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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 / Belknap Park, north of downtown Grand Rapids
The Michigan stop of the Breakaway touring EDM festival: two days of electronic music in Grand Rapids' Belknap Park with national DJ and producer headliners.
Festivals / Kalamazoo Valley Community College main (Texas Township) campus
GLAMA's acoustic music festival returns as “Cooper's Glen, Again!” on September 26, 2026 at Kalamazoo Valley Community College's Texas Township campus in Kalamazoo.
Festivals / Eastown neighborhood (Wealthy St SE between Giddings Ave and Lake Dr / Ethel Ave), Grand Rapids
A long-running one-day neighborhood street festival on Wealthy Street in Grand Rapids' Eastown district, with live music as a main draw.
Festivals / Oceana County, West Michigan (Sherwood Forest at Double JJ Resort)
A camping festival in the illuminated Sherwood Forest at the Double JJ Resort in Rothbury, West Michigan, with EDM, house and bass headliners alongside jam bands.
Festivals / Downtown Kalamazoo (venues citywide)
A biennial international piano festival in Kalamazoo, with classical and jazz concerts in venues across the city, from concert halls to clubs.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Festivals / Calhoun County Fairgrounds
A week-long bluegrass and country festival with camping at the Calhoun County Fairgrounds in Marshall.
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.
Festivals / Lions Park (Lions Pavilion Park), across from New Buffalo City Beach, Berrien County
A one-day outdoor “micro festival” on the Fourth of July at Lions Park in New Buffalo, across from the city beach, mixing indie, hip-hop, R&B, alternative and Latin acts.
Festivals / Lions Park (Lions Pavilion Park), across from New Buffalo City Beach, Berrien County
A one-day country music and BBQ festival on July 3 at Lions Park in New Buffalo, across from the city beach, produced by the nonprofit Exit One Events.
Festivals / River North / Monroe North district: 555 Monroe, Sixth Street Park and Sixth Street Bridge, downtown Grand Rapids
A free two-day music and art festival on the Grand River in the River North (Monroe North) district of downtown Grand Rapids.
Festivals / Lions Park Pavilion, across from New Buffalo City Beach, Berrien County
A two-day blues and soul festival at the Lions Park Pavilion across from New Buffalo's city beach, reimagining the town's historic Ship & Shore Festival.
Festivals / Various venues in downtown Kalamazoo
A free, week-long multicultural music festival at venues across downtown Kalamazoo, created by artists for the community.
Festivals / Downtown South Haven
A two-day jazz festival at the Huron Street Pavilion in downtown South Haven, presented with the local music venue Foundry Hall since 2017.
Festivals / Heritage Landing, downtown Muskegon on Muskegon Lake
A multi-day Christian music festival on the Muskegon Lake waterfront in downtown Muskegon, the flagship event of the local nonprofit Alive on the Lakeshore.
Festivals / Belknap Park, north of downtown Grand Rapids
A two-day heavy metal and hard rock festival in Belknap Park, just north of downtown Grand Rapids, with national headliners.
Festivals / Downtown Albion (Superior Street and side streets), Calhoun County
A free downtown street music festival in Albion where you walk between bands playing at stops along Superior Street and its side streets.
Festivals / Beechtree Street corridor, east side of Grand Haven (about 25 host venues along a walking route)
A free one-day street music festival along the Beechtree Street corridor on Grand Haven's east side, with about 50 bands at some 25 businesses and outdoor spots.
Festivals / Downtown Whitehall and Montague (White Lake area, Muskegon County)
A free outdoor street music festival in the White Lake area, where bands play venues around Whitehall and Montague and you walk from show to show.
Festivals / The Intersection, Downtown Grand Rapids (Kent County)
The Wheatland Music Organization's one-day indoor winter festival at The Intersection in downtown Grand Rapids, with about nine hours of music on two stages.
Festivals / Lively Acres campground (formerly Backyard Burdickville), Leelanau County
A blues festival with BBQ, beer and wine in the outdoor 'backyard' of Lively Acres campground in Empire, near Sleeping Bear Dunes, first held in August 2026.
Festivals / Bay View Association campus (John M. Hall Auditorium), Bay View, Emmet County
The summer music festival of the Bay View Association, the Victorian-era Chautauqua community next to Petoskey, running mid-June to mid-August.
Festivals / Blissfest Festival Farm, Emmet County, Northern Michigan
A three-day folk, roots and world music festival on the 200-acre Blissfest Festival Farm near Harbor Springs in Northern Michigan, held the second weekend of July.
Festivals / Downtown Gaylord
A free outdoor concert series at Claude Shannon Park in downtown Gaylord, with northern Michigan bands every Friday night in summer.
Festivals / First Street Beach / Douglas Park, site of the planned 'The Dune' amphitheater (Manistee County)
A one-day music fundraiser at First Street Beach in Manistee, the site of 'The Dune,' a planned outdoor amphitheater.
Festivals / Harmony Pines Campground & Venue
A weekend camping music festival at Harmony Pines Campground & Venue near Interlochen in northern Michigan, held in late July.
Festivals / Houghton Lake Chamber of Commerce grounds
A donation-supported blues festival on the Houghton Lake Chamber of Commerce grounds in Houghton Lake, held in mid-July.
Festivals / Interlochen Center for the Arts, near Traverse City
Interlochen Center for the Arts' summer concert series near Traverse City, bringing nationally known touring artists to the lakeside Kresge Auditorium.
Festivals / Downtown Northport (Leelanau Peninsula)
A free all-day street festival of music, art and dance in downtown Northport on the Leelanau Peninsula, held the last Saturday of September.
Festivals / Private meadow site near East Jordan, Charlevoix County (Northern Michigan)
A small off-the-grid camping music festival in a meadow near East Jordan in Northern Michigan, held in late August.
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.
