Gallery icon8 ImagesAlmost 150 female bagpipe players and drummers took part in a record-breaking event in Melbourne’s City Square on Sunday following the annual Tartan Day Parade.July 5, 2026 — 7:33pm1/8Female pipers join the record attempt in the City Square on SundayCredit:Wayne Taylor2/8The event set a world record for the largest female pipe band ever assembled.Credit:Wayne Taylor3/8Pipers at the event. Credit:Wayne Taylor4/8Male and female pipers and drummers take part in the 2026 Melbourne Tartan Festival Parade along Collins Street on Sunday.Credit:Wayne Taylor5/8The Tartan Festival Parade.Credit:Wayne Taylor6/8The Melbourne Tartan Festival is a multi-day celebration of Scottish heritage featuring displays, piping and clan gatherings.Credit:Wayne Taylor7/8The festival's marquee event is the Melbourne Tartan Day Parade.Credit:Wayne Taylor8/8A large crowd turned out in weather reminiscent of Scotland.Credit:Wayne Taylor
Record’s in the bag for female pipers
A group of 100 female bagpipers gathered in Melbourne to commemorate the centenary of the Australian Ladies Pipe Band’s two-year world tour, from 1925 to 1927.
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