice from Fern, Burns Night is NOW postponed to SATURDAY evening MARCH 7th at 6pm.
-The Sunday Morning Breakfast and Kirkin o' the Tartans IS STILL scheduled for February 15th at 9am at First Presbyterian!

Tickets are available for each seperate event, or special prices when attending both. Existing tickets purchased for the 24th and 25th and new ones for Feb 1st, will be honored on the new date.

Look for your favorite ticket, Dinner or Breakfast or attend both with the Combination Ticket.

The doors open March 7, Saturday evening at 6pm at the Statesville Civic Center

Celebrate Scotland's National Poet, your own Scottish ancestry, or just because you love his prose, the country and their music! We begin the evening with our very own bag piper who welcomes you into the event held at the Statesville Civic Center.

The Sharpe Family arrived in America in the 1700s via County Antrim, Ireland, however, they originally hail from Scotland along with hundreds of others

We also dedicate this year's Burns Night to the late Lisa Kellene Beeson McBroom, Librarian, educator and supporter of the Sharpe House and any all historical endeavors. Join us as we raise a glass to her.

Authentic Scottish cuisine will be served, including the Haggis, after its ceremonial Piping In! Libations, both alcoholic and non for toasting for all those who attend! Seats are limited, so please review the ticket options and make your choices soon. Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages will be provided. Tickets range from $70, $85 to $100.

Tickets must be purchased by Thursday, March 5th at 9AM.

The Menu

Hors d’ oeuvres

*Fruit and Cheese, *Mincemeat Tartlets, Mini Scotch Eggs, and *Spinach Stuffed Mushrooms

Appetizer

Cock-a-leekie Soup

*Leek and Potato Soup

Buffet

The Haggis (Traditional and * Vegetarian)

Highland Beef, Roasted Salmon, and Howtowdie Baked Chicken * Howtowdie Stuffed Portabellos

*Neeps and Tatties

*Red Cabbage and Apple Slaw

*Whisky glazed carrots and parsnips

Desserts

Bread Pudding with Whisky Sauce and whipped double cream

Tipsy Laird

Dundee Cake

and Peggy Hastings Sanford's Famous Shortbread

Slàinte! And we hope to see ye there!

* Vegetarian items

FEBRUARY 15th, SUNDAY Morning at 9AM

First Presbyterian Church 125 North Meeting Street Statesville NC 28677

A full on Scottish Breakfast Buffet with all the trimmings.

Scrambled eggs, Scotch Eggs, Bacon Rashers and Bangers, Black Pudding, White Pudding, Tattie Scones, Baked Beans, Sauteed Mushrooms, and Roasted Tomatoes and Haggis!

There will also be a vegetarian option as well!

Orange Juice, Hot Tea and Water

After breakfast we all will gather in the front of the church and Statesville's ancestral Fourth Creek burying ground for Bagpipes and Drums! At the appointed time we will enter the sanctuary to begin the Kirkin service