Retrobowl Invercargill
Retrobowl at a glance
Kelvin Street hours, noon starts on weekdays
The website closes at 9pm on Fridays and Saturdays, while Google lists 10pm for both, so ring before a late game.
Source: the venue's official page (retrobowl.co.nz), read 11 Nov 2026.
Bowling at the southern end of the country
According to Retrobowl, no ten-pin centre in New Zealand lies further south than its building at 105 Kelvin Street, Invercargill. All eight lanes now have automatic bumpers, and the venue lists a new scoring system with touch-screen consoles.
Around the lanes are 37 arcade machines run on a game card, with prizes to redeem, and a karaoke room in retro style with a library of more than 100,000 songs. The licensed bar and café serves burgers from local chef Ethan Flack. Children's birthday parties use a room upstairs, parking is free and the building has wheelchair access. Bowling prices were not shown on the website when we read it on 11 November 2026.
105 Kelvin Street, Invercargill
Retrobowl is at 105 Kelvin Street in Invercargill, and the venue says its parking is free.
105 Kelvin Street, Invercargill
Karaoke, arcade and the burger bar
- 8 lanes with automatic bumpers
- Karaoke room, 100,000+ songs
- Licensed bar and café
- Free parking
- Wheelchair access
Families, bumpers and booking at Retrobowl
Bumpers on every lane let young children join in. Ask for prices and bookings by phone or email, as no online booking page was found.
Closest alleys to Southland
Sources
- retrobowl.co.nz · lane count
Facts checked 11 Nov 2026 against the sources above. Not a live availability check.