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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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Karaoke / Grand River, Fowlerville (west Livingston County)
A bar on West Grand River in Fowlerville, out in western Livingston County; a karaoke directory lists Friday and Saturday karaoke.
Festivals / Fish Ladder Music Park (Brenke Fish Ladder), Old Town Lansing, on the Grand River
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.
Karaoke / Downtown Midland
A downtown Midland sports bar and lounge with karaoke five nights a week, Tuesday through Saturday.
Karaoke / East Michigan Avenue, Jackson
A Jackson bar on East Michigan Avenue with karaoke every Thursday, Friday and Saturday night.
Live music clubs / Downtown Memphis (St. Clair/Macomb county line)
A small-town bar and grill on Main Street in Memphis, Michigan, on the St. Clair–Macomb county line, with live music Thursday, Saturday and Sunday and DJ/karaoke on Fridays.
Karaoke / Okemos (East Lansing area)
Free, all-ages Friday karaoke on the stage of a big Okemos entertainment center, with lights, fog machines and a huge lyric projector.
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 (festival headquarters at Holy Cross Hall, two blocks west of the ferry dock)
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.
Karaoke / West Lansing (Waverly Road)
A west Lansing Italian restaurant and bar, open since 1951, where Tuesday nights add karaoke to the pizza from 7 to 10pm.
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.
Karaoke / South University, next to the University of Michigan central campus
A campus bar and grill on South University Avenue in Ann Arbor, next to U-M's central campus; directories list late Sunday karaoke.
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.
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.
