On the last evening of September, the back half of Group Therapy Pub & Playground will fill with a particular kind of argument: whether the opening theme of a given series is skippable, which villain was actually right, and what year a certain shonen arc first aired. Anime Trivia runs from 7 to 8:30 p.m. on September 30, 2026, at 1906 Skibo Road in Fayetteville, and it is free, kid-friendly, and stocked with prizes for the first-, second-, and third-place teams.
The premise is straightforward. Teams answer questions spanning "some of the biggest series, characters, moments and worlds in anime," as the event's own listing puts it. The promotional copy leans into the in-joke that fans have been training for this their whole lives, and the prize structure rewards bringing a full crew rather than a lone expert.
What makes the night more interesting than a generic bar quiz is where it is happening. Group Therapy is not a tavern that happens to have a few board games in the corner. It bills itself as Fayetteville's only indoor entertainment venue of its kind, and the inventory backs that up: eighteen holes of wacky mini golf, digital darts, axe throwing, duckpin bowling, a multi-sport simulator, and a collection of backyard games, all under one roof. Outside, there is a large LED screen used for movies, games, and special events, plus a covered playground where children can play while adults sit nearby. The building holds 313 people inside and another 200 outside, according to the venue's events page.
The food and drink operation is built for groups as much as the games are. A 36-tap self-serve beer wall anchors the bar program, alongside specialty cocktails and a full menu. The venue's own description of itself is unusually candid about the strategy: fun is "the whole reason we exist," and the space is designed so that a corporate happy hour, a birthday party, and a bachelor party can all be happening on the same evening without anyone feeling out of place. Group Therapy operates locations in both Fayetteville and Greenville, South Carolina, and its Tock listing notes that "special event nights will bring karaoke, and trivia back to the mainstream once again" -- a line that reads like a mission statement for the calendar as a whole.
That calendar is where Anime Trivia fits into a larger pattern. The Fayetteville location runs a recurring General Trivia night, typically 7 to 8:30 p.m., with the same promise of prizes and good vibes. It also hosts Wednesday Movie Nights that are explicitly free and kid-friendly -- one recent entry was Hayao Miyazaki's "Howl's Moving Castle" on the big screen. Karaoke nights with rotating DJs run late into the evening, though those are marked 18-and-over. There are service industry nights with half-price games, tailgate parties for football season, and occasional oddities like a micro wrestling show with tickets starting around $25.
The anime-themed edition is a natural extension of that mix. Themed trivia nights give a venue like this a way to convert a broad, casual audience into a specific, self-selecting one -- people who will show up early, order food, and stay to play mini golf afterward. For anime fans in a city whose cultural calendar is more often defined by its military installation and its history than by its fandom scene, a free weeknight event with no age restriction is a low-stakes way to find other people who care about the same shows.
The practical details matter here. The event is free to enter, which removes the usual barrier that trivia nights at bars can carry. It is explicitly kid-friendly, meaning families can bring children rather than arranging a sitter. It runs ninety minutes, ending at 8:30 p.m., which keeps it viable for a school night. And the prizes go three teams deep, so a squad that knows its openings but fumbles the deep-cut questions still has a shot at leaving with something.
Group Therapy sits at 1906 Skibo Road, in the retail corridor on Fayetteville's western side, an area thick with restaurants and shopping. The venue's own ordering pages list a slightly different street number for the food operation, but the event listing and the pub's address both point to the Skibo Road complex.
For anyone planning to go, the format rewards a balanced team more than a single obsessive. Questions are described as covering series, characters, moments, and worlds -- a spread that favors groups where one person grew up on long-running shonen and another has watched the seasonal releases. The event's own framing puts it plainly: your squad has been summoned. Whether that squad is four friends, a family, or a table of strangers who bond over a shared answer, the entry price is zero and the door is open to all ages.