And headline acts will include Eddi Reader, Jason Byrne, The Beat and Black Grape. [caption id="attachment_8635" align="alignnone" width="680"]
Black Grape[/caption] The 2016 event, which kicks off on January 22, will also have a strong emphasis on children’s entertainment with the arrival of Celtic Circus, a Spiegeltent show with acrobatic thrills and spills to delight a younger audience. [caption id="attachment_8628" align="alignnone" width="613"]
Kids will run the Salon 1962 as part of the festival fun. Pic by Colin Hattersley[/caption]
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Dublin Union[/caption] The Robbie Burns themed festival will last for nine days and will also feature a street carnival around Dumfries on Sunday January 24. To find out more go to
www.bigburnssupper.com [caption id="attachment_8624" align="alignnone" width="680"]
Children from Lochside Primary helped launch the Big Burns Supper Festival 2016 this week. Photo by Colin Hattersley[/caption] [caption id="attachment_8626" align="alignnone" width="680"]
FUN . . . young Alishia Armstrong with performers Jack Finlay and Nadia Ali[/caption]
