About this Event
Piping and Drumming Rules
- Competitors should be in recognizable Highland dress; encouraged but not required in chanter class.
- Competitors will play in the order of the times posted by the games committee and are liable to disqualification at the discretion of the steward.
- Competitors must enter at least 2 events to get an entry ticket.
- Piobaireachd competitors may not play up a level unless they have appealed to play up a level with BCPA.
- Drummers must provide their own piper
- Closing date for entries is June 6, 2026. There will be no entries accepted on the field
- Bands traveling 100+ miles, who participate in opening and closing mass bands, as well as compete, will receive $100 travel money
- With the exception of band and quartet grading, the rules of The BC Pipers Association will be applied.
- Any challenge or protest to procedures or scoring must be submitted in writing on the day of the games.
** Please email a list of tunes to be performed in the quartet and/or medley competition along with a complete member roster to Margaret McNeill Nelson, Piping and Drumming Chairperson at [email protected].
PHOTO RELEASE: All participants, when participating at the Tacoma Highland Games, may be photographed for print, video or electronic imaging. I/we further understand the images may be used in promotional materials, news releases, and other published formats. I/we acknowledge the images will be the sole property of the Tacoma Highland Games Association.
Questions: Margaret McNeill Nelson, Piping and Drumming Chairperson
Phone: (253) 208-5047
E-mail: [email protected]
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Frontier Park, 21718 Meridian Avenue East, Graham, United States
USD 12.51 to USD 81.88
