Ashburton's annual music festival beginning with the Street March on Elizabeth Street at 12:30pm, then Sets and Medleys to follow in the Domain at 1:30pm

A Scottish Festival for all the family. All the events you’d expect; Highland & National Dancing, pipe bands, solo drumming and solo piping.

Come along and listen to some of New Zealand’s top solo pipers. No entry charge. Events: Double MSR and Open Medley with a prize for the overall winner (based on medley preference). Judge: Stuart Easton The Bar will be open and food available through the Northcote Tavern Kitchen. With thanks to friends and members of the Auckland & District Pipe Band who sponsor this event.

Subject to confirmation, the Canterbury Caledonian Society Pipe Band will be running ChCh Casino Victoria Square on the first Saturday in December 2020.

Jack Taylor, Patrick Molard, Sarah Muir, and Matt MacIsaac in concert by video. The event is a benefit for the Nicol-Brown Amateur Invitational Competition, and for The National Piping Centre in Glasgow.

Friday, October 9 at 7:00 pm Eastern Time—Watch the premier of the concert on our Facebook page.
https://www.facebook.com/nicolbrowninvitational

The 14th Annual Balmoral Classic will be held on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2020. This will be a virtual event, competitors submitting videos. Please, apply by Oct. 14. Those invited to compete may sign up for any one of three Prerecording Workshops with professional piper Sean Patrick Regan. Regan will work with competitors to ensure that they are prepared to submit their best recordings. On November 14, all competition performances will Premiere on YouTube, with LiveChat available to give viewers the experience of attending a live event. First prize for the winning piper will be a set of McCallum bagpipes.

• Alasdair Henderson
• Angus D. MacColl
• Finlay Johnston
• Callum Beaumont
• Connor Sinclair

All competing at the Strathclyde Suite, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, delivering a selection of both prescribed and free-form music.

Wellington Pipers Club's 68th annual Brown Cup light music and Everest Memorial Piobaireachd solo piping competitions.

The 95th AGM of the Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association, in pursuance of Article 42, will be held at 11 am GMT both in-person and online.

PPBSO band and solo competitions, all grades

Elite solo pipers competing in traditional contest held at the Argyll Arms Hotel, Campbeltown, Scotland.

This year’s competitors:

• Callum Beaumont, St. Andrews, Scotland
• Alasdair Henderson, Edinburgh
• Finlay Johnston, Glasgow
• Fred Morrison, Bishopton, Scotland
• Stuart Liddell, Inveraray, Scotland
• Angus MacColl, Benderloch, Scotland
• Willie McCallum, Bearsden, Scotland
• Iain Speirs, Edinburgh

Pipe Bands Australia biennial national conference, September 14-15, Melbourne, Australia

The Nicol-Brown Master Class

Nicol-Brown competitors will be given the privilege of receiving instruction from Callum Beaumont, Faye Henderson, and Matt MacIsaac. Pipers at all levels are invited to attend the Master Class and learn from the suggestions given to each competitor. Topics will include musical expression, technique, and improving performances toward the professional level.

The 43rd Nicol-Brown Amateur Invitational Contest will be held at St. Mark Presbyterian Church in Rockville, Maryland, hosted in partnership again with our friends at the Institute of Musical Traditions.

All solo events. Contact the CPA for details.

All solo events. Contact the CPA for details.

All solo events. Contact the CPA.

All solo events. Contact the CPA for details.

The Leinster Branch of the Irish Pipe Band Association in conjunction with Fingal County Council

RSPBANI competition, all grades

RSPBANI competition, all grades

Caladh Inn, James Street, Stornoway, Scotland, organized by the Lewis & Harris Piping Society.

Junior competitions on Thursday; Seniors on Friday.

All grades