To enter The Argyllshire Gathering Piping Competition, please check your eligibility and then complete the application form below.
Entries for the open competitions (Gold, Silver, March, Strathspey and Reel A and B) must be lodged according to the published timetable, the critical date being 31st January each year for requesting a Ruling on Eligibility from the Joint Committee. Late entries will not be accepted.
Successful applicants will be contacted by email by the end of March 2023, and will then be asked to pay the £50 Entrance Fee (where appropriate) and submit their selection of tunes.
No entry fee is required from competitors in the MacGregor Memorial, the Intermediate March, Strathspey and Reel, Local Competitions or the Junior March, Strathspey and Reel. Juniors and locals can enter on the field!
The entry form for the 2024 Piping Competition will be available here shortly - please check back soon.
Online entries for this year's competitions have now closed.
Entries for the Junior and Local MSR competitions will be taken on the field at the Oban Games on Thursday 22 August.
The Piping Competition forms just one aspect of the work of the Argyllshire Gathering.
The Gathering's Trust supports piping and especially younger pipers across Argyll; the Argyllshire Gathering Oban Games are one of Scotland's leading Highland Games and a highlight of Oban's year.
Find out more about The Gathering's work at the links below.