This page contains all* the candlepin bowling tournaments and events for 2024 for all states and Canada (with the exception of January since I just started this site). *All the events for which I’ve been able to find adequate details, that is.
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February 2024 candlepin bowling tournaments & events
Here are all the candlepin bowling tournaments and events happing in February 2024: (Click on each one for more information or keep scrolling for the whole list.)
- Feb 3 – Skins Rolloffs @ Leda Lanes
- Feb 3 – King of the Hill @ Putnam St. Lanes
- Feb 3 – WNECA Tournament Series Qualifier @ Agawam Bowl
- Feb 4 – Skins Rolloffs @ Leda Lanes
- Feb 4 – WNECA Tournament Series Qualifier @ Agawam Bowl
- Feb 10 – Skins Rolloffs @ Leda Lanes
- Feb 11 – Doubles Tournament @ Metro Bowl
- Feb 14 – Valentine’s Doubles Tournament @ Leda Lanes
- Feb 17 – Skins Rolloffs @ Leda Lanes
- Feb 17 – $1000 Maine Money Match XI @ 1-7-10 Bowling & Entertainment Center
- Feb 17 – 9-Pin Tournament @ Oakland Park Bowling Center
- Feb 18 – Mixed Doubles Tournament @ Webster Timber Lanes
- Feb 18 – 9-Pin Trios Tournament @ Central Park Lanes
- Feb 18 – Skins Rolloffs @ Leda Lanes
- Feb 18 – 5th Annual Doubles Best Box Tournament @ Lakeside Lanes
- Feb 24 – Skins Rolloffs @ Leda Lanes
- Feb 24 – 9-Pin Doubles @ Fairlanes Bowling Center
- Feb 25 – Doubles 9-Pin Best Box @ Bangor Brewer Lanes
- Feb 28 – “Candlepins 4 Cancer” Any Doubles Handicap Rolloffs @ Big 20 Bowling
- Feb 29 – “Candlepins 4 Cancer” Any Doubles Handicap Rolloffs @ Big 20 Bowling
Feb 3 – Skins Rolloffs
- Date: Saturday, February 3, 2024
- Location: Leda Lanes, Nashua, NH
- Time: 2 shifts: 11:00 am & 2:00 pm
- Cost to enter: $80 per roll-off
- Winner determined by: 5-string total, qualifying rounds
- Additional details: Qualifiers will face off on the tape date of Saturday, March 9 at 10:00 am.
- Sign-ups: here
Feb 3 – King of the Hill
- Date: Saturday, February 3, 2024
- Location: Putnam St. Lanes, Fitchburg, MA
- Time: 7:15 pm
- Cost to enter: $30
- Handicap: 80%
Feb 3 – WNECA Tournament Series Qualifier
- Date: Saturday, February 3, 2024
- Location: Agawam Bowl, Agawam, MA
- Time: 2 shifts – 12:00 pm & 2:00 pm
- Cost to enter: $45 per bowler
- Teams: 3-person teams
- Handicap: 90% based on 130 (390 for triples)
- Additional details: Tournament finals will be held April 13, 2024 (12:00 pm) at French King Bowling Center.
- More info: here
Feb 4 – Skins Rolloffs
- Date: Sunday, February 4, 2024
- Location: Leda Lanes, Nashua, NH
- Time: 1:00 pm
- Cost to enter: $80 per roll-off
- Winner determined by: 5-string total, qualifying rounds
- Additional details: Qualifiers will face off on the tape date of Saturday, March 9 at 10:00 am.
- Sign-ups: here
Feb 4 – WNECA Tournament Series Qualifier
- Date: Sunday, February 4, 2024
- Location: Agawam Bowl, Agawam, MA
- Time: 2 shifts – 12:00 pm & 2:00 pm
- Cost to enter: $45 per bowler
- Teams: 3-person teams
- Handicap: 90% based on 130 (390 for triples)
- Additional details: Tournament finals will be held April 13, 2024 (12:00 pm) at French King Bowling Center.
