# Small Music Venues in New Orleans, LA

As of November 2026, No Stairs Please tracks 9 open small music venues and clubs under 500 capacity in New Orleans, Louisiana. These local stages include 5 rooms with known capacity under 500, 4 venues with verified talent-booking contacts, and 8 rooms with active 90-day show schedules out of 13 total venues in town.

## Directory coverage

- Canonical URL: https://nostairsplease.com/venues/la/new-orleans/small-music-venues
- Open venues matching this hub: 9
- Rooms up to 500 capacity: 5
- Bars and breweries with live music: 1
- Venues with researched talent booking contacts: 4
- Venues with dated shows in the 90-day window: 8

## Featured venues

| Venue | City | Category | Capacity | 90-day show days |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Gasa Gasa](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/gasa-gasa-new-orleans-la) | New Orleans, LA | Music venue | 200 | 26 |
| [New Orleans Jazz & Blues Market](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/new-orleans-jazz-blues-market-new-orleans-la) | New Orleans, LA | Hall & arts center | 370 | 12 |
| [Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/snug-harbor-jazz-bistro-new-orleans-la) | New Orleans, LA | Music venue | 86 | 11 |
| [The Broadside](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/the-broadside-new-orleans-la) | New Orleans, LA | Music venue | n/a | 8 |
| [Chloe's](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/chloe-s-new-orleans-la) | New Orleans, LA | Bar & pub | 125 | 4 |
| [Fish Pot Studios](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/fish-pot-studios-new-orleans-la) | New Orleans, LA | Music venue | n/a | 1 |
| [New Orleans](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/new-orleans-new-orleans-la) | New Orleans, LA | Music venue | 800 | 1 |
| [Preservation Hall](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/preservation-hall-new-orleans-la) | New Orleans, LA | Music venue | 120 | 1 |
| [30 and 90 NOLA](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/30-90-nola-new-orleans-la) | New Orleans, LA | Music venue | n/a | 0 |

## Category views

- [Small music venues](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/la/new-orleans/small-music-venues) with 9 venues

## Related locations

- [Metairie](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/la/metairie) with 3 venues
- [Covington](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/la/covington) with 3 venues
- [Baton Rouge](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/la/baton-rouge) with 5 venues
- [Lafayette](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/la/lafayette) with 3 venues
- [Shreveport](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/la/shreveport) with 4 venues