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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 ↺Live music clubs / Downtown Traverse City (Front St)
A small pub on Front Street in downtown Traverse City, in the same building as the North Bar rooftop; its current operation is not confirmed.
Concert halls & amphitheaters / Downtown Manistee
A 1903 opera house in downtown Manistee, now a regional arts center.
Live music clubs / Downtown Bellaire (Antrim County)
The original brewpub of Short's Brewing Company in downtown Bellaire, Antrim County, with a beer garden across the street that hosts free live music.
Clubs & dance floors / Downtown Traverse City (Franklin St)
A video dance bar on Franklin Street in downtown Traverse City, serving the LGBT community since 1988 and, as its motto says, welcoming everyone.
Festivals / Dickson Township Park (Manistee County)
A free, one-day, family-friendly roots music festival in Dickson Township Park in Brethren, surrounded by the Manistee National Forest, held every June since 1978.
Live music clubs / North Lakeshore Drive (near Ludington State Park road)
A restaurant, bar and entertainment center on North Lakeshore Drive in Ludington, with bowling, a beer garden and outdoor country concerts in summer.
Festivals / Harbor Park on Tawas Bay
A three-day blues festival in Harbor Park on Tawas Bay in East Tawas, organized by volunteers since 2002.
Karaoke / East Front Street, Downtown Traverse City
A private karaoke room for groups of up to 10 in downtown Traverse City, on the lower level below The Coin Slot arcade bar.
Festivals / Central Neighborhood, Traverse City (Fifth to 13th Street, Division to Oak Street)
A free porch-music festival in Traverse City's historic Central Neighborhood, where you stroll the streets while local musicians play on residents' porches.
Live music clubs / Grand Traverse Band casino, east of Traverse City
The Grand Traverse Band's casino and hotel in Williamsburg, east of Traverse City, with free live bands in its Waterfall Bar/Lounge on weekend nights.
Karaoke / Indian River (Cheboygan County)
A bar and restaurant in Indian River, Cheboygan County, serving Michigan craft beer with a weekly entertainment calendar.
Live music clubs / Warehouse District
A Warehouse District brewpub in Traverse City with a regular live-music calendar.
Social dance: Latin, swing, country / Lower Harbor, downtown Marquette
A volunteer-run social dance community in Marquette, in the Upper Peninsula, with free Wednesday lessons and social dancing, held outdoors at Lower Harbor Park in summer.
Live music clubs / North Third Street
A craft brewery and pub on North Third Street in Marquette with a monthly live-music calendar.
Live music clubs / Downtown Houghton
A restaurant, lounge and nightclub in a historic fire house in downtown Houghton, with a large stage for local and regional bands.
Concert halls & amphitheaters / Downtown Calumet, Keweenaw Peninsula
A historic opera house opened in 1900 in the copper-mining town of Calumet on the Keweenaw Peninsula, hosting concerts, theater and tours.
Lounges & rooftops / Grand Hotel, top floor
A cocktail bar in the cupola at the very top of Mackinac Island's Grand Hotel, with views of the Straits of Mackinac and nightly entertainment in season.
Festivals / Calumet Lions Park, Calumet Township, Keweenaw Peninsula (Upper Peninsula)
A two-day camping music festival in Calumet Lions Park on the Keweenaw Peninsula in the Upper Peninsula, run as a fundraiser for the township park.
Concert halls & amphitheaters / Kewadin Casino Sault Ste. Marie
A theater of about 1,500 seats inside the Kewadin casino in Sault Ste. Marie, the largest concert room in the eastern Upper Peninsula.
Concert halls & amphitheaters / Kewadin Casino St. Ignace, north of downtown
An event center at the Sault Tribe's Kewadin casino in St. Ignace, north of downtown, used for occasional concerts and shows.
Lounges & rooftops / Downtown St. Ignace waterfront
A seasonal craft-cocktail bar on State Street on the downtown St. Ignace waterfront, serving handcrafted drinks and small plates with live music.
Karaoke / Downtown Marquette (west Washington Street)
A bar on West Washington Street in downtown Marquette, known locally for karaoke; its current operation is not confirmed.
Live music clubs / Cadotte Avenue, near Main Street, Mackinac Island
A restaurant and bar popular with island locals on Cadotte Avenue near Main Street on Mackinac Island, with a large patio and live entertainment after dark.
Festivals / Grand Marais on the Lake Superior shore, near Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore (Alger County, Upper Peninsula)
A long-running summer music and craft festival in the Upper Peninsula village of Grand Marais, on the Lake Superior shore near Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore.
Festivals / Marquette Tourist Park, Upper Peninsula
A family-friendly traditional acoustic music festival at Marquette Tourist Park in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, with bluegrass, old-time, Cajun and Celtic music.
Concert halls & amphitheaters / Downtown Ironwood, western Upper Peninsula
A restored downtown movie palace in Ironwood marking its centennial in 2026 and the western Upper Peninsula's main stage for touring concerts.
Live music clubs / Main Street, downtown Mackinac Island
A Main Street saloon on Mackinac Island founded in 1933, with live entertainment nightly and dancing late into the night.
Concert halls & amphitheaters / Hannahville Indian Community, west of Escanaba
A 1,315-seat theater-style showroom at the Hannahville Potawatomi's Island Resort & Casino in Harris, between Escanaba and Menominee.
Live music clubs / Bay Mills Indian Community, on Waishkey Bay / Lake Superior
A waterfront lounge at Bay Mills Resort & Casino on Lake Superior near Brimley, with free local music on Saturday nights in the fall.
Live music clubs / Downtown Calumet
A historic sports bar on Portland Street in downtown Calumet, in a 1909 building, with live music and karaoke nights.
Live music clubs / Downtown Mackinac Island (Main Street waterfront)
A busy bar and restaurant on the Main Street waterfront in downtown Mackinac Island, with 50 taps and free live music in season.
Live music clubs / Lac Vieux Desert Band reservation, western Upper Peninsula
The Lac Vieux Desert Band's casino resort in Watersmeet in the western Upper Peninsula, with live bands in its Sports Bar & Grill on Friday and Saturday nights.
Live music clubs / Downtown Marquette
A downtown Marquette brewery whose upstairs event space is one of the Upper Peninsula's main rooms for touring roots, blues and folk acts.
Live music clubs / Downtown Hancock, Keweenaw Peninsula
A former vaudeville house in downtown Hancock on the Keweenaw Peninsula, opened in 1910 and restored as the town's main concert room.
Festivals / Touring festival in the western Upper Peninsula: concerts in Houghton, Marquette, Iron Mountain and Ontonagon
A classical music festival founded in 1991 that tours the western Upper Peninsula each June, playing churches, schools and theaters in Houghton, Marquette, Iron Mountain and Ontonagon.
Live music clubs / Chippewa Hotel Waterfront, Main Street
A bar and restaurant in the Chippewa Hotel on Mackinac Island's harbor, with a waterfront patio and live music every night of the season.
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.