What parents should know
Calgary's bowling scene is unusually family-friendly: bumpers as standard, glow bowling on weekends, and birthday packages at almost every centre. These are the alleys worth the drive with kids in tow.
6 best bowling in Calgary
1. Chinook Bowladrome
Calgary's largest 5-pin centre with 32 lanes. Bumpers for bowlers 7 and under, Saturday-morning youth bowling, and three party rooms with a licensed snack bar.
Address: 6455 Macleod Trail SW, Calgary, AB
Phone: 403-252-5747
2. Toppler Bowl
Sixteen lanes of 5-pin bowling with birthday packages pitched at a range of budgets — the easiest booking of the bunch for a kids' party.
Address: 7640 Fairmount Dr SE, Calgary, AB
Phone: 403-255-0101
3. Paradise Lanes
Party packages for children's birthdays alongside adult nights out, with music and food built into the booking.
Address: 3411 17 Avenue SE, Calgary, AB
Phone: 403-272-4570
4. Bowling Depot
A straightforward neighbourhood alley in the northeast, handy if you are near the airport.
Address: 5255 McCall Way NE, Unit 146, Calgary, AB
Phone: 403-275-1260
5. Splitsville Highfield
Thirty tenpin lanes including eight VIP lanes, plus nine holes of glow-in-the-dark mini golf, an arcade, golf simulators and a full food menu — the one to pick when the weather has cancelled everything else.
Address: Highfield, Calgary, AB
Phone: 581-700-3956
https://www.splitsvillebowl.ca/calgary-bowling-highfield
6. Splitsville Glamorgan
Ten-pin and 5-pin under one roof, with birthday packages bookable online: reserved lanes, food and drink deals and arcade time.
Address: Glamorgan, Calgary, AB
Phone: 437-500-1303