Solo Piping Entry Sign-Ups for the Fair Hill Scottish Games on May 16th are now open
Central PA Solo Piping Entry Forms
Rose and Shamrock Solo Piping Contest, Lancaster, PA
February 7, 2026
Small Indoor Amateur Solo Piping contest held early in the season. Run by the Piobaireachd Society of Pennsylvania.
Covenanter Scottish Festival, Quarryville, PA
September 12, 2026
A popular EUSPBA-sanctioned outdoor amateur solo piping competition run by the Octorara Covenanter Presbyterian Foundation to help raise funds and awareness of the oldest Scottish Covenanter church in the United States (Founded in 1754.)
Piping Entry Information: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2026-covenanter-scottish-festival-solo-piping-competition-registration-1965631694311?aff=oddtdtcreator
Festival Information: https://www.covenanterscottishfestival.com/
Regional Solo Piping Entry Forms
Celtic Festival of Southern Maryland, Prince Frederick, MD
Fair Hill Scottish Games, Fair Hill, Maryland
May 15-16, 2026
Open Piping is held on Friday night. All other contests are on Saturday.
https://fairhillscottishgames.org/competitions/piping-drumming/
United States Piping Foundation Championships, Bethesda, MD
Ligonier Highland Games, Ligonier, PA
Virginia Scottish Games, The Plains, VA
Penn West Scottish Games, Erie, PA
September 12, 2026
This date clashes with the Covenanter Scottish Festival in Quarryville, PA, but is popular with bands on the west side of the state.
https://www.pennwest.edu/campuses/edinboro/highland-games/index.php