Piping & Drumming

Registration has closed

Registration is closed for the EUSPBA Sanctioned Pipe and Drum competitions for 2026 competitions.

Interested in further details?

Please contact Chuck Bohannon at pipecompetition@savannahscottishgames.com

Pipe Bands - The Savannah Scottish Games offers pipe band contests for Grades 3, 4 and 5; Grade 3 is a Medley, Grade 4 is an MSR, and Grade 5 is a Quick March Medley. All events are sanctioned by the EUSPBA.

Solo Bagpipes - The Savannah Scottish Games offers solo piping contests for grades 1 to 5. All events are sanctioned by the EUSPBA.

Solo Drumming - The Savannah Scottish Games offers solo drumming contests for Snare, Tenor and Bass drumming as well as Drum Majors. All events are sanctioned by the EUSPBA.

Questions?

Interested in learning to play the pipes or drums? Did you play the drums in school? Want to learn more about the pipes of war? Visitors are encouraged to stop by the EUSPBA tent where demonstrations will run throughout the day.

Stop by and chat with enthusiastic musicians who love to share their passion for these unique instruments. Bagpipes (the “pipes”) are inextricably tied to Scotland’s historical foes, the Romans and the Sassenachs -- primarily the English. Bagpipes have ancient roots and can be traced back to various regions, including the Middle East, North Africa and Europe.

Some historians believed that the pipes were used in Scotland as early as 100 AD, popular by 1000 AD and by 1500 AD every major clan chieftain had a piper in his retinue!

The modern Great Highland Bagpipe is perhaps the most well-known type and was developed in the Scottish Highlands.