Reykjavik Bridge Festival

Four days of bridge under the northern lights

The Reykjavik Bridge Festival gathers players from around the world for the 45th edition of Iceland’s most storied tournament. Open Pairs, Open Teams, and the warmest welcome in the North Atlantic

The programme

Two championships back to back. The pairs tournament finishes before the teams begin, so you can play one or make a week of it and play both.

Open Pairs

28–29 January

Two days of matchpoint pairs, open to every partnership. Barometer scoring keeps the leaderboard alive to the very last board.

Sessions Thursday & Friday
No qualification required
Ten prize places

Entry fee 32,000 ISK / pair First prize 400,000 ISK

Open Teams

30–31 January

The weekend main event — Swiss teams over two days, IMPs converted to victory points, with the festival title decided on Sunday afternoon.

Sessions Saturday & Sunday
Teams of four to six players
Five prize places

Entry fee 64,000 ISK / team First prize 450,000 ISK

The venue

Harpa — glass, light
and the old harbour

Reykjavik’s celebrated concert hall sits on the water’s edge downtown, its honeycomb glass facade glowing over the harbour. Spacious playing areas, excellent lighting — and the whole city within a ten-minute walk.

Austurbakki 2, 101 Reykjavik
45 minutes from Keflavik International Airport
Partner hotels within walking distance

Visit harpa.is

Harpa Concert Hall’s honeycomb glass facade glowing at dusk on the Reykjavik harbourfront — Harpa Concert Hall — the honeycomb facade from the old harbour.

Make it a winter holiday

Late January means long nights — prime season for the aurora borealis.
Geothermal lagoons, the Golden Circle and the south coast are all day-trip distance.
Daily bulletins and full results published throughout the festival.

Take your seat at the table

Pairs 32,000 ISK · Teams 64,000 ISK · Harpa Concert Hall, 28–31 January 2027.