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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Clear filters ↺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 Carriage Town bar on Martin Luther King Ave in Flint, known for burgers, craft beer and whiskey and a small corner stage.
Festivals / Liberty Plaza, downtown Ann Arbor (E Liberty St closed between S Division St and S Fifth Ave on concert days)
A free outdoor lunchtime concert series every summer Thursday at Liberty Plaza in downtown Ann Arbor.
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.
Festivals / Tamarack Creek Soap & Gifts property (10-acre private site), Mecosta County
A tiny two-day camping music festival in the woods near Morley, on John and Dee Harvey's 10-acre property, on the last full weekend of July.
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.
Festivals / Burley Park (Montcalm County)
A small West Michigan music festival at Burley Park near Howard City, with Michigan rock, blues and jam bands in late August.
Live music clubs / Downtown Dundee
A smokehouse tavern in downtown Dundee, formerly Frankie's, with local rock and cover bands most Friday and Saturday nights.
Jazz, blues & soul / Old Town Lansing
An Old Town Lansing bar on E Cesar E Chavez Ave that opened as the Unicorn Tavern in 1983 and reopened as the Unicorn Bar with live music in September 2026.
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.
Festivals / VFW Gold Bar Post 5096, on US-10 (Mason County)
A free, family-friendly one-day festival of music played on homemade cigar box guitars at the VFW Gold Bar Post 5096 on US-10 in Custer.
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.
Karaoke / West side of Lansing (Westgate)
A small west-side Lansing dive bar and grill whose Saturday-night karaoke with Jerry and Kim is its big weekly draw.
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.
Festivals / Wheatland Music Organization festival grounds (Mecosta County)
A three-day workshop festival on the Wheatland Music Organization's festival grounds in Remus over Memorial Day weekend, with traditional music, dances and free primitive camping.
Live music clubs / Lake Ponemah, Fenton
A country-style bar and restaurant on Lake Ponemah in Fenton with line dancing, live music, karaoke and DJ nights.
Live music clubs / West Side Saginaw
A neighborhood bar on State Street on Saginaw's west side that offers live music twice a day, 364 days a year.
Festivals / Whole Life Farm, Van Buren County (rural Southwest Michigan)
An intimate one-day folk, bluegrass and Americana festival on a rustic farm near Lawrence, held on July 4 with a fireworks finale.
Social dance: Latin, swing, country / Lexington (Sanilac County, Thumb)
A Wild West-themed family attraction on Roach Road near Lexington in Michigan's Thumb; current operation is not confirmed.
Live music clubs / Downtown Ypsilanti
A brewpub on Pearl Street in downtown Ypsilanti, with local singer-songwriters playing Tuesday through Saturday evenings.
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.
Karaoke / Linden Road, Flint Township
A Mongolian grill, sushi and buffet restaurant on Linden Road in Flint with private KTV-style karaoke rooms, opened January 27, 2026.
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.
Live music clubs / Harbor Country (near New Buffalo)
A performance venue in Three Oaks, in Michigan's Harbor Country near New Buffalo, booking national Americana, roots-rock and folk acts.
Concert halls & amphitheaters / Downtown riverfront
A new 12,000-capacity outdoor amphitheater on the Grand River in downtown Grand Rapids, open since May 2026.
Clubs & dance floors / South Division / Burton Heights
A Mexican seafood restaurant and sports lounge on South Division in Grand Rapids that turns into a Latin dance club on Friday and Saturday nights.
Festivals / Allegan High School (Allegan County)
A one-day indoor festival of traditional and acoustic music, art, food and workshops at Allegan High School in Allegan.
Karaoke / Downtown Kalamazoo
A small bar on East Michigan Avenue in downtown Kalamazoo, made 'by locals for locals,' with Thursday karaoke, a Wednesday open mic and live music on weekends.
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.