The Irish Pipers Band of San Francisco was formed in 1932 by Irish immigrants who desired to maintain the piping traditions of their native land. The band was a charter member of the Pacific Coast Pipe Band Association.

The Irish Pipers played at the opening of the Golden Gate Bridge, at the groundbreaking ceremony for the United Irish Cultural Center, and at the charter meeting for the founding of the United Nations. The band has also performed on national television with Gene Kelly, and in more recent years, on stage with The Chieftains. The San Francisco St. Patrick’s Day Parade and the preceding Irish flag-raising ceremony at City Hall have been attended by the Irish Pipers every year since the band was founded. The band has also been the guest band at the Peace Officer’s Memorial service in Sacramento.

The Irish Pipers Band has been actively competing in pipe band competitions since 2003. Over the years, the band has competed in Northern and Southern California, Oregon, and Nevada. The Irish Pipers won the Western United States Pipe Band Association’s Grade 3 Championship for three consecutive years: 2012, 2013, & 2014.

The band continues to compete and currently fields a Grade 5 band and a Grade 4 band.