About this Event
This Eventbrite link is for pipers to sign up for the EUSPBA-sanctioned solo piping competition at the 2026 Rose and Shamrock Festival. This event will be held as an in-person, live amateur solo piping competition event and will be held on February 13, 2027.
January 31, 2027 (11:59 PM) - Deadline to register for events. Note: This is a Sunday evening.
Location: The Celtic Center of Lancaster, 1285 Manheim Pike, Lancaster, PA 17601.
This is the same location and format as the 2026 contest. Please note that many of the other events associated with the Rose and Shamrock will not be held at the same location. The Irish Dance competition will be held at another event across town the weekend of February 13-14.
We are restricting the events to the core events (Piobaireachd, 2/4 March and Strathspey & Reel (or MSR for Grade 1)). We may add other events depending on allowable time after registration is closed.
Grade 1 - Piobaireachd, MSR, H/J
Grade 2, 3 & 4 (Senior & Junior), Over 50, and 18 & Under - Piobaireachd, 2/4 March, Strathspey & Reel
Grade 5 - Ground & March
Practice Chanter - March
This event will be sanctioned by the EUSBPA (pending). All EUSBPA rules and regulations apply. Visit www.euspba.org for more information.
All competitors must be registered with the EUSPBA or other recognized Pipe Band Association. Competitors that compete in Piobaireachd in one grade and light music in another grade, only sign up for your highest grade. Email [email protected] to notify the organizer that you are registered by your home organization in two separate grades.
By registering to compete in the contest, you agree that you will attend and perform at your own risk. You will hold harmless all volunteers, judges, the facility (The Celtic Center of Lancaster), the organizers (The Piobaireachd Society of Central Pennsylvania), and the sanctioning organization (The Eastern United States Pipe Band Association).
Information about The Piobaireachd Society of Central PA can be found at www.pennpiob.org or https://www.facebook.com/groups/333926391702.
Event venue & nearby stays
Celtic Center of Lancaster, 1285 Manheim Pike, Lancaster, United States
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