All Ontario Farmers Curling Bonspiel

The 2026 bonspiel will be held on January 16, 17 & 18, 2026. This popular 3-day curling bonspiel is scheduled annually on the third weekend of January. Each year there are 28 teams traveling from many different locations and curling clubs throughout Ontario. The bonspiel is open to all agri-business personnel.

Bonspiel Format
O.C.A. and CCA Rules of Curling for General Play will govern our play. All games will be eight (8) ends. The 5-rock Free Guard Zone rule applies. The no-tick rule will be in effect.
The curling bonspiel is open to any team combination (men’s, ladies, mixed). We are looking for teams/players who work in or are retired from the agriculture industry (farmers, suppliers, manufacturers, etc). We ask that all teams have at least three qualified players.

• Friday games are points based
  • 8 end games
  • Only the first 6 ends count for points, only play ends 7 and/or 8 to determine a win or tie.
  • A team may concede any time after the 6th end.
  • Do not break ties
  • Please mark points scored and ends won for the first 6 ends only
  • Point System
    • Win – 20 Points
    • Tie – 10 Points
    • Ends Won – 1 Point (1st 6 ends only)
    • Blank Ends – ½ Point (1st 6 ends only)
    • Score Differential – ¼ Point (1st 6 ends only, max 1.5 points)
  • Second game matchups are determined by points scored in the first game
    • 1 vs 4
    • 2 vs 3
    • 5 vs 8
    • 6 vs 7
  • Exception: Cannot play the same team as first game
  • Tie Breaker order after first & second game
    • head to head record
    • points scored
    • point differential
    • ends won
    • coin flip
  • Teams will be ranked after their second game based on their accumulated two game point total. Teams will be divided into events of 8 teams
• Saturday and Sunday will be Win/Loss
  • 8 end games
  • A full extra end played towards the glass to break ties for all games that lead to a 1pm Sunday game. All other games will be draw to the button to break a tie.
  • Sunday 9:30am games will be 6 ends.
• Teams must play their last game in order to receive a prize