2025 Amateur Registration Open
Registration for our 2025 amateur competitions is now open!
There will be 3 contest dates:
January 11th
February 22nd
March 22nd
We will be making a change to start times this year, all competitions will kick off at 6pm to avoid late night finishes.
For updates on time, location, and judges please check the main Amateur Competitions page. You can find all Tune Requirements here.
Click the button below to get registered
PLAYERS CONFIRMED FOR THE 28th ANNUAL GEORGE SHERRIFF INVITATIONAL
The 28th Annual George Sherriff Memorial Invitational Competition will take place at St. Paul's Presbyterian Church in Hamilton, Ontario on November 16. An amazing day of great piping by the top 10 Amateur Pipers from Canada and the United States. The website is being updated, but in the meantime, put the date in your calendar. Here are the confirmed players and adjudicators:
Gillian Blaney (ACPBA)
Ben Elliot (MWPBA)
Liam Forrest (BCPA)
Colin Forrest (BCPA)
Malachi Johannsen (WUSPBA)
Thomas McCollum (MWPBA)
Henry Paluch (PPBSO)
Magnus Stone (EUSPBA)
Adam Tingskou (PPBSO
Mic Trenor (EUSPBA)
Adjudicators:
Peter Aumonier
Mike Cusack
Jim Stack
Livingstone Recordings
Recordings from this year's Livingstone are now live on our YouTube channel. Check out the complete playlist below or directly on YouTube
Livingstone Player Biographies
With the Livingstone right around the corner now is a great time to check out our Competitor Biographies page to learn more about each of our competitors
Agnew-Harrison Recordings
Recordings from this year's Agnew-Harrison are now live on our YouTube channel. Check out the complete playlist below or directly on YouTube
Upcoming Events
Amateur Competitions
January 17 2026
February 21 2026
March 21 2026
Agnew-Harrison Invitational
April 11 2026
Livingstone Invitational
May 9 2026
Pipers and Pipe Band Society of Ontario
The PPBSO — the Pipers’ and Pipe Band Society of Ontario — administers piping, drumming and pipe band contest at various highland games throughout Ontario. Several of these annual summer competitions have special designations, including the North American Championship, the Canadian Championship and the Ontario Championship.
The Niagara-Hamilton Branch is one of several local PPBSO branches throughout Ontario. We hold monthly meetings from October through April.
In addition to being a fun social gathering, our meetings provide opportunities to develop piping and drumming in our area.
We hold annual Amateur Competitions for amateur pipers and drummers.
We also hold the Livingstone Invitational, Agnew-Harrison Drumming Invitational, support the George Sherriff Memorial Invitational and The Highland Gala.