All-You-Can-Play Bridge Festival

A 3-day event of bridge, bridge instruction, "tricks of the trade" … and more bridge!... with renowned players and instructors Kathi Macnab and Jo Ann Lynds. Come with a team, a group or on your own. All organized (see schedule below) and priced with a comfortable resort room, full hot breakfasts and lunches plus all the amenities Digby Pines has to offer. Come with a friend, a team or on your own.

NEVER played bridge before …this festival is for you too! The event will have a special table for ABSOLUTE beginners - it is time to learn the game.

Saturday - October 18, 2025

12 - 12:30pm:

Early Check in

12:45:

Meet & Greet for early arrivals

1:15 - 3:45:

Seminar 1: Bridge Brush-up for everyone

4 - 5pm:

Later arrivals’ check-in

5pm:

Bridge Registration and Welcome Cocktails

Meet Kathie & Jo Ann, your bridge instructors, and meet the other bridge players.

Dinner on your own

7 - 9pm:

Social Bridge - Duplicate Style

Sunday - October 19, 2025

8:00 - 9:30am:

Full hot breakfast in Churchill’s Restaurant

9:30 - 12:00:

Seminar 2: Double Trouble - Improving your Bidding with the Double Card 

There are so many uses of the double - not all for penalty. Improve your game by adding the RED card. 

Workshop in Digby Hall

Noon - 1:30pm:

Lunch in Churchill’s Restaurant.

1:30 - 3:00pm:

20 boards with a theme, to play and enjoy

 Digby Hall

5:00 - 5:45pm:

Meet for pre-dinner cocktails. Kathie & Jo Ann will answer any questions from the afternoon game.

Grande Lounge

Drinks not included in the package price.

5:45 - 7:00pm:

Dinner in Churchill’s Restaurant

Dinner on your own

7:00 - 9:00pm:

Random-dealt hands for a relaxing game of bridge with your new friends. 

Social bridge played duplicate-style.

Digby Hall.

Monday - October 20, 2025

8:00 - 9:30am:

Full hot breakfast in Churchill’s Restaurant 

9:30 - 12:00:

Seminar 3: Tips to Become a Feared Declarer with practice hands. 

Digby Hall

Noon-1:30pm:

Lunch in Churchill’s Restaurant.

1:30 - 3:00pm:

Time to yourself! For casual bridge or to enjoy the amenities of Digby Pines.

Golf tee times and Spa sessions will require reservations available at the Front Desk. 

5:00 - 5:45pm:

Cocktails with "Bridge Chalk Talk" 

Grande Lounge

Drinks not included in the package price.

5:45 - 7:00pm:

Dinner in Churchill’s Restaurant

On your own

7:00 - 9:00pm:

Social/Duplicate bridge game. Random deals to play and enjoy. 

Digby hall with bar service.

Tuesday - October 21, 2025

8:00 - 9:30am:

Full hot breakfast in Churchill’s Restaurant 

9:30 - 9:45 am:

Organize your luggage for checkout

9:45 - 12:00:

Putting It All Together! Special hands to bid and play. 

Digby Hall

Noon:

Time to say goodbye! 

PACKAGE INCLUDES:

• Three (3) nights per person in a resort room, based on availability
• Three (3) full, hot breakfasts per person in Churchill’s Restaurant
• Two (2) delicious lunches in Churchill’s Restaurant
• Bridge! Bridge! Bridge! including instruction and interpretation with experts Kathi Macnab and Jo Ann Lynds. Bios below.

PACKAGE PRICING:

• $697 plus taxes per room, double occupancy, for a resort room based on availability 
• $587 plus taxes per room, single occupancy, for a resort room based on availability
• Upgrades to cottages and suites available.

Festival Leaders: Kathi Macnab & Jo Ann Lynds

Great friends and bridge instructors for three decades, Kathie and Jo Ann have been teaching bridge at sea since 2000.  They are recognized as "the dynamic duo" at the bridge table at sea and on land!

Kathie is a former bridge club owner in Halifax, and an ABTA Master Teacher who continues to develop the best ways to engage absolute beginners and help expand bridge knowledge to the experienced player. Kathie is the former president of the Canadian Bridge Federation and is an Emerald Life Master, ranked in the top 1.5% of ACBL members.

Jo Ann is the teaching force behind her local bridge club in Truro NS. There she has been teaching all levels of bridge from absolute beginners to advanced players. She is a Certified Better Bridge and ACBL teacher. Jo Ann is an accomplished Gold Life Master with over 3200 master points, and an ACBL Certified Bridge Director. 

Conditions:

• Offer available only October 18 - 21, 2025 ONLY
• Standard 72 hours cancelation policy prior to the arrival date
• All rates are subject to HST
• Not applicable to groups, or contracted rates
• Limited availability.