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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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Lounges & rooftops / Downtown / Heartside
A hunting-lodge-themed bar and restaurant in downtown Grand Rapids (Heartside) with DJs Thursday through Saturday.
Festivals / GingerMan Raceway, Van Buren County
A combined motorsports and music festival at GingerMan Raceway in South Haven: road racing and drifting by day, EDM, dubstep and bass music at night.
Live music clubs / Wayland / Allegan County (US-131)
A tribal casino resort in Wayland, between Grand Rapids and Kalamazoo, with two live-entertainment venues.
Karaoke / Grand Haven
A Grand Haven neighborhood bar on South Beechtree Street with karaoke on Friday nights.
Live music clubs / West Side
A West Side Grand Rapids pub operating since 1905, with live music, karaoke and weekend DJ dance parties.
Festivals / Holland (Local Spins lists Ottawa County Fairgrounds for 2026)
The Holland Celtic Society's Celtic music festival and highland games in Holland, Michigan: a 21+ Irish pub night with Celtic rock on Friday and a family day on Saturday.
Festivals / Franke Center for the Arts and Downtown Marshall, Calhoun County
A winter festival in downtown Marshall benefiting the Franke Center for the Arts: a Friday beer and wine tasting with ice carving and a Saturday-night blues concert.
Live music clubs / Downtown / Heartside
A concert club in the Heartside area of downtown Grand Rapids, operating since 1972, with four stages and touring acts.
Festivals / Lions Park (Lions Pavilion Park), across from New Buffalo City Beach, Berrien County
A one-day jazz and wine festival at Lions Park in New Buffalo, across from the city beach, put on by the nonprofit Exit One Events.
Karaoke / West Side (Leonard Street)
A West Side live-music bar on Leonard Street NW in Grand Rapids with Tuesday karaoke from 8pm to 12:30am.
Live music clubs / Ottawa Beach Road (toward Holland State Park)
A self-styled “five-star dive bar” on Ottawa Beach Road in Holland, on the way to Holland State Park, with regular live music from local acts.
Party spots & roller disco / Evanston Avenue, Muskegon
A space-themed roller rink and family fun center on Evanston Avenue in Muskegon that runs 18-and-over Throwback Thursday adult skate nights.
Karaoke / Downtown
An all-you-can-eat Korean barbecue restaurant and soju cocktail bar in downtown Grand Rapids with private karaoke rooms you can book.
Festivals / Downtown Kalamazoo (Old Dog Tavern, 2026)
The annual blues festival of the nonprofit Kalamazoo Valley Blues Association; the two-day 2026 edition was held at Old Dog Tavern in downtown Kalamazoo.
Festivals / Kalamazoo Valley Museum and KVCC Anna Whitten Hall, Downtown Kalamazoo
A free celebration of Kalamazoo's stringed-instrument legacy at the Kalamazoo Valley Museum and KVCC's Anna Whitten Hall downtown, run by the museum.
Karaoke / Holland (Butternut Drive)
A neighborhood bar and grill on Butternut Drive in Holland with an early Saturday karaoke session.
Concert halls & amphitheaters / Downtown Holland
A historic theatre in downtown Holland operated by Hope College.
Karaoke / Niles, near the Indiana state line
A tavern on Stateline Road in Niles, just north of the Indiana border near South Bend, listed with karaoke Thursday to Saturday.
Concert halls & amphitheaters / Lake Michigan College campus (St. Joseph/Benton Harbor)
Lake Michigan College's performing arts center in Benton Harbor, serving the St. Joseph–Benton Harbor area.
Karaoke / Southtown
A cozy neighborhood bar and grill on Burton Street in Grand Rapids' Southtown, with weekend karaoke, burgers and Michigan microbrews.
Karaoke / Downtown Kalamazoo
A retro video-game bar in downtown Kalamazoo with classic consoles and arcade cabinets, plus karaoke on Tuesdays and Sundays so you can game while you wait for your song.
Live music clubs / Downtown Benton Harbor (Arts District)
A brewpub in downtown Benton Harbor's Arts District with craft beer, pizza and a stage for live music.
Live music clubs / South Division (toward Wyoming)
A family-owned bar on South Division in Grand Rapids, operating since 1938, with live bands on weekends and karaoke nights.
Karaoke / Portage (lakes area)
The third Louie's bar, open in Portage's lakes area since June 2025, with Louie's-style wood paneling and Saturday karaoke with DJ One Eyed Jack.
Live music clubs / Northside / downtown Kalamazoo
A long-running bar and grill on Kalamazoo's Northside near downtown, with a weekly open mic, live music and karaoke.
Party spots & roller disco / Wyoming (Grand Rapids metro)
A large bowling and entertainment center in Wyoming, in the Grand Rapids metro, with Wednesday line dancing and Friday music nights.
Karaoke / Michigan Street, Midtown
A cocktail bar on Michigan Street NE, up the hill from downtown Grand Rapids, with karaoke on Wednesday and Saturday nights.
Karaoke / Allendale, next to GVSU's main campus
The Allendale branch of the Main St. Pub chain, a sports bar next to Grand Valley State University's main campus, with karaoke on Tuesday nights.
Karaoke / Lakeshore Drive, Lakeside
A classic Muskegon neighborhood bar on Lakeshore Drive, with karaoke every Friday from 8pm to midnight.
Festivals / Calhoun County Fairgrounds
A week-long bluegrass and country festival with camping at the Calhoun County Fairgrounds in Marshall.
Karaoke / Norton Shores (Muskegon)
A neighborhood bar on West Sherman Boulevard in Norton Shores, just south of Muskegon, with karaoke every Friday and Saturday hosted by the Off Key Karaoke DJs.
Festivals / Heritage Landing, downtown Muskegon on Muskegon Lake
An Irish and Celtic music festival at Heritage Landing on Muskegon Lake in downtown Muskegon, with six stages of live music and traditional dance.
Festivals / Leila Arboretum, Battle Creek
A two-day metal and hardcore festival in Battle Creek with Michigan and touring bands; the 2026 edition was held at Leila Arboretum.
Live music clubs / Downtown / Studio Park
An intimate 200-seat listening room on the second floor of Studio Park in downtown Grand Rapids, with singer-songwriters, bands, jazz and comedy.
Concert halls & amphitheaters / Western Michigan University campus
Western Michigan University's performing arts hall in Kalamazoo, with roughly 3,500 seats.
Live music clubs / Downtown
A dueling-piano bar in downtown Grand Rapids where two pianists play request-driven sing-alongs.
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.
