# Small Music Venues in Tacoma, WA

As of November 2026, No Stairs Please tracks 17 open small music venues and clubs under 500 capacity in Tacoma, Washington. These local stages include 12 rooms with known capacity under 500, 10 venues with verified talent-booking contacts, and 15 rooms with active 90-day show schedules out of 37 total venues in town.

## Directory coverage

- Canonical URL: https://nostairsplease.com/venues/wa/tacoma/small-music-venues
- Open venues matching this hub: 17
- Rooms up to 500 capacity: 12
- Bars and breweries with live music: 5
- Venues with researched talent booking contacts: 10
- Venues with dated shows in the 90-day window: 15

## Featured venues

| Venue | City | Category | Capacity | 90-day show days |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Spanish Ballroom](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/spanish-ballroom-tacoma-wa) | Tacoma, WA | Music venue | 700 | 46 |
| [Airport Tavern](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/airport-tavern-tacoma-wa) | Tacoma, WA | Bar & pub | 500 | 33 |
| [Lagerquist Concert Hall](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/lagerquist-concert-hall-mary-baker-russell-music-center-plu-tacoma-wa) | Tacoma, WA | Music venue | n/a | 29 |
| [Real Art Tacoma](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/real-art-tacoma-tacoma-wa) | Tacoma, WA | Music venue | 300 | 28 |
| [Jazzbones](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/jazzbones-tacoma-wa) | Tacoma, WA | Music venue | 400 | 21 |
| [Rock The Dock Pub & Grill](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/rock-the-dock-pub-grill-tacoma-wa) | Tacoma, WA | Bar & pub | 80 | 12 |
| [The SandBar & Grill](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/the-sandbar-grill-tacoma-wa) | Tacoma, WA | Music venue | n/a | 10 |
| [Roosevelt Room - Tacoma Armory](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/roosevelt-room-tacoma-armory-tacoma-wa) | Tacoma, WA | Hall & arts center | 138 | 7 |
| [Edison Square](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/edison-square-tacoma-wa) | Tacoma, WA | Hall & arts center | 200 | 4 |
| [Blue Mouse Theatre](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/blue-mouse-theatre-tacoma-wa) | Tacoma, WA | Hall & arts center | 150 | 3 |
| [Steel Creek](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/steel-creek-tacoma-wa) | Tacoma, WA | Bar & pub | 500 | 3 |
| [Tacoma Dome](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/tacoma-dome-tacoma-wa) | Tacoma, WA | Music venue | 21,000 | 2 |
| [Wapato Park](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/wapato-park-tacoma-wa) | Tacoma, WA | Outdoor stage | 55 | 2 |
| [Bob's Java Jive](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/bob-s-java-jive-tacoma-wa) | Tacoma, WA | Bar & pub | 96 | 1 |
| [Dawson's Bar & Grill](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/dawson-s-bar-grill-tacoma-wa) | Tacoma, WA | Bar & pub | 160 | 1 |
| [Keys on Main](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/keys-on-main-tacoma-wa) | Tacoma, WA | Music venue | n/a | 0 |
| [Kilworth Memorial Chapel](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/kilworth-memorial-chapel-tacoma-wa) | Tacoma, WA | Church | 300 | 0 |

## Category views

- [Small music venues](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/wa/tacoma/small-music-venues) with 17 venues
- [Bars with live music](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/wa/tacoma/bars-with-live-music) with 12 venues
- [Open mics](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/wa/tacoma/open-mics) with 6 venues

## Related locations

- [University Place](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/wa/university-place) with 5 venues
- [Lakewood](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/wa/lakewood) with 5 venues
- [Puyallup](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/wa/puyallup) with 10 venues
- [Gig Harbor](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/wa/gig-harbor) with 9 venues
- [Olalla](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/wa/olalla) with 3 venues
- [Lacey](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/wa/lacey) with 4 venues
- [Port Orchard](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/wa/port-orchard) with 5 venues
- [Yelm](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/wa/yelm) with 4 venues