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Latest News

MWPBA AGM Sat Nov 1, 2025, 1:00pm CDT

October 27, 2025 Stuart Barr

The MWPBA Annual General Meeting will take place on Saturday November 1nd 2024, 1:00pm CDT at Caledonia Senior Living & Memory Care’s Scottish Home2800 Des Plaines AvenueNorth Riverside, IL 60546(Google…

Latest News

Inveraray & District Pipe Band Coming to Chicago

September 8, 2025 Steve Stuart

The Chicago Games have just announced that Inveraray & District Pipe Band are coming to the 2026 Chicago Scottish Festival & Highland Games, June 12-13. There will be a concert…

2025 Results

2025 Champions Supreme Standings

September 7, 2025 Steve Stuart

The 2025 MWPBA Champions Supreme points standings have been tallied. The latest updates are from July 25, 2025, and include the results from the 2025 Minnesota Scottish Fair & Highland…

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End of Season 2025

September 6, 2025 Stuart Barr

Thanks for a fantastic 2025 season at the MWPBA! The AGM will be held on Saturday, November 1, 1pm, in person at the Scottish Home in North Riverside, Chicago, and…

2025 Results

2025 Wisconsin Highland Games Results and Video

August 31, 2025 Steve Stuart

Thanks to everyone who attended/competed at the Wisconsin Highland Games in Waukesha over Labor Day weekend! The official results of the band and solo contests are now available (band, solos).…

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2025 Wisconsin Highland Games Order of Play

August 20, 2025 Steve Stuart

UPDATED (8/27/25) A Grade 4 band scratched; most G4 and G2 bands moved up by 10 minutes. UPDATED (8/26/25): The band schedule has significant changes; the solo schedule has a…

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Tulsa Scotfest 2025 canceled

July 31, 2025 Stuart Barr

The MWPBA has just received word that the Scotfest Contest scheduled for September 20, 2025, in Broken Arrow OK has been cancelled by the Games organization. This apparently was due…

2025 Results

2025 Minnesota Scottish Fair and Highland Games Results

July 20, 2025 Steve Stuart

The results of the MWPBA band and solo contests at the 2025 Minnesota Highland Games at Macalester College, St. Paul, MN on Saturday July 19 are now available (band results,…

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2025 Minnesota Scottish Fair Orders of Play

July 10, 2025 Steve Stuart

The Minnesota Scottish Fair & Highland Games are coming up, at Macalester College in St. Paul, MN! They are being held on Saturday, July 19; the address is 1600 Grand…

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The MWPBA is seeking a website admin

June 20, 2025 Stuart Barr

The entire mwpba.org website is being completely overhauled and reimagined in WordPress and will be in place in time for season 2026. Infrastructure will be there for hosting membership, contest…

2025 Results

2025 Chicago Scottish Festival & Highland Games Results

June 15, 2025 Steve Stuart

Ulster Scottish Pipe Band (First Place, Grade 2) Carnegie Mellon University Pipe and Drums (First Place, Grade 3) Thank you to the 38 bands and over 200 soloists from across…

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2025 Chicago Scottish Festival and Highland Games Orders of Play

June 10, 2025 Steve Stuart

Here is the Band Order of Play for Saturday, June 14 at the 2025 Chicago Scottish Festival and Highland Games. The solo schedule for Friday, June 13, is also issued…

2025 Results

2025 Milwaukee Highland Games Results

June 8, 2025 Steve Stuart

Thank you to everyone who attended the 2025 Milwaukee Highland Games! The official results of the band and solo contests from June 7, 2025, are now available (band, solos).

News

Scotfest moved to Sept. 20; Gr3 and Gr4 band contests added

June 4, 2025 Stuart Barr

The Scotfest (Tulsa) games have moved from Sept. 13 to Sept. 20, 2025, with the following exciting changes Grade 3 MSR/MED Aggregate contest added! Grade 4 MSR/MED Aggregate contest added!…

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2025 Milwaukee Highland Games Band & Solo Schedules

May 31, 2025 Steve Stuart

The Milwaukee Highland Games will be held on June 7, 2024, and will be held at Croatian Park, located at 9100 S. 76th St., Franklin, WI. Band Orders of Play…

2025 Results

2025 Alma Highland Festival Results

May 25, 2025 Steve Stuart

Thank you to everyone who attended the 2025 Alma Highland Festival. The official results of the band and solo contests from May 24, 2025, are now available (band, solos).

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2025 Alma Highland Festival Orders of Play

May 19, 2025 Steve Stuart

* * U P D A T E D * * Order of play have been changed to reflect scratches from soloists. Band times moved slightly as well, so please…

2025 Results

2025 St. Louis Scottish Games & Cultural Festival Results

May 18, 2025 Steve Stuart

Westminster Pipe Band @ 2025 St. Louis Scottish Games & Cultural Festival The results of our first outdoor contest of the 2025 season are in! Congratulations to MWPBA member Anthony…

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2025 St. Louis Scottish Games & Cultural Festival Order of Play

May 7, 2025 Steve Stuart

* * U P D A T E D * * The St. Louis Scottish Games & Cultural Festival open up the MWPBA outdoor season, and are being held at…

2025 Results

Swinton 2025 Results

May 4, 2025 Steve Stuart

Pictured: (from left): Overall Winner Andrew Carlisle & Jim Sim Top Row: VP Scott McCawley, Teddy Krogh, Derek Midgley, Ken Liechti, Tom Cangelosi, Alastair Murray Bottom Row: Zak Read, Andrew…

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The Swinton May 3rd – Order of Play

April 27, 2025 Stuart Barr

The 2025 “P.M. Ian Swinton Open Piping Championship will be held Saturday, May 3rd at the Park Ridge Presbyterian Church at 1300 W. Crescent Ave, Park Ridge, IL 60068. We…

Latest News

Pardon our dust during website reconstruction!

December 8, 2025 Administrator

You will have noticed that there has been a major overhaul of the mwpba.org website. The main reasons for the change include that the underlying infrastructure was obsolete and needed…

Latest News

MWPBA AGM Sat Nov 1, 2025, 1:00pm CDT

October 29, 2025 Stuart Barr

The MWPBA Annual General Meeting will take place on Saturday November 1nd 2024, 1:00pm CDT at Caledonia Senior Living & Memory Care’s Scottish Home2800 Des Plaines AvenueNorth Riverside, IL 60546(Google…

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MWPBA Circle of Honor

October 6, 2025 Stuart Barr

The Midwest Pipe Band Association Circle of Honor was established in 2025 to recognize individuals who have contributed significantly to the development and growth of highland piping and drumming in…

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Inveraray & District Pipe Band Coming to Chicago

September 8, 2025 Steve Stuart

The Chicago Games have just announced that Inveraray & District Pipe Band are coming to the 2026 Chicago Scottish Festival & Highland Games, June 12-13. There will be a concert…

2025 Results

2025 Champions Supreme Standings

September 7, 2025 Steve Stuart

The 2025 MWPBA Champions Supreme points standings have been tallied. The latest updates are from July 25, 2025, and include the results from the 2025 Minnesota Scottish Fair & Highland…

News

End of Season 2025

September 7, 2025 Stuart Barr

Thanks for a fantastic 2025 season at the MWPBA! The AGM will be held on Saturday, November 1, 1pm, in person at the Scottish Home in North Riverside, Chicago, and…

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