Festival Site - The Bothy - Thursday

The National Piping Centre

Festival Site - The Bothy - Thursday

The National Piping Centre

Join us in the Bothy tent for some activities and music for all ages!

Date and time

2025-08-14 10:30:00

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 + £1.50 booking fee

Festival Week Pass: £40 Std / £36 Over 65 / U16 Free + £1.50 booking fee

Festival Week Pass + All NPC events: £149 Std / £134 Over 65 / U16 Free + £1.50 booking fee

Festival Site Tickets

Donate

10:30: Ceilidh Tots

11:15: Kids Create!

12:30: The Bothy Live!: Celebration of James Scott Skinner

13:30: The Pibroch Network Conversations: Composing

14:15: The Pibroch Network: Ceilearadh by Simon Thoumire

15:30: The Big Rab Show: Live! Podcast with John Dew, Cammy Barnes and The Big Rab Show Pipe Band.

16:45: Book Launch: The Bagpipes: A Cultural by Richard McLauchlin

These Events are included in your Festival Site Ticket

The Artists

Barnaby Brown

Ross Ainslie

Paul Anderson

Simon Thoumire

Simon McKerrell

Fionnlagh Mac a’ Phiocair

Bede Patterson

The Pibroch Network

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. During Piping Live! access is through the ramped entrance to the Street Cafe, cross the marquee and then out the other door to the lift area. There is also an accessible toilet here.
You can book a welcome through the WelcoME platform here
You can see full access information at Euan's Guide here