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Upcoming Competitions
EUSPBA competitions happen year round. Click an event's registration button to be taken to their site to sign up to compete!
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Aug 30, 2025, 8:00 AM – 6:00 PMAltamont Fairgrounds, The Altamont Fairgrounds Rt 146 and, Arlington St, Altamont, NY 12009, USAOffering solo and band competitions. Registration closes August 21st!
Aug 30, 2025, 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM5089 Old Tavern Rd, 5089 Old Tavern Rd, The Plains, VA 20198, USAPiping & Drumming events for all grades of solo piping and drumming. Band events for Grades 3-5 Cut off date is August 10th Judges are: Brian Donaldson, Adrian Melvin, Ed Krintz, Calum MacDonald, Jimmy Bell, Tommy Kee. OTBD.
Sep 06, 2025, 8:00 AM – Sep 07, 2025, 6:00 PMSanders Ferry Parks, 513 Sanders Ferry Rd, Hendersonville, TN 37075, USASeptember 6-7, 2025 - Middle Tennessee Highland Games, Sanders Ferry Park, Hendersonville TN. Competitions: Solo Piping, Drumming, Music City Quaich, Pipe Bands
Sep 06, 2025, 8:00 AM – 7:00 PMPennWest Edinboro, 219 Meadville St, Edinboro, PA 16444, USA31st Annual Highland Games! All Amateur Solo Piping & Snare Events, Pipe Bands Grade 4 & 5.
Sep 13, 2025, 8:00 AM – 6:00 PMLigonier, 2574 Lincoln Hwy, Ligonier, PA 15658, USA66th Ligonier Highland Games at Idlewild Park, Pennsylvania on Saturday, September 13th, 2025.
Sep 14, 2025, 10:00 AM – 6:00 PMMarsha P. Johnson State Park, 90 Kent Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11211, USAThe Brooklyn Games offers pipe band contests for Grades 3, 4 and 5, solo piping contests for all grade levels and solo drumming contests for snare, tenor and bass.
Sep 19, 2025, 8:00 AM – Sep 21, 2025, 5:00 PMLincoln, 60 Loon Mountain Rd, Lincoln, NH 03251, USAFriday 9/19 - Open Piobaireachd Contest Saturday and Sunday 9/20- 21 Solo Pipe, Snare, Bass and Tenor and DM contests, Pipe Band Competitions
Oct 04, 2025, 7:00 AM – 6:00 PMSam Michael's Park, 235 Sam Michael's Lane, Harpers Ferry, WV 25425, USASolo Piping Competition
Oct 04, 2025, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PMLaurinburg, 13040 X Way Rd, Laurinburg, NC 28352, USAScotland County Highland Games - Saturday, October 4. Band Competition in Grades III, IV, V, and Performance, Solo Piping and Drumming in All Amateur Grades. Overall Grade I Piping is FINAL QUALIFIER for An Cros Greine in November
Oct 10, 2025, 7:00 PM – Oct 11, 2025, 6:30 PMSaint Mark Presbyterian Church, 10701 Old Georgetown Rd, Rockville, MD 20852, USAThe 42nd Nicol-Brown Amateur Invitational Contest will be held on Saturday, October 11, 2025 at St. Mark Presbyterian Church in Rockville, Maryland, co-sponsored again with the wonderful people of the Institute of Musical Traditions.
Oct 11, 2025, 8:00 AM – 6:00 PMMars Hill Academy, 4230 Aero Dr, Mason, OH 45040, USA7th annual Cincinnati Indoor Contest & Workshop, with sanctioned piping and snare drumming contests for all amateur grades in the morning, and piping and drumming workshop sessions in the afternoon. Registration is open from 7/28 through 9/28.
Oct 12, 2025, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PMBrooklyn, Fairgrounds Rd, Brooklyn, CT 06234, USAScotland Connecticut Highland Games October 12, 2025 Brooklyn Fairgrounds, Brooklyn CT Piping, Snare and DM contest, Quartets - All grades
Oct 17, 2025, 9:00 AM – Oct 19, 2025, 5:00 PMStone Mountain, 1000 Robert E Lee Blvd, Stone Mountain, GA 30083, USAOpen Piping Contest on Friday night. Solo Drumming and Piping events for all other grades on Saturday morning at Stone Mountain Park. Grades 3,4,5 Pipe Band contests Saturday afternoon, including the Grade 5 Southern Branch Championship.
Nov 01, 2025, 9:00 PM – Nov 02, 2025, 5:00 PMNorth Charleston, 1061 Everglades Ave, North Charleston, SC 29405, USASaturday, November 1st, 2025 Riverfront Park, North Charleston, SC Registration opens July 1st. EUSPBA Southern Branch Grade 5 Pipe Band Championship. Solo competition all grades piping and drumming. Band competition grades 4 & 5.
Nov 07, 2025, 8:00 AM – Nov 08, 2025, 6:00 PMSheraton Orlando North Hotel, 600 N Lake Destiny Rd, Maitland, FL 32751, USAThe SunBelt Invitational Sandy Jones Amateur Henry Frantz Memorial William McCallum Sr & PM Donald MacLeod practice chanter events November 7th and 8th Sheraton Orlando North Maitland, Florida Contact: Eric M Stein 631-241-5757
Nov 08, 2025, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PMSalado, 432 S Main St, Salado, TX 76571, USATHE 64TH SCOTTISH GATHERING AND HIGHLAND GAMES. Piping and Drumming Competition for soloists in Grades 1-5, plus novice practice chanter and practice pad. Unsanctioned quartet and band events.
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