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DETROIT + MICHIGAN / Nightlife / ¼

Music, dance, after dark.

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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Clubs & dance floors / Downtown (Grand Circus Park / Bagley St)

220 Bagley Night Club

A newly (re)opened downtown nightclub on Bagley Street near Grand Circus Park, with a weekly Saturday Latin night.

  • 220 Bagley St, Detroit, MI
  • Saturday nights (weekly Latin night); see Eventbrite

Clubs & dance floors / Downtown (Grand Circus Park / W Adams)

The Annex

A downtown nightclub on West Adams near Grand Circus Park, with a large light and sound show and Friday and Saturday club nights.

  • 24 W Adams Ave, Detroit, MI 48226
  • (313) 687-4350
  • Fri–Sat 10pm–2am; Sun brunch & day party 1pm–7pm
  • 21+

Clubs & dance floors / Northwest Detroit (Livernois corridor)

Arcenciel

Upscale LGBTQ+ venue with a dining room, cocktail bar, lounge and dance floor; opened in 2024, closed for renovation as of September 2026.

  • 14925 Livernois Ave., Detroit, MI 48238
  • (313) 518-4421
  • Last published hours: Fri (Ladies Night) and Sat (Guys Night) 9pm–2am; Sun special events only. Currently closed for renovations.

Clubs & dance floors / East Riverfront (Detroit Riverwalk)

Big Pink

An event space on the Detroit Riverwalk in a converted industrial warehouse, with themed dance parties most weekends.

  • 6440 Wight St, Detroit, MI 48207
  • Event nights, typically Thu–Sun until 2am; see calendar

Clubs & dance floors / Downtown (Woodward Ave)

Bleu Detroit

A downtown Woodward Avenue nightclub with DJ-driven nights spanning hip-hop, house, techno, Latin and Top 40.

  • 1540 Woodward Ave, Detroit, MI 48226
  • (313) 974-7799
  • Thu–Sat 10pm–2am

Clubs & dance floors / Downtown (Park Ave / Foxtown)

Chandelier Detroit

A downtown club on Park Avenue in the Foxtown area, with weekly Friday and Saturday DJ nights of hip-hop and R&B.

  • 2233 Park Ave, Detroit, MI 48201
  • Friday and Saturday nights weekly; see Eventbrite

Clubs & dance floors / West side (Fenkell Ave)

Club Caribbean 11

A west-side club on Fenkell Avenue hosting afrobeats, Caribbean and dancehall party nights.

  • 15331 Fenkell Ave, Detroit, MI 48227
  • Event nights; see Eventbrite

Clubs & dance floors / Far East Side

Club Xhale

Black gay club on Detroit's far east side that opened on New Year's Day 2006, with themed weekly nights, including one for women.

  • Detroit, MI

Clubs & dance floors / Downtown (The Belt alley)

Deluxx Fluxx

A basement nightclub and event space in The Belt alley downtown, pairing DJ nights with art installation and arcade games.

  • 1274 Library St, Detroit, MI 48226
  • Thu–Sun 9pm–2am

Clubs & dance floors / Highland Park

Inuendo Nightclub

Highland Park club popular with queer people of color, built around hip-hop and R&B, with drag shows and a late-night kitchen.

  • 744 E. Savannah St., Highland Park, MI 48203
  • (313) 891-5798
  • Wed–Sun (exact hours not published)

Clubs & dance floors / Downtown (Grand Circus Park / W Adams)

Love & Tequila

A tequila-themed late-night club-lounge on West Adams near Grand Circus Park, with high-energy DJs and VIP booths.

  • 20 W Adams Ave, Detroit, MI 48226
  • (313) 687-4350
  • Wed–Thu 9pm–2am; Fri–Sat 6pm–2am; Sun 10pm–2am
  • 21+

Clubs & dance floors / Palmer Park

Menjo's Complex

Detroit's longest-running gay dance club, open since 1974 near Palmer Park, where a teenage Madonna once danced.

  • 928 W. McNichols Rd., Detroit, MI 48203
  • (313) 863-3934
  • Menjo's bar: daily 4pm–2am. The Eagle (inside the complex): Sat 10pm–4am (after-hours). Olympus Theater: rentals and special events.

