Summer vacation is officially here in Western New York and parents all across the 716 will be looking for ways to keep their kids busy.

One of the ways to beat the summer heat is to get inside and bowl a couple of games and a nationwide program will allow you to do that for free.

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Kids Bowl Free is a national program that teams up with local bowling alleys to give kids a chance to bowl for free every day during the summer.

Here is how the program works. You must register your child on the Kids Bowl Free website. After you sign them up, you can find the closest bowling alley near you that is participating in the program and go and bowl two free games.

Age restrictions and show rental policies vary by each alley so you should contact your local alley before signing up for all the details.

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Here are the local bowling alleys in Western New York that are participating in the program this summer.

Endicott

Jamestown

Kenmore

Lockport

Medina

Rochester

Tonawanda

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You can learn more about the "Kids Bowl Free" program by clicking HERE.

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