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 ↺Live music clubs / Clay Township / Algonac area, Lake St. Clair
A lakefront sports bar and grill on Dyke Road in Clay Township near Algonac on Lake St. Clair, with live music almost every day in season.
Karaoke / Near CMU campus
A log-cabin-themed bar and pizzeria near Central Michigan University in Mt. Pleasant, with trivia, karaoke and live bands on Fridays.
Clubs & dance floors / South University
A campus bar on South University Avenue in Ann Arbor that becomes a DJ dance spot on Friday and Saturday nights.
Festivals / Downtown Cedar, Leelanau County
A small-town polka festival in Cedar, Leelanau County, near Traverse City, with polka bands, dancing and a parade.
Social dance: Latin, swing, country / Downtown Lansing
The wooden-floored assembly hall of a downtown Lansing Methodist church, home to the city's twice-monthly contra dances with live music.
Festivals / Eaton County Fairgrounds
A bluegrass festival at the Eaton County Fairgrounds in Charlotte, with a week of camping and jamming in late June.
Festivals / Downtown Chelsea
A free downtown summer festival in Chelsea with live bands in the Social Commons music tent at Palmer Commons park, plus a classic car show and art market.
Karaoke / Downtown Ann Arbor (First St), 2nd floor
A second-floor bar in an 1888 brick former brewery on First Street in downtown Ann Arbor, known for karaoke Thursday to Saturday.
Concert halls & amphitheaters / Clio City Park
A city-run outdoor amphitheater in Clio City Park north of Flint, presenting concerts since 1987, with a Tuesday-night summer series.
Clubs & dance floors / Downtown Ann Arbor (Main St, above the Heidelberg)
A top-floor club above the Heidelberg German restaurant on Main Street in downtown Ann Arbor, with Latin nights on weekends.
Social dance: Latin, swing, country / South Ann Arbor
A 3,200 sq ft dance hall in south Ann Arbor, owned and run by the non-profit Ann Arbor Community for Traditional Music and Dance (AACTMAD).
Social dance: Latin, swing, country / Mendon (St. Joseph County, south of Kalamazoo)
A country line-dancing club and concert venue on M-60 in Mendon, south of Kalamazoo, with a big dance floor and Friday and Saturday lessons.
Karaoke / Downtown East Lansing (near MSU)
A craft-beer bar and burger joint next to the MSU campus in downtown East Lansing, with karaoke Thursday to Saturday.
Festivals / Fish Ladder Music Park
A free two-night festival of original music by Michigan artists at Fish Ladder Music Park, the amphitheater on the Grand River in Lansing's Old Town.
Concert halls & amphitheaters / Downtown Saginaw
Saginaw's downtown arena and theater complex, hosting hockey, touring concerts and shows.
Live music clubs / Downtown Ypsilanti
A tiny artist-run storefront theater in downtown Ypsilanti with original puppet shows, experimental theater, open mics and small live-music shows.
Live music clubs / Downtown East Lansing
An Irish pub in downtown East Lansing with solo acts and rock bands several nights a week.
Festivals / Kerrytown
An avant-garde jazz and creative new-music festival in Ann Arbor's Kerrytown, presented by Kerrytown Concert House in early to mid October.
Party spots & roller disco / Holt (Lansing area)
A locally owned roller rink in Holt that has served the Lansing area since 1956.
Karaoke / Grand Haven area (Ottawa County)
A family-run bar and grill on Lake Michigan Drive in West Olive, southeast of Grand Haven, with DJ and karaoke on weekend nights.
Festivals / St. James, Beaver Island
An Irish music and heritage festival on Beaver Island on the first weekend after Labor Day, celebrating the island's ties to Arranmore Island in Ireland.
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 / Holton
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
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
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 / Free Soil
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.
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.
