Save the Dates
We have determined the dates of our 2025 invitational competitions, so make sure you mark them down in your calendars!
Agnew-Harrison Saturday, April 12th, 2025
To be held at the John Weir Foote Armoury (200 James St N, Hamilton)
An invitational competition that includes both amateur and professional drummers. We plan to extend the amateur portion of the competition to include grade 4 drummers this year!
Livingstone
Saturday, May 10th, 2025
An invitational competition featuring a collection of some of the best pipers in North America. The competition is broken up into two sections, one for light music, and the other for march, strathspey, reel, hornpipe & jig.
Stay tuned, more details to follow
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
Upcoming Events
Learn Faster, Perform Better Workshop
February 28 2026
March 14 2026
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.