DETROIT + MICHIGAN / Nightlife / ¼
Clubs, techno and house rooms, live music venues, jazz bars, karaoke, social dance nights and festivals in Detroit and across Michigan, with address, phone, hours and the official calendar.
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Social dance: Latin, swing, country / Pittsfield Township (Ann Arbor)
A historic grange hall in Pittsfield Township, south of Ann Arbor, home to a monthly live-music contra dance.
Clubs & dance floors / Downtown Ann Arbor (First St)
A speakeasy-style nightclub in century-old underground vaults beneath South First Street in downtown Ann Arbor.
Live music clubs / Downtown Ann Arbor (Washington St)
A two-level country bar on Washington Street in downtown Ann Arbor, with live bands upstairs and DJs downstairs.
Jazz, blues & soul / Downtown Ann Arbor (Main St)
A Prohibition-style speakeasy cocktail bar and supper club on Main Street in downtown Ann Arbor, with no-cover live jazz.
Lounges & rooftops / East Lansing (Merritt Rd)
A craft distillery and cocktail bar on Merritt Road in East Lansing, with Friday live music and a Sunday Jazz Night.
Clubs & dance floors / South University / Central Campus
A basement college bar near the University of Michigan campus in Ann Arbor, with a large dance floor and DJs.
Clubs & dance floors / Downtown East Lansing (near MSU)
An MSU college bar established in 1980 in downtown East Lansing, with a dance floor and DJs.
Social dance: Latin, swing, country / Downtown Ypsilanti
A non-profit arts center in downtown Ypsilanti whose dance studio hosts a swing night every Friday.
Live music clubs / REO Town
A community performing-arts center and 60-seat listening room in a converted storefront in Lansing's REO Town.
Party spots & roller disco / Grand Blanc Township (Flint area)
A Flint-area roller rink in Grand Blanc Township with laser tag and a bounce house, plus a Friday adult skate night and Wednesday swing dancing.
Live music clubs / Downtown Chelsea
A small live-music and event room in downtown Chelsea that holds up to 100 people and runs regular Friday and Saturday shows.
Live music clubs / Plainfield Township (north of Grand Rapids)
A riverside bar in Belmont, about 15 minutes northeast of downtown Grand Rapids, with no-cover weekend concerts and Tuesday karaoke.
Lounges & rooftops / Downtown Flint (Hilton Garden Inn rooftop)
A seasonal rooftop bar on top of the Hilton Garden Inn Flint Downtown.
Social dance: Latin, swing, country / Lexington (Sanilac County, Thumb)
A Western-themed venue near Lexington in Michigan's Thumb (Sanilac County) with a weekly Thursday line-dance session.
Concert halls & amphitheaters / Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort (Isabella Reservation)
A 3,255-seat indoor showroom at Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort in Mount Pleasant, hosting national touring acts.
Concert halls & amphitheaters / Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort (Isabella Reservation)
A 12,500-capacity outdoor concert venue at Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort in Mount Pleasant, used for large summer shows.
Live music clubs / Carriage Town
A craft-beer and burger bar in Flint's Carriage Town with live music in the evenings.
Jazz, blues & soul / Burton (south of Flint)
A jazz lounge in Burton, south of Flint, with live jazz every weekend, a soul-food kitchen and a "grown & classy" dress code.
Social dance: Latin, swing, country / West Side Bay City (Midland Street district)
A bar and restaurant in a converted horse stable on Midland Street, on Bay City's West Side, with Thursday line dancing and weekend live bands.
Concert halls & amphitheaters / Downtown Bay City
A historic downtown Bay City theater opened in 1908, now mixing films with tribute concerts, cabaret and comedy.
Live music clubs / Eastside Lansing (Michigan Ave corridor)
A historic neighborhood bar on Michigan Avenue near downtown Lansing that now hosts frequent live music and DJ sets.
Festivals / Eastside neighborhood (parks, backyards, garages, bars)
A not-for-profit DIY music, comedy and arts festival across Lansing's Eastside neighborhood, in parks, backyards, garages and bars each May.
Festivals / Downtown East Lansing
A free, multi-stage outdoor jazz festival in downtown East Lansing that welcomes the start of summer in late June.
Live music clubs / Downtown Ypsilanti
A decades-old neighborhood bar in downtown Ypsilanti with live music, pool tables and a late kitchen.
Concert halls & amphitheaters / Downtown Saginaw
A 1927 theater in downtown Saginaw, now part of the Shaheen Performing Arts Center, hosting touring concerts, symphony nights and comedy.
Jazz, blues & soul / Old Town Lansing
An Old Town Lansing tavern with live blues and rock bands on weekend nights.
Live music clubs / Old Town Lansing
An Old Town Lansing bar, restaurant and event venue in a restored brick-and-beam building, known for live music.
Clubs & dance floors / Mount Pleasant (near Central Michigan University)
A long-running student nightclub in Mount Pleasant near Central Michigan University, centered on DJ dance nights.
Concert halls & amphitheaters / Michigan State University campus
Michigan State University's performing-arts center in East Lansing, with the large Cobb Great Hall and the smaller Pasant Theatre.
Festivals / Mecosta County, central Michigan
A traditional music and arts festival on its own grounds near Remus in Mecosta County, central Michigan, held the camping weekend after Labor Day.
Live music clubs / Lake Ponemah, Fenton
A country-style bar and restaurant on Lake Ponemah in Fenton with line dancing, live music and karaoke.
Live music clubs / West Side Saginaw
A neighborhood bar on State Street on Saginaw's west side that books live bands.
Social dance: Latin, swing, country / Howell (Livingston County)
A country saloon on Grand River Avenue west of Howell, Livingston County, with a Friday-night line-dance lesson.
Live music clubs / West Stadium
A Masonic “Grotto” social club in Ann Arbor's West Stadium area that doubles as a popular local music room, with a ballroom and clubroom.
Live music clubs / Downtown Ypsilanti
A small bar, carryout and performance space on W Michigan Ave in downtown Ypsilanti, with an alley and back-patio bar.
Lounges & rooftops / Downtown
The lobby cocktail lounge of the AC Hotel by Marriott in downtown Grand Rapids, which becomes a DJ lounge on Friday and Saturday nights.
Addresses, phone numbers and hours come from each venue's official channels, and every page shows when we checked them. Nightlife changes fast: check the venue's current calendar, age policy and cover before you go.