Bowling Party 2026
Join High Concept Labs, Homeroom, Comfort Station, and Rough House Puppet Arts for a joint fundraiser bowling party at the iconic Fireside Bowl on Sunday, August 30, from 2-6 PM.
This event supports four organizations that continually champion Chicago artists. Every strike, spare, and gutter ball helps raise vital funds to keep Chicago's creative ecosystem thriving.
We'll have custom merch, drinks, prizes, pizza provided by Pizza Lobo, and lively play-by-play commentary from the Bad at Sports art podcasters.
Ways to support:
Register a full bowling team (5 bowlers)
Sign up with friends and we'll help complete your 5-person team
Register as an individual bowler and join a team of fellow bowlers
Bring your family: kid bowlers are welcome!
Join as a spectator to watch the competition and cheer on your favorite bowlers!
Dress in your best bowling outfit from your favorite era! You can pick a team to root for, or stay neutral and just enjoy the festive competition.
About the Organizations
High Concept Labs, Homeroom, Comfort Station, and Rough House Puppet Arts are independent Chicago arts nonprofits. Together, we support artists in creating experimental work across disciplines: music, dance, visual art, poetry, puppetry, and more. We believe joint fundraising is a smarter, more efficient model to grow our collective capacity and cross-pollinate audiences.
Tickets
Every ticket comes with pizza from Pizza Lobo and a commemorative t-shirt, including spectators!
Each bowler gets to play up to 3 games, plus swag for every person on the ticket
VIP Add-On (available with any tier): Includes a wristband to enjoy the open bar and one raffle ticket
Registration links coming soon!
Access Services
Fireside Bowl is wheelchair accessible, and a ramp is available to access the bowl platform. However, there are no rails or other adaptive bowling equipment available. For any additional accessibility requests or questions, please contact HCL’s accessibility coordinator, Angee Lennard, at angee@highconceptlabs.org or 312-374-1117.
