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Atlanta Nightlife


Atlanta Nightlife is your comprehensive guide to what to do after dark in the city — from late-night dance clubs to cozy neighborhood bars, live music venues, adult entertainment, and comedy spaces.

Atlanta’s nightlife is diverse: some places are best for dancing, others for live performances, and others for grabbing drinks with friends. Below you’ll find links to dedicated pages for Bars, Nightclubs & Dance Clubs, Live Music Venues, Comedy Clubs, and Adult Entertainment — so you can explore each category in depth.

This page is designed to help you choose the type of nightlife you’re looking for; individual venue details live on the category pages below.

Live Music Venues

Venues where live performance is the primary draw — concerts, bands, DJs with a music focus.

City Winery Atlanta

Atlanta's first urban winery, City Winery has an intimate music venue able to seat 300 people, a restaurant, bar, an outdoor patio, and a private even...

Avon Theater

The Avon Theater is part of the Historic Avondale Estates Tudor Village building that was constructed in 1924 and is listed on the National Register ...

Blind Willie's

A local blues, jazz, and roots institution that's been around for more than 25 years. The North Highland Avenue storefront, with its signature guitar-...

Apache XLR

Eclectic venue for hip-hop, spoken-word poetry, and up-and-coming soul artists. Home to Wednesday night jam sessions featuring a live band and open mi...

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Dance Clubs and Nightclubs

Spots focused on late-night music, DJs, dancing, and nightlife energy.

Havana Club ATL

The Havana Club has been a fixture on the Buckhead nightlife scene since it's opening in March of 1996. Founded by seasoned entrepreneurs, The Havana ...

Eastside Station

Welcome To Eastside Station, Gwinnett's Ultimate Party Bar!



Monday: Free Pool
Wednesday: Industry Night
Thursday: Texas Hold'Em
Friday: Dance Mix

Sa...

District Atlanta

Nightclub and unique visual experience located just down the street from Sweetwater Brewing.

MJQ Concourse

MJQ Concourse moved to Underground Atlanta 50 Lower Alabama St Atlanta GA 30303


The tiny, shacklike entrance reveals an eclectic and loyal late-nigh...

Lyfe ATL

"Restaurant by day! Nightclub when the sun goes down! A bar at all times! This upscale establishment caters to all walks of life thus the name! Come i...

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Comedy Clubs

Stand-up, improv, and comedy venues across the city.

Atlanta Comedy Theater - Underground

Comedy Club featuring Live Stand-Up Comedy & Drag Brunch Shows, Improv, Murder Mysteries, Comedy Karaoke, & Dinner Theater.



Atlanta MAgic Theater

Up-close magic begins before the curtain ever rises. Arrive early and experience pre-show magic performed just feet away—setting the tone for an unfor...

Beer & Comedy

We have hosted the best comedy shows at some of our favorite breweries across the Southeast for over a decade. It all started with our first show at S...

Dad's Garage Theatre

Dad’s Garage is a non-profit comedy theatre located in the heart of Atlanta's historic Old Fourth Ward neighborhood. With award-winning Atlanta improv...

Don't Tell Comedy

Our founder Kyle started Don't Tell Comedy because he was tired of breaking the bank to have a fun night out. He liked hosting comedy shows, but grew ...

Bars and Pubs

97 Estoria

Once a grocery store for cotton mill workers in the historic Cabbagetown neighborhood, 97 Estoria is a restaurant and "hangout for all adults" known f...

AlcoHall

Niche beer, wine and spirits hall located at Pullman Yards. Free bar games like pool, shuffleboard, darts and more are available to play inside AlcoHa...

Argosy

This multilevel gastropub in East Atlanta Village is the latest venture from the Bookhouse Pub/MJQ crew. Inside, nautical references and rustic, vinta...

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After-Hours and Late-Night Venues

Aisle 5

Aisle 5 maintains the communal philosophy of its predecessor, the Five Spot, but its guts are brand new. The 2014 renovation brought the space a new s...

Cypress Street Pint & Plate

With 14 beers on tap, 40 bottled selections, and a fully stocked selection of wine and spirits, Cypress has become a local favorite neighborhood haunt...

MJQ Concourse

MJQ Concourse moved to Underground Atlanta 50 Lower Alabama St Atlanta GA 30303


The tiny, shacklike entrance reveals an eclectic and loyal late-nigh...

Onyx Gentlemen's Club- Atlanta

This gentlemen's club offers women free entry until