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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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Techno & house / Milwaukee Junction
A sprawling Milwaukee Junction gallery and event space with techno, house and ghettotech parties that often run toward sunrise.
Clubs & dance floors / Cass Corridor / Midtown (next to the Masonic Temple, near Little Caesars Arena)
A family-run gay bar in the Cass Corridor since 1927, next to the Masonic Temple: a dive bar on weeknights and a disco, house and techno dance club on weekends.
Festivals / Midtown / Cass Park (Masonic Temple)
A Halloween masquerade started by artist John Dunivant that filled eight floors of Detroit's Masonic Temple from 2011; the full masquerade hasn't been held since 2022.
Live music clubs / Midtown (Cass Corridor / W Canfield)
Jack White's Third Man Records store on West Canfield Street in the Cass Corridor, with a small stage for periodic in-store performances.
Techno & house / Midtown (Wayne State / Cass Corridor)
A renovated neighborhood bar near Wayne State in Midtown with a steady calendar of house and techno DJ nights.
Lounges & rooftops / Southwest Detroit (Bagley St)
A hi-fi listening bar, café and sound room on Bagley Street in Southwest Detroit's Mexicantown, opened in June 2026 around a custom audiophile sound system and a deep vinyl collection.
Live music clubs / Downtown / Stadium District
A live-music bar beside Comerica Park, with a rooftop patio and a large ground-level outdoor area, suited to game-day and music-night visits.
Live music clubs / Eastern Market
A vegetarian cafe and nonprofit arts space in a former spice-processing warehouse on Gratiot Avenue in Eastern Market, presenting experimental, jazz and avant-garde music.
Live music clubs / Hamtramck
A neighborhood bar on Carpenter Avenue in Hamtramck with a stage for local and touring punk, garage rock and metal bands.
Social dance: Latin, swing, country / Mexicantown / Southwest Detroit
A late-night Latin spot inside Taqueria El Rey on Bagley in Mexicantown, with a Latin night every Friday.
Techno & house / Midtown (Grand River Ave)
A Grand River Avenue nightclub in Midtown that calls itself Detroit's longest-running nightclub, with a large outdoor party patio as its signature.
Techno & house / Highland Park
An underground electronic music space in Highland Park that has hosted all-night techno, house and bass parties since mid-2026, often running until 6am.
Social dance: Latin, swing, country / Downtown
Find Vicente's Cuban cooking on Library Street.
Lounges & rooftops / Northwest Detroit (Lodge Service Dr)
A family-owned restaurant and lounge on the James Couzens service drive in northwest Detroit, with American and Caribbean-influenced food and a stage and DJ booth.
Jazz, blues & soul / Midtown / Cass Corridor
A classic cocktail bar and live entertainment venue with its stage directly behind the bar. The Art Moderne interior recalls its original show-bar era.
Lounges & rooftops / Woodbridge
A neighborhood restaurant and bar on Trumbull Avenue in Woodbridge with a full food and drink menu and a Monday-night Slow Jams DJ night.
Festivals / The Roostertail, Detroit River (east riverfront)
A waterfront party festival of yacht-rock and soft-rock hits at the Roostertail on the Detroit River's east riverfront, held each summer.
Clubs & dance floors / Downtown (Woodward Ave)
An upstairs lounge and club above the ZuZu Asian-fusion restaurant on Woodward Avenue downtown, mixing Detroit's sound with an anime aesthetic.
Karaoke / Fort Street, Trenton
A 32-lane bowling center on Fort Street in Trenton with its own bar, where a karaoke directory lists Thursday and Friday karaoke after you're done bowling.
Karaoke / Madison Heights (John R corridor)
A Cajun-style seafood boil restaurant with private karaoke (KTV) rooms on the John R corridor in Madison Heights.
Party spots & roller disco / Downtown Farmington
An arcade bar in downtown Farmington with 25–30 rotating arcade and pinball games, themed cocktails and Thursday karaoke.
Live music clubs / Downtown Lake Orion
An independent, alcohol-free listening room in downtown Lake Orion hosting touring singer-songwriters and Americana and roots acts.
Clubs & dance floors / Novi Main Street
A nightclub and event space on Novi's Main Street with a sports-bar lounge next door, where DJs run Saturday nights, often with 90s and 2000s R&B.
Karaoke / Van Born Road near Southfield Fwy, Allen Park (Downriver)
A craft-beer sports bar on Van Born Road in Allen Park, with no-cover karaoke on Thursday nights at 9pm.
Karaoke / Eureka Road, Southgate (Downriver)
A sports bar on Eureka Road in Southgate with 29 draft beers and karaoke nights, one of three 3 Nicks bars in Downriver and Dearborn.
Karaoke / Downtown Lake Orion
A Detroit-style pizza bar with craft cocktails in downtown Lake Orion; a karaoke directory lists a Friday karaoke night.
Karaoke / South Dearborn Heights (Pelham Rd)
A neighborhood bar and grill on Pelham Street in Dearborn Heights, known for its sliders and live entertainment, with an open mic on Mondays and karaoke on Wednesdays and Fridays.
Lounges & rooftops / Downtown Rochester
A bar and grill with a rooftop deck in downtown Rochester, advertising live DJ nights and events with live entertainment.
Live music clubs / Downtown Royal Oak
A downtown Royal Oak entertainment venue with dueling piano shows on the main floor and the Tequila Blue Nightclub upstairs.
Clubs & dance floors / North Perry Street
A Latin nightclub on North Perry Street in Pontiac, in the building that used to be Bongos Latino Club, with DJs spinning reggaeton and other Latin rhythms on weekends.
Live music clubs / St. Clair River waterfront (Marine City / Cottrellville)
A riverside bar and restaurant on River Road along the St. Clair River near Marine City, with local musicians from spring to early fall, mostly on Saturday evenings.
Karaoke / Van Dyke corridor, Sterling Heights
A bar and grill on Van Dyke Avenue in Sterling Heights that karaoke directories list with karaoke Thursday to Saturday from 9pm.
Live music clubs / Gratiot Ave, Clinton Township
A bar and grill on Gratiot Avenue in Clinton Township with local cover and dance bands on Friday and Saturday nights, free to get in.
Karaoke / Ecorse Road at Beech Daly Road, Taylor
A neighborhood bar at Ecorse and Beech Daly roads in Taylor with karaoke going back to at least 2008; a directory lists Tuesday nights.
Karaoke / Allen Park (entrance off Garfield St)
The Allen Park post of the American Legion veterans' organization, where a karaoke directory lists an early Friday karaoke night starting at 7pm.
Social dance: Latin, swing, country / Troy (Oakland County)
A banquet and cultural hall in Troy, Oakland County, that hosts the YA Salsa Social on the last Sunday of every month.
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.
