We are happy to announce that we are extending the KidsBowlFree to December 15th, 2020!
COVID-19 SAFETY
We take Safety seriously. Here are steps we are taking to ensure your Safety when visiting ibowl:
COVID-19 UPDATES:
HERE AT IBOWL.CA WE ARE TAKING THE FOLLOWING STEPS:
We are following City By-Law regarding face masks!
Bowling:
~ Ensuring one lane between each group
( groups up to a max of 10 people )
~sanitizing 10 pin and 5pin balls after each group
~ sanitizing tables,chairs and joystick units after each group
~ sanitizing shoes
Mini Golf:
We are only allowing one group in the golf area at a time
( groups up to a max of 10 people)
~ sanitizing clubs and golf balls after each use
~sanitizing touch points in the course after each use
Arcade Games:
We are only allowing one group to play at a time
(groups up to a max of 10 people)
~ sanitizing all touch points after each group leaves
The Following Are Being Sanitized After Each Use:
~ Pool Table ~ Jukebox
~ Air Hockey ~ Vending Equipment
~ Foosball Table ~ Basketball Machine
NEW OWNERSHIP!
Previous Owners are proud to announce that long time employee Manager Wayne Morgan of 28 years service has purchased ibowl.ca Family Fun Center! The Family Fun Center will be truly a Family Business as Wayne, his wife Charmaine and their 3 daughters will be operating the business
Please stop by ibowl and wish Wayne and Family great success with their Family run business!!
KIDS BOWL FREE
We are proud supporters of the KidBowlFree program for the last five years starting in 2011. We have had thousands of children sign up for the program and we have given away thousands of free games to children over the last five years.
It does not cost anything for families to sign their children aged 15 and under up for KidsBowlFree, and once signed up children can enjoy 2 free games of bowling each day, shoe rental extra:
The KidsBowlFree program for ibowl ends on September 22nd, so there is still lots of free bowling available for families that sign their children up right now.
Less than 3 weeks left before the start of school and Go Bowling at ibowl should be on everyone’s To-Do List.
YOUR LONG TO DO LIST AT IBOWL CAMBRIDGE
BEST 10PIN BOWLING IN CAMBRIDGE ONTARIO
When people go Bowling all around the world, they are actually going 10pin Bowling. When tourists from around the world visit ibowl.ca Family Fun Center in Cambridge Ontario, they are surprised that we have 5pin Bowling. The sport of 5pin Bowling is popular in Canada and was invented by Canadian Thomas Ryan but is very much a mystery to anyone living outside of Canada.
Without a doubt, the best place for 10pin Bowling in Cambridge Ontario is ibowl.ca Family Fun Center. Okay, ibowl is the only Bowling Alley in Cambridge Ontario that offers 10pin Bowling unless you are fooled into thinking our local competitor offers 10pin going by their misleading pictures of 10pin balls all over their website.
Here is a video of 10pin tips from professionals 10pin Bowling:
RAVING FAN GRAND PRIZE WINNER 2014
The draw for the 2014 Raving Fans Grand Prize for members at December 31st 2014 was held Good Friday April 3rd at ibowl. Employees Jack and Laurel did the draw and the winner is Sean Reynolds.
The Grand Prize is Exclusive Use of ibowl for 1 hour for up to 50 people (we consider this prize to be priceless). The Grand Prize is not valid after 6pm Friday and Saturday, not valid during School Christmas Break, not valid Family Day, not valid during March Break, and not valid on Statutory Holidays”
FAMILY DAY FUN AT iBOWL
Looking for great Family Fun on Family Day in Cambridge Ontario? Visit ibowl and enjoy either Cosmic 5pin Bowling, Cosmic 10pin Bowling, Cosmic Mini Golf, Arcade, Drinks, Food, Music in a party atmosphere. At ibowl, there is a special that is appropriately named for Family Day and it is called Family Bowl. Family Bowl is an hour and a half package at a reduced price before 6pm. Families can bowl for the full hour and a half or bowl for an hour and mini golf the last half hour.
We are open Family Day Monday February 16th at 9.30am. We have specific reservation start times throughout the day on Family Day Monday February 16th and they are as follows:
9.45am to 11.15am
11.30am to 1.00pm
1.15pm to 2.45pm
3.00pm to 4.30pm
4.45pm to 6.15pm
6.30pm to 8.00pm
8.15pm to 9.45pm
10.00pm to close
PD DAY FRIDAY NOVEMBER 7/2014
We will be open for the School PD Day on Friday November 7th at 9.30am instead of our regular start time of 11.00am. Come visit us and check out the new carpeting and seating in our Bowling area an be wowed. Yes, we are getting lots of Wow’s!
Check out this Blog Post with a video of tips for 5pin bowlers before you visit:
https://ibowl.ca/5-pin-bowling-invented-in-canada/
Check out our Bowling Tips page with videos for 10pin bowlers before you visit:
RESERVATIONS
Reservations are alway recommended at ibowl.ca Family Fun Center so that when one shows up a lane is available and we can schedule the lanes to meet demand.
Most bowling alleys would prefer a reservation be made by bowlers, however there is one bowling alley that is almost impossible to get a reservation and that is at the White House. That’s right, you need to know the president or his family to bowl at the White House.
White House bowling action dates back to the Truman administration in 1947, when a two-lane alley was installed in the basement as a birthday present for the president. These were moved to the Old Executive Office Building in 1955 to make way for a mimeograph room. In 1969, President and Mrs. Nixon, both avid bowlers, had a new one-lane alley built (paid for by friends) in an underground workspace area below the driveway leading to the North Portico. Nixon was a very good bowler, often donning classic 60s and 70s bowling shirts for his games.
5-PIN BOWLING INVENTED IN CANADA
My first time bowling was 10-pin bowling as a 10 yearl old in New York city many years ago at Christmas time. My family visited my uncle and his family for Christmas, my uncle took us bowling one day and my family loved bowling so much that we asked to go back again.
Back in Canada some time later, I went bowling with friends only to find out it was only 5-pin bowling. I was shocked as I did not realize that bowling was also 5-pin but I was happy the balls were light compared to 10-pin.
The Canadian inventor of 5-pin bowling is Thomas Ryan who was inducted into the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame in 1971. Here is a great web link on how to be a better 5-pin bowler:
Did you know that 5-pin bowling is a Canadian invention?