# North Dakota Music Venues

As of November 2026, No Stairs Please tracks 52 open live music venues across 25 towns in North Dakota. The state directory covers 8 rooms with known capacity under 500, 7 bars and breweries, 7 stages with verified talent-booking contacts, and 21 venues with active 90-day show schedules.

## Directory coverage

- Canonical URL: https://nostairsplease.com/venues/nd
- Open venues matching this hub: 52
- Rooms up to 500 capacity: 8
- Bars and breweries with live music: 7
- Venues with researched talent booking contacts: 7
- Venues with dated shows in the 90-day window: 21

## Featured venues

| Venue | City | Category | Capacity | 90-day show days |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Empire Arts Center](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/empire-arts-center-grand-forks-nd) | Grand Forks, ND | Hall & arts center | 422 | 21 |
| [Old Town Hall Theater](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/old-town-hall-theater-medora-nd) | Medora, ND | Hall & arts center | n/a | 16 |
| [The Aquarium](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/the-aquarium-fargo-nd) | Fargo, ND | Hall & arts center | 260 | 15 |
| [Dempsey's Public House](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/dempsey-s-public-house-fargo-nd) | Fargo, ND | Bar & pub | n/a | 8 |
| [Laughing Sun Brewing](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/laughing-sun-brewing-bismarck-nd) | Bismarck, ND | Brewery & taproom | n/a | 6 |
| [Bismarck Event Center](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/bismarck-event-center-bismarck-nd) | Bismarck, ND | Hall & arts center | n/a | 5 |
| [Fargo Theatre](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/fargo-theatre-fargo-nd) | Fargo, ND | Hall & arts center | 860 | 4 |
| [4 Bears Casino & Lodge](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/4-bears-casino-lodge-new-town-nd) | New Town, ND | Hotel & resort | n/a | 3 |
| [Prairie Knights Casino & Resort](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/prairie-knights-casino-resort-fort-yates-nd) | Fort Yates, ND | Hotel & resort | n/a | 3 |
| [Alerus Center](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/alerus-center-grand-forks-nd) | Grand Forks, ND | Music venue | 21,000 | 2 |
| [Dakota Magic Casino & Hotel](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/dakota-magic-casino-hotel-hankinson-nd) | Hankinson, ND | Hotel & resort | n/a | 2 |
| [Drekker Brewing](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/drekker-brewing-fargo-nd) | Fargo, ND | Brewery & taproom | n/a | 2 |
| [Eclipse Venue](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/eclipse-venue-bismarck-nd) | Bismarck, ND | Music venue | 500 | 2 |
| [Morton Mandan Public Library](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/morton-mandan-public-library-mandan-nd) | Mandan, ND | Hall & arts center | n/a | 2 |
| [Red River Market](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/red-river-market-fargo-nd) | Fargo, ND | Restaurant | n/a | 2 |
| [The Jousting Lemur](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/the-jousting-lemur-bismarck-nd) | Bismarck, ND | Music venue | n/a | 2 |
| [General Sibley Park Amphitheater](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/general-sibley-park-amphitheater-bismarck-nd) | Bismarck, ND | Outdoor stage | 44 | 1 |
| [Junkyard West Fargo](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/junkyard-west-fargo-west-fargo-nd) | West Fargo, ND | Brewery & taproom | n/a | 1 |
| [Muiderman Theatre](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/muiderman-theatre-thompson-nd) | Thompson, ND | Hall & arts center | n/a | 1 |
| [Scheels Arena](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/scheels-arena-fargo-nd) | Fargo, ND | Hall & arts center | 6,000 | 1 |
| [Sky Dancer Casino & Resort](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/sky-dancer-casino-resort-belcourt-nd) | Belcourt, ND | Hotel & resort | n/a | 1 |
| [202 Brix Vineyard & Winery](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/202-brix-vineyard-winery-williston-nd) | Williston, ND | Winery & tasting room | n/a | 0 |
| [Arthur's Barn](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/arthur-s-barn-arthur-nd) | Arthur, ND | Hall & arts center | 500 | 0 |
| [Bismarck Mandan Elks Lodge #1199](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/bismarck-mandan-elks-lodge-1199-bismarck-nd) | Bismarck, ND | Bar & pub | 180 | 0 |
| [Bismarck Moose Lodge #302](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/bismarck-moose-lodge-302-bismarck-nd) | Bismarck, ND | Hotel & resort | n/a | 0 |
| [Bonanzaville](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/bonanzaville-west-fargo-nd) | West Fargo, ND | Music venue | 350 | 0 |
| [Boots Bar and Grill](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/boots-bar-and-grill-medora-nd) | Medora, ND | Bar & pub | n/a | 0 |
| [Bowman County Fairgrounds](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/bowman-county-fairgrounds-bowman-nd) | Bowman, ND | Outdoor stage | 800 | 0 |
| [Chahinkapa Park](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/chahinkapa-park-wahpeton-nd) | Wahpeton, ND | Outdoor stage | n/a | 0 |
| [Challey Hall](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/challey-hall-fargo-nd) | Fargo, ND | Hall & arts center | n/a | 0 |

## Related locations

- [Fargo](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/nd/fargo) with 13 venues
- [Bismarck](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/nd/bismarck) with 8 venues
- [West Fargo](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/nd/west-fargo) with 4 venues
- [Grand Forks](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/nd/grand-forks) with 3 venues