The Winnipeg Scottish Festival Committee is proud to celebrate our Scottish Heritage in Manitoba for over 20 years.

The festival highlights the best bagpipers and drummers playing musical sets in competition to find a winner at each level of playing. Each year as many as 15 pipe bands play throughout the afternoon. Musicians come from all over the Prairies as well as BC, Ontario, Minnesota and North Dakota. 

All Grades & D/M

 Northern Ireland kicks off June at Cookstown.

The Saskatchewan Highland Gathering and Celtic Festival features full solo, pipe band, Highland dancing and Scottish heavy athletics over two days. The event starts with the Prairie Invitational Solo Piping on Friday night. THE MUDMEN are featured in the Beer Tent at the Saturday night ceilidh, and there are two full days of Celtic entertainment, and children's activities, a photo booth, sheep, archery and Saturday the Regina Farmers' Market takes place at the gates of the Games.

The new venue—downtown in Victoria Park—is 100% licensed, so you can wander freely and enjoy your beverage anywhere on site. As well, there are many great downtown pubs, restaurants and hotels within easy access of the park.

 Performances by the Atlanta Pipe Band; Irish dancers, American and Scottish bards; Appalachian folk groups and much more! Come out to enjoy a great show of Celtic music!

 The RCMP E. Division Pipe Band (British Columbia) is holding a scotch tasting event at the new E. Division headquarters in Surrey, BC on Saturday, November 23 to help raise funds for a new ceremonial mace. This event at the NCO mess is open to everyone. $10 entrance, includes first drink and appies.  

 Annual General Meeting of the MidWest Pipe Band Association.

The Scottish Home
Heritage Hall
2800 S. DesPlaines Ave.
North Riverside, IL

Starts at 1:00PM

Celtic Heritage Festival in downtown Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Admission to the grounds is free, offering access to all Celtic vendors and food tents! There is a non-sanctioned Pipe band contest. Grade 4 on Saturday, Grade 3 on Sunday.

The first-ever performance in Canada by the Red Hot Chilli Pipers.
Wednesday February 25, 2015.
8 pm
Tickets: $40 available by email below.

 Gr 4 and Gr 3.Band and Solo Competitions.

Pipe, Drum and Band Contest.

Piping from PC to Grade 1,

Drumming from PP to Grade 1

Bands Grade 5 to Grade 3

 Originally held in Brest, the InterCeltic Festival now takes place in Lorient and remains the key event for Celtic musicians and artists. Every year, 4,500 artists and bands from Scotland, Ireland,Wales, the Isle of Man, Cornwall, Cornouailles, Asturias, Galicia and Brittany come to Lorient to take part in this exciting festival.

The programme includes a range of Celtic music styles - traditional, classical, folk, jazz, rock... This lively event also features dancers, painters, sculptors, writers, film directors and lecturers who will be giving visitors a glimpse of their skills at various venues all over town, providing the 500,000 festival-goers with quality entertainment.

 pipe band contest

 pipe bands

 pipe band contest

Grade
5 / 4B

4 x 2 Parted 2/4 Marches from RSPBA MAP
list of approved tunes.

1^st John Byrne Motors Cup & €130; 2^nd
Trophy & €115; 3^rd Trophy & €100; 4^th Trophy & €90

Best Drum Corp: Trophy

Grade
4 / 4A

2 x 2 Parted 2/4 Marches, 2 x 2 Parted
Strathspeys and 2 x 2 Parted Reels-RSPBA MAP list

1^st John Ward Cup & €130; 2^nd
Trophy & €115; 3^rd Trophy & €100; 4^th Trophy & €90

Best Drum Corp: Trophy

Grade
3B

Medley Selection 3 to 5 Minutes duration

1^st Padraig O’Brien Cup & €160; 2^ndTrophy
& €130; 3^rd
Trophy & €110; 4th Trophy &
€100

Best Drum Corp: Trophy

Grade
3A

Medley Selection 3 to 5 Minutes

1^st Smyth’s Irish Pubs Perpetual
Cup & €180; 2^nd Trophy & €140; 3^rd Trophy & €120; 4^th
Trophy & €100

Best Drum Corp: Trophy

Grade
2

March, Strathspey and Reel at least 4 Parts
Each.            

1^st Gibney’s of Malahide
Perpetual Trophy & €220; 2^nd Trophy & €160, 3^rd Trophy & €120

Best Drum Corp: Trophy

Grade
(Open)

Medley Selection 5 to 7 Minutes

1^st The Larry Moore Memorial Cup
& €300; 2^nd Trophy & €220; 3^rd Trophy & €160

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Best Drum Corp: Trophy

The 2014 Atlantic Canada Piobaireachd Challenge is hosted by the College of Piping and Celtic Performing Arts of Canada in Summerside, PE.  The contest will take place on April 26th and a workshop will be offered the following day on April 27th.  The contest is open to competitors in Grade 5 through to Professional.  Jack Taylor will be this year's judge and will host the workshop. The workshop is open to everyone.