Clubs & dance floors / Northwest Detroit (8 Mile Rd)

Opyum Lounge

A lounge on Eight Mile Road in northwest Detroit, running weekly 'VIP Saturdays'.

  • 24587 W 8 Mile Rd, Detroit, MI 48219
  • VIP Saturdays; see Eventbrite
  • 21+

Clubs & dance floors / Financial District (Bankers Trust Building)

ORA Detroit

A multi-level restaurant, lounge and nightclub in the historic Bankers Trust Building in the Financial District.

  • 205 W Congress St, Detroit, MI 48226
  • (313) 462-8100
  • Thu–Fri from 4pm (lounge with live music, nightclub from 9pm); Sat–Sun brunch from 11am, nightclub from 5pm; Mon–Wed private events only (as of the October 2025 opening)

Clubs & dance floors / Rivertown

Society Detroit

A Rivertown lounge and event venue on Woodbridge Street hosting recurring promoter nights.

  • 1995 Woodbridge St, Detroit, MI 48207
  • Event nights (Society Sundays, Sip N Wednesdays); see Eventbrite

Clubs & dance floors / Downtown (Woodward Ave)

ZuZu Upstairs

An upstairs lounge and club above the ZuZu Asian-fusion restaurant on Woodward Avenue downtown, mixing Detroit's sound with an anime aesthetic.

  • 511 Woodward Ave, Suite 100, Detroit, MI 48226
  • (313) 464-7777
  • Fri–Sat approx. 10pm–2am (restaurant downstairs Sun–Thu 4pm–10pm, Fri–Sat 4pm–midnight)
  • 21+

Clubs & dance floors / Downtown Ferndale

Boogie Fever Cafe & Disco

A retro 70s and 80s themed dance club on Woodward Avenue in downtown Ferndale, built around a lit disco floor.

  • 22901 Woodward Ave, Ferndale, MI 48220
  • (248) 541-1600
  • Fri–Sat 9pm–1:30am; Sun–Thu special events only

Clubs & dance floors / Sterling Heights (Van Dyke corridor)

Club 54

A weekends-only dance club on Van Dyke Avenue in Sterling Heights, Macomb County, aimed at a grown-up dance crowd.

  • 37722 Van Dyke Ave, Sterling Heights, MI 48312
  • (586) 795-0054
  • Fri–Sat 7pm–2am

Clubs & dance floors / Downtown Royal Oak

Fifth Avenue Royal Oak

A multi-floor bar, billiards hall and nightclub in downtown Royal Oak with DJs on Friday and Saturday nights.

  • 215 W 5th St, Royal Oak, MI 48067
  • (248) 629-9423
  • Wed–Thu 5pm–12am; Fri 5pm–2am; Sat 3pm–2am; Sun 3pm–12am (summer hours); DJs Fri–Sat

Clubs & dance floors / Royal Oak

Five15

The self-styled original home of Drag Queen Bingo in Metro Detroit: a retro coffee shop by day and a drag cabaret by night in Royal Oak.

  • 600 S Washington Ave, Royal Oak, MI 48067
  • (248) 515-2551
  • Coffee shop by day; shows most evenings Wed–Sun, plus Sunday brunch (see calendar)

Clubs & dance floors / Farmington Hills (Northwestern Hwy)

Kola Restaurant & Ultra Lounge

An African and Caribbean restaurant and 'ultra lounge' on Northwestern Highway in Farmington Hills with live music and a dance floor.

  • 32523 Northwestern Hwy, Farmington Hills, MI 48334
  • (248) 932-5652
  • Tue–Thu 5–10pm; Fri–Sat 5pm–12am; closed Sun–Mon (private rentals)

Clubs & dance floors / Downtown Mount Clemens

Madison's Pub

A downtown Mount Clemens sports pub that turns into a late-night DJ club, with a big outdoor patio and rooftop seating.

  • 15 N Walnut St, Mount Clemens, MI 48043
  • (586) 741-6033
  • Mon–Thu 3pm–close; Fri–Sat 11am–close; Sun noon–close. Late-night DJ club; 'Sexy Saturdays' DJ party Sat 10pm–2am
  • 21+

Clubs & dance floors / Downtown Ferndale

Orchid Theatre

A nightclub and live music room on Nine Mile Road in downtown Ferndale with a heated outdoor patio.

