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Kids bowl free at this Merced County location this summer. See how to register

A kid wearing a festive green hat holds a bowling ball.
Youths enjoy the family party at the 2016 New Year’s Eve event at Yosemite Lanes in Modesto. Yosemite Lanes is one participant in the Kids Bowl Free program. Modesto Bee

This summer, kids bowl free at Bellevue Bowl in Atwater.

Children ages 2 to 15 can play two free games per day as part of the national Kids Bowl Free Program.

The program runs 10 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays until Aug. 5.

Shoe rental at Bellevue Bowl is $4 per person.

Parents can register up to six kids online at KidsBowlFree.com and receive coupons by email, text or on the Kids Bowl Free app. For a fee, a pass can also be added to allow up to four adults to bowl alongside kids.

This story was originally published June 14, 2025 at 6:00 AM.

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Nicholas Corral
Merced Sun-Star
Nicholas Corral was a 2025 summer reporting intern at the Merced Sun-Star. He studies journalism at the University of Southern California and has written for the Daily Trojan and Annenberg Media.
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