Who owns Main Event?
Main Event is owned by Dave & Buster's (the United States, NASDAQ: PLAY), which has owned the brand since 29 June 2022.[1]
Evidence: Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-03-31, SEC EDGAR, 31 March 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. verified
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, Coppell, Texas
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Category
- Restaurants & foodservice › Casual dining › Casual dining restaurants
- Parent ticker
- NASDAQ: PLAY
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Main Event
Main Event is a family entertainment-and-dining brand offering bowling, laser tag, arcade games and virtual reality alongside food and drinks. Dave & Buster's completed its acquisition on 29 June 2022, when it operated 50 Main Event and three The Summit stores. By 3 February 2026 there were 64 Main Event stores in 22 states, averaging about 112 games each.
What Dave & Buster's's annual report says about Main Event
Sentences about Main Event from Dave & Buster's's latest annual filing[1], copied word for word.
Main Event offers food, drinks and entertainment, including state-of-the-art bowling, laser tag, arcade games and virtual reality, making it the perfect place for families to connect and make memories.
The primary target audience for our Dave & Buster's locations is young adults and families, while our Main Event stores primarily focus on families with children.
How often Dave & Buster's names Main Event in its annual report
A plain count of the times the name appears in the text of each annual report, not counting the start of a sentence. A brand that an owner writes about more is usually one it treats as central. The brand is named less often than it was three years earlier.
Ownership timeline of Main Event
- 2022 – present Dave & Buster's [1] verified
Where Main Event sits in Dave & Buster's
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Dave & Buster's
Dave & Buster's controls 2 brands on Brandtree, 2 of them in restaurants & foodservice.
Also in restaurants & foodservice
Other brands in casual dining restaurants, and who owns them
The 72 brands in casual dining restaurants on Brandtree belong to 24 owners. The largest is Gulf Hotels Group, with 19; Dave & Buster's has 2.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Al Waha Restaurant | Gulf Hotels Group | 🇧🇭 Bahrain |
| Casa Bella | Spur Corporation | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| Chaonabian | Jiumaojiu | 🇨🇳 China |
| Bonefish Grill | Bloomin' Brands | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen | Darden | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Oliver's Super Sandwiches | Café de Coral | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong |
| Café de Paris Monte-Carlo | Monte-Carlo SBM | 🇲🇨 Monaco |
| Chili's Grill & Bar | Brinker | 🇺🇸 United States |
About the owner: Dave & Buster's
Dave & Buster's is a publicly listed company headquartered in Coppell, Texas, United States. Brandtree records 2 brands under its control, and it is listed as NASDAQ: PLAY.
Dave & Buster's Entertainment owns and operates 243 venues in North America that combine dining with games and entertainment, under the Dave & Buster's and Main Event brands. At 3 February 2026 it had 179 Dave & Buster's stores in 43 states, Puerto Rico and Canada, 64 Main Event stores in 22 states, and four franchised Dave & Buster's locations abroad. Entertainment made up about 62.9 per cent of fiscal 2025 revenue.
Dave & Buster's: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇺🇸 Main Event and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,549 brands that began in the United States. 478 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Main Event is not one of them.
- Applebee's — Dine Brands 🇺🇸
- Arby's — Inspire Brands 🇺🇸
- Baja Fresh — MTY Group 🇨🇦
- Bonefish Grill — Bloomin' Brands 🇺🇸
- Burger King — Restaurant Brands International 🇨🇦
- Caribou Coffee — Panera Brands 🇺🇸
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Main Event?
The parent company of Main Event is Dave & Buster's, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is Main Event American?
Yes. Main Event originated in the United States and its owner, Dave & Buster's, is also headquartered in the United States.
Since when has Dave & Buster's owned Main Event?
Dave & Buster's has owned Main Event since 29 June 2022.
Is Main Event still owned by Dave & Buster's?
Yes. As of 11 October 2026, Main Event is still owned by Dave & Buster's. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-03-31 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 31 March 2026; retrieved 7 October 2026.
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