Sponsorship · Pipe Band Predictor
Put your brand at the heart of the pipe band season
Sponsor the in-app spotlight for a championship window and reach the whole following - players, fans and families - right through the season to the Worlds in Glasgow.
The app the piping world plays
Pipe Band Predictor is a free prediction game for the pipe band season. Players, fans and families pick the podium at each major, climb the season leaderboard, and run private leagues with bandmates and friends.
Players make the pick
Then, your spotlight
Climb the leaderboard
Early days, steep curve
Active players
▲ Trending upActive players since launch. The dashed line is a projection, not recorded figures.
The right people, the right moment
An audience that's in it
Pipers, drummers, bands, families and fans who follow the season, travel to contests, and spend on the sport.
Peak attention, on cue
Interest spikes around each major and peaks at the Worlds. You reach people in the days they're paying closest attention.
One sponsor, no clutter
A single sponsor holds each window. No competing brands, no wall of ads - your name stands on its own.
Brands with a natural place in piping
Host-town businesses
Hotels, B&Bs, cafes, pubs and highlandwear shops where the crowds arrive for championship weekend.
The piping trade
Reed, pipe and instrument makers, retailers, music schools and tuition.
Games & piping tourism
Highland-games organisers, gatherings, and travel aimed at the piping audience.
Sponsor a town, a season, or the Worlds
Two easy choices, and we quote to fit - so it works just as well for a single host-town shop as for a national brand.
How long your brand runs.
A single major, the run of the season, or the Worlds - the three below.
How deeply it's built in.
From a simple spotlight - a logo, one line and one link - to a bespoke placement built into the app.
One championship window
For local businesses near a host town.
- The in-app spotlight for one major's window
- Sole sponsor for that window
The run of majors
For brands that want the whole season.
- The spotlight at every major up to the Worlds
- Category exclusivity all season
Glasgow, August
The biggest day of the season, on its own.
- The spotlight for the Worlds window
- Sole sponsor of the season's biggest moment
Where your brand appears
Your spotlight is built in as content, not bolted on. Here's how it looks.
These three are examples. Because Predictor is designed and run in-house by the team at Surface Development, you're not limited to a fixed slot. A simple logo, line and link is the easy default - and from there we can craft a bespoke placement woven into the heart of the app. If you have an idea, we can probably build it.
See the tiers or enquire.
The road to the Worlds
The summer majors, the Worlds in Glasgow, and the autumn solos. Each round is its own sponsorship window.
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30 May 2026Just passedBritish ChampionshipsPipe bands · Ingliston, Edinburgh
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13 June 2026OpenUK ChampionshipsPipe bands · Belfast76 bands 2024
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27 June 2026OpenEuropean ChampionshipsPipe bands · Perth~140 bands 2025
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25 July 2026OpenScottish ChampionshipsPipe bands · Dumbarton127 bands 2025
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10 August 2026OpenBritish Solo DrummingSolo drumming
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15 August 2026FlagshipThe World ChampionshipsPipe bands · Glasgow Green207 bands 15 nations 2025
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17 October 2026OpenWorld Solo DrummingSolo drumming
The world you'd be part of
Pipe band competition is a global sport with a Scottish home. Bands of pipers and drummers compete in grades through the RSPBA majors to the World Championships at Glasgow Green every August. It's a tight-knit, year-round following across Scotland, Ireland, Canada, the USA, Australia and New Zealand - hard to reach through general channels, and rewarding to reach directly.
The Worlds, in numbers
competing pipers and drummers
bands worldwide
nations represented
spectators on the day
Glasgow Green. Figures from the 2025 event.
Join the inaugural roster
We're new, independent, and built by people who follow the season. We're taking on a small first roster of sponsors and want to grow with them.
- Intro pricing for your first season
- First refusal to renew at the same rate
- Locked category exclusivity
- Founding-sponsor credit
How we look after the app and its community
Independent of the championships
Pipe Band Predictor is not affiliated with or endorsed by the RSPBA or the championships. A sponsor isn't an official partner of the events, and never appears backing a band or a result.
Calm and clearly marked
No pop-ups, no autoplay video. A clearly-marked spotlight that sits quietly in the app.
A high bar for fit
A handful of sponsors the piping world will welcome - brands and businesses with a genuine place in it. No betting.
Players' data stays private
We never sell or share players' personal data with sponsors. A spotlight is shown by context, not by tracking people. See our Privacy Policy.
Simple to get started
Get in touch
Tell us which major or window fits.
Agree the window
We confirm the dates and a fair price.
Send your brand
A logo, one line and link - or something more bespoke.
You're live
Your spotlight runs, and we send a recap after.
Priced to the window, not a rate card
A host-town hotel and a national reed maker want different things, so we quote per enquiry rather than sell a package you don't need. Community sponsorship, not stadium advertising.
Founding sponsors get intro rates. Tell us what you have in mind.
Start a conversation
Tell us about your business and which window interests you. We'll reply with something honest and specific.