Upcoming Celtic Events and New Links: Autumn 2026 to Autumn 2027
New calendar additions for Highland games, Celtic festivals and Burns celebrations, plus piping, pipe-band and Irish-dance links.
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What’s on in Piping: October 3–17, 2026
Four dates to plan around: Connecticut’s Highland Games, Ulster Scottish’s victory celebration, the Northeast Tionól, and MacMillan’s Silver Jubilee.
Tara Howley Plays Loch Lomond on Uilleann Pipes
Tara Howley shares a performance of Loch Lomond on uilleann pipes.
Ethna Carbery: Anna Johnston, Poet and Writer
Ethna Carbery: Anna Johnston, poet and writer. Biography, works and related reading.
Roddy McCorley: History and Remembrance
Roddy McCorley: history and remembrance. Biography, works and related reading.
Roddy McCorley: The Ballad by Ethna Carbery
Roddy McCorley: the ballad by Ethna Carbery. Biography, works and related reading.
Song of Ciabhán by Ethna Carbery
Song of Ciabhán by Ethna Carbery. Biography, works and related reading.
49th Annual Capital District Scottish Games Welcomes Thousands
Thousands of visitors gathered at the Altamont Fairgrounds on September 5 for the 49th annual Capital District Scottish Games, one of New York’s …
Kincardine Scottish Pipe Band Lights Up Its Final Summer Parade
Kincardine Scottish Pipe Band fitted lights to its instruments for the final Saturday Night Parade of the 2025 summer season.
Teeswater Highlanders Piper Dr. Scott Macaulay Dies at 74
Dr. Scott Ball Macaulay, a member of the Teeswater Highlanders Pipe Band, died at his home in Goderich, Ontario, at age 74.
Kiama Pipe Band Announces Pipes and Drums by the Sea
Kiama Pipe Band announced Pipes and Drums by the Sea, an interactive event scheduled for November 29, 2025.