Piping and Drumming/Pipe Bands
The cutoff date for on-line piping/drumming/band registration is April 1.
No outside alcoholic beverages of any kind are allowed into the festival. Alcoholic
beverages are available for sale at multiple locations throughout the festival grounds.
Piping and Drumming
(E.U.S.P.B.A. Piping and Drumming Competitions)
Individual piping competitions are held for amateurs in grades V through I and for professionals in the Open Grade. All events are sanctioned and conducted under the rules of the Eastern United States Pipe Band Association, the EUSPBA.
Individual drumming competitions are held for snare, tenor and bass drummers. As in the case for pipers, drumming events are sanctioned and conducted by grade.
| Pipe Band Grades III, IV, V and Service | $185 |
| Individual Piping: | $35 Professional $25 Amateur |
| Individual Drumming: | $35 Professional $25 Amateur |
2019 Pipe/Drum Registration Form
After following the registration form instructions, the following button will take you to TicketLeap to pay entry fees:
2019 Pipe/Drum Entry and Registration Fees via TicketLeap
Use the button below to purchase Advance Festival General Admission tickets:
2019 Festival Tickets
Pipe Bands
(E.U.S.P.B.A. Pipe Band Competitions)
Pipe Band Grades III, IV, V and Service.
Bands registering on-line by Ticketleap must provide a competition roster, legal-size SASE, and current IRS Form W-9 by mail by April 1 to Helen Harlow at the following address:
Helen Harlow
24 Highlander Drive
Fredericksburg, VA 22406
(Here is a link to the IRS Form W-9 and its instructions: https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/fw9.pdf)
The schedule for competing bands is available below.
General Information
Hold Harmless Agreement – Online Hold Harmless Agreement – Paper Copy
Paper copies of the “Hold Harmless Agreement” must be signed and brought on the day of he event unless completed online.
