2026 Season Contests
| Date | Name | Location | Promoter | Entry/Draw | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March | |||||
| 21st | |||||
| McDonald Memorial Juvenile Solos | Dromore | McDonald Memorial | Click here | ||
| April | |||||
| 17th | |||||
| UK Solo Drumming Championships | Cookstown High School | Branch | Click here | ||
| 18th | |||||
| Ulster Solo Piping & Drumming Championships | Cookstown High School | Branch | Click here | ||
| 25th | |||||
| Co. Down Indoor Full Band Contest | Dromore | Section | Click here | ||
| May | |||||
| 9th | |||||
| Mid Ulster Piping Quartet Contest | Cookstown Primary School | Section | Click here | ||
| 23rd | |||||
| Co. Fermanagh Pipe Band & Drum Major Championships | Irvinestown | Section | |||
| June | |||||
| 6th | |||||
| Mid Ulster Pipe Band & Drum Major Championships | Cookstown High School | ||||
| 20th | |||||
| Lisburn & Castlereagh Championships | Moira Demesne | ||||
| July | |||||
| 4th | |||||
| All Ireland Pipe Band Championships | Lucan, Co. Dublin | ||||
| 18th | |||||
| Antrim & Newtownabbey Championships | Antrim Castle Gardens | Branch | |||
| August | |||||
| 1st | |||||
| 73rd Ulster Pipe Band & Drum Major Championships | Ward Park, Bangor | Ulster | |||
| 8th | |||||
| Craigavon & District Championships | Lurgan Park | Branch | |||
| 22nd | |||||
| Heart O’ Down Championships (inc. Champion of Champions) | Donard Park, Newcastle | Branch | |||
| September | |||||
| 19th | |||||
| Down Academy Juvenile Solo Piping & Drumming Championships | TBA | Down Academy | Click here | ||
| 26th | |||||
| JAC Solo Piping & Drumming Championships | Cookstown High School | JAC | Click here | ||
| 26th | |||||
| All Ireland Solo Piping & Drumming Championships | Cookstown High School | JAC | Click here | ||
2026 Playing Requirements
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