Pipe Bands Victoria is thrilled to be returning to the Melbourne Highland Games and Celtic Festival in 2024. This year, the Games, being held on 24th March 2024, will play host to the Victorian Pipe Band Championships, the culmination contest in the Victorian pipe band calendar. Previously known as the Ringwood Highland Games, the Melbourne...

Pipe Bands Victoria, in association with its promoters, is proud to present the 2023-24 Victorian Pipe Band Contest Calendar (download), including the 2024 Australian Pipe Band Championships (2024 APBCs) and 2024 Australian Drum Major Championships (2024 ADMCs). Entries for all Victorian contests (except Haileybury) and the 2024 APBCs/ADMCs open Monday 25th September. (Further details regarding the...

Attached is the results Mastersheet from the PBV All Grade pipe band contest held on 26th March as part of the Melbourne Highland Games and Celtic Festival. MHGCF2023Download

The Program provides information on the required contest elements for 2023 Victorian Solo Drumming contests, including requirements for World Solo Drumming Championships. SoloDrummingProgram-6Download

The results mastersheet from the 2023 Ballarat Grammar Contest

Pipes Band Victoria (PBV), in partnership with the Maryborough Highland Society, is thrilled to announce that the 2024 Australian Pipe Band Championships are returning to the regional Victorian town of Maryborough. In 1961, Maryborough played host to the very first Australian Championships and had been looking forward to welcoming them back in 2020. Sadly, the...

A great days competition was held yesterday after the Covid Pandemic hiatus in Daylesford

Congratulations to all who braved the Chilly conditions at the Inaugural Ballarat Grammar School Contest

Congratulations to all who participated in today's Victorian Solo Drumming CHampionships

The Sir Rupert Hamer Award is awarded annually in honour of our inaugural Chieftain, Sir Rupert Hamer