- More info: here
Feb 10 – Skins Rolloffs
- Date: Saturday, February 10, 2024
- Location: Leda Lanes, Nashua, NH
- Time: 10:00 am
- Cost to enter: $80 per roll-off
- Winner determined by: 5-string total, qualifying rounds
- Additional details: Qualifiers will face off on the tape date of Saturday, March 9 at 10:00 am.
- Sign-ups: here
Feb 11 – Doubles Tournament
- Date: Sunday, February 11, 2024
- Location: Metro Bowl, Peabody, MA
- Time: 2 shifts – 9:00 am & 11:00 am
- Cost to enter: $60 per bowler
- Teams: 2-person teams
- Winner determined by: 5-string total
- Handicap: 80%
- More info: here
Feb 14 – Valentine’s Doubles Handicap Tournament
- Date: Saturday, February 14, 2024
- Location: Leda Lanes, Nashua, NH
- Time: 1:00 pm
- Cost to enter: $60 per team
- Teams: 2-person teams (2 men, 2 women, or mixed)
- Handicap: 100% of 130
- Winner determined by: 5-string total
- Additional details: Must be at least 17 years old
Feb 17 – Skins Rolloffs
- Date: Saturday, February 17, 2024
- Location: Leda Lanes, Nashua, NH
- Time: 2 shifts: 10:00 am & 1:00 pm
- Cost to enter: $80 per roll-off
- Winner determined by: 5-string total, qualifying rounds
- Additional details: Qualifiers will face off on the tape date of Saturday, March 9 at 10:00 am.
- Sign-ups: here
Feb 17 – Maine Money Match XI
- Date: Saturday, February 17, 2024
- Location: 1-7-10 Bowling & Entertainment Center, Augusta, ME
- Time: 10: 00 am
- More info: here
Feb 17 – 9-Pin Tournament
- Date: Saturday, February 17, 2024
- Location: Oakland Park Bowling Center, Rockport, ME
- Time: 5:30 pm
- Cost to enter: $180 per team (cash only)
- Teams: 3-person teams
- Format: 5 strings, 9-pin
- More info: here
Feb 18 – Mixed Doubles Tournament
- Date: Sunday, February 18, 2024
- Location: Webster Timber Lanes, Abington, MA
- Time: 11:00 am
- Cost to enter: $55 per bowler
- Teams: 4-person mixed teams (2 men / 2 women) / minimum of 14 teams, max of 21 teams
- Winner determined by: 3-string total
- Handicap: 80%, bring proof of your average
- More info: here
Feb 18 – 9-Pin Trios Tournament
- Date: Sunday, February 18, 2024
- Location: Central Park Lanes, East Boston, MA
- Time: 10:00 am
- Cost to enter: $100 per bowler
- Teams: 3-person teams
- Winner determined by:
- Handicap: Not applicable here
- Additional details: 9-pin scoring
Feb 18 – Skins Rolloffs
- Date: Sunday, February 18, 2024
- Location: Leda Lanes, Nashua, NH
- Time: 1:00 pm
- Cost to enter: $80 per roll-off
- Winner determined by: 5-string total, qualifying rounds
- Additional details: Qualifiers will face off on the tape date of Saturday, March 9 at 10:00 am.
- Sign-ups: here
Feb 18 – 5th Annual Doubles Best Box Tournament
- Date: Saturday, February 24, 2024
- Location: Lakeside Lanes, Manchester, NH
- Time: 11:00 am
- Cost to enter: $40
- Handicap: No handicap / highest averages as of January 1, 2024 / maximum combined averages must be less than 230
- More info: here
Feb 24 – Skins Rolloffs
- Date: Saturday, February 24, 2024
- Location: Leda Lanes, Nashua, NH
- Time: 10:00 am
- Cost to enter: $80 per roll-off
- Winner determined by: 5-string total, qualifying rounds
- Additional details: Qualifiers will face off on the tape date of Saturday, March 9 at 10:00 am.
