COMIC Bowling Tournament

A Huge Thank You to Kaleidoscope Youth Center & Our COMIC Supporters!

We want to give a heartfelt thank you to Kaleidoscope Yourth Center in Columbus, OH, for welcoming us and giving us a tour of their incredible facility!

It was inspiring to see firsthand the work KYC is doing to create a safe, welcoming, and affirming space where LGBTQIA+ youth can feel supported, connected, and empowered to be their authentic selves. The generosity, resources, and opportunities they provide help make a meaningful difference in the lives of so many young people in our community.

We also want to give a HUGE thank you to all of our COMIC supporters!
Through your incredible generosity, participation in our fundraising events, and support of our annual bowling tournament, we were able to raise an amazing $9,000 for the Kaleidoscope Youth Center program!

Every ticket purchased, game played, donation made, and event attended helped make this possible. We couldn't have done it without YOU.

Thank you to everyone who continues to support COMIC, show up for our events, and help us turn a good time into something that makes a difference. We are incredibly proud of what our community accomplished together, and we can't wait to see what we can do next!

Thank you, COMIC supporters! Thank you, Kaleidoscope Youth Center! And thank you to everyone who helped make $9,000 possible!

Together, we are making a difference. 🏳️‍🌈

COMIC Annual Co****le Tournament Time!

Join us Saturday, September 12, 2026, at Flint Station for our annual COMIC Co****le Tournament! Think of it as a fun tailgate party before the OSU vs. Texas game that night!

$20 per person
Partners will be randomly drawn
Top 3 teams paid out based on entries

Pay ahead or the day of with cash, Venmo, or Cash App. We’ll also have a 50/50 raffle available!

Help us support Kaleidoscope Youth Center! We’ll have a donation box available, and you can check out their wishlist for needed items:

Kaleidoscope Youth Center Wishlist (https://www.kycohio.org/wishlist.html)

Come toss some bags, tailgate with us, support a great cause, and get ready for OSU vs. Texas!

Hey COMIC bowlers! Please consider buying a ticket to support our friends in Cinci and CINTIT.

Hello COMIC bowlers, and Happy Pride Month!!
We will be joining the "Play with Pride" contingent marching in this year's Columbus Pride Parade!! Everyone is welcome to join, but you MUST register ASAP with the below link if you are interested!!
Marching or not, please come and visit us at the Pride Festival at the COMIC & Pride Bowling Columbus / CLGSA tent on Friday or Saturday!!

Join the “Play with Pride" Contingent at the 2026 Pride March! We are uniting Columbus’s professional and amateur sports teams to form a massive sports block in this year's parade, showcasing the upcoming Gay Softball World Series and proving that we all “Play with Pride". We need athletes, fans, and walkers to join our block!

Key Times & Schedule

- Arrival: 8:30 AM – 9:00 AM.
- Official event check-in closes at 9:30 AM.
- Duration: The march itself takes 2 to 3 hours; we are in the 1st block of walkers.
- Logistics: March rules & requirements will be provided to all registered participants the week of June 15.

Register to walk with us: https://experiencecolumbus.volunteerlocal.com/volunteer/?id=114483

Hey COMIC bowlers! Head on over to our website to check out the newly posted 2026 tournament results, along with photos from the weekend. Thank you again for making COMIC 2026 such a success!

www.columbuscomictournament.org

Registration is open: https://www.bowlsdit.org/

Hey COMIC Bowlers! The checks for COMIC 2026 have all been initiated for distribution by our banking institution, Fifth Third Bank. Look for them to arrive within the next 7 to 10 days (and be careful, their postcard design may get confused with junk mail).

Final bowling results will be posted on the COMIC website shortly.

COMIC 2026 paid 1:8 this year. The total cash payout for standard events and optional side events totaled $26,850. And that’s not counting the winnings distributed from all the raffles, brackets, etc. that were paid out in cash during tournament weekend.

Did you know… $57 of your $130 entry is designated for the prize fund (192 bowlers, $10,944). This means COMIC’s year-long efforts raised another $15,906 to contribute to payouts. In addition, once the bill-dust settles, we will be giving Kaleidoscope Youth Center another big donation this year.

COMIC is committed to providing you a great event every year.

This is only possible due to the support of:

- The committee and volunteers, many who do not bowl or didn’t bowl that weekend
- Our bowling house, HP Lanes, that supports our efforts year round
- The Columbus LGBTQ+ bowling leagues and bowlers who supported fundraisers like Mystery Score, Jester & Halloween No-Tap Tournaments, Euchre and Co****le tournaments, and other efforts all year.
- Our continuously growing list of tournament sponsors who support our efforts all year long
- And YOU, the bowlers throughout the weekend with COMIC Cups, Bowling Ball Raffles, the committee-donated Baskets Raffle, Mega and Regular Brackets, and those who turned out for Saturday night’s COMIC Committee Show.

If you do not receive a check by June 15, or if you have additional questions, please email [email protected] or contact a COMIC Co-Director.

Please deposit/cash your checks as soon as possible upon receipt.

We are so glad you joined us this year. COMIC is an LGBTQ+ family and community event. We appreciate your support and look forward to you joining us again for COMIC 2027 (April 23-25, 2027).

Sincerely,
Cody Burke, Treasurer
James Sorensen & Dan Finfrock, Co-Directors
& the COMIC 2026 Committee

Registration for TGIF 2026 is open.

Hello fellow bowlers!!
REGISTRATION FOR TGIF 2026 IS NOW OPEN!!!!!

This is our 30th anniversary event and we expect to fill up quickly, SO DO NOT MISS OUT! Please go to tgif-classic.org to for all the latest information and to register.

We can’t wait to see all of you in Indianapolis August 14-16!!

TGIF 2026 Committee

The bowlers from the Columbus area IGBO leagues would like to thank the IGBO Annual 2026 - Denver committee for hosting a fun-filled IGBO Annual tournament weekend. Congratulations to all of the bowlers!

Hey COMIC bowlers! While we wait for all of the results and payouts to get tabulated, check out the team pictures from last weekend. Head on over to our website:
www.columbuscomictournament.org