National Bowling Day

Name: National Bowling Day
Start: 2026-08-09
End: 2026-08-09

Sunday, August 9, 2026

The sport that invented the sports bar, the rental shoe, and the gutter.

National Bowling Day, observed on the second Saturday of August, celebrates one of America's most popular participatory sports. Bowling has over 67 million players in the United States, making it the country's most participated indoor sport. The game has been played in some form for at least 5,000 y