- Sign-ups: here
Feb 24 – 9-Pin Doubles
- Date: Saturday, February 24, 2024
- Location: Fairlanes Bowling Center, Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada
- Time: 10:00 am
- Cost to enter: $120 per team
- Handicap: 80%
- More info: here
Feb 25 – Doubles 9-Pin Best Box Tournament
- Date: Sunday, February 25, 2024
- Location: Bangor Brewer Lanes, Brewer, ME
- Time: 10:00 am
- Cost to enter: $80 per bowler
- Format: 10 strings, top 8 teams make the playoffs
- More info: here
Feb 28 – “Candlepins 4 Cancer” Any Doubles Handicap Rolloffs
- Date: Wednesday, February 28, 2024
- Location: Big 20 Bowling Center, Scarborough, ME
- Time: 12:00 pm
- Cost to enter: $130 per team upon arrival ($70 goes to the prize fund, $30 goes to Big 20 Bowling Center, and $20 goes to Candlepins 4 Cancer)
- Teams: 2-person teams (men, women, mixed, doesn’t matter)
- Winner determined by: 5-string total, qualifying rounds
- Handicap: Based on 95% of 130 average
- Additional details: Must have a league average as of January 31, 2024; bring proof with you. This is the first of five qualifying rounds in this tournament. The top 5 teams will compete for the prize in the live show on Saturday, April 13th at 11:00 am.
- More info: here
Feb 29 – “Candlepins 4 Cancer” Any Doubles Handicap Rolloffs
- Date: Thursday, February 29, 2024
- Location: Big 20 Bowling Center, Scarborough, ME
- Time: 2 shifts – 12:00 pm
- Cost to enter: $130 per team upon arrival ($70 goes to the prize fund, $30 goes to Big 20 Bowling Center, and $20 goes to Candlepins 4 Cancer)
- Teams: 2-person teams (men, women, mixed, doesn’t matter)
- Winner determined by: 5-string total, qualifying rounds
- Handicap: Based on 95% of 130 average
- Additional details: Must have a league average as of January 31, 2024; bring proof with you. This is the second of five qualifying rounds in this tournament. The top 5 teams will compete for the prize in the live show on Saturday, April 13th at 11:00 am.
- More info: here
March 2024 candlepin bowling tournaments & events
Here are all the candlepin bowling tournaments and events happing in March 2024: (Click on each one for more information or keep scrolling for the whole list.)
- Mar 2 – WNECA Tournament Series Qualifier @ Shelburne Falls
- Mar 2 – “Candlepins 4 Cancer” Any Doubles Handicap Rolloffs @ Big 20 Bowling
- Mar 2 – Skins Rolloffs @ Leda Lanes
- Mar 2 – Best 5 of 7 Singles @ Lakeside Lanes
- Mar 3 – WNECA Tournament Series Qualifier @ Shelburne Falls
- Mar 3 – “Candlepins 4 Cancer” Any Doubles Handicap Rolloffs @ Big 20 Bowling
- Mar 3 – 22 Mohawks Fundraiser @ Central Park Lanes
- Mar 3 – Best 5 of 7 Singles @ Lakeside Lanes
- Mar 9 – Skins Rolloffs Tape Date @ Leda Lanes
- Mar 10 – MBA Team Invitational Qualifier @ Webster Timber Lanes
- Mar 10 – Best Box Tournament @ French King Bowling Center
- Mar 11 – Bowling with the Businesses @ Stars and Strikes
- Mar 16 – Doubles Tournament @ Oakland Park Lanes
- Mar 17 – Best Box Doubles @ Boutwell’s Bowling Center
- Mar 23 – Overnight 10-Stringer @ Sparetime Recreation
- Mar 23 – Luck of the Irish @ Leda Lanes
- Mar 23 – Ron Richard Memorial Tournament @ Putnam Street Lanes
- Mar 23 – Boston Slammers Tournament @ Olindy’s
- Mar 24 – MBA Team Invitational Finals @ Cape Ann Lanes
- Mar 31 – Easter Classic @ Leda Lanes
Mar 2 – WNECA Tournament Series Qualifier
- Date: Saturday, March 2, 2024
- Location: Shelburne Falls Bowling Alley, Shelburne Falls, MA
- Time: 2 shifts – 12:00 pm & 2:00 pm
- Cost to enter: $45 per bowler
- Teams: 2-person teams
- Handicap: 90% based on 130 (260 for doubles)
- Additional details: Tournament finals will be held April 13, 2024 (12:00 pm) at French King Bowling Center.
