Dogwood Invitational Bowling Classic
Dogwood Invitational Bowling Classic | Atlanta, GA April 2-5, 2026
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DOGWOOD 2026 Easter Weekend April 2-5, 2026 Atlanta, Ga

COME BACK,
SHARE THE
DOGWOOD EXPERIENCE,
& PARTY

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TOURNAMENT PARTICIPANTS:

Enter optional events for more ways to compete and win.

Enhance your tournament weekend with a variety of optional events open to all participants.  When registering, be sure to purchase an entry for several of these events for more chances to cash and climb the leaderboard:

  • Optional Scratch (5 divisions)
  • Scratch Masters (5 divisions)
  • Seniors
  • Women’s
  • Best 3 of 9 Games
  • Mystery Doubles
  • Mystery Score Match (singles only)
  • Mega Brackets
  • Classic Mini-Brackets (handicap and scratch)

Let's Celebrate Our 43rd Annual Tournament - The Oldest Active IGBO Tournament in North America

Our first IGBO-affiliated tournament was held in Atlanta Easter weekend in 1981. 45 years later, we are holding our 43rd tournament in a grand style. (Two years Atlanta Hosted IGBO Annual.)

Explore our tournament weekend for a lot of IGBO Fellowship fun!. Whether you have bowled with us before or are new to Dogwood Invitational Bowling Classic, this is the year to bowl, catch up with many friends, and PARTY!!

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Schedule

Tournament Schedule

Thursday
April 2, 2026
5 PM — 8 PM
Bowlero Lilburn - Meeting Room
Tournament Registration

All Dogwood bowlers must register at the Bowling Center before bowling their first event. Each bolwer will verify their entry information, receive their name badge, collect their gift bag, and sign up for optional events if desired. Registration will occur in the meeting room of the Bowling Center.

Bowlero Lilburn - Meeting Room
Matthew Thomasperson-14
6 PM — 11 PM
Bowlero Lilburn
Optional Open No-Tap Event

Registered (and nonregistered) Dogwood bowlers can participate in an optional 9-pin No-Tap event. This is an open event where you can bowl three 9-pin No-Tap games when you want Thursday evening. First pairs can start at 6 PM until lanes are full. Then others can bowl afterwards. We will have 5 lane pairs filled in a rolling fashion. Last set will start around 9 PM. Signup in the Registration room. Winners will be announced at the Awards Banquet.

Bowlero Lilburn
Wayne Carlsonperson-17
8 PM — Midnight
Atlanta Eagle
Welcome Party

Let’s celebrate the kickoff of our tournament weekend. Wear your rainbow Storm wrist band for drink specials. Let’s get this party started!

Atlanta Eagle
Bernice Batesperson-11
Friday
April 3, 2026
10 AM —7:30 PM
Bowlero Lilburn
Tournament Registration

All Dogwood bowlers must register before bowling their first event. Each bowler will verify their entry information, receive their name badge, complimentary gift and sign up for optional events if desired. Upon entering the Bowling Center, go left past the snack bar to the registration station just outside of the meeting room.

Bowlero Lilburn
Matthew Thomasperson-14
12 PM — 6 PM
Bowlero Lilburn
SHIFT A: (S1) Singles & (D1) Doubles Events

Shift A Singles/Doubles check-in starts one hour before bowling at 11:00 AM. To check-in, go to the front desk and sign beside your name. All bowlers must sign in by 11:45 AM (15 minutes before bowling begins).

Bowlero Lilburn
Kellie Booneperson-3
7:30 PM — 10 PM
Bowlero Lilburn
SHIFT B: (T1) Team Event

Shift B team check-in starts one hour before bowling at 6:30 PM. To check-in, go to the front desk and sign beside your name. All bowlers must sign in by 7:15 PM (15 minutes before bowling begins).

Bowlero Lilburn
Kellie Booneperson-3
6 PM — Till...
Woofs Sports Bar and Atlanta Eagle
Visit Our Host Bars

We encourage all Dogwood Bowlers and their guests to visit, eat, and drink at our official host bars: Woofs Sports Bar and Atlanta Eagle. Wear your rainbow Storm wrist band or your Dogwood Name Tag for food and liquor specials. (Offers subject to bar management and may vary at each bar.)

Woofs Sports Bar and Atlanta Eagle
Bernice Batesperson-11
Saturday
April 4, 2026
8 AM — 9 AM
Bowlero Lilburn - Meeting Room
Purchase Optional Events & Rainbow Tickets

Additional opportunity to purchase optional side pots and rainbow raffle tickets.

Bowlero Lilburn - Meeting Room
9 AM — 3 PM
Bowlero Lilburn
SHIFT B: (S2) Singles & (D2) Doubles Events

Shift B Singles/Doubles check-in starts one hour before bowling at 8:00 AM. To check-in, go to the front desk and sign beside your name. All bowlers must sign in by 8:45 AM (15 minutes before bowling begins).

