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.
Browse the venues ↓633 venues · 10/18
Clear filters ↺Karaoke / Lansing
Known as Lansing's longest-running gay bar, a low-key neighborhood lounge opened in 1994 with pool, karaoke and bingo.
Festivals / Osceola County Fairgrounds, Evart
An acoustic-instrument gathering on the Osceola County Fairgrounds in Evart on the third weekend of July, with stage shows and round-the-clock jamming.
Festivals / Historic Masonic Temple, Bay City, Bay County
A one-day indoor emo, pop-punk and indie-rock festival at the Historic Masonic Temple in Bay City, held in early April since 2026.
Live music clubs / Genesee County (west of Flint)
A house-concert series in a farmhouse in Flushing, west of Flint, featuring local, Michigan and national singer-songwriters; current operation is not confirmed.
Lounges & rooftops / Downtown Adrian (inside the Croswell Opera House)
A bar inside the historic Croswell Opera House in downtown Adrian, with live music, cabaret and improv.
Festivals / Bent Arrow Deer Ranch on Brooks Creek, Bridgeton Township, Newaygo County
A small camping music festival in mid-August at Bent Arrow Deer Ranch on Brooks Creek near Holton (Bridgeton Township), hosted by the band Cosmic Knot.
Concert halls & amphitheaters / Downtown Flint (Entertainment District)
A 1928 John Eberson movie palace in downtown Flint, now a concert and performance venue run by the Flint Institute of Music.
Concert halls & amphitheaters / Flint Cultural Center
Flint's main concert hall on the Flint Cultural Center campus, home of the Flint Symphony Orchestra.
Festivals / Fish Ladder Music Park (Brenke Fish Ladder), Old Town Lansing, on the Grand River
An Americana, bluegrass and roots festival with two stages at Fish Ladder Music Park in Lansing's Old Town, first held in August 2026.
Live music clubs / Eastside Lansing
A nonprofit community and social-enterprise hub on Lansing's Eastside that regularly hosts DIY punk, indie and experimental shows.
Festivals / Streets of downtown Flint (10+ open-air stages)
A free, all-ages street festival of electronic music and art in downtown Flint, with more than ten open-air stages.
Festivals / Downtown Flint, usually the Riverbank Park area; 2026 held indoors at the Capitol Theatre because of riverfront construction
A two-day jazz festival in downtown Flint, usually held by the Flint River near Riverbank Park; the 2026 edition moved indoors to the Capitol Theatre.
Live music clubs / Downtown Flint
An all-ages music venue in downtown Flint that has hosted local and touring bands for over three decades.
Party spots & roller disco / Flint
A regional drag showcase at Flint's historic Capitol Theatre, with a Halloween-themed edition in October 2026.
Festivals / Private festival grounds on the edge of the Manistee National Forest, between Manistee and Ludington (Mason County)
A small, family-friendly camping music festival in Free Soil on the edge of the Manistee National Forest, between Manistee and Ludington, on the last weekend of August.
Social dance: Latin, swing, country / West Ann Arbor (Maple Village area)
A ballroom and Latin franchise dance studio in west Ann Arbor, near Maple Village, with a monthly public salsa/bachata social.
Festivals / Frog Island Park amphitheater, Depot Town, Ypsilanti (Washtenaw County)
A one-day local music and arts festival at the Frog Island Park amphitheater in Ypsilanti's Depot Town, held in early August.
Concert halls & amphitheaters / Jackson College campus
A performing-arts center on the Jackson College campus in Jackson, presenting a touring concert series.
Jazz, blues & soul / Flint (south of downtown)
A historic jazz and blues club in Flint, just south of downtown.
Festivals / Smiling Acres festival grounds, Montcalm County
A late-summer camping music weekend at the Smiling Acres festival grounds near Trufant.
Live music clubs / Eastside Lansing (Michigan Ave corridor)
A long-running bar on Michigan Avenue in Eastside Lansing that has become the city's busiest club stage for local and touring acts.
Concert halls & amphitheaters / Downtown Lansing
A concert and event hall in a renovated 1926 building in downtown Lansing.
Jazz, blues & soul / West Ann Arbor (Weber's Hotel)
A lounge inside Weber's hotel in west Ann Arbor with live music nightly and jazz on Friday and Saturday nights; 21 and over.
Live music clubs / Old Saginaw City (west side)
A classic tavern in Old Saginaw City on Saginaw's west side, in a building that has housed a bar since the 1880s, with DJs and live music.
Festivals / HeartsTown Ranch (23-acre property of The War and Treaty near Homer/Albion), Calhoun County
A one-day music festival near Homer on HeartsTown Ranch, the home ground of Grammy-winning duo The War and Treaty, first held on August 22, 2026.
Concert halls & amphitheaters / University of Michigan Central Campus
The University of Michigan's 3,538-seat concert hall on Central Campus in Ann Arbor.
Festivals / Treetoad Family Farm (Montcalm County)
A family-friendly touring music and arts festival with 1960s-70s tribute bands; its Michigan stop takes place on an early-June weekend at Treetoad Family Farm in Trufant.
Festivals / Shortcut Road Park (Short Cut Rd. Park), Cottrellville Township, St. Clair County
A free two-day classic cars and live music festival at Shortcut Road Park in Cottrellville on the third weekend of September.
Concert halls & amphitheaters / Downtown Howell
A three-story 1881 opera house in downtown Howell, now a community arts center with concerts, the Acoustic Café series and art shows.
Festivals / Hoxeyville festival grounds, Manistee National Forest area
A family-friendly camping music festival on the Hoxeyville grounds near Wellston in the Manistee National Forest area, held in early August.
Live music clubs / West Lansing
A West Lansing pub on W Saginaw St serving since 1975, with weekend cover bands and a Thursday open mic.
Live music clubs / Anchor Bay, Ira Township (St. Clair County)
A waterfront bar and grill at Mayea Marina in Ira Township on Anchor Bay, reachable by car or by boat, with live music in summer.
Festivals / Old Town Lansing (Fish Ladder, Cold Plunge and UrbanBeat stages)
A jazz festival in Lansing's Old Town district, produced by the Michigan Institute for Contemporary Art (MICA) each August across several stages.
Live music clubs / Downtown Chelsea (near the Purple Rose Theatre)
A new music venue and restaurant in downtown Chelsea, near the Purple Rose Theatre, with live performances five nights a week.
Karaoke / East Flint (Dort Highway)
A karaoke bar and grill on S Dort Highway on Flint's east side that has built its identity on karaoke for decades.
Jazz, blues & soul / Kerrytown
A nonprofit 120-seat concert venue in a 19th-century house in Ann Arbor's Kerrytown.
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.
