Carberry will welcome speedcubers from across the region when the Carberry Open 2026 competition takes over the Carberry Community Memorial Hall on July 25, 2026.
Sanctioned by the World Cube Association, the event will see up to 100 competitors racing to solve Rubik’s Cubes and similar puzzles in the fastest time. It marks a rare chance for the town of about 1,800 people to host an international-level puzzle tournament.
The competition is organized by Ashton Johnson, Laura Plourde, and Speedcubing Canada. WCA Delegates Addy Coolidge, Laura Plourde, and Vianne Chang will be on hand to make sure everything runs according to official rules. Participants pay a $35 base registration fee and need to bring their own cubes. They also help out with judging other competitors during the event.
Competitions like this one put Canada on the speedcubing map. The country hosted the World Rubik’s Games Championship in Toronto in 2003, the first major event in more than 20 years, which led to the creation of the WCA in 2004. Since then, Speedcubing Canada has worked to grow the community across the country.
Podium finishers will take home more than bragging rights. Sponsor SpeedCubeShop is providing gift cards to all winners.
For Carberry, the competition is a chance to show off the Memorial Hall as a flexible community space. Located at 224 Second Avenue and just off Highway 5, the hall regularly hosts everything from weddings to gun shows, and now speedcubing.
