2026 Upcoming Tournaments

Vancouver Island - 2026

Vancouver Island SOUTH

Vancouver Island NORTH

Vancouver Island FINALS

55+ BC Games - 2026

Canada 55+ Games -2026

Club invitationals:

Honeymoon Bay 'just for fun' Tournament - Feb. 21, 2026

Vancouver Island South - 2026

PAIRS:        Wednesday, February 25, 2026

TRIPLES:       Wednesday March 11, 2026

FOURS:        Wednesday, March 25, 2025

PAIRS, TRIPLES and FOURS will be played at :  Honeymoon Bay Hall

Cost:                                               $10.00 per player

Registration Start time:       9:30 am

Games start time:                   10:00 am

Remember to bring your lunch.   Coffee/Tea/Snacks will be provided.

Vancouver Island Carpet Bowling Association has 2 zones.  (North & South)   Each zone is permitted to enter 2 teams of fours, triples and pairs to the VANCOUVER ISLAND FINALS. 

To compete, your club will need to be a member of the Vancouver Island Carpet Bowling Association.  All players in a club can 'playdown' at their club to advance to this Vancouver Island South tournament.   Currently, these South Island clubs are eligible.   Honeymoon Bay, Crofton, Duncan, Cowichan Lawn Bowling /Carpet Bowling.   (more may be added as information becomes available.).  From these clubs, the winners will advance to the FINALS TOURNAMENT.

Medals will be awarded to first, second and third place winners. 

For information on this tournament, use this link to to email the South Island Volunteer admins: Dick/Anne Orman. 

Vancouver Island North - 2026

These details will be filled asap.  (section edited on Nov. 2025)

Vancouver Island Carpet Bowling Association has 2 zones.  (North & South)   Each zone is permitted to enter 2 teams of fours, triples and pairs to the VANCOUVER ISLAND FINALS. 

To compete, your club needs to be a member of the Vancouver Island Carpet Bowling Association.  All players in a club can 'playdown' at their club to advance to this Vancouver Island North tournament.   Currently, these North Island clubs are eligible.   Port Albernie, Lighthouse (Qualicum), Nanaimo (Morning), Nanaimo (Afternoon).  From these clubs, the winners will advance to the FINALS Tournament.

For information on this tournament, use this link to email the North Island Volunteer admin, Trish Anderson. 

Vancouver Island FINALS - 2026

Date:     April 15, 2026

Location:     Lake Cowichan

Cowichan Lake Recreation Centre

311 S Shore Rd, Lake Cowichan, BC V0R 2G0

Registration Start time:     hh:mm

Games start Time:                tbd

Cost:                                            $__ per player

Vancouver Island Carpet Bowling Association has 2 zones.  (North & South)   Each zone is permitted to enter 2 teams of fours, triples and pairs to advance to these VANCOUVER ISLAND FINALS. 

To compete, your club needs to be a member of the Vancouver Island Carpet Bowling Association. 

Medals will be awarded to first, second and third place winners. 

For information on this tournament, use this link to contact Dick Orman. 

55+ BC Games - 2026

Dates:  September 8 - 12, 2026

Location:  Kamloops, BC

• The 55+ BC Games are an important part of the BC sport system and the largest annual multi-sport event in the province.  

• Sports to be hosted will be announced early December 2025.

• If Carpet Bowling is approved, there is a minimum requirement of teams needed to make a Carpet Bowling tournament work.  Registration opens on March 1, 2026.    Once the minimum requirement has been met, Carpet Bowling admin can proceed with tournament planning.   

(BC Provincial Carpet Bowling Association is not affiliated with the the 55+ BC Games;  all questions about the 55+ BC Games need to be directed to them on their website.)

https://55plusbcgames.org

• 2025 - Nanaimo

• 2024 - Salmon Arm/ Enderby

• 2023 - Abbotsford

• 2022 - Victoria

• 2021 - COVID19 Pandemic

Canada 55+ Games -2028

Dates:  tba

Location: to be announced

March 13, 2025. Canada55+ Games 2026 Postponed

The Canada 55+ Games, originally set for Winnipeg in 2026, have been postponed to 2028 due to funding challenges and rapid growth in participation.

• Approximately 2,500 competitors from across the country are expected to attend this biennial event. These Games have been held since 1996 and this time they will be held in to be announced.

• Some sports will not be hosted in the 2028 Games, however, they remain on the list for selection by the 2028 Host Community.  (Carpet Bowling is not a core sport and therefore, the host city decides if it is added or not.) 

• All questions about these games need to be directed to Canada 55+ Games on their website.

https://canada55plusgames.com/

• 2028 - tbd

• 2026 - cancelled

March 13, 2025. Canada55+ Games 2026 Postponed

The Canada 55+ Games, originally set for Winnipeg in 2026, have been postponed to 2028 due to funding challenges and rapid growth in participation.

• 2024 - Quebec City, Quebec

• 2022 - Kamloops, BC

• 2020 - Cancelled (COVID-19 Pandemic)

• 2018 - Saint John, New Brunswick

Honeymoon Bay

2nd 'just for fun' Tournament 2026

Tournament Day:  Feb. 21, 2026

Start time:  9:00

Honeymoon Bay Hall

10022 Park Dr, Honeymoon Bay, BC V0R 1Y0

Join us for this fun day of carpet bowling.

Up to 12 teams will be randomly drawn into teams of “Fours.” 

     * No one picks their own team.         

     * This means that you will sign up individually and discover your teammates on February 21th. 

     * Once your foursome has been drawn, your team will decide on each players position; 1st, 2nd, 3rd and SKIP.    

           * You may change positions within your team for each game.