2026 Season Contests
Enter Band contests here
View completed band entries here
Enter Drum Major contests here
View completed Drum Major entries here
Bands All Ireland Entry Form here
Drum Major All Ireland Entry Form here
View completed All Ireland entries here
| 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 | Bands | Drum Majors | |
| 8th | |||||
| Craigavon & District Championships | Lurgan Park | Branch | Bands | Drum Majors | |
| 22nd | |||||
| Heart O’ Down Championships (inc. Champion of Champions) | Donard Park, Newcastle | Branch | Bands | Drum Majors | |
| September | |||||
| 19th | |||||
| Down Academy Juvenile Solo Piping & Drumming Championships | TBA | Down Academy | Click here | ||
| 26th | |||||
| JAC Solo Piping & Drumming Championships | TBA | JAC | Piping | Drumming | |
| 26th | |||||
| All Ireland Solo Piping & Drumming Championships | TBA | JAC | Piping | Drumming | |
2026 Playing Requirements
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