PPBSO Toronto Branch

06/02/2026

🎶 Calling all pipers, drummers, fiddlers, and Scottish music lovers! 🎶

Step into the spotlight at the PPBSO Hamilton Highland Gathering OPEN Stage, presented in partnership with
YOUR HEALTH Wellness Centre

From traditional tunes to creative Scottish-inspired performances, this exciting showcase is your chance to perform in front of a lively festival crowd and celebrate the spirit of Scottish culture.

🏴 Perform solo or with up to 3 performers
⏱ 3–5 minute performances
🏆 Audience-voted winners
💰 Cash prizes up to $200
🎵 Categories include Best Performance, Most Creative, Best Traditional & Best Youth

Only 10 groups will be accepted, so don’t wait to apply!

https://www.pipebandsontario.org/post/open-stage-at-the-hamilton-highland-gathering

05/13/2026

https://www.pipebandsontario.org/band-passes-status

Please contact the PPBSO if you have not received your Band Passes within five days from date of mailing. Do not wait until the day of the games to notify the PPBSO.

05/06/2026

🎶 The future of piping and drumming is already here and it’s growing fast!

With 63+ youth members across the PPBSO, young musicians are picking up the pipes and sticks and carrying tradition forward in a big way.

Ready to get your kids involved or know someone who is? Visit our website and join the next generation of players. 🥁

https://www.pipebandsontario.org/youth-in-the-ppbso

04/27/2026

A great looking event with Peel Regional Police!

We are excited to announce the first of many big events planned for our 50th Anniversary year. On May 30th we will be hosting an entertaining Pub Night at the Corktown Pub in Hamilton, the first instalment of our “More Than Music” series.

Please come along and join the fun, for what is set to be a great evening. For tickets, please e-mail and e-transfer to [email protected] or via this payment link https://square.link/u/NThv1lpL

🎶🇨🇦 🇨🇦🎶

04/24/2026

The private, independent boarding and day school for boys from grades 5 to 12 has one of the few full-time piping/drumming teaching positions for non-College/University-level institutions in North America, and the only one in Canada. The full-time position was created in 1998.

04/22/2026

04/15/2026

Are you a member of the PPBSO who loves Piobaireachd? Join us May 10th for an exclusive Master Class led by world-renowned piper Robert Wallace.

Please note that the instructional emphasis will be geared toward pipers performing at the professional and senior amateur levels and spaces are limited!

Click on the link below for more information and to register.

https://www.pipebandsontario.org/post/masterclass-piobaireachd-workshop-by-robert-wallace

04/11/2026

Visiting Hamilton to take in the Agnew Harrison Drumming Invitational. It runs all day. Drop by for some fabulous drumming!