Bowling Brisbane

Bowling suits Brisbane groups where not everyone is sporty: the rules take a minute to learn, nobody needs special clothing and a game runs at a social pace. The choice is mostly about atmosphere, from an arcade bar near the Valley to a family centre in Logan.

Most centres sell packages that wrap lanes, shoes and food together, which keeps the bill simple when a crowd turns up.

How Brisbane's bowling centres differ:

• City lanes in the Queen Street Wintergarden add laser tag, karaoke and escape rooms under one roof, handy for a work group after hours
• A circus-styled arcade bar at Bowen Hills runs six lanes with karaoke rooms, from $23 per person
• Logan Central's tenpin centre starts at $15.50 per person and adds bumper cars, a good fit for children's birthdays
• Loganholme and Macgregor centres offer 20 and 26 lanes plus private party rooms, so large groups can take a block of lanes together
• Christmas parties and corporate nights are welcome across the centres, often with a licensed cafe or bar on site

Want more variety in one outing? Look at mini golf or the wider list of activities.