# Small Music Venues in Bellingham, WA

As of November 2026, No Stairs Please tracks 19 open small music venues and clubs under 500 capacity in Bellingham, Washington. These local stages include 16 rooms with known capacity under 500, 12 venues with verified talent-booking contacts, and 16 rooms with active 90-day show schedules out of 45 total venues in town.

## Directory coverage

- Canonical URL: https://nostairsplease.com/venues/wa/bellingham/small-music-venues
- Open venues matching this hub: 19
- Rooms up to 500 capacity: 16
- Bars and breweries with live music: 7
- Venues with researched talent booking contacts: 12
- Venues with dated shows in the 90-day window: 16

## Featured venues

| Venue | City | Category | Capacity | 90-day show days |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [The Shakedown](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/the-shakedown-bellingham-wa) | Bellingham, WA | Bar & pub | 150 | 41 |
| [The Wild Buffalo](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/the-wild-buffalo-bellingham-wa) | Bellingham, WA | Bar & pub | 450 | 37 |
| [Stones Throw Brewery](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/stones-throw-brewery-bellingham-wa) | Bellingham, WA | Brewery & taproom | 200 | 30 |
| [FireHouse Arts and Events Center](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/firehouse-arts-and-events-center-bellingham-wa) | Bellingham, WA | Hall & arts center | 80 | 26 |
| [Aslan Depot](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/aslan-depot-bellingham-wa) | Bellingham, WA | Brewery & taproom | 125 | 21 |
| [Honey Moon Mead & Cider](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/honey-moon-mead-cider-bellingham-wa) | Bellingham, WA | Listening room | n/a | 20 |
| [Blue Room](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/blue-room-blue-room-at-the-majestic-bellingham-wa) | Bellingham, WA | Music venue | 300 | 16 |
| [Karate Church](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/karate-church-bellingham-wa) | Bellingham, WA | Music venue | 100 | 14 |
| [Make.Shift Art Space](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/make-shift-art-space-bellingham-wa) | Bellingham, WA | Music venue | n/a | 14 |
| [Skylark's Hidden Cafe](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/skylark-s-hidden-cafe-bellingham-wa) | Bellingham, WA | Coffee shop | 150 | 11 |
| [New Prospect Theatre](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/new-prospect-theatre-bellingham-wa) | Bellingham, WA | Hall & arts center | 118 | 9 |
| [Odd Fellows Temple Room at The Orion](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/odd-fellows-temple-room-at-the-orion-bellingham-wa) | Bellingham, WA | Bar & pub | 233 | 9 |
| [Skylark's](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/skylark-s-bellingham-wa) | Bellingham, WA | Coffee shop | 150 | 9 |
| [Hotel Leo](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/hotel-leo-amendment-21-and-lobby-events-bellingham-wa) | Bellingham, WA | Bar & pub | 300 | 4 |
| [Ritual Records](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/ritual-records-in-store-stage-bellingham-wa) | Bellingham, WA | Music venue | n/a | 2 |
| [The Hotel Leo Crystal Ballroom](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/the-hotel-leo-crystal-ballroom-bellingham-wa) | Bellingham, WA | Hotel & resort | 300 | 1 |
| [Bellingham Elks Lodge](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/bellingham-elks-lodge-bellingham-wa) | Bellingham, WA | Hotel & resort | 180 | 0 |
| [Community Boating Center](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/community-boating-center-bellingham-wa) | Bellingham, WA | Outdoor stage | 49 | 0 |
| [Kulshan Brewing Company](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/kulshan-brewing-company-trackside-beer-garden-bellingham-wa) | Bellingham, WA | Brewery & taproom | 70 | 0 |

## Category views

- [Small music venues](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/wa/bellingham/small-music-venues) with 19 venues
- [Bars with live music](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/wa/bellingham/bars-with-live-music) with 9 venues
- [Breweries with live music](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/wa/bellingham/breweries-with-live-music) with 7 venues
- [Open mics](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/wa/bellingham/open-mics) with 12 venues

## Related locations

- [Ferndale](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/wa/ferndale) with 3 venues
- [Edison](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/wa/edison) with 3 venues
- [Lynden](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/wa/lynden) with 5 venues
- [Bow](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/wa/bow) with 4 venues
- [Sedro-Woolley](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/wa/sedro-woolley) with 3 venues
- [Blaine](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/wa/blaine) with 4 venues
- [Eastsound](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/wa/eastsound) with 5 venues
- [Mount Vernon](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/wa/mount-vernon) with 7 venues