# Small Music Venues in Iowa City, IA

As of November 2026, No Stairs Please tracks 5 open small music venues and clubs under 500 capacity in Iowa City, Iowa. These local stages include 3 rooms with known capacity under 500, 4 venues with verified talent-booking contacts, and 4 rooms with active 90-day show schedules out of 12 total venues in town.

## Directory coverage

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

## Featured venues

| Venue | City | Category | Capacity | 90-day show days |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Elray's Live & Dive](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/elray-s-live-dive-iowa-city-ia) | Iowa City, IA | Music venue | n/a | 16 |
| [Voxman Music Building](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/voxman-music-building-iowa-city-ia) | Iowa City, IA | Music venue | 700 | 13 |
| [Wildwood Saloon](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/wildwood-saloon-iowa-city-ia) | Iowa City, IA | Bar & pub | 300 | 9 |
| [Old Brick](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/old-brick-iowa-city-ia) | Iowa City, IA | Hall & arts center | 225 | 1 |
| [First Avenue Club](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/first-avenue-club-iowa-city-ia) | Iowa City, IA | Music venue | 400 | 0 |

## Category views

- [Small music venues](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/ia/iowa-city/small-music-venues) with 5 venues

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- [Waterloo](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/ia/waterloo) with 3 venues
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- [Cedar Falls](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/ia/cedar-falls) with 5 venues