 In 1927, the Scottish counterpart of the British Drama League, the Scottish Community Drama Association, had set up their own annual knockout festival which experienced similar success and by 1937 was attracting around three hundred and fifty entries.The Scottish festival had its own Scottish final, which went on to the London final to compete with English teams.In 1938 the final of the National Festival was held outside London for the first time following the invitation of the Scottish Community Drama Association.