Bowlero Lilburn
Kellie Booneperson-3
4 PM — 6:30 PM
Bowlero Lilburn
SHIFT A: (T2) Team Event

Shift A Team check-in starts one hour before bowling at 3:00 PM. To check-in, go to the front desk and sign beside your name. All bowlers must sign in by 3:45 PM (15 minutes before bowling begins).

Bowlero Lilburn
Kellie Booneperson-3
5 PM — Till...
Woofs Sports Bar and Atlanta Eagle
Enjoy Evening at Our Host Bars

We encourage all Dogwood Bowlers and their guests to visit, eat, and drink at our official host bars: Woofs Sports Bar and Atlanta Eagle. Wear your rainbow Storm wrist band or your Dogwood Name Tag for food and liquor specials. (Offers subject to bar management and may vary at each bar.)

Woofs Sports Bar and Atlanta Eagle
Bernice Batesperson-11
Sunday
April 5, 2026
8:30 AM— 11:30 AM
Bowlero Lilburn
Scratch Masters

All qualifiers must check in at the bowling center no later than 8:30 AM. Alternates will be used after 8:31 AM. Bowling starts at 9 AM sharp. Qualifiers will be announced Saturday evening on Facebook and this website.

Bowlero Lilburn
12:30 PM — 3 PM
Atlanta Marriott Northeast/Emory - Century Banquet Room
Awards Banquet

Join your fellow bowlers at our famous Dogwood Awards Banquet Brunch! Can you say Bloody Marys, Mimosas, and lots of bacon! Cocktails will be available starting at 12:30 PM. Banquet starts promptly at 1 PM. Parking on Sunday is $5.00 for those not staying at the hotel.

Atlanta Marriott Northeast/Emory - Century Banquet Room
3 PM til...
Atlanta Eagle (Easter Drag Races) and Woofs Sports Bar
The Afterparty at our Host Bars - Easter Drag Races

Join us for the afterparty at our various host bars: Woofs Sports Bar and Atlanta Eagle. Experience the hilarious and always fun Easter Drag Races in the Quad (between Atlanta Eagle and Oscars). Wear your rainbow Storm wrist band or Dogwood Name Tag for food and liquor specials. (Offers subject to bar management and may vary at each bar.)

Atlanta Eagle (Easter Drag Races) and Woofs Sports Bar
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Bowling Center

Dogwood Bowling Center
Bowlero Lilburn

3835 Lawrenceville Hwy.
Lawrenceville, GA 30044
770-925-2000

22 Minutes from the Host Hotel; 35 Minutes from Midtown

40 Lanes; Pro Shop, Full Bar

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Host Hotel

Dogwood Host Hotel
Atlanta Marriott Northeast/Emory

2000 Century Blvd NE, Atlanta, GA 30345
(404) 325-0000

Parking is $8.00 per day (Dogwood Discount)

$5 rate for Sunday Banquet Parking

Full Restaurant, Free (Basic) WiFi, Starbucks on-premise

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NCAA March Madness Squares

Support Dogwood wherever you watch NCAA March Madness – Purchase $10 squares and have a chance at winning 3x for every entry!

Each square has 3x chances to win, Follow us on Facebook where we’ll randomly draw numbers and post updates – OPEN TO EVERYONE, thank you for helping us fundraise and GOOD LUCK!

Dogwood NCAA Squares

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2025 Virtual Dark Horse Doubles – Thank you for your entries!

Dogwood’s VIRTUAL Mini-Tournament, Dark Horse Doubles HAS CLOSED AS OF 10/11 – THANK YOU TO ALL THE PARTICIPANTS WHO ENTERED! 
Your first 3 games of your regular league beginning Sunday 10/12 will count! Good luck and Good Bowling – check back here for final standings (The tournament runs for 2 weeks, so it is okay if you miss this first week, we’ll take the second! It’s the first 3 games you BOWL)
$5 per entry, unlimited entries-totally virtual! Just bowl your regular league games, we’ll grab scores and keep track of everything!

 

You’ll be randomly assigned a ‘dark horse’ doubles partner for every $5 entry, your combined handicap scores will determine the winners! Just bowl three games of bowling during your normal league night, and you have 2 weeks to do it! Your first 3 games bowled in league between 10/12 and 10/25 will be the ones that count.
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2025 Dogwood results are posted! Thank you for being the best part of the Dogwood Tournament

2025 Dogwood Tournament Results – Thank you for bowling with us!

THANK YOU to all 236 bowlers, guests, and volunteers participating in our 42nd Annual Dogwood Invitational Bowling Classic in Atlanta, GA, April 17-20, 2025. We are ecstatic you joined us, had fun the IGBO way, and helped us put on another successful tournament! Our traditional post-tournament audit is complete, scores are certified, and checks are signed! Certified Dogwood 2025 results are available to view/download/print!

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  • 2025 Virtual Dark Horse Doubles – Thank you for your entries! October 2, 2025
  • 2025 Dogwood Tournament Results – Thank you for bowling with us! May 20, 2025
  • Dogwood Sweetheart Doubles Mini-Tournament, Best 3 of 6 in February – OPEN FOR SIGNUPS January 6, 2025

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