  • 141 W 9 Mile Rd, Ferndale, MI 48220
  • (248) 336-8077
  • Fri–Sat 8pm–2am; event nights – see calendar

Clubs & dance floors / Ferndale

Pronto! Ferndale

A Ferndale lounge and dance club offshoot of Royal Oak's Pronto!, with house and techno DJs; its current status is unconfirmed.

  • 344 W Nine Mile Rd, Ferndale, MI 48220

Clubs & dance floors / Downtown Birmingham

Rose Room at 220

A Vegas-style underground ultra lounge below the 220 Merrill restaurant in downtown Birmingham.

  • 220 E Merrill St, Lower Level, Birmingham, MI 48009
  • (248) 645-2150
  • Fridays (weekly Fridays at Rose Room); other nights special events

Clubs & dance floors / St. Clair Shores

Score

A two-bar LGBTQ club in St. Clair Shores that billed itself as the east side's only LGBT bar when it opened in 2003; status unconfirmed.

  • 23109 Harper Ave (9 Mile & Harper), St. Clair Shores, MI 48080

Clubs & dance floors / Downtown Pontiac

Vogue Nightclub

A DJ nightclub and event space on Saginaw Street in downtown Pontiac, playing hip-hop, R&B, top 40 and Latin music.

  • 25 S Saginaw St, Pontiac, MI 48342
  • (248) 494-8911
  • Fri 9pm–2am; special events on other nights
  • Varies by event

Clubs & dance floors / South University

Cantina Taqueria + Bar

A campus bar on South University Avenue in Ann Arbor that becomes a DJ dance spot on Friday and Saturday nights.

  • 1140 S University Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
  • (734) 222-3715
  • Fri–Sat 8pm–2am (DJ 10pm–2am); Sun–Thu private events only

Clubs & dance floors / Downtown Ann Arbor (Main St, above the Heidelberg)

Club Above

A top-floor club above the Heidelberg German restaurant on Main Street in downtown Ann Arbor, with Latin nights on weekends.

  • 215 N Main St, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
  • (734) 585-0063
  • Fri–Sat 10pm–2am; Thu Country Night; other nights vary with events and rentals

Clubs & dance floors / Downtown Ann Arbor (First St & Huron)

LIVE Nightclub

A downtown Ann Arbor dance club at First and Huron with two bars and VIP seating.

Clubs & dance floors / Downtown Ann Arbor (State St / Liberty St)

Necto

A downtown Ann Arbor dance club on Liberty Street, operating as Necto since 2001 in the former Nectarine Ballroom space.

  • 516 E Liberty St, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
  • (734) 994-5835
  • Mon, Fri, Sat 9pm–2am; other nights special events only
  • 18+

Clubs & dance floors / Downtown Ann Arbor (First St)

Rabbit Hole

A speakeasy-style nightclub in century-old underground vaults beneath South First Street in downtown Ann Arbor.

  • 210 S First St (basement, alley entrance), Ann Arbor, MI 48104
  • Thu 8pm–1am; Fri 6pm–2am; Sat 8pm–2am

Clubs & dance floors / South University / Central Campus

Rick's American Cafe (Ann Arbor)

A basement college bar near the University of Michigan campus in Ann Arbor, with a large dance floor and DJs.

  • 611 Church St, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
  • (734) 996-2747
  • Wed–Sat 7pm–2am; open for home football games

Clubs & dance floors / Downtown East Lansing (near MSU)

Rick's American Cafe (East Lansing)

An MSU college bar established in 1980 in downtown East Lansing, with a dance floor and DJs.

  • 224 Abbot Rd, East Lansing, MI 48823
  • (517) 351-2285
  • Wed–Sat 7pm–2am; open for MSU home football games
  • 21+

Clubs & dance floors / Mount Pleasant (near Central Michigan University)

Wayside Central

A long-running student nightclub in Mount Pleasant near Central Michigan University, centered on DJ dance nights.

  • Mount Pleasant, MI 48858

Clubs & dance floors / South Division / Burton Heights

Agave Sports Lounge

A Mexican seafood restaurant and sports lounge on South Division in Grand Rapids that turns into a Latin dance club on Friday and Saturday nights.

  • 2053 S Division Ave, Grand Rapids, MI 49507
  • (616) 591-2105
  • Latin dance club Fri–Sat nights; Wed free dance classes followed by social dancing

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.

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