- More info: here
Mar 2 – “Candlepins 4 Cancer” Any Doubles Handicap Rolloffs
- Date: Saturday, March 2, 2024
- Location: Big 20 Bowling Center, Scarborough, ME
- Time: 2 shifts – 12:00 pm & 3:00 pm
- Cost to enter: $130 per team upon arrival ($70 goes to the prize fund, $30 goes to Big 20 Bowling Center, and $20 goes to Candlepins 4 Cancer)
- Teams: 2-person teams (men, women, mixed, doesn’t matter)
- Winner determined by: 5-string total, qualifying rounds
- Handicap: Based on 95% of 130 average
- Additional details: Must have a league average as of January 31, 2024; bring proof with you. These are the third and fourth of five qualifying rounds in this tournament. The top 5 teams will compete for the prize in the live show on Saturday, April 13th at 11:00 am.
- More info: here
Mar 2 – Skins Rolloffs
- Date: Saturday, March 2, 2024
- Location: Leda Lanes, Nashua, NH
- Time: 10:00 am
- Cost to enter: $80 per roll-off
- Winner determined by: 5-string total, qualifying rounds
- Additional details: Qualifiers will face off on the tape date of Saturday, March 9 at 10:00 am.
- Sign-ups: here
Mar 2 – Best 5 of 7 Singles
- Date: Saturday, March 2, 2024
- Location: Lakeside Lanes, Manchester, NH
- Time: Noon / 3:00 pm
- Cost to enter: $80 per bowler
- Handicap: 100% to 130
- Additional details & sign-ups: here
Mar 3 – WNECA Tournament Series Qualifier
- Date: Sunday, March 3, 2024
- Location: Shelburne Falls Bowling Alley, Shelburne Falls, MA
- Time: 2 shifts – 12:00 pm & 2:00 pm
- Cost to enter: $45 per bowler
- Teams: 2-person teams
- Handicap: 90% based on 130 (260 for doubles)
- Additional details: Tournament finals will be held April 13, 2024 (12:00 pm) at French King Bowling Center.
- More info: here
Mar 3 – “Candlepins 4 Cancer” Any Doubles Handicap Rolloffs
- Date: Sunday, March 3, 2024
- Location: Big 20 Bowling Center, Scarborough, ME
- Time: 12:00 pm
- Cost to enter: $130 per team upon arrival ($70 goes to the prize fund, $30 goes to Big 20 Bowling Center, and $20 goes to Candlepins 4 Cancer)
- Teams: 2-person teams (men, women, mixed, doesn’t matter)
- Winner determined by: 5-string total, qualifying rounds
- Handicap: Based on 95% of 130 average
- Additional details: Must have a league average as of January 31, 2024; bring proof with you. This is the last of five qualifying rounds in this tournament. The top 5 teams will compete for the prize in the live show on Saturday, April 13th at 11:00 am.
- More info: here
Mar 3 – 22 Mohawks Fundraiser
- Date: Sunday, March 3, 2024
- Location: Central Park Lanes, East Boston, MA
- Time: 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
- Cost to enter: $60 per bowler ($120 per team)
- Teams: 2-person teams
- Handicap: 80% (240 average cap)
- More info: here
Mar 3 – Best 5 of 7 Singles
- Date: Sunday, March 3, 2024
- Location: Lakeside Lanes, Manchester, NH
- Time: 10:00 am / 1:00 pm
- Cost to enter: $80 per bowler
- Handicap: 100% to 130
- Additional details & sign-ups: here
Mar 9 – Skins Rolloffs Tape Date
This is the final round of the Leda Lanes Skins Rolloffs. To participate, you must have qualified from the previous nine qualifying rounds. This will be a taped event.
