Kings & Queens Bowling League

Raleigh, NC

Kings & Queens is the longest-running LGBTQ bowling league in the Carolinas, and the friendliest league in town!
We welcome everyone – high average bowlers, low average bowlers, gay, straight, male, female, and everyone in between.
Fall season runs from August/September through December, and Spring season runs from January through April

  • Bowling at Bowlero, Raleigh on Thursday nights
  • Practice starts at 6:30, Competition at 6:40
  • $20 nightly dues
  • Upcoming Seasons:
    • Fall 2026 - August 27 through December 10 (assuming no weather-related cancellations)
    • Spring 2027 - January through April (exact dates TBD)
  • League Member Benefits
    • 5 Free practice games / week (thanks to International Gay Bowling Org deal with Bowlero Corporate)
    • Food and drink discounts at Bowlero
    • Achievement awards from Capital Area USBC and IGBO

If you are interested in bowling with us this fall, please use our Fall 2026 Sign-Up Form and see below for USBC Membership
For any other questions, please email kingsqueensbowling@gmail.com

USBC membership

  • Kings & Queens is sanctioned by the United States Bowling Congress. As such all bowlers, require an annual USBC Membership.
  • The cost for 2026/2027 is $25, good through July 2027.
  • You can join or renew online at bowl.com/join
  • Make sure to select Capital Area USBC as your local association. Part of the $25 is association-specific and if you choose the wrong one you will need to pay us the local portion the first night you bowl.
  • If you didn't bowl with us last season, save your bowler number to enter on your league registration card the first night

t-shirts and more

If anyone wants shirts (or other products) with the KnQ logo, we set up some storefronts at print-on-demand places.

  • Printify shirts, towels, etc. some of which have personalization options
  • Printful tri-blend shirt that wasn't available at Printify

The selection in either case is not exhaustive. We just added some common things we thought people might like. We can add anything in the catalog from either site (Printify, Printful). Just email kingsqueensbowling@gmail.com or talk to our secretary on bowling night about what you would like.

Note - you will be purchasing from the print-on-demand vendors, not from KnQ. We set the prices as close to our cost as the system allows. If you have issues with your order we can try to help but ultimately they will need to be addressed with the vendor. If you would like to arrange your own printing elsewhere, we can provide the logo.

contact and communication

To contact us, please email kingsqueensbowling@gmail.com, or talk to one of the officers on bowling night

Informational updates are communicated in several ways:

  1. (primary) email to all league members, based on address provided at registration
  2. Posted in our GroupMe (joining information provided to league members)
  3. Posted to our facebook page facebook.com/knqbowling