# Small Music Venues in Seattle, WA

As of November 2026, No Stairs Please tracks 78 open small music venues and clubs under 500 capacity in Seattle, Washington. These local stages include 61 rooms with known capacity under 500, 52 venues with verified talent-booking contacts, and 64 rooms with active 90-day show schedules out of 139 total venues in town.

## Directory coverage

- Canonical URL: https://nostairsplease.com/venues/wa/seattle/small-music-venues
- Open venues matching this hub: 78
- Rooms up to 500 capacity: 61
- Bars and breweries with live music: 20
- Venues with researched talent booking contacts: 52
- Venues with dated shows in the 90-day window: 64

## Featured venues

| Venue | City | Category | Capacity | 90-day show days |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Tractor Tavern](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/tractor-tavern-seattle-wa) | Seattle, WA | Music venue | 430 | 71 |
| [Dimitriou's Jazz Alley](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/dimitriou-s-jazz-alley-seattle-wa) | Seattle, WA | Music venue | n/a | 70 |
| [The Showbox](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/the-showbox-seattle-wa) | Seattle, WA | Music venue | 1,100 | 64 |
| [Conor Byrne Pub](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/conor-byrne-pub-seattle-wa) | Seattle, WA | Music venue | 150 | 62 |
| [The Royal Room](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/the-royal-room-seattle-wa) | Seattle, WA | Music venue | 160 | 62 |
| [The Crocodile](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/the-crocodile-seattle-wa) | Seattle, WA | Music venue | 750 | 57 |
| [The Sunset Tavern](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/the-sunset-tavern-seattle-wa) | Seattle, WA | Music venue | 200 | 54 |
| [Nectar Lounge](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/nectar-lounge-seattle-wa) | Seattle, WA | Music venue | 489 | 53 |
| [Hidden Hall](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/hidden-hall-seattle-wa) | Seattle, WA | Music venue | 350 | 52 |
| [El Corazón and Funhouse](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/el-coraz-n-funhouse-seattle-wa) | Seattle, WA | Music venue | 200 | 51 |
| [Showbox SoDo](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/showbox-sodo-seattle-wa) | Seattle, WA | Music venue | 1,800 | 47 |
| [Baba Yaga](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/baba-yaga-seattle-wa) | Seattle, WA | Music venue | 300 | 46 |
| [Substation Seattle](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/substation-seattle-seattle-wa) | Seattle, WA | Music venue | 450 | 46 |
| [The Central Saloon](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/the-central-saloon-seattle-wa) | Seattle, WA | Music venue | 200 | 45 |
| [Seattle Jazz Fellowship](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/seattle-jazz-fellowship-seattle-wa) | Seattle, WA | Listening room | n/a | 43 |
| [The Vera Project](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/the-vera-project-seattle-wa) | Seattle, WA | Music venue | 350 | 36 |
| [Sea Monster Lounge](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/sea-monster-lounge-seattle-wa) | Seattle, WA | Bar & pub | 220 | 33 |
| [The Triple Door](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/the-triple-door-mainstage-seattle-wa) | Seattle, WA | Hall & arts center | 500 | 33 |
| [Clock-Out Lounge](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/clock-out-lounge-seattle-wa) | Seattle, WA | Bar & pub | 99 | 32 |
| [The Rabbit Box](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/the-rabbit-box-seattle-wa) | Seattle, WA | Hall & arts center | 99 | 27 |
| [Tim's Tavern](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/tim-s-tavern-seattle-wa) | Seattle, WA | Bar & pub | 100 | 22 |
| [Chop Suey](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/chop-suey-seattle-wa) | Seattle, WA | Music venue | 450 | 21 |
| [Kenyon Hall](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/kenyon-hall-seattle-wa) | Seattle, WA | Hall & arts center | 150 | 20 |
| [Black Lodge](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/black-lodge-seattle-wa) | Seattle, WA | Music venue | 150 | 18 |
| [Fremont Abbey Arts Center](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/fremont-abbey-arts-center-seattle-wa) | Seattle, WA | Hall & arts center | 200 | 18 |
| [Belltown Yacht Club](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/belltown-yacht-club-seattle-wa) | Seattle, WA | Music venue | 150 | 16 |
| [Climate Pledge Arena](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/climate-pledge-arena-seattle-wa) | Seattle, WA | Music venue | 18,000 | 15 |
| [The Mountain Room](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/the-mountain-room-bar-at-the-r-seattle-wa) | Seattle, WA | Bar & pub | 250 | 13 |
| [Barboza](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/barboza-seattle-wa) | Seattle, WA | Music venue | 250 | 12 |
| [Neumos](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/neumos-seattle-wa) | Seattle, WA | Music venue | 750 | 12 |

## Category views

- [Small music venues](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/wa/seattle/small-music-venues) with 78 venues
- [Bars with live music](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/wa/seattle/bars-with-live-music) with 25 venues
- [Breweries with live music](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/wa/seattle/breweries-with-live-music) with 13 venues
- [Open mics](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/wa/seattle/open-mics) with 14 venues

## Related locations

- [Mercer Island](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/wa/mercer-island) with 5 venues
- [Bellevue](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/wa/bellevue) with 10 venues
- [Kirkland](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/wa/kirkland) with 13 venues
- [Shoreline](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/wa/shoreline) with 8 venues
- [Burien](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/wa/burien) with 5 venues
- [Redmond](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/wa/redmond) with 6 venues
- [SeaTac](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/wa/seatac) with 5 venues
- [Renton](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/wa/renton) with 10 venues