2026 Harpers Ferry Highland Games

This is a ticket for the Piping and Drumming Competition on Saturday, October 3, 2026. Ticket includes general admission to the rest of the games! Event is now sanctioned by EUSPBA! Registration is now open for the Harpers Ferry Highland Games Piping Competition, taking place on Saturday, October 3rd, 2026, at the beautiful Sam Michael's Park in Harpers Ferry, WV. The registration fee of includes access to designated areas for warm-up, tuning, and competition. The fee also includes access to the games for the competitor. We look forward to a fantastic day of music and friendly competition! Registration Closes September 17, 2026, at 11:59 PM Eastern. The Order of Play, as well as additional parking and event information, will be available as soon as the schedule is finalized on the Harpers Ferry Highland games website. No Field Entries. Check-in begins at 8:00 AM. Competitions begin promptly at 9:00AM. Competitors for ALL events must check in. At the discretion of the steward, any competitor not ready to perform at their scheduled time will be disqualified. All applicable events are sanctioned by the EUSPBA, and all EUSPBA Competition Rules and Regulations are applicable and enforced. Competitors in all events must be members of EUSPBA, or organizations with reciprocal membership agreements. Membership must be current. All competitors must wear highland dress. No medals may be worn by any competitor. Individual Piping Events Medals for First, Second, and Third Place Finishers Grade I 2/4 March, Strathspey, and Reel (MSR) Piobiareachd Grade II 2/4 March, Strathspey, and Reel (MSR) Piobiareachd Grade III 2/4 March Strathspey and Reel Piobiareachd Grade IV Senior 2/4 March - One four parted or two different two-parted marches Piobiareachd (Full tune) Grade IV Junior 2/4 March - One four parted or two different two-parted marches Piobiareachd (Full Tune) Grade V March - One two-parted march in simple time (2/4, 3/4, 4/4) Pibroch - Ground Only Novice March - One four-parted or two different two-parted marches in simple time (2/4, 4/4, 6/8) Please contact us at piping.hfhg@gmail.com if you have any questions! We look forward to you joining us!

Come learn the steps to traditional Scottish Country Dancing! Free to attend, all ages welcome! No experience necessay!

This is a presale ticket for Saturday October 3rd at the 2026 Harpers Ferry Highland Games.

This is a presale ticket for Sunday October 4th at the 2026 Harpers Ferry Highland Games.