Organisers cancel European Pipe Band Championships event due to be held in Inverness for 2021 By Andrew Dixon Published: 07:34, 02 March 2021 Get the Courier and Groat sent to your inbox every week and swipe through an exact replica of the day's newspaper The European Pipe Band Championships took place in Bught Park, Inverness in June 2019. The organisers of Piping Inverness, which incorporates the European Pipe Band Championships, has cancelled this yearâs event. The Championships were scheduled to take place on June 26, but with uncertainty around Covid-19 restrictions and following the latest Scottish Government guidance, the Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association (RSPBA), in partnership with event organiser LCC Live, has cancelled the annual event.