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Meet the suppliers and sponsors of the BCPA

The BCPA Annual Gathering takes place at Easter time each year, this year was not the case. However, before COVID-19 all kicked off we had sponsors ready to provide prizes and show their support to the piping and drumming community of the BC Pipers’ Association region. The BCPA wanted to show our support for them…

No solo or pipe band competitions this year at ScotFestBC – The British Columbia Highland Games

The BC Pipers’ Association, which administers, manages, and runs the solo piping, solo drumming and pipe band competitions at ScotFestBC: The British Columbia Highland Games, has decided that there will be no piping, drumming, or pipe band competitions at ScotFestBC this year. While it is likely the Games will be cancelled, there has been no…

Penticton Scottish Festival Postponed for 2020

  The following is a statement from the Penticton Scottish Festival. The Penticton Scottish Festival Society has made the difficult decision, based on current BC Health Officer directives, to postpone it’s 7th Annual Penticton Scottish Festival until July 3, 2021. Our top priority is the health and well-being of festival competitors, participants, volunteers, spectators and…

Portland Highland Games Cancelled for 2020

Portland Cancelled for 2020

These are unprecedented times. With the COVID-19 virus relentless march across this country, and the world, the Portland Highland Games Association has decided to postpone the 2020 Games, scheduled for Friday, July 17 & Saturday, July 18, 2020, at Mt. Hood Community College, Gresham, OR until July 2021. This was not an easy decision to…