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
	The National Piping Centre Website
	Follow ThePipingCentre on Twitter
	Facebook information can be found here
	Follow nationalpipingcentre on Instagram

Listed Under Activities - Music and Singing / Accommodation - Hotels / Attractions - Live Music Venues / Attractions - Museums

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.

We take every opportunity to ensure the details for The National Piping Centre are accurate, if any of the above information is incorrect we would appreciate if you could take a minute to suggest an edit.

All information (whether in text or photographs) is supplied in good faith but should not be relied upon as being a statement of representation or fact.

Want to be the first to hear about what's happening in Glasgow? Just hit 'Like' on our What's On Glasgow Facebook page, join the What's On Scotland Facebook Group and 'Follow' on our @WhatsOnGlasgow Twitter or Instagram accounts and you're all set!

Upcoming Events at The National Piping Centre

Dance

Livingston Caledonia Pipe Band Ceilidh Fundraiser

21st November 2025

The National Piping Centre, Glasgow City Centre

Join Livingston Caledonia Pipe Band for a night of traditional music and ceilidh dancing at the National Piping Centre to raise funds to sustain the future of the band.

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

Ukulele Saz Tuition

Ground Floor, 1008 Pollokshaws Road, Glasgow South Side G41 2HG

Got a ukulele collecting dust in the corner? Come join Saz, dust off those cobwebs and let's make some music together!

Music and Singing

Acquire Glasgow

36 Glenfarg Street, Glasgow West End G20 7QE

Acquire was established to provide a space for singers and musicians to learn and develop skills in musical theatre performance.

Music and Singing

The Sound Lab

Tollcross YMCA Tollcross Road, Glasgow East End G32 8HB

The Sound Lab’s East End Fiesta will be an a fun, creative project for young people aged 8-18 to express themselves through music, dance, arts and crafts...

Music and Singing

Glasgow School of Guitar

Saint Margaret of Scotland Scottish Episcopal Church Kilmarnock Road, Glasgow South Side G43 2DS

Glasgow School of Guitar specialise in group guitar lessons in the Southside and West end of Glasgow.

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

Naledi Herman Piano Tuition

130 Mossgiel Road, Glasgow South Side G43 2BX

Naledi Herman is an experienced Piano teacher based in the Southside of Glasgow!

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

West End Guitar Lessons

West End Guitar Lessons , Glasgow West End

Guitar Lessons for beginner kids in the west end of Glasgow, via home tuition is given by me, Paul - hello!Your child or children will become fantastic...

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

The Podcast Rooms

307 West George Street, Glasgow City Centre G2 4LF

Get the popstar experience and record and mix one of your favourite songs in a professional studio at the Podcast Rooms in Glasgow! Special £60 opening...

Music and Singing