Event coordinator Catherine O'Flynn said the new community committee have worked to keep the costs down and provide a family friendly feel to the annual festival.

"We are pleased with the program and the content we have managed to put together," Mrs O'Flynn said.

The diverse program includes a range of concerts, a Whiskey Stills lecture and tasting, shortbread baking competition, and a market, buskers and music will fill Manifold Street on Saturday and Sunday.

"Eric Bogle is our headline music performer, but there is a range of fantastic performers playing across the weekend," Mrs O'Flynn said.

"Mandolin player Luke Plumb has travelled the world playing shows at Edinburgh, the calibre of musicians is a very high standard.

"We are very excited to have tours organised in the Masonic Hall, which is a bit of a sacred inner sanctum. The history is incredible, it is a real coup to have this opened.

"There is also the golf game, a sport that originated in Scotland.

"The council are opening up the office so people can come in and see the Robert Burns statue.

"I think we have covered every Scottish nook and cranny."

Camperdown's indigenous heritage will be recognised with a traditional welcome to country by Brett Clarke on Sunday.

"We want to celebrate Scottish settlement, but also acknowledge the history that came before," Mrs O'Flynn said.

The Robert Burns Scottish Festival runs from Friday 5^th to Sunday 7^th July, more information is available at the festival website.

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