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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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Clear filters ↺Festivals / Jackson Field (Lansing Lugnuts ballpark), Downtown Lansing
A one-day outdoor hard rock and metal festival with two stages at Jackson Field, the Lansing Lugnuts ballpark in downtown Lansing, in early August.
Party spots & roller disco / Grand Blanc Township (Flint area)
A Flint-area roller rink in Grand Blanc Township with laser tag and a bounce house, plus a Friday adult skate night and Wednesday swing dancing.
Live music clubs / Downtown Mt. Pleasant
A small dive bar in downtown Mt. Pleasant with local and regional bands Thursday through Saturday and karaoke on Thursdays.
Live music clubs / Downtown Chelsea
A small live-music and event room in downtown Chelsea that holds up to 100 people and runs regular Friday and Saturday shows.
Karaoke / Fenton Road, south Flint
A Fenton Road bar in south Flint that has been home to local bands since 1969, with karaoke on Thursday and Tuesday nights from 8pm to midnight.
Live music clubs / Plainfield Township (north of Grand Rapids)
A riverside bar in Belmont, about 15 minutes northeast of downtown Grand Rapids, with no-cover weekend concerts and Tuesday karaoke.
Lounges & rooftops / Downtown Flint (Hilton Garden Inn rooftop)
A seasonal open-air rooftop lounge atop the Hilton Garden Inn Flint Downtown, with views over downtown Flint and DJs or live entertainment on select evenings.
Party spots & roller disco / Flint area (north of Flint on Dort Highway)
A family-owned roller rink on North Dort Highway in Mount Morris, just north of Flint, with an 18-and-over R&B and old-school skate every Wednesday night.
Festivals / Smiling Acres festival grounds (40 acres), Montcalm County, about 36 miles northeast of Grand Rapids
A three-day camping music festival on 40 acres near Trufant, about 36 miles northeast of Grand Rapids, on the last full weekend of June.
Concert halls & amphitheaters / Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort (Isabella Reservation)
A 3,255-seat indoor showroom at Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort in Mount Pleasant, hosting national touring acts.
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.
Karaoke / Old Saginaw City, on the riverfront
A riverfront pub on North Hamilton Street in Old Saginaw City with karaoke on Thursday nights.
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.
Karaoke / Mount Pleasant
A smokehouse restaurant and tap room in Mount Pleasant with Monday karaoke from 8 to 11pm to liven up the sleepiest night of the week.
Karaoke / Downtown Howell
A spot on East Grand River Avenue in downtown Howell that the KaraokeViewpoint Michigan directory lists with Saturday karaoke.
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.
Karaoke / Robert T. Longway Boulevard, near the Flint Cultural Center
A Flint pub on Robert T. Longway Boulevard marking 50 years, with pool, darts and karaoke, and a disco sing-along brunch coming back this fall.
Karaoke / Downtown East Lansing
The downtown East Lansing branch of the Tin Can bar chain, where cans are king: 80-plus canned beers and late-night karaoke on Thursdays.
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.
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.
