Sleeping Giant Lanes offers free summer bowling for Helena kids

Sleeping Giant Lanes is offering free bowling for children ages 2 to 15 this summer in Helena, with shoe rental still on the tab. The alley introduced a summer shoe pass.

The program is part of Kids Bowl Free, the national program that gives registered children 2 free games per day at participating centers. Sleeping Giant Lanes is at 3355 Tricia St. in Helena, and the center-specific registration applies only at the location where families sign up. Kids Bowl Free also offers an optional Family Pass for adults starting at $34.95, covering 2 to 4 adult family members for 2 games per person per day.

Manager Cole Katen said this is the fourth summer Sleeping Giant Lanes has joined the program, which he said is a way to give back to the community while staying tied to the alley’s Helena roots. He said the program has become one of the business’s most popular offerings and brings thousands of children through the doors every year. In the first two weeks, the alley had already logged a couple hundred hours of bowling.

Sleeping Giant Lanes’ pricing page lists shoe rental at $3.00 for all ages, and the alley’s broader schedule includes youth bowling times, regular public hours and other bowling windows. The alley introduced summer shoe passes on May 27, 2026. The 2026 individual pass costs $15, while the group pass costs $45 and covers up to four people. The passes are valid from June 10 through August 25, 2026.

Kids Bowl Free has operated since 2007 and now includes more than 3,000 participating bowling centers nationwide.