Where LGBTQ+ Pride is 24/7/365
The Pride Lanes Bowling Center, created by Nanci Barthelmess, opened in April 2023 and was expanded in September 2024. Located in the skies above Taranatha, it features version 5 of the Bergson Bowing System, the leader in professional bowling game innovation and technology in Second Life since 2010.

More than just bowling
Featuring six lanes for simultaneous use, Pride Lanes has everything you need at a bowling center except a pro shop. Our arcade area is smaller after our old game provider got on our blacklist for using AI (we prefer things made by people), but there’s a full concession stand with just about anything you want to eat, as well as soda and coffee.
Do You Want an Adult Beverage?
We now have full bars on either side of the center with just about any virtual alcoholic beverage you want.


Do You Wanna Dance?
Pride Lanes now has a dance floor that you can enjoy with friends. You can dance to the parcel music or bring your own tunes, and you can use the built-in dances (click the ball in the center of the dance floor) or use dances you already have.
We Have Great Music, Too
As a born-and-breaded daughter of New Orleans, LA, Nanci loves a lot of music, and a lot of it is played on community-supported WWOZ in New Orleans. You’ll find just about every kind of music on the air, and they also do live streams from festivals around town, including the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. (WWOZ is owned by the foundation that runs the Jazz Fest.) You can click the WWOZ signs around the center to browse the station’s website.


Get Your Own Pride Lanes House Bowling Ball
We’ve created our own house balls with the Pride Lanes Bowling Center logo on them. While they’re not the default ball on our lanes you can get the black or glitter version of the balls for only L$3 (members of the free Pride Lanes Bowling Center group can get them for free) and use them in any bowling center that uses the Bergson Bowing System.

Hate isn't welcome
The only things not welcome at Pride Lanes are harassment, griefing, or scams. If you experience any of that, please report it to Second Life and send Nanci a notecard so she can deal with it.
Come on Around and See us Sometime
The Pride Lanes Bowling Center is open 24/7/365 except when the region gets reset for one reason or another, so come by and check us now. Whether you bowl regularly in real life or have never stepped foot on a bowling lane, you might find Pride Lanes is a great place to come by with friends and have a good time.