# Small Music Venues in Oakland, CA

As of November 2026, No Stairs Please tracks 24 open small music venues and clubs under 500 capacity in Oakland, California. These local stages include 14 rooms with known capacity under 500, 9 venues with verified talent-booking contacts, and 14 rooms with active 90-day show schedules out of 45 total venues in town.

## Directory coverage

- Canonical URL: https://nostairsplease.com/venues/ca/oakland/small-music-venues
- Open venues matching this hub: 24
- Rooms up to 500 capacity: 14
- Bars and breweries with live music: 6
- Venues with researched talent booking contacts: 9
- Venues with dated shows in the 90-day window: 14

## Featured venues

| Venue | City | Category | Capacity | 90-day show days |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [The Sound Room](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/the-sound-room-oakland-ca) | Oakland, CA | Listening room | 100 | 27 |
| [Yoshi's Oakland](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/yoshi-s-oakland-oakland-ca) | Oakland, CA | Music venue | 310 | 26 |
| [Fox Theater Oakland](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/fox-theater-oakland-oakland-ca) | Oakland, CA | Music venue | 2,800 | 23 |
| [Crybaby](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/crybaby-oakland-ca) | Oakland, CA | Music venue | 600 | 19 |
| [Oakland Arena](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/oakland-arena-oakland-ca) | Oakland, CA | Music venue | 19,200 | 15 |
| [Eli's Mile High Club](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/eli-s-mile-high-club-oakland-ca) | Oakland, CA | Bar & pub | 200 | 14 |
| [Piedmont Piano Company](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/piedmont-piano-company-oakland-ca) | Oakland, CA | Listening room | 100 | 13 |
| [Oakland Museum of California](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/oakland-museum-of-california-oakland-ca) | Oakland, CA | Hall & arts center | 500 | 8 |
| [Next Level Nightclub](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/next-level-nightclub-oakland-ca) | Oakland, CA | Music venue | n/a | 5 |
| [Lux Oakland](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/lux-oakland-oakland-ca) | Oakland, CA | Music venue | n/a | 2 |
| [Slainte Irish Pub Oakland](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/slainte-irish-pub-oakland-oakland-ca) | Oakland, CA | Bar & pub | 80 | 2 |
| [Temescal Art Center](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/temescal-art-center-tac-oakland-ca) | Oakland, CA | Hall & arts center | 49 | 2 |
| [Jeannik Méquet Littlefield Concert Hall](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/jeannik-m-quet-littlefield-concert-hall-oakland-ca) | Oakland, CA | Music venue | n/a | 1 |
| [Lucy Blue](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/lucy-blue-oakland-ca) | Oakland, CA | Bar & pub | 200 | 1 |
| [811 Oakland](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/811-oakland-oakland-ca) | Oakland, CA | Hall & arts center | 208 | 0 |
| [Elbo Room Jack London](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/elbo-room-jack-london-oakland-ca) | Oakland, CA | Bar & pub | 300 | 0 |
| [Everett & Jones](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/everett-jones-jack-london-oakland-ca) | Oakland, CA | Restaurant | 30 | 0 |
| [FLUID510](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/fluid510-oakland-ca) | Oakland, CA | Music venue | 250 | 0 |
| [Geoffrey's Inner Circle](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/geoffrey-s-inner-circle-oakland-ca) | Oakland, CA | Music venue | n/a | 0 |
| [La Frontera Night Club](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/la-frontera-night-club-oakland-ca) | Oakland, CA | Music venue | n/a | 0 |
| [Lounge 3411](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/lounge-3411-oakland-ca) | Oakland, CA | Music venue | n/a | 0 |
| [Revival Hall](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/revival-hall-oakland-ca) | Oakland, CA | Music venue | n/a | 0 |
| [Sobre Mesa](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/sobre-mesa-oakland-ca) | Oakland, CA | Bar & pub | 99 | 0 |
| [The Rockridge Improvement Club](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/the-rockridge-improvement-club-the-ric-oakland-ca) | Oakland, CA | Bar & pub | 80 | 0 |

## Category views

- [Small music venues](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/ca/oakland/small-music-venues) with 24 venues
- [Bars with live music](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/ca/oakland/bars-with-live-music) with 11 venues
- [Open mics](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/ca/oakland/open-mics) with 5 venues

## Related locations

- [Alameda](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/ca/alameda) with 14 venues
- [Emeryville](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/ca/emeryville) with 5 venues
- [Berkeley](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/ca/berkeley) with 30 venues
- [Albany](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/ca/albany) with 6 venues
- [Orinda](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/ca/orinda) with 4 venues
- [San Leandro](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/ca/san-leandro) with 4 venues
- [San Francisco](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/ca/san-francisco) with 134 venues
- [Tiburon](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/ca/tiburon) with 3 venues