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  • British Pipe Band Championships 2026

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    Royal Highland Centre Ingliston Edinburgh, United Kingdom

    https://bagpipe.news/2025/12/20/belfast-to-host-uk-championships-in-june-2026/

  • Scottish Pipe Band Championships 2026

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    Levengrove Park Dumbarton, West Dumbartonshire, United Kingdom

    •Glasgow Skye Pipe Band at the Scottish Pipe Band Championships in 2012 with the famous Dumbarton Rock as the scenic backdrop. https://bagpipe.news/2025/12/20/belfast-to-host-uk-championships-in-june-2026/

  • Piping Live! 2026

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    The National Piping Centre

    There are so many musical highlights to be found at the Piping Live! festival.  It's a wonderful week of bagpipe music, mostly showcasing Highland and Scottish bellows pipes, but the festival welcomes piping traditions from all over the world.  Come to a concert, visit for a few days, or even the full week and celebrate […]

  • R. G. Hardie & Co. Masters Solo Piping Competition

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    The National Piping Centre

    Pipe Major of Simon Fraser University Pipe Band, Alan Bevan, retained the R. G. Hardie & Co. Masters Solo Piping Competition on Monday, August 11 at Piping Live! 2025, winning the piobaireachd event. The win gives Alan a place in the Glenfiddich Piping Championship in October of this year. Bruce Gandy was the winner of the MSR, […]

  • Pipe Idol Grand Final 2026

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    The National Piping Centre

      •Pipe Idol 2023 winner Cameron Bonar performing in the final. Photo: JohnSlavin @designfolk.com / Bagpipe.news   Who will be crowned Pipe Idol 2026? After four heats of fierce competition the four finalists will play one last time in front of a panel of secret judges in the National Piping Centre auditorium to see who […]

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  • World Pipe Band Championships 2026

    Glasgow Green Glasgow, United Kingdom

    Pipe Major Stuart Liddell holds the World's trophy and banner surrounded by the jubilant Inveraray and District Pipe Band in 2024. Photo: John Slavin https://bagpipe.news/2025/08/16/results-from-the-world-pipe-band-championship-2025/ https://bagpipe.news/2024/08/18/results-from-the-world-pipe-band-championship-2024/

  • Capt. John A. MacLellan Memorial Dinner and Recital 2026

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    The Waldorf Astoria Caledonian Hotel Princes Street, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

    •The 2024 performers were Iain Speirs, Callum Beaumont, Ian K. MacDonald and Stuart Liddell MBE. Photo: Derek Maxwell The Eagle Pipers’ Society will once again be running The Captain John A MacLellan MBE Memorial Dinner & Recital Competition on Saturday 29th August 2026 at The Caledonian Hotel, Edinburgh.  Dress code is Black Tie.    https://bagpipe.news/2024/08/26/ian-k-macdonald-wins-the-captain-john-a-maclellan-mbe-memorial/ […]

    £65

  • NPC Adult Autumn Gathering 2026

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    The National Piping Centre

    The Autumn Gathering NPC Autumn Gathering 2026 2nd-6th November Be part of The NPC Autumn Gathering in-person at The National Piping Centre this October. This fantastic four days of learning has been developed to make this an immersive, fun experience. Across the four days you will have teaching from our World Class instructors. As well […]

    £430