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Highlands & Islands Solo Piping
Location: Oban, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Livingstone Solo Piping Invitational
Location: James Street Armoury, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Event URL: Link to website
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Invitational solo piping competition for professionals. Piobaireachd and MSRHPJ events.
Prairie Piping Invitational
Location: DoubleTree by Hilton; Regina, SK, Canada
Event URL: Link to website
Contact: Link to Email
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The Prairie Piping Invitational features top professional pipers playing entertaining tunes in a free-for-all event that always provides a great night of piping. The 2018 adjudicator is Dr. Terry Lee, and we have some exciting contestants lined up, with a couple still to be named. Visit the website to see the complete lineup.
Pipers play an 8-minute medley of their own choice that must include the urlar of a piobaireachd and at least one tune composed by a Canadian. As well as being placed by the adjudicators, there is an audience ballot for a "majority wins" selection of "Audience Favourite."
As well as the usual cash bar service available, this year's event features a "pizza and beer" price for those who'd like dinner and a show! All tickets are available on the website.
Saskatchewan Highland Gathering and Celtic Festival
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The Saskatchewan Highland Gathering and Celtic Festival is a two-day event that features solo piping and drumming, pipe bands, Highland dancing, Scottish athletics and a full feast of Highland games fun. Pipe bands from Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba converge to make one of the most interesting and diverse contests of the season. Adjudicators for 2018 include Dr. Terry Lee, John Fisher, Dave Hicks and Andrea Boyd.
Watch for a separate listing for the "Prairie Piping Invitational," which takes place on Friday, May 18th.
British Pipe Band Championships
Location: Paisley, Scotland, United Kingdom
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The RSPBA's British Pipe Band Championships, Paisley, Scotland
Gordon Castle Highland Games & Fair
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Bathgate Highland Games
Location: Bathgate, United Kingdom
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Solo piping and all grades pipe bands.
Alma Highland Festival and Games
Location: Alma, MI, USA
Event URL: Link to website
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Literally thousands of people from the United States and Canada gather together once each year in Alma, Michigan (we call it "Scotland U.S.A.") to join in the celebration of the Alma Highland Festival and Games. Alma has a population of about 10,000 citizens, and our Festival has grown to become one of the largest, most prestigious attractions of its kind in the Mid West.
Blair Atholl Highland Games
Location: Blair Atholl, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Solo piping events at Blair Castle grounds.
Markinch Highland Games
Location: Markinch, Fife, United Kingdom
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Solo piping and all grades pipe bands and drum majors
Georgetown Highland Games
Location: The Gathering Place, Georgetown, ON, Canada
Event URL: Link to website
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Individual Piping and Drumming Competition
Solo Piping and Drumming Competition Begins at 8:30 A.M.
PPBSO Pipe Band Competitions- Grades 1-5 - Visit http://www.ppbso.org
Opening Massed Bands 12:45 P.M.
Pipe Band Competition Begins at 1:30 P.M.
Bass, Tenor & Drum Major Competition Begins at 4:30 P.M.
Georgetown Highland Games Final Massed Bands and Awards Presentations
Scheduled to begin at approximately 5:15 P.M.
Strathmore Highland Games
Location: Glamis Castle, near Forfar, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Solo piping events.
