The Dude Abides: Lebowski Fest Is Coming To Toronto

I was waiting for this news, wondering when Lebowski Fest would ever hit Toronto. It was rumoured, and I contacted the organizers to volunteer my support. But at that time, there was nothing set in stone. Now, it appears that The 8th Annual Lebowski Fest will be touring to Canada to put on events on Thursday, Sept. 17th and Friday, Sept. 18th. Achievers’ are regaled with two nights of events: live music and a screening of the movie on the first night, followed by an evening of bowling, replete with wild costumes, trivia contests, unlimited bowling, White Russians, and what-have-you.

Its my older brothers birthday on the friday. Now I have to convince him that this should be his birthday destination.

Here are all the tourdates:

West Coast Tour Dates (Tickets on sale now)
Fri/July 10 || Executive Lawn (ft. The Daily Show’s Rob Riggle) Movie Party || Louisville, KY ||
Sat/July 11 || Executive Strike and Spare Garden Party, Bowling Party || Louisville, KY ||
Mon/July 20 || Fremont Outdoor Movies Movie Party** || Seattle, WA ||
Tue/July 21 || Acme Lanes Bowling Party || Seattle, WA ||
Wed/July 22 || Aladdin Theater Movie Party** || Portland, OR ||
Thu/July 23 || Hollywood Bowl Bowling Party|| Portland, OR ||
Fri/July 24 || Classic Bowling Center Bowling Party || San Francisco, CA ||
Sat/July 25 || Fox Theater Movie Party** || Oakland, CA ||
Sun/July 26 || House of Blues Movie Party** || San Diego, CA ||
Mon/July 27 || Kearny Mesa Bowl Bowling Party|| San Diego, CA ||
Tue/July 28 || House of Blues Movie Party** || Las Vegas, NV ||
Wed/July 29 || Red Rocks Lanes Bowling Party || Las Vegas, NV ||
**Ft. Har Mar Superstar

East Coast Tour Dates (Tickets on sale Friday)
Tue/Sep 8 || Ogden Theatre Movie Party || Denver, CO
Wed/Sep 9 || Bowl-ero Bowling Party || Denver, CO
Fri/Sep 11 || First Ave Movie Party || Minneapolis, MN
Sat/Sep 12 || Memory Lanes Bowling Party || Minneapolis, MN
Sun/Sep 13 || Portage Theater Movie Party || Chicago, IL
Mon/Sep 14 || Diversey-River Bowl Bowling Party || Chicago, IL
Tue/Sep 15 || Diversey-River Bowl Bowling Party || Chicago, IL
Thu/Sep 17 || Phoenix Theatre Movie Party || Toronto, ON
Fri /Sep 18 || Playtime Bowl Bowling Party || Toronto, ON

Sat/Sep 19 || House of Blues Movie Party || Boston, MA
Sun/Sep 20 || Kings Bowling Party || Boston, MA
Tue/Sep 22 || Terminal 5 Movie Party || New York, NY
Wed/Sep 23 || Lucky Strike Bowling Party || New York, NY
Thu/Sep 24 || Brooklyn Bowl Bowling Party || Brooklyn, NY (tix on sale June 1st)
Fri/Sep 25 || Electric Factory Movie Party || Philadelphia, PA
Sat/Sep 26 || North Bowl Bowling Party || Philadelphia, PA
Mon/Sep 28 || 9:30 Club Movie Party || Washington, DC
Tue/Sep 29 || Strike Bethesda Bowling Party || Bethesda, MD
Fri/Oct 9 || Stubb’s Movie Party || Austin, TX
Sat/Oct 10 || Highland Lanes Bowling Party || Austin, TX

here’s some pics from the innaugural night in Los Angeles. Photos by Timothy Norris.

Jeff Bridges addresses the crowd