23 March – Western Cape Highland Gathering – Cape Town
The gathering shall comprise of solo piping, solo drumming, band competitions and Highland dancing.
13 April – Lyttelton Manor Gathering – Pretoria
The gathering will take place at Lyttelton Manor High School and shall comprise of band competitions and highland dancing. This is a PBASA Regional gathering and the results count towards the PBASA Regional Champion Award. For further information, please contact Dale Finlay.
27 April – South Coast Highland Gathering – Amanzimtoti, Kwazulu Natal
The gathering will take place at Hutcheson Park and shall comprise of band competitions and Highland dancing. This is a PBASA Championship gathering and the results count towards the PBASA Champion of Champions Award. For further information, please contact Ken Toward.
11 & 12 May – Celtic Fest – Johannesburg
The Celtic Fest will take place at Champetre Estate, Modderfontein, and shall comprise of band competitions, solo piping and drumming competitions, and Highland and Irish dancing competitions. This is a PBASA Regional gathering and the results count towards the PBASA Regional Champion Award. The pipe band events take place on the Saturday and the solo piping and drumming events take place on the Sunday. For further information, please contact Rory Bellingan.
25 May – De La Salle Gathering – Johannesburg
The gathering will take place at De La Salle College and shall comprise of band competitions and Highland dancing. This is a PBASA Regional gathering and the results count towards the PBASA Regional Champion Award. For further information, please contact Rosemary Attwell.
15 June – Pretoria Boys Gathering – Pretoria
The gathering will take place at Pretoria Boys High School and shall comprise of band competitions and Highland dancing. This is a PBASA Championship gathering and the results count towards the PBASA Champion of Champions Award. For further information, please contact Robert Blackmore.
29 June – Gathering to be advised
13 July – St Benedict’s Gathering – Johannesburg
The gathering will take place at St Benedict’s College and shall comprise of band competitions and Highland dancing. This is the PBASA Regional Final and the PBASA Regional Champion Awards are announced at the conclusion of this gathering. Also included in this day are the All Africa Highland Dancing championships. For further information, please contact Anthony Evans.
27 July – Benoni Gathering (South African Championships) – Benoni
The gathering will take place at Benoni High School and shall comprise of band competitions and Highland dancing. The winners of the day are declared the South African Champions. This is also the PBASA Championship Final and the PBASA Champion of Champions Awards are announced at the conclusion of this gathering. For further information, please contact Hilary Webber.