Main Event Kansas City North

Main Event Kansas City North is the north KC metro's full-scale family entertainment center — the kind of venue that legitimately satisfies everyone from an 8-year-old who wants laser tag to a 15-year-old who wants to bowl competitively to parents who want a decent meal in the same building.

The venue covers most major entertainment bases: bowling lanes with party lighting and music, laser tag arenas, an extensive video game arcade with a card-based system, billiards for older players, and a full restaurant with a proper menu. This breadth is Main Event's main advantage — it's not a one-note venue, and the variety means mixed-age groups find things everyone actually wants to do.

For families, the bowling lanes are the anchor activity. Unlike old-school bowling alleys, Main Event runs its lanes with modern lighting rigs, music, and bumper options for younger kids that make a casual family game feel genuinely fun rather than frustrating. Younger kids (5-8) are particularly helped by the bumpers, which keep the game moving without the endless gutter balls that kill energy.

Laser tag is the perennial favorite for the 8-15 age group. Sessions run on a timed schedule; arrive early to check in for your preferred session time. Weekend evenings have the longest waits for both bowling and laser tag — if these are priorities and you have younger kids, weekday afternoon visits deliver the same experience with a fraction of the wait.

The restaurant on site is genuinely usable — food quality is a step above typical entertainment center fare, and having a full kitchen means you can make a proper meal of the outing rather than just snack food.