Piping Live! is back for 2026 from Sunday 9th - Friday 14th August with a range of ticketed and free events. Here you can buy tickets for all ticketed events at Piping Live this year. There are two pages of tickets - Page one features Festival Site plus events you do not need a Festival Site ticket for. Page 2 has events that are within the Festival Site that you need an additional ticket for.

If you already have Festival Site tickets - please click the SKIP TO MORE TICKETS button at the bottom of page 1.

On page one you will find:

The R.G. Hardie & Co Masters Solo Piping Competition will take place on Sunday 9th August : Piobaireachd section and March, Strathspey & Reel Section : £10 standard / £9 concession (Over 65 + U16 + Disabled.) Free for Carers. You do not need a Festival Site ticket for the Masters.

From Monday 10th - Friday 14th August our Festival Site will return, serving up a fantastic mix of music from solo piping to trad groups, international artists playing indigenous bagpipes from across the world and headline artists to round off each day. There will be family friendly events, book launches, talks and more from morning - evening!

Ticket options for Festival Site are:

Festival Site Day ticket: £10 Standard / £9 Concession (Over 65 + Disabled) / FREE U16s + Carer Concession. Once you add a qualifying ticket to your basket, click continue and you will be able to add the free tickets to your basket.

Festival Site Week ticket: £40 Standard / £36 Concession (Over 65 + Disabled) / FREE U16s + Carer Concession. This ticket gives you access to all the events on the Centre Stage, the Bothy tent, Museum Tours, Come & Try sessions and other free events in the National Piping Centre across the week. You will need extra tickets for ticketed events in the NPC and evening concerts.

Festival Site Week + Events ticket: £149 Standard / £134 Concession (Over 65, U16s + Disabled) / Free Carer Concession. This tickets gives you access to all events at the NPC during the week, including Centre Stage, the Bothy, as well as ticketed events in the auditorium. It DOES NOT include the R.G Hardie & Co Masters Solo Piping Competition this year or separate Evening Concerts.

Evening Concerts

There are a range of fantastic evening concerts that are out with your Festival Site ticket. All tickets for these are £22.50 std / £20 conc (Over65s & U16s and Disabled) / Free carer concession unless stated. These events are:

The Raasay Previous Winner's Concert: Monday 10th Aug ; 7.30pm ; NPC Auditorium ; includes whisky tasting from 7pm for Over 18s only.

Ceol Nua: Monday 10th Aug : 8pm : Nice 'N' Sleazy

G1 Reeds International Quartet Competition: Tuesday 11th August : 7.30pm : Strathclyde Suite at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall

IN C // 20 Pipers: Tuesday 11th August: 8.00pm : Barrowland Ballroom : Free but ticketed - please claim your free tickets in advance

McCallum Bagpipes P/M Aladair Gillies Memorial Recital Challenge: Thursday 13th August : 7.30pm : Strathclyde Suite at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall

CBAD - MAL + The Nexus Project + DJ sets from CAIN + baile/baile : Friday 14th August : 8pm : The Assembly at Glasgow Art School

On Page 2 you will find tickets for events that you will need in addition to Festival Site. These are events that will take place in the National Piping Centre during the Festival Site day.

Learn@Live! Workshops: 10:30am : Tickets £10std / £9 conc (Over 65 & U16) : Tuesday 11th - Voicing Scotland with Gary West ; Wednesday 12th - What Pipe Band Judges Hear : Ensemble Mastery with Ross Walker : Thursday 13th - Fine Margins: Inner Drive of Elite Solo Pipers panel with Callum Beaumont, Willie McCallum and Murray Henderson : Friday 12th - Uilleann Pipes Masterclass with Calum Stewart : Rhythm & Motion The Scottish Step Dance Experience with Sophie Stephenson.

Lunchtime Recitals : 12:30pm : Tickets £10std / £9 conc (Over 65 & U16) : Monday 10th - Bruce Gandy ; Tuesday 11th - Finn Moore ; Wednesday 12th - Murray Henderson ; Thursday 13th - Seonaidh MacIntyre.

Gordon Duncan Memorial Piping Competition : 14:00 : Wednesday 12th August : Tickets £15std / £13 conc (Over 65 & U16 & Disabled). Free Carer Concession.

Pipe Idol Grand Final : 16:00 : Thursday 13th August : Tickets: Tickets £10std / £9 conc (Over 65 & U16 & Disabled). Free Carer Concession.

So get your tickets now to be part of Piping Live! 2026.

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