Contests 2024 BACKUP

MWPBA 2024 Regular Season Contests and Events

All MWPBA sanctioned contests are open to bands and soloists with membership in good standing with the MWPBA, any association with reciprocal membership agreement within ANAPBA, or any other association properly recognized by the MWPBA Advisory Board.

Champion Supreme points are awarded only to MWPBA member bands and MWPBA individual members in regular season competitions with official sanctioned status. Events at Champion Supreme games are awarded double points. Where multiple band events are offered, points and prize money is awarded based on the aggregate result.

The music requirements for each band contest is shown, either

QMM – Quick March Medley
MSR – March, Strathspey, and Reel
Medley – Timed Medley

All contests and events are run in accordance with current MWPBA Rules.

Entry forms are on the MWPBA home page, and CONTESTS menu. Late entries will be permitted for 7 days after the deadline, with a late fee assessed.

Note that “travel money” is no longer paid for band contests.

Orders of play will be posted on mwpba.org about one week before each contest.

Contest

Entry Deadline

Host Games and Event Information

St. Louis

Sat May 11

On-time entry by
Sun April 21

(Late entry until
Sun April 28)

St. Louis Highland Games

Schroeder Park,
359 Old Meramec Station Road, Manchester, MO

https://stlouis-scottishgames.com/

MWPBA Champion Supreme Sanctioned
Amateur Solo, Quartet, and Band contests
Open Grade Piping, Piobaireachd, and Snare solo contests

Open Grade Solo Contest Cash Awards:
Piping, Light Music (per event) = TBD
Piobaireachd = TBD
Snare Drumming (per event) = TBD

Band Contest Cash Awards:
G2 MED/MSR Aggregate = TBD
G3 MED/MSR Aggregate = TBD
G4 MED/MSR Aggregate = TBD
G5 QMM = TBD

Alma

Sat May 25

On-time entry by
Sun May 5

(Late entry until
Sun May 12)

US Open Pipe Band Championship

Alma Highland Festival (Saturday)

Alma College,
Alma, MI

http://www.almahighlandfestival.com/

MWPBA Champion Supreme Sanctioned
Amateur Solo, Quartet, and Band contests
Open Grade Piping, Piobaireachd, and Snare solo contests

Open Grade Solo Contest Cash Awards:
Piping, Light Music (per event) = $100 – $75 – $50
Piobaireachd = $100 – $75 – $50
Snare Drumming (per event) = $100 – $75 – $50

Band Contest Cash Awards:
G1 MED/MSR Aggregate = $1400 – $1300 – $1200 – $1000
G2 MED/MSR Aggregate = $1000 – $900 – $800 – $600
G3 MED/MSR Aggregate = $800 – $700 – $600 – $400
G4 MED/MSR Aggregate = $600 – $500 – $400 – $200
G5 QMM = $400 – $300 – $200 – $100

Milwaukee

Sat June 1

On-time entry by
Sun May 12

(Late entry until
Sun May 19)

Milwaukee Highland Games

Croatian Park,
9100 S. 76th Street, Franklin, WI

https://milwaukeehighlandgames.org/

MWPBA Standard Sanctioned
Amateur Solo and Band contests (no Quartets)

Band Contest Cash Awards:
G3 MED = $500 – $400 – $300 – $200
G4 MSR = $400 – $300 – $200 – $100
G5 QMM = $300 – $200 – $150 – $100

Chicago

Fri June 14
(most solos)

Sat June 15 (bands)

On-time entry by
Sun May 26

(Late entry until
Sun June 2)

Midwest Pipe Band Championship

Chicago Scots Scottish Festival and Highland Games

DuPage County Fairgrounds,
Wheaton, IL 60187

https://chicagoscots.org/festival/

MWPBA Champion Supreme Sanctioned
Amateur Solo, Quartet, and Band contests
Open Grade Piping, Piobaireachd, and Snare solo contests

Open Grade Solo Contest Cash Awards:
Piping, Light Music (per event) = $75 – $50 – $30
Piobaireachd = $75 – $50 – $30
Snare Drumming (per event) = $75 – $50 – $30

Band Contest Cash Awards:
G1 MED/MSR Aggregate = $3500 – $2500 – $1500 – $1000
G2 MED/MSR Aggregate = $2800 – $1800 – $1200 – $700
G3 MED/MSR Aggregate = $1600 – $900 – $700 – $400
G4 MED = $1200 – $700 – $400 – $200
G5 QMM = $500 – $400 – $300 – $200

Minnesota

Sat July 13

On-time entry by
Sun June 23

(Late entry until
Sun June 30)

Minnesota Scottish Fair and Highland Games

Macalester College,
1600 Grand Ave., St Paul, MN

https://www.mnscottishfair.org/

MWPBA Standard Sanctioned
Amateur Solo, Quartet, and Band contests

Band Contest Cash Awards:
G2 MED/MSR Aggregate = $600 – $500 – $400 – $300
G3 MED/MSR Aggregate = $500 – $400 – $300 – $200
G4 MED/MSR Aggregate = $400 – $300 – $200 – $100
G5 QMM = $300 – $200 – $150 – $100

Wisconsin

Sat August 31

On-time entry by
Sun August 11

(Late entry until
Sun August 18)

Mid America Pipe Band Championships

Wisconsin Highland Games

Waukesha County Expo Center,
1000 Northview Rd, Waukesha, WI

https://www.wisconsinscottish.org/

https://wiscpipesdrums.com/games

MWPBA Champion Supreme Sanctioned
Amateur Solo, Quartet, and Band contests
Open Grade Piping, Piobaireachd, and Snare solo contests

Open Grade Solo Contest Cash Awards:
Piping, Light Music (per event) = $75 – $50 – $30
Piobaireachd = $75 – $50 – $30
Snare Drumming (per event) = $75 – $50 – $30

Band Contest Cash Awards:
G2 MED = $1000 – $900 – $800 – $600
G3 MSR = $800 – $700 – $600 – $400
G4 MED = $600 – $500 – $400 – $300
G5 QMM = $400 – $300 – $200 – $100

Scotfest

Sat September 14