- Date: Saturday, March 9, 2024
- Location: Leda Lanes, Nashua, NH
- Time: 10:00 am
Mar 10 – MBA Team Invitational Tournament
This is a qualifying round of the Massachusetts Bowling Association Team Invitational Tournament. To participate in the finals on March 24th, you must have participated in this event and qualified.
- Date: Sunday, March 10, 2024
- Location: Webster Timber Lanes, Abington, MA
- Time: 10:00 am
- Cost to enter: $60 per bowler ($240 per team)
- Handicap: 90%
- More info: here
Mar 10 – Best Box Tournament
- Date: Sunday, March 10, 2024
- Location: French King Bowling Center, Erving, MA
- Time: 11:00 am (Check in at 10)
- Cost to enter: $100 per team
- Handicap: None
- Winner determined by: Total pinfall after 5 games
- More info: here
Mar 11 – Bowling with the Businesses
- Date: Monday, March 11, 2024
- Location: Stars and Strikes Bowling Center, Paris, ME
- Time: TBD
- Cost to enter: $250 donation to Cents for Kids required to participate
- Format: 32 teams, 5 people per team
- More info and sign-ups: here
Mar 16 – Doubles Tournament
- Date: Saturday, March 16, 2024
- Location: Oakland Park Lanes, Rockport, ME
- Time: 5:30 pm (Check-in at 4:30)
- Cost to enter: $120 per team, cash only
- Format: 2-person teams, 10 strings
- More info: here
Mar 17 – Boutwell’s Best Box Doubles
- Date: Sunday, March 17, 2024
- Location: Boutwell’s Bowling Center, Concord, NH
- Time: 11:00 am
- Cost to enter: $40 per bowler
- Format: 2-person teams / 48 teams
- Handicap: No handicaps used
- More info and sign-ups: here
Mar 23 – Overnight 10-Stringer
- Date: Saturday, March 23, 2024
- Location: Sparetime Recreation, Whitinsville, MA
- Time: 10:00 pm until about 4:00 am (This is an overnight tournament.)
- Cost to enter: $85 per bowler (payable by cash day-of, or Venmo until March 20)
- Handicap: 85% to 130 (bring proof)
- More info: here
Mar 23 – Luck of the Irish Tournament
- Date: Saturday, March 23, 2024
- Location: Leda Lanes, Nashua, NH
- Time: 1:00 pm
- Cost to enter: $105 per team
- Teams: 3-person teams (men, women, or mixed)
- Handicap: 100% to 130
- More info: here
Mar 23 – Ron Richard Memorial Tournament
- Date: Saturday, March 23, 2024
- Location: Putnam Street Bowling Alley, Fitchburg, MA
- Time: 6:00 pm
- Cost to enter: $45 per bowler
- Handicap: 80%
- More info: here
Mar 23 – Boston Slammers Tournament
- Date: Saturday, March 23, 2024
- Location: Olindy’s Bowling Lanes, Quincy, MA
- Time: 10:00 am
- Cost to enter: $325 per team / $65 per bowler (due by March 16)
- More info: here
Mar 24 – MBA Team Invitational Finals
This is the finals of the Massachusetts Bowling Association Team Invitational Tournament. You must have previously qualified in order to participate in this event.
- Date: Sunday, March 24, 2024
- Location: Cape Ann Lanes, Gloucester, MA
- Time: 10:00 am
- More info: here
Mar 31 – Ray’s Easter Classic
- Date: Sunday, March 31, 2024
- Location: Leda Lanes, Nashua, NH
- Time: 11:00 am
- Handicap: This is a scratch tournament
- Cost to enter: $150 per bowler, due by March 25
- More info: here
April 2024 candlepin bowling tournaments & events
Here are all the candlepin bowling tournaments and events happing in April 2024: (Click on each one for more information or keep scrolling for the whole list.)
