UPDATE: It is with a heavy heart to share that we decided to cancel this weekend's 2020 Irish Open Bonspiel. Please make sure everyone on your team knows just in case they don't see this or didn't receive the email. Full refunds will be issued to everyone.
Our bonspiel committee and many of our board of directors decided Wednesday evening, March 11 to cancel given additional cases of coronavirus appearing in the Omaha metro area and many public events doing the same. Other curling clubs have also decided to cancel bonspiels this weekend including the Columbus Curling Club and the Curling College National Championship in Fargo, ND.
We didn't make this decision lightly, but the safety of everyone attending, your families, and the wider community is paramount to us.
To everyone coming from out of town who made accommodations at the Hilton Garden Inn Aksarben Village: We called the hotel this evening and they said they are being super lenient on issuing refunds. Please contact them to request a refund at your earliest convenience and let us know if you have trouble. We will be calling our room block coordinator first-thing Thursday morning to ensure they are aware of the situation.
We are super bummed to cancel, but we want folks to be safe.
If you have questions please don't hesitate to contact us.
Thanks for your understanding,
Irish Open Bonspiel Committee
Our annual Irish Open Bonspiel returns Friday, March 13th - Sunday, March 15th! We'll have a 3-game guarantee, two divisions (Experienced and Novice), and provide food and drink!
- Location: Holland Ice at Baxter Arena (2425 S 67th St, Omaha, NE)
- Cost: $100 per person / $400 per team
- Games: 3-game guarantee, 8-end games
- Divisions: Experienced and Novice (5&U)
- Teams: 24 teams
- Food & Drinks: Lunch and dinner Saturday + drink tickets
- Raffle Draw: Saturday dinner
- First draws: Friday evening (6pm and 8:30pm)
- Final draw: Sunday finals at 11:30am
Don’t have a full team? No problem! We can help match you with other individuals!
Coming from out of town? We have a block of hotel rooms available for $110/night near the arena and nextdoor to our official broomstacking location, Pauli's Lounge!
Have questions about this year's Irish Open? Contact us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
