# Small Music Venues in Santa Monica, CA

As of November 2026, No Stairs Please tracks 5 open small music venues and clubs under 500 capacity in Santa Monica, California. These local stages include 2 rooms with known capacity under 500, 3 venues with verified talent-booking contacts, and 4 rooms with active 90-day show schedules out of 13 total venues in town.

## Directory coverage

- Canonical URL: https://nostairsplease.com/venues/ca/santa-monica/small-music-venues
- Open venues matching this hub: 5
- Rooms up to 500 capacity: 2
- Bars and breweries with live music: 1
- Venues with researched talent booking contacts: 3
- Venues with dated shows in the 90-day window: 4

## Featured venues

| Venue | City | Category | Capacity | 90-day show days |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [McCabe's Guitar Shop](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/mccabe-s-guitar-shop-santa-monica-ca) | Santa Monica, CA | Music venue | 150 | 36 |
| [Harvelle's Santa Monica](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/harvelle-s-santa-monica-santa-monica-ca) | Santa Monica, CA | Music venue | n/a | 35 |
| [SOL-LA Music Academy](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/sol-la-music-academy-santa-monica-ca) | Santa Monica, CA | Music venue | n/a | 3 |
| [The Chestnut Club](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/the-chestnut-club-santa-monica-ca) | Santa Monica, CA | Bar & pub | 150 | 1 |
| [TR!P Santa Monica](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/tr-p-santa-monica-santa-monica-ca) | Santa Monica, CA | Music venue | n/a | 0 |

## Category views

- [Small music venues](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/ca/santa-monica/small-music-venues) with 5 venues

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- [Topanga](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/ca/topanga) with 4 venues
- [Inglewood](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/ca/inglewood) with 7 venues