The Pipers' Gathering

Save the date!
The 2025 Pipers’ Gathering will be

August 15-18, 2025

Check here for updates on instructors and events! 

Our Venue: Wisdom House

Retreat and Conference Center

229 East Litchfield Road

Litchfield, CT 06759

(860) 567-3163

Website

2025 DONATION CHALLENGE INSTRUCTOR:

IAN KINNEAR, Scottish Smallpiper

This year the Pipers’ Gathering is fortunate to have yet another anonymous donor who will match up to $2000 to bring a noted instructor from “over the pond” to our event in August 2025. Donations for this initiative can be made via the website donation function—please note in your submission that it is to be dedicated to the matching grant for 2025.

Thanks to those who have contributed so far, we are on the way!

Thermometer showing our fundraising progress as of Jan 1, 2025. So far we've raised $730—37% of our goal.

We are a community of musicians dedicated to alternate bagpipes. Our Gatherings are assemblies of musicians with many types of smallpipes and associated traditional instruments.

Join Us At The Next Gathering

Opportunities to come together and celebrate music

Northumbrian Smallpipes
Scottish Smallpipes
Border Pipes
Uilleann Pipes
Fiddles
Bodhrans
Irish Flutes & Whistles

Highlights from our 25th Anniversary Gathering

Meet New People

It's a chance to meet other people with a passion for bagpipes

Learn New Tunes

Classes with masters in technique and methods

Reconnect with Friends

What more needs to be said?!

Bring Home a New Instrument

Chance to acquire instruments through the vendors or Yard Sale

Sessions Abound

Many opportunities to join in and play music with a variety of instruments

Let's Get Together and Enjoy the Music!

Questions & Answers

Certainly not! We have activities for beginning pipers as well as the seasoned musician

We offer loaner instruments and there are many opportunities to try, rent or buy a variety of bagpipes.

There is a wonderful comradery at the Gathering, and a very welcoming and inclusive environment. Take the opportunity to meet some new friends and some new music.

We'd love to see you at our next Gathering, Aug 2025!