02 Jul 2025

Join the Celebration: Pipe Bands, Local Tradestands & Family Fun as the UK Pipe Band Championships march their way to the Royal Highland Centre!

 Join the Celebration: Pipe Bands, Local Tradestands & Family Fun as the UK Pipe Band Championships march their way to the Royal Highland Centre!

In just under two weeks the sound of pipes and drums will fill the air at the Royal Highland Centre as the UK Pipe Band Championships march their way to our venue for the very first time!

From a very exciting partnership between the RSPBA and the Royal Highland Centre the event will serve both as a celebration of cultural heritage and piping competitors from around the U.K but also a thrilling and exciting day-out for families with lots of performances from world-class piping bands and a varied collection of local tradestands selling goods from fudge to jewllery and even Bagpipes! 

 

Tradestand Information

Take a look at some of the exciting Tradestands that will be at the event:

 

Brownhill Whisky 

More Ideas Than Time

Oor Haggis 

Andrew McGavin Designs

Inverness Fudge

Cairney Jewellery

Donald McPherson - The Legend Lives On 

Jan Laird Art

Lawrie Bagpipes

Penny Trading

Armed Forces

Meredith Jewellery 

 

Band List: 

 

Arbroath
Ayr Pipe Band Society
Badenoch and Strathspey
Barrhead and District
Black Raven - Eire
Buchan Peterson
Bucksburn and District
Burntisland and District
Camelon and District
City of Inverness
City of London
City of Newcastle
City of Stirling Pipe Band
Coalburn I.O.R.
Culter and District
Denny and Dunipace Association
Dunbar Royal British Legion
Dunnottar Pipes & Drums
Dunoon Argyll
East Ayrshire Caledonia Pipe Band
Elgin and District
Govan Community
Grampian Police Scotland
Granite City
Greyfriars Pipes and Drums
Irvine and District
Isle of Arran Music School
Johnstone
Kirkcaldy and District
Livingston Caledonia
Lochgelly High School
Macanta
Mackenzie Caledonian
Methil and District
Mid Argyll
Milngavie
North Lanarkshire Schools
Paisley and District R.B.L 
Penicuik and District
Peoples Ford Boghall and Bathgate Caledonia
Perth and District
Pitlochry and Blair Atholl Pipe Band
PLC Pipe Band, Melbourne - Australia
Royal Burgh of Annan
Scottish Borders
St Laurence O'Toole - Eire
Stockbridge
Strathendrick
TEXO Deeside Caledonia
The Glasgow Skye Association
The J1225 Pipe Band
Troon Blackrock
Tweedvale
Uddingston
Uddingston Strathclyde
Vale of Atholl
Wallacestone and District
Worcester Kiltie - U.S.A.

 

Order of Play

 

10:30 GRADE 4B FINAL ARENA 2

10:30 NOVICE JUVENILE B ARENA 1

10:30 DRUM MAJOR DRESS ARENA 4

11:45 NOVICE JUVENILE A ARENA 1

12:30 GRADE 4A ARENA 3

13:15 GRADE 3B ARENA 2

13:30 GRADE 1 FINAL ARENA 1

13:30 JUNIOR DRUM MAJOR FINAL ARENA 4

14:37 GRADE 3A FINAL ARENA 3

15:10 JUVENILE DRUM MAJOR FINAL ARENA 4

15:30 GRADE 2 ARENA 2

16:00 ADULT DRUM MAJOR ARENA 4

17:45 MARCH PAST & PRIZE GIVING MAIN ARENA

 

Event Map

 

How To Get To The Venue

Whether you are planning to get to the event by public transport or car there are LOTS of options for you to get to the Royal Highland Centre!

BUS - The Number 17, 18 and Airport Buses will take you to the Airport Hotels stop which is a 10 minute walk to the North Entrance of the Event.

TRAM - The Tram runs from Newhaven to the Ingliston P&R which is a 20 minute walk to the East Entrance of the Venue.

CAR - There will be Car Parking On-Site available access to the venue via car can be found via the M8 and M9 as well as from the A8 please make sure to book all parking in advance.

Please see below the Royal Highland Centre Bus & Tram Travel Map:

 

We can't wait to welcome you in under two weeks time for the UK Pipe Band Championships! You can prebook your tickets and car parking here, book now and start counting down the days!