Winter Storm - The Pipes & Drums Event in Kansas City

10/01/2026

The North American Grade 4 Bagpipe Championship is expanding for 2027 with a second scholarship‑winning contest at Winter Storm, January 14-17, 2027!

An additional Grade 4 contest has been added for 2027: alongside the 2/4 March Grade 4 contest, competitors can now enter a Strathspey & Reel Grade 4 contest.

🏆 Each contest winner receives the Ken Eller Scholarship, which includes Winter Storm 2027 workshop registration, four hotel nights at the Country Club Marriott event hotel, and next year’s contest entry.

🎟 Grade 4 contest entry is FREE with Grade 4 workshop registration.

🔒 Please note: Our website is intentionally inactive during the month leading up to registration. It will go live again on October 1 at 12PM Noon Central Time, when registration for all 2027 Workshops & Contests officially opens.

Sign up once registration opens later today🔗

https://mhaf.org/

09/30/2026

❄️ Winter Storm approaches… January 14-17, 2027 ❄️

Registration opens October 1 at 12PM Noon CST - set your alarms and snag your spot!

Our website is taking its annual pre‑launch glow‑up break and will stay offline through September. Everything comes back online October 1 at Noon Central, right when registration for all 2027 Workshops & Contests officially opens.

And yes… a new amateur piping contest is debuting this year. Full details land on October 1. Save the dates: January 14-17, 2027. ⏰

02/23/2026