This year’s piping and drumming competition at the Scottish Festival & Highland Games is the largest in North America. The competitions are facilitated by the Midwest Pipe Band Association. See the full list of bands that will be competing this year below.

Pipe Band 2023

Grade 5 Bands

City of Rockford Pipe Band Rockford, IL
87th Cleveland Pipe Band Cleveland, OH
Turlach Ur Pipe Band (G5) Grinnell, IA
James Enright, Sr. Memorial Pipe Band Chicago, IL
Macalester College Pipe Band St. Paul, MN
Cincinnati Caledonian Pipes and Drums Cincinnati, OH
Firefighters Highland Guard of Naperville Naperville, IL
Celtic Cross Pipes and Drums Eureka, IL
Spirit of Michigan Pipes & Drums Traverse City, MI
Kansas City St. Andrews Pipe Band Kansas City, MO
Celtic Nations Pipe Band Milwaukee, WI
Flint Scottish Pipe Band Flint, MI
Nashville Pipes & Drums Nashville, TN
North Texas Caledonia Pipe Band Dallas, TX
Chicago Highlanders Pipe Band Palatine, IL
Capital City Pipe Band Columbus, OH
Medinah Highlanders Addison, IL

 

Grade 4 Bands

City of Chicago Pipe Band Chicago, IL
Twin Cities Metro Pipe Band St. Paul, MN
Chicago Stock Yard Kilty Band Chicago, IL
St. Louis Caledonian Pipe Band St. Louis, MO
Madison Pipes and Drums Madison, WI
87th Cleveland Pipe Band Cleveland, OH
Milwaukee Scottish Milwaukee, WI
City Of Dunedin Pipe Band Grade 4 Dunedin, FL
Dundee Scottish Pipe Band Dundee, IL
Commonwealth Pipes & Drums Medford, MA
Wake & District Pipe Band Raleigh, NC
North Coast Pipe Band Cleveland, OH

 

Grade 3 Bands

Cameron and District Pipe Band Cameron, MO
Macalester College Pipe Band St. Paul, MN
Nashville Pipes and Drums Nashville, TN
Turlach Ur Pipe Band Grinnell, IA
St. Columcille United Gaelic Pipe Band Kearny, NJ
Phoenix Pipe Band Phoenix, AZ
Kevin R Blandford Memorial Pipe Band Rancho Cucamonga, CA
City Of Dunedin Pipe Band Grade 3 Dunedin, FL
City Of Angels Pipe Band Rolling Hills Estates, CA

 

Grade 2 Bands

Midlothian Scottish Pipe Band Lombard, IL
MacMillan Pipe Band Washington D.C.
City of Chicago Pipe Band Chicago, IL
Ulster Scottish Pipe Band Philadelphia, PA
Great Lakes Pipe Band Cleveland, OH
Greater Midwest Pipe Band Battle Creek, MI
Wasatch & District Pipe Band Bountiful, UT

 

Grade 1 Bands

City Of Dunedin Pipe Band Dunedin, FL
St. Thomas Alumni Pipe Band Houston, TX

 

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Official Sponsor

Thank you to Roscoe, the Official Piping & Drumming Sponsor at the Chicago Scots 37th Annual Scottish Festival & Highland Games.

Roscoe

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