# Small Music Venues in San Jose, CA

As of November 2026, No Stairs Please tracks 13 open small music venues and clubs under 500 capacity in San Jose, California. These local stages include 10 rooms with known capacity under 500, 3 venues with verified talent-booking contacts, and 8 rooms with active 90-day show schedules out of 33 total venues in town.

## Directory coverage

- Canonical URL: https://nostairsplease.com/venues/ca/san-jose/small-music-venues
- Open venues matching this hub: 13
- Rooms up to 500 capacity: 10
- Bars and breweries with live music: 1
- Venues with researched talent booking contacts: 3
- Venues with dated shows in the 90-day window: 8

## Featured venues

| Venue | City | Category | Capacity | 90-day show days |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Poor House Bistro](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/poor-house-bistro-san-jose-ca) | San Jose, CA | Restaurant | 100 | 22 |
| [The Ritz](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/the-ritz-san-jose-ca) | San Jose, CA | Music venue | 500 | 18 |
| [Tiki Pete](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/tiki-pete-san-jose-ca) | San Jose, CA | Hall & arts center | 200 | 9 |
| [SAP Center At San Jose](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/sap-center-at-san-jose-san-jose-ca) | San Jose, CA | Music venue | 19,190 | 6 |
| [SJZ Break Room](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/sjz-break-room-san-jose-ca) | San Jose, CA | Music venue | n/a | 6 |
| [City Lights Theater Company of San Jose](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/city-lights-theater-company-of-san-jose-san-jose-ca) | San Jose, CA | Hall & arts center | 110 | 3 |
| [MACLA](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/macla-san-jose-ca) | San Jose, CA | Hall & arts center | 120 | 3 |
| [SoFA Market](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/sofa-market-san-jose-ca) | San Jose, CA | Restaurant | 50 | 2 |
| [Foothill Community Presbyterian Church](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/foothill-community-presbyterian-church-san-jos-ca) | San José, CA | Church | 126 | 0 |
| [Holistica Arts](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/holistica-arts-san-jose-ca) | San Jose, CA | Hall & arts center | 50 | 0 |
| [Montgomery Theater](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/montgomery-theater-san-jose-ca) | San Jose, CA | Hall & arts center | 468 | 0 |
| [PETE BE Center](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/pete-be-center-san-jose-ca) | San Jose, CA | Music venue | 1,142 | 0 |
| [Wheelhouse of Willow Glen](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/wheelhouse-of-willow-glen-san-jose-ca) | San Jose, CA | Brewery & taproom | 60 | 0 |

## Category views

- [Small music venues](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/ca/san-jose/small-music-venues) with 13 venues
- [Bars with live music](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/ca/san-jose/bars-with-live-music) with 7 venues

## Related locations

- [Milpitas](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/ca/milpitas) with 3 venues
- [Campbell](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/ca/campbell) with 4 venues
- [Santa Clara](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/ca/santa-clara) with 4 venues
- [Cupertino](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/ca/cupertino) with 4 venues
- [Los Gatos](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/ca/los-gatos) with 8 venues
- [Saratoga](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/ca/saratoga) with 11 venues
- [Mountain View](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/ca/mountain-view) with 8 venues
- [Los Altos](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/ca/los-altos) with 5 venues