Past Events: 2025 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16
Upcoming Piping & Drumming Events taking place in the Northern Branch
(or of interest to Northern Branch members)
| Date | Event | Details |
| 2025 | ||
| March 22 | Pipes & Pubs #1: IDOL Beerworks* Lodi, CA |
Solos: Piping (Light Music); Snare, Tenor, & Bass Drumming Bands: Grades 5-3 • Entry Form (R2) *Duty Piper will be available* WUSPBA Contest Stewards: Suzan Karayel (lead) & George Rodgers (supplemental) |
| March 26 (Wed.) | In the Zoom Where it Happens Online |
7:00 p.m. Presenter: Ross Naismith Topic: Execution – Preparation, Practice, and Performance |
| April 26-27 | Pipes & Pubs #2: Blue Note Brewing / NorCal Celtic Festival* Woodland, CA |
Solos: Piping (Light Music & Piobaireachd); Snare, Tenor, & Bass Drumming Bands: Grades 5-3 (Sat. only) Drum Majors (Sat. only) • Entry Form (R2) *Duty Piper will be available* WUSPBA Contest Stewards: Suzan Karayel (lead) & George Rodgers (supplemental) |
| July 12 | Golden Gate Indoor Solo Piping & Drumming Contest* San Francisco, CA |
Solos • Entry Form (R2) *Duty Piper will be available* WUSPBA Contest Steward: Amara Reddick |
| August 29-31 | Caledonian Club of San Francisco 159th Scottish Highland Gathering & Games* Pleasanton, CA |
Bands, Solos, Drum Majors • Entry Form (R2) *Duty Piper will be available* WUSPBA Contest Stewards: Suzan Karayel (lead Sat-Sun), Larry Erdmann (lead Fri; supplemental Sat-Sun), Andrew MacTavish (supplemental Sat-Sun) |
| October 19 | Northern Branch AGM Online |
7:00 p.m. |
| November 1-2 | Yosemite Celtic Festival* Oakhurst, CA |
Solos • Entry Form (R2) WUSPBA Contest Steward: Amara Reddick |
| November 22 | YEC and Prince Charles Pipe Band Solo Fall Indoor Competition* Vacaville, CA |
Solos: Piping only • Entry Form (R2) WUSPBA Contest Steward: Amara Reddick |
| 2026 | ||
| March 7-8 | Redding Bagpipe Competition Redding, CA |
Solos: Piping (Light Music & Piobaireachd) WUSPBA Contest Steward: TBA |
| March 21 | Pipes & Pubs #1: IDOL Beerworks Lodi, CA |
Solos Bands: Grades 5-3 WUSPBA Contest Stewards: TBA |
| April 11-12 | Pipes & Pubs #2: NorCal Celtic Festival Woodland, CA |
Solos Bands: Grades 5-3 WUSPBA Contest Stewards: TBA |
| June TBA | Pipes & Pubs #3 TBA, CA |
Solos Bands (?) WUSPBA Contest Stewards: TBA |
| July TBA | Golden Gate Indoor Solo Piping & Drumming Contest San Francisco, CA |
Solos WUSPBA Contest Steward: TBA |
| September 4-6 (expected) | Caledonian Club of San Francisco 159th Scottish Highland Gathering & Games Pleasanton, CA |
Solos Bands WUSPBA Contest Stewards: TBA |
| October 17-18 | Yosemite Celtic Festival Oakhurst, CA |
Solos WUSPBA Contest Steward: TBA |
| November TBA | YEC and Prince Charles Pipe Band Solo Fall Indoor Competition Vacaville, CA |
Solos WUSPBA Contest Steward: TBA |
* WUSPBA-sanctioned contest
For a list of all WUSPBA-sanctioned events, please visit the WUSPBA Events page.
All official results will be posted on the WUSPBA Results page, once they have been certified by the registrars.
WUSPBA Northern Branch 