The National Piping Centre

The National Piping Centre, Glasgow was created in 1996, as the world centre for excellence in the promotion and study of the Great Highland Bagpipe.

About The National Piping Centre

	30-34 McPhater Street, Glasgow City Centre G4 0HW
	01413535551
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We offer world class tuition at all levels and in all teaching styles to suit your needs and location.

Close to the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, we incorporate a school with rehearsal rooms and an Auditorium. We also house the Museum of Piping, a reference library, as well as conference facilities, hotel and restaurant.

The National Piping Centre provides facilities of the very highest quality for both the piping and non-piping fraternity. Visitors and regulars, from both home and abroad, will equally enjoy the experience, whether they come for study, performance, or pleasure.

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Upcoming Events at The National Piping Centre

Family and Kids

The Wee Hogmanay Party

29th December 2025 - 30th December 2025

The National Piping Centre, Glasgow City Centre

The kids don't need to miss out this New Year... come down to the Wee Hogmanay party at The National Piping Centre!

Nights Out

Hogmanay Hootenanny

31st December 2025

The National Piping Centre, Glasgow City Centre

Bring in the New Year with family and friends at The National Piping Centre's annual Hogmanay Hootenanny!

Dance

Deiseil: Dancing in Time

22nd January 2026 - 23rd January 2026

The National Piping Centre, Glasgow City Centre

Deiseil: Dancing in Time is a powerful exploration of how stepdance, Scotland’s percussive dance, was lost… and how its revival became woven into a lifelong friendship.

Music

Jim Malcolm with The Canny Band

30th January 2026

The National Piping Centre, Glasgow City Centre

This show brings together the ultimate Scots troubadour, Jim Malcolm, and the explosive young trio, The Canny Band.

Music and Singing

Govan Mens Samba Band

Govan & Linthouse Parish Church Govan Road, Glasgow South Side G51 2YL

Free to all guys who love drumming. From teens to seniors of all abilities, we are a multi-cultural, intergenerational, mixed ability ensemble. Led by...

Music and Singing

Singing Lessons in Glasgow with Brian McBride

4 Leslie Street, Glasgow South Side G41 2SZ

Learn to sing and improve your vocal technique with a highly qualified and experienced singing teacher in Glasgow.

Music and Singing

Govanhill Voices Community Choir

Queen's Park Govanhill Parish Church 170 Queen's Drive, Glasgow South Side G42 8QZ

Govanhill Voices is a non-audition, multicultural community singing group who meet on Thursday evenings at Queen's Park Govanhill Parish Church!

Music and Singing

First Chord Ukulele Orchestra

33 Otago Street, Glasgow West End G12 8JJ

The First Chord Ukulele Orchestra is a fun and relaxed group based in the heart of Glasgow's West End!

Music and Singing

Singing Mamas Glasgow

Broomhill Church Hall Randolph Street, Glasgow West End G11 7JL

Singing Mamas is a national non-profit movement supporting women across the UK and beyond to build song sharing communities that improve wellbeing, regardless of singing experience.

Music and Singing

Glasgow Youth Choir

Glasgow Youth Choir , Glasgow City Centre

The Glasgow Youth Choir are a group of young people who love to sing and enjoy music. Members come from in and around Glasgow to rehearsals. The G.Y.C...

Music and Singing

ACE Chorus Glasgow

Renfield Centre Bath Street, Glasgow City Centre G2 4JP

Artistic Concert Experiences (ACE) is the mixed singing ensemble, with choirs based in Glasgow (Wednesdays) and Inverkeithing (Thursdays).

Music and Singing

Clydebank Male Voice Choir D.O.

Clydebank Male Voice Choir D.O. Dalmuir Community Centre, Clydebank G81 4RQ

We are a Male Voice Choir based in Clydebank in the west of the Central Belt in Scotland.

Music and Singing

National Youth Orchestras of Scotland

Office 240, The Briggait 141 Bridgegait, Glasgow City Centre G1 5HZ

NYOS works with young musicians aged 8-25 living or studying in Scotland or with Scottish connections.

Music and Singing

Sarah Power Singing Lessons

Sarah Power Singing Lessons , Glasgow South Side

Whether you'd like to sing in a choir, as a soloist or purely for your own pleasure experienced singing teacher Sarah Power can help you to discover your true voice!

Music and Singing