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2024 Alma Highland Festival Results

Thank you to everyone who attended the 2024 Alma Highland Festival, the 55th running of this event.

The official results of the band and solo contests from May 25, 2024, are now available (band, solos).

2024 Alma Highland Festival Orders of Play

** U P D A T E D **

The orders of play are now available for the 2024 Alma Highland Festival, May 25-26. The Games take place on Saturday and Sunday, but the sanctioned pipe band and solo contests are one day only, May 25 (Saturday). The Games & Festival move back to the Alma College Campus this year, not the Alma High School location from last year.

Bands (1 band scratched from two events, times have changed)
Solos (changes to Stations 1 & 7)

Safe travels, and enjoy the Games!

In case you missed it...

If you missed one of the excellent MWPBA Education Series sessions, fear not, for recordings are available!

Visit the session registration page to view again on YouTube.

We've just posted the recent session on setting the band up on competition day from Richard Parkes, and piobaireachd for amateurs from Jack Lee.

Enjoy!

2024 St. Louis Scottish Games & Cultural Festival Results

St. Louis Caledonia Pipe Band @ St. Louis Scottish Games & Cultural Festival

The results of our first outdoor contest of the 2024 season are in! Congratulations to MWPBA members Derek Reed (Piper of the Day) and Mary Thrasher (Drummer of the Day)

Here are the results:

2024 St. Louis Band Contest Results

2024 St. Louis Solo Contest Results*

*updated to include the Friday night Open contest results

2024 St. Louis Scottish Games & Cultural Festival Order of Play

The St. Louis Scottish Games & Cultural Festival open up the MWPBA outdoor season, and are being held at Schroeder Park, 359 Old Meramec Station Rd., Manchester, MO on May 11, 2024 for all bands and amateur solos.

In a slight change from last year, the solos for Open players will take place on Friday night at the Schlafly Tap Room, 2100 Locust St., St. Louis, MO. The Open contest begins at 4:30 p.m. Please check the orders for Saturday's start times (amateur solos/bands).

Here is the order-of-play for Friday's Open solos.

Here is the order-of-play for the Saturday soloists.

Here is the order-of-play for the bands.

If you live in the St. Louis area, we encourage you to come to the Schlafly Tap Room & Schroeder Park to support the pipe bands & soloists participating!