- Apr 6 – Ladies Handicap Singles Tournament @ Academy Lanes
- Apr 6 – WNECA Tournament Series Qualifier @ North Star Bowl
- Apr 6 – Joan Yamilkoski Memorial Tournament @ Canal Lanes
- Apr 7 – WNECA Tournament Series Qualifier @ North Star Bowl
- Apr 8 – May 4 – NH State Tournament @ Exeter Bowling Lanes
- Apr 13 – Candlepins 4 Cancer Live Show @ Big 20 Bowling
- Apr 13 – WNECA Tournament Finals @ French King Bowling Center
- Apr 14 – Golf Scoring Tournament @ Sparetime Recreation
- Apr 14 – Strike Derby @ Ron’s 20th Century Bowling
- Apr 15 – NHCBA State Championships @ Exeter Bowling
- Apr 20 – 22 Mohawks Fundraiser @ Central Park Lanes
- Apr 20 – Joan Yamilkoski Memorial Tournament @ Canal Lanes
- Apr 20 & 21 – Augusta 560 Teams Tournament @ 1-7-10 Bowling
- Apr 27 – 2024 Youth State Championships @ Academy Lanes
- Apr 28 – 2024 Youth State Championships @ Academy Lanes
Apr 6 – Ladies Handicap Singles Tournament
- Date: Saturday, April 6, 2024
- Location: Academy Lanes, Haverhill, MA
- Time: 1:00 pm
Apr 6 – WNECA Tournament Series Qualifier
- Date: Saturday, April 6, 2024
- Location: North Star Bowl, Wilmington, VT
- Time: 2 shifts – 12:00 pm & 2:00 pm
- Cost to enter: $45
- Teams: 1-person teams
- Handicap: 90% based on 130
- Additional details: Tournament finals will be held April 13, 2024 (12:00 pm) at French King Bowling Center.
- More info: here
Apr 6 – Joan Yamilkoski Memorial Tournament
- Date: Saturday, April 6, 2024
- Location: Canal Lanes, Southampton, MA
- Time: 10:00 am (check-in at 9)
- Cost to enter: $375 per team
- Teams: up to 4-person teams
- Handicap: 80% of 375 team average (as of Apr 1)
- More info: here
Apr 7 – WNECA Tournament Series Qualifier
- Date: Sunday, April 7, 2024
- Location: North Star Bowl, Wilmington, VT
- Time: 2 shifts – 12:00 pm & 2:00 pm
- Cost to enter: $45
- Teams: 1-person teams
- Handicap: 90% based on 130
- Additional details: Tournament finals will be held April 13, 2024 (12:00 pm) at French King Bowling Center.
- More info: here
Apr 8 – May 4 – NH State Tournament
- Dates: April 8 – May 4, 2024
- Location: Exeter Bowling Lanes, Exeter, NH
- Time: Several shifts available each day
- Cost to enter: $75 per bowler
- Teams: Singles, doubles, mixed doubles, mixed teams (2/2), 5-person teams
- Handicap: 100% based on 130, but there are also scratch events
- More info: here
Apr 13 – Candlepins 4 Cancer Live Show
This is the final round of the Candlepins 4 Cancer Any Doubles Rolloffs. To take part, you must have qualified as one of the top 5 teams from the previous five qualifying rounds. The final winner will take home the prize. This will be a streamed live show.
- Date: Saturday, April 13, 2024
- Location: Big 20 Bowling Center, Scarborough, ME
- Time: 11:00 am
- More info: here
Apr 13 – WNECA Tournament Finals
- Date: Saturday, April 13, 2024
- Location: French King Bowling Center, Erving, MA
- Time: 12:00 pm
- Additional details: This is the tournament finals of the WNECA tournament series.
- More info: here
Apr 14 – Golf Scoring Tournament
- Date: Sunday, April 14, 2024
- Location: Sparetime Recreation, Whitinsville, MA
- More info: TBD
Apr 14 – Strike Derby
- Date: Sunday, April 14, 2024
- Location: Ron’s Twentieth Century Bowling, Hyde Park, MA
- Time: 3:00 pm
- Cost to enter: $20 per entry, enter as many times as you like
- Winner determined by: Most strikes
- More info: here
Apr 15 – NHCBA State Championships
- Date: Monday, April 15, 2024
- Location: Exeter Bowling Lanes, Exeter, NH
- Time: 6:30 pm
- More info: TBD
Apr 20 – 22 Mohawks Fundraiser
- Date: Saturday, April 20, 2024
- Location: Central Park Lanes, East Boston, MA
- Time: 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
- Cost to enter: $60 per bowler ($120 per team)
- Teams: 2-person teams
- Handicap: 80% (240 average cap)
- More info: here
Apr 20 – Joan Yamilkoski Memorial Tournament
- Date: Saturday, April 20, 2024
- Location: Canal Lanes, Southampton, MA
- Time: 10:00 am (check-in at 9)
- Cost to enter: $375 per team
- Teams: up to 4-person teams
- Handicap: 80% of 375 team average (as of Apr 1)
- More info: here
Apr 20 & 21 – Augusta 560 Teams Tournament
- Date: Saturday & Sunday, April 20 & 21, 2024
- Location: 1-7-10 Bowling & Entertainment Center, Augusta, ME
- Time: 9:00 am, both days
- Cost to enter: $750 per team ($100 deposit due by Feb 1, 2024 to hold your spot, payable by check or Venmo)
- Teams: 5-person teams (men, women, or mixed)
- Format: 16 teams (Two 8-team divisions), each round is two 1-string matches
- Handicap: There’s a max total average of 560 for the team (averages as of Dec 31, 2023)
- More info: here
Apr 27 – 2024 State Candlepin Youth Championships
This is the first of three events in this tournament. The second is on April 28 and the third is on May 4.
- Date: Saturday April 27, 2024
- Location: Academy Lanes, Haverhill, MA
- Time: Doubles @ 10:00 am / Singles @ 12:30 pm / (4-person) Teams @ 3:00 pm
- Cost to enter: $18 for singles / $35 for doubles / $43 for teams
- Lots more details and eligibility requirements: here
Apr 28 – 2024 State Candlepin Youth Championships
This is the second of three events in this tournament. The first is on April 27 and the third is on May 4.
- Date: Sunday, April 28, 2024
- Location: Academy Lanes, Haverhill, MA
- Time: Singles @ 10:00 am / Doubles @ 12:30 pm / (4-person) Teams @ 3:00 pm
- Cost to enter: $18 for singles / $35 for doubles / $43 for teams
- Lots more details and eligibility requirements: here
May 2024 candlepin bowling tournaments & events
Here are all the candlepin bowling tournaments and events happing in May 2024: (Click on each one for more information or keep scrolling for the whole list.)
- May 4 – 2024 Youth State Championships @ Academy Lanes
- May 5 – Adult Handicap State Tournament @ TBD
- May 11 – Outrun the Bear @ Ryan’s Millis
- May 18 – Golf Tournament @ Sparetime Recreation
- May 19 – Battle of the Sexes @ Bowl-O-Rama
May 4 – 2024 State Candlepin Youth Championships
This is the third of three events in this tournament. The first is on April 27 and the second is on April 28.
- Date: Saturday, May 4, 2024
- Location: Academy Lanes, Haverhill, MA
- Time: Singles @ 10:00 am / Doubles @ 12:30 pm / (4-person) Teams @ 3:00 pm
- Cost to enter: $18 for singles / $35 for doubles / $43 for teams
- Lots more details and eligibility requirements: here
May 5 – Adult Handicap State Tournament
- Date: Sunday, May 5, 2024
- Time: 10:30 am – 2:30 pm
- More info: TBD
May 11 – Outrun the Bear
- Date: Saturday, May 11, 2024
- Location: Ryan Family Amusements, Millis, MA
- Time: 10:00 am (9:30 for warmups, etc.)
- Cost to enter: $80, due by April 30
- Handicap: 80%
- More info: Here
May 18 – Golf Tournament
- Date: Saturday, May 18, 2024
- Location: Sparetime Recreation, Whitinsville, MA
- Time: 7:00 pm
- Cost to enter: $75 per person
- Format, rules, and more info: here
May 19 – Battle of the Sexes
- Date: Sunday, May 19, 2024
- Location: Bowl-O-Rama Family Fun Center, Portsmouth, NH
- Time: 10:00 am
- Cost to enter: $80
- More info: here
June 2024 candlepin bowling tournaments & events
Here are all the candlepin bowling tournaments and events happing in June 2024: (Click on each one for more information or keep scrolling for the whole list.)
- Jun 1 – Cheecha Rose @ Leda Lanes
- June 1 – Royalty of the Cape @ Ryan’s Yarmouth
- Jun 9 – Youth State Tournament @ TB
- June 21-23 – Mixed Worlds Tournament
- Jun 30 – Scratch 15-Stringer @ Sparetime Recreation
Jun 1 – Cheecha Rose
- Date: Saturday, June 1, 2024
- Location: Leda Lanes, Nashua, NH
- Time: 10:00 am
- Cost to enter: $270 per team
- Handicap: This is a scratch tournament.
- Format: 5-string qualifier
- More info: here
Jun 1 – Royalty of the Cape Tournament
- Date: Saturday, June 1, 2024
- Location: Ryan Family Amusements, Yarmouth, MA
- Time: 10:00 am & 1:30 pm
- Cost to enter: $60 per person, per shift
- Format: 4 games over 4 lanes
- More info: here
Jun 9 – Youth State Tournament
- Date: Sunday, June 9, 2024
- Time: 10:30 am – 11:30 am
- Open to: Anyone under 17 who bowls in a youth program
- More info: TBD
Jun 21-23 – Mixed Worlds Tournament
- Dates: Friday, June 21 – Sunday, June 23, 2024
- More info: TBD
Jun 30 – Scratch 15-Stringer
- Date: Sunday, June 30, 2024
- Location: Sparetime Recreation, Whitinsville, MA
- Time: 10:00 am
- Cost to enter: $150 per person
- More info: here
July 2024 candlepin bowling tournaments & events
Here are all the candlepin bowling tournaments and events happing in July 2024: (Click on each one for more information or keep scrolling for the whole list.)
- Jul 7 – King/Queen of the Hill @ Bogey Lanes
- Jul 14 – Random Draw Doubles @ Sparetime Recreation
- Jul 14 – 4th Annual Scratch Knock Out @ Exeter Bowling Lanes
Jul 7 – King/Queen of the Hill
- Date: Sunday, July 7, 2024
- Location: Bogey Lanes, East Brookfield, MA
- Time: 5:00 pm
- Cost to enter: $25 per person
- Handicap: 80%
- More info: Here
Jul 14 – Random Draw Doubles
- Date: Sunday, July 14, 2024
- Location: Sparetime Recreation, Whitinsville, MA
- More info: TBD
Jul 14 – 4th Annual Scratch Knock Out
- Date: Sunday, July 14, 2024
- Location: Exeter Bowling Lanes, Exeter, NH
- Time: 10:00 am
- Cost to enter: $200 per team
- Teams: Mixed doubles
- More info: here
August 2024 candlepin bowling tournaments & events
Here are all the candlepin bowling tournaments and events happing in August 2024: (Click on each one for more information or keep scrolling for the whole list.)
- Aug 11 – Double Elimination Tournament @ Sparetime Recreation
Aug 11 – Double Elimination Tournament
- Date: Sunday, August 11, 2024
- Location: Sparetime Recreation, Whitinsville, MA
- Teams: 3-person teams (men, women, or mixed)
- Handicap: 85% based on 360 team average
- More info: TBD
September 2024 candlepin bowling tournaments & events
I’ll add September’s tournaments and events as they become available.
October 2024 candlepin bowling tournaments & events
I’ll add October’s tournaments and events as they become available.
November 2024 candlepin bowling tournaments & events
I’ll add November’s tournaments and events as they become available.
December 2024 candlepin bowling tournaments & events
I’ll add December’s tournaments and events as they become available.
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