Festival Site - The Bothy - Friday

The National Piping Centre

Festival Site - The Bothy - Friday

The National Piping Centre

Join us in the Bothy tent for music, dancing and more for all ages!

Date and time

2026-08-14 10:45:00

Venue

The National Piping Centre

Tickets

You will need a Festival Site Ticket to see these events.

Festival Site Day Ticket: £10 Std / £9 Over 65 / U16 Free + booking fee

Festival Week Pass: £40 Std / £36 Over 65 / U16 Free + booking fee

Festival Week Pass + All NPC events: £149 Std / £134 Over 65 / U16 Free + booking fee 

There is a packed line up of music, dancing, talks and performances so make sure you stop by the Bothy, our intimate performance space! 

10:45 - Ceilidh Tots 

11:15 - Kids Crafts

12:30 - The Big Session - bring your instruments to join in! 

13:45 - TBC

15:15 - Òrain is Amhráin (featuring Allan Henderson, Leonard Barry, Màiri MacMillan and Diane Canon)

16:45 - Gaol nan Gael

The programming in the Bothy and on Centre Stage are included in your Festival Site day or week ticket. 

The Venue


The National Piping Centre

The centre serves as a national and international centre of excellence for the great Highland Bagpipe and its music. The Festival Site with the Centre Stage and Bothy Tent, as well as our food and drink tents will be on outside the Centre on McPhater Street. Ticket information is available here


Accessibility

The National Piping Centre and Pipers' Tryst restaurant has step access at both doors.

There is a lift available from the side of the building to all floors.

There are accessible toilets on the ground floor and 1st floor of the building.

During Piping Live! access is through the ramped entrance to the Festival Site, with ramp access into the Bothy where there is a bar.

There is also step free access to the lift access, which will be staffed by volunteers to assist you to your floor.

There is also an accessible toilet next to The Bothy.

You can see full access information at Euan's Guide here

Date and time

2026-08-14 10:45:00

Venue

The National Piping Centre

Tickets

You will need a Festival Site Ticket to see these events.

Festival Site Day Ticket: £10 Std / £9 Over 65 / U16 Free + booking fee

Festival Week Pass: £40 Std / £36 Over 65 / U16 Free + booking fee

Festival Week Pass + All NPC events: £149 Std / £134 Over 65 / U16 Free + booking fee 


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