# Small Music Venues in Boulder, CO

As of November 2026, No Stairs Please tracks 18 open small music venues and clubs under 500 capacity in Boulder, Colorado. These local stages include 16 rooms with known capacity under 500, 9 venues with verified talent-booking contacts, and 14 rooms with active 90-day show schedules out of 46 total venues in town.

## Directory coverage

- Canonical URL: https://nostairsplease.com/venues/co/boulder/small-music-venues
- Open venues matching this hub: 18
- Rooms up to 500 capacity: 16
- Bars and breweries with live music: 4
- 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Trident Booksellers & Cafe](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/trident-booksellers-cafe-boulder-co) | Boulder, CO | Coffee shop | 100 | 41 |
| [Boulder Theater](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/boulder-theater-boulder-co) | Boulder, CO | Music venue | 1,000 | 26 |
| [eTown Hall](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/etown-hall-boulder-co) | Boulder, CO | Hall & arts center | 220 | 18 |
| [Velvet Elk Lounge](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/velvet-elk-lounge-boulder-co) | Boulder, CO | Bar & pub | 75 | 17 |
| [Gold Hill Inn, Gold Hill and Boulder](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/gold-hill-inn-gold-hill-boulder-boulder-co) | Boulder, CO | Hotel & resort | 110 | 14 |
| [Roots Music Project, Boulder performance venue](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/roots-music-project-boulder-performance-venue-boulder-co) | Boulder, CO | Music venue | 250 | 13 |
| [First Congregational Church Of Boulder](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/first-congregational-church-of-boulder-boulder-co) | Boulder, CO | Church | 270 | 9 |
| [Chautauqua Community House, Colorado Chautauqua](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/chautauqua-community-house-colorado-chautauqua-boulder-co) | Boulder, CO | Hall & arts center | 125 | 8 |
| [Gordon Gamm Theater, Dairy Arts Center](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/gordon-gamm-theater-dairy-arts-center-boulder-boulder-co) | Boulder, CO | Hall & arts center | 244 | 7 |
| [Stone Cottage Studios](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/stone-cottage-studios-boulder-co) | Boulder, CO | Music venue | 40 | 5 |
| [Avery Brewing tap room patio](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/avery-brewing-tap-room-patio-boulder-co) | Boulder, CO | Brewery & taproom | 100 | 3 |
| [The Spark A Performing Arts Community](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/the-spark-a-performing-arts-community-boulder-co) | Boulder, CO | Hall & arts center | 96 | 2 |
| [Rayback Collective](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/rayback-collective-boulder-co) | Boulder, CO | Hall & arts center | 100 | 1 |
| [The Nomad Playhouse](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/the-nomad-playhouse-boulder-co) | Boulder, CO | Hall & arts center | 155 | 1 |
| [CU Events Center, main arena](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/cu-events-center-main-arena-boulder-boulder-co) | Boulder, CO | Music venue | 11,064 | 0 |
| [Jungle rum bar](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/jungle-rum-bar-boulder-co) | Boulder, CO | Bar & pub | 100 | 0 |
| [Unity Columbine](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/unity-columbine-outdoor-concert-space-boulder-co) | Boulder, CO | Outdoor stage | 100 | 0 |
| [Upslope Brewing Company](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/upslope-brewing-company-boulder-co) | Boulder, CO | Brewery & taproom | 60 | 0 |

## Category views

- [Small music venues](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/co/boulder/small-music-venues) with 18 venues
- [Bars with live music](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/co/boulder/bars-with-live-music) with 7 venues
- [Breweries with live music](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/co/boulder/breweries-with-live-music) with 10 venues
- [Open mics](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/co/boulder/open-mics) with 8 venues

## Related locations

- [Niwot](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/co/niwot) with 5 venues
- [Louisville](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/co/louisville) with 12 venues
- [Superior](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/co/superior) with 4 venues
- [Lafayette](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/co/lafayette) with 14 venues
- [Erie](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/co/erie) with 3 venues
- [Broomfield](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/co/broomfield) with 12 venues
- [Westminster](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/co/westminster) with 18 venues
- [Arvada](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/co/arvada) with 28 venues