# Small Music Venues in Portland, OR

As of November 2026, No Stairs Please tracks 101 open small music venues and clubs under 500 capacity in Portland, Oregon. These local stages include 78 rooms with known capacity under 500, 69 venues with verified talent-booking contacts, and 89 rooms with active 90-day show schedules out of 230 total venues in town.

## Directory coverage

- Canonical URL: https://nostairsplease.com/venues/or/portland/small-music-venues
- Open venues matching this hub: 101
- Rooms up to 500 capacity: 78
- Bars and breweries with live music: 29
- Venues with researched talent booking contacts: 69
- Venues with dated shows in the 90-day window: 89

## Featured venues

| Venue | City | Category | Capacity | 90-day show days |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Mississippi Studios](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/mississippi-studios-portland-or) | Portland, OR | Music venue | 249 | 84 |
| [The Showdown](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/the-showdown-portland-or) | Portland, OR | Music venue | 150 | 76 |
| [Laurelthirst Public House](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/laurelthirst-public-house-portland-or) | Portland, OR | Music venue | 100 | 75 |
| [Starday Tavern](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/starday-tavern-portland-or) | Portland, OR | Music venue | 85 | 63 |
| [Polaris Hall](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/polaris-hall-portland-or) | Portland, OR | Music venue | 200 | 62 |
| [No Fun](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/no-fun-portland-or) | Portland, OR | Bar & pub | 50 | 59 |
| [Alberta Rose Theatre](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/alberta-rose-theatre-portland-or) | Portland, OR | Listening room | 300 | 57 |
| [Turn! Turn! Turn!](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/turn-turn-turn-portland-or) | Portland, OR | Music venue | 80 | 54 |
| [White Eagle Saloon](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/white-eagle-saloon-portland-or) | Portland, OR | Music venue | n/a | 54 |
| [Alberta Street Pub](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/alberta-street-pub-portland-or) | Portland, OR | Music venue | 100 | 51 |
| [Jack London Revue](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/jack-london-revue-portland-or) | Portland, OR | Music venue | 150 | 51 |
| [McMenamins Crystal Ballroom](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/mcmenamins-crystal-ballroom-portland-or) | Portland, OR | Music venue | 1,500 | 48 |
| [Star Theater](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/star-theater-portland-or) | Portland, OR | Hall & arts center | 500 | 48 |
| [Revolution Hall, main hall](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/revolution-hall-main-hall-portland-or) | Portland, OR | Music venue | 1,200 | 47 |
| [Artichoke Community Music](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/artichoke-community-music-portland-or) | Portland, OR | Music venue | 50 | 44 |
| [Show Bar, Revolution Hall](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/show-bar-revolution-hall-portland-or) | Portland, OR | Bar & pub | 275 | 44 |
| [Mission Theater](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/mission-theater-portland-or) | Portland, OR | Hall & arts center | 300 | 39 |
| [Dante's Live](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/dante-s-live-portland-or) | Portland, OR | Music venue | n/a | 38 |
| [The Get Down PDX](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/the-get-down-pdx-multnomah-county-or-portland-or) | Portland, OR | Music venue | 270 | 37 |
| [Holocene](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/holocene-portland-or) | Portland, OR | Music venue | 312 | 35 |
| [Wonder Ballroom](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/wonder-ballroom-portland-or) | Portland, OR | Music venue | 778 | 34 |
| [McMenamins Crystal Hotel](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/mcmenamins-crystal-hotel-portland-or) | Portland, OR | Hotel & resort | 75 | 33 |
| [Ponderosa Lounge & Grill](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/ponderosa-lounge-grill-portland-or) | Portland, OR | Bar & pub | 220 | 33 |
| [Roseland Theater](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/roseland-theater-portland-or) | Portland, OR | Music venue | 1,410 | 33 |
| [Alberta Abbey](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/alberta-abbey-portland-or) | Portland, OR | Hall & arts center | 450 | 30 |
| [Hoku Events on Madison](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/hoku-events-on-madison-portland-or) | Portland, OR | Hall & arts center | 120 | 30 |
| [Hoku](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/hoku-portland-or) | Portland, OR | Hall & arts center | 120 | 29 |
| [The Blue Diamond](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/the-blue-diamond-portland-or) | Portland, OR | Bar & pub | 60 | 27 |
| [Twilight Cafe and Bar](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/twilight-cafe-and-bar-portland-or) | Portland, OR | Bar & pub | 200 | 25 |
| [The 1905](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/the-1905-portland-or) | Portland, OR | Music venue | n/a | 19 |

## Category views

- [Small music venues](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/or/portland/small-music-venues) with 101 venues
- [Bars with live music](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/or/portland/bars-with-live-music) with 72 venues
- [Breweries with live music](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/or/portland/breweries-with-live-music) with 22 venues
- [Open mics](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/or/portland/open-mics) with 41 venues

## Related locations

- [Milwaukie](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/or/milwaukie) with 10 venues
- [Lake Oswego](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/or/lake-oswego) with 11 venues
- [Beaverton](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/or/beaverton) with 15 venues
- [Tigard](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/or/tigard) with 14 venues
- [Happy Valley](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/or/happy-valley) with 3 venues
- [Gladstone](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/or/gladstone) with 4 venues
- [Tualatin](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/or/tualatin) with 9 venues
- [Gresham](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/or/gresham) with 12 venues