Visitors are invited along to Scots PGC College this Friday and Saturday for a weekend of Scottish culture.
They will be able to enjoy the inaugural Recital in the College Chapel from 6.30pm on Friday night where they will be served canapes on arrival and then be entertained by world-class judges who have flown in from all over Australia and New Zealand.
Tickets are $10 and are available at the door.
From 8am on Saturday at the Briggs Oval there will be bacon and egg burgers or a tasty croissant for breakfast and more than 200 pipers and drummers from all over South East Queensland who will be competing in the solo competition.
Starting at 12.30pm on Saturday, the very entertaining band competition will host bands from Toowoomba, Wynnum, Brisbane, Murrumba and surrounds as well as the Scots PGC Pipes and Drums Band with the day culminating with a massed bands performance and prize giving at 4.30pm.
Some of bands will then pipe, drum and party on into the night and everyone is invited to attend the ceilidh, a traditional Scottish dance.
The event is being held in the College Assembly Hall and is open to all.
Enjoy some good, old fashioned, family fun, an Address to the Haggis, Scottish bush dancing and a delicious supper.
Doors open at 6.30pm with tickets available on the night.
The college pipe band is 65 years old and band master Sandy Dalziel said the Rose City had strong Scottish roots.
This is the third year that the Scots PGC College Pipes and Drums Band has held this event with its popularity growing every year.
All events are open to the public and the college love to see as many people as possible attend.
