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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 ↺Lounges & rooftops / Clinton Township
A martini, cigar and live-music lounge in Clinton Township with blues, rock and R&B bands, a dance floor and a large patio.
Lounges & rooftops / Downtown New Baltimore
A craft distillery with a 1920s speakeasy-style tasting room in downtown New Baltimore, with local musicians on Friday and Saturday evenings in the warmer months.
Lounges & rooftops / The Village, Grosse Pointe
A whiskey bar and restaurant on St. Clair Avenue in the Village in Grosse Pointe, with a Tuesday acoustic open mic and local artists on some weekend evenings.
Lounges & rooftops / Saint John's Resort, Plymouth Township
An underground wine bar and tapas lounge at Saint John's Resort in Plymouth Township, open to the public as well as hotel guests, with live music every Wednesday from 6 to 9pm.
Lounges & rooftops / Downtown Lake Orion, facing Children's Park and Paint Creek
A wine and cocktail bar in downtown Lake Orion facing Children's Park and Paint Creek, with acoustic music on Thursdays and DJs on the dance floor Friday and Saturday.
Lounges & rooftops / Downtown Adrian (inside the Croswell Opera House)
A bar inside the historic Croswell Opera House in downtown Adrian, with live music, cabaret and improv.
Lounges & rooftops / West Bloomfield (Farmington Rd)
A Prohibition-style speakeasy cocktail lounge on Farmington Road in West Bloomfield, with local musicians playing Friday and Saturday evenings.
Lounges & rooftops / East Lansing (Merritt Rd)
A craft distillery and cocktail bar on Merritt Road in East Lansing, with Friday live music and a Sunday Jazz Night.
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.
Lounges & rooftops / Downtown
The lobby cocktail lounge of the AC Hotel by Marriott in downtown Grand Rapids, which becomes a DJ lounge on Friday and Saturday nights.
Lounges & rooftops / Downtown Kalamazoo
A craft cocktail bar and lounge with a Southern contemporary kitchen in downtown Kalamazoo, with live music every week.
Lounges & rooftops / Downtown / Heartside
A hunting-lodge-themed bar and restaurant in downtown Grand Rapids (Heartside) with DJs Thursday through Saturday.
Lounges & rooftops / Downtown (Amway Grand Plaza lobby)
A cocktail lounge on the main lobby level of the historic Amway Grand Plaza hotel in downtown Grand Rapids, with live entertainment on weekends.
Lounges & rooftops / Downtown (near Van Andel Arena)
A restaurant and bar near Van Andel Arena in downtown Grand Rapids that turns into a DJ spot late on weekend nights.
Lounges & rooftops / Downtown Charlevoix, Round Lake
The rooftop cocktail bar of The Earl hotel in downtown Charlevoix, with views over Round Lake, Lake Charlevoix and downtown.
Lounges & rooftops / Downtown Petoskey
A hi-fi listening lounge on Mitchell Street in downtown Petoskey where you pick records from the vinyl library and hear them on an audiophile sound system, cocktail in hand.
Lounges & rooftops / Downtown Traverse City (Cass St & Lake Ave)
A Prohibition-style cocktail lounge on Lake Avenue in downtown Traverse City, set in an 1800s train weigh station, with live local music.
Lounges & rooftops / Grand Hotel, top floor
A cocktail bar in the cupola at the very top of Mackinac Island's Grand Hotel, with views of the Straits of Mackinac and nightly entertainment in season.
Lounges & rooftops / Downtown St. Ignace waterfront
A seasonal craft-cocktail bar on State Street on the downtown St. Ignace waterfront, serving handcrafted drinks and small plates with live music.
Lounges & rooftops / Downtown Ann Arbor (below Nightcap)
Closed · 2025
A neon-lit underground bar and small stage beneath the Nightcap cocktail bar on Main Street in downtown Ann Arbor; closed for a remodel as of September 2026.
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.
