The Punk Rock Bowling and Music Festival is more than just a music festival - it’s a punk rock family reunion unlike any other. Founded in 1999, it has grown from a casual bowling tournament with one band to a four-day extravaganza featuring over 100 bands across a two-stage outdoor festival along with late-night club shows stages, pool parties, art exhibitions, book signings, lounge performances, gambling and much, much more!
Join Us in 2025! Mark your calendars for Memorial Day Weekend, May 23rd to 26th, 2025, and get ready to experience the best party on Earth! 120+ bands over 4 days!
PUNK ROCK BOWLING DIY ALWAYS HAS BEEN AND ALWAYS WILL BE!
1986 family moved to a pulp mill town shaved my hair off to a mohawk, found a skateboard, got a mobile cassette player, recorded this song on a midnight radio station... and changed 6 others into what Port Alberni, British Columbia would be the first "punk scene" they had ever seen in a redneck town,,, the Betty scene quickly followed with the punk chicks and then the girls in military gear and combats... weekend trips to Victria to see groups like Dayglo Abortions and others quickly followed with "borrowed" cars and liquor store "runs" to mosh pit frenies and then "back to shool on Mondays"
Well, I held out to 2:33 before the tears spilled. For Terry, for the bygone era, for the brother/sisterhood of the Rock Steady that kept us together. And perhaps for myself, too, for getting old. We will always have the music. I just wish we could find the love again in this ridiculously divided world of ours.
