Bowling & Billiards will be closed from Sunday, May 11–Saturday, May 31 and reopen on Sunday, June 1 with our summer hours.
Bowling & Billiards
Strike up some fun
If you’re looking for a fun night out with friends, a great place for a group outing or a place to host your event-look no further! Bowling and Billiards is a 12-lane bowling center with nine pool tables and one American snooker table. It also features four new Killer Spin (ping-pong) tables.
Parking
Parking is available in the IMU pay lots adjacent to the building. Patrons who spend $8 or more at Bowling & Billiards receive up to three hours of free parking.
Contact Bowling & Billiards
900 E. Seventh Street,
Bloomington, IN 47405
Phone: 812-855-2328
Email: imubowl@iu.edu
Summer Hours
(Starting June 1)
Thurs.–Sun.: 3–10 p.m.
Spring Hours
Mon.–Thurs.: 6–10 p.m.
Fri.: 5–11 p.m.
Sat.: 12–11 p.m.
Sun.: 12–10 p.m.
Upcoming Events
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Pricing
Bowling
For Crimson rates, you must present your CrimsonCard (IU students, faculty, and staff).
More bowlers, more savings! Max of five players per bowling lane.
Cost per hour per lane. Shoe rentals extra.
Crimson rates:
- Sunday–Monday: $17.00/hour/lane
- Tuesday–Thursday: $20.00/hour/lane
- Friday–Saturday: $25.00/hour/lane
Public rates:
- Sunday–Monday: $20.00/hour/lane
- Tuesday–Thursday: $23.00/hour/lane
- Friday–Saturday: $27.00/hour/lane
Shoe rental
- Crimson Rate: $4.00
- Public Rate: $4.50
- *Reservations of 6 lanes or more: Pay a flat $10/lane shoe rental fee.
- Registered Student Orgs: Get free shoes Sunday–Wednesday on reservations of 6 lanes or more.
Billiards
It doesn't matter if you're a pool shark or if you've never held a cue—you'll have a great time in our billiards room!
- Crimson rate: $8.00/hour/table (maximum four people per table)
- Public rate: $9.00/hour/table (maximum four people per table)
- Reservations: $50.00/hour for all 10 tables
Table Tennis
Paddle your way to victory with our table tennis lounge!
- Crimson rate: $5.00/hour/table (maximum four people)
- Public rate: $6.00/hour/table (maximum four people)
- Reservations: $20.00/hour for all four tables
Policies
- Five players per lane.
- Bowling shoes must be worn if bowling.
- To play billiards, ID or Credit Card is accepted (not a CrimsonCard).
- We use the 15-minute rule when bowling one hour prior to close.
- We reserve the right to refuse service.
Courses
Get class credit while practicing your cue shot, perfecting your roll, or mastering the paddle! Each semester the IU School of Public Health offers one-credit courses in bowling, billiards, and table tennis at the IMU. Sign up for courses from 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Monday–Thursday and 11 a.m.–3 p.m. on Fridays.
Fall courses are Monday–Thursday from 10 a.m.–5 p.m. and Friday from 11:30 a.m.–1 p.m.
To view more information about the courses, go to iGPS at the link below. Select IU Bloomington as the campus, the current or upcoming term as the term, and search bowling, billiards, or table tennis as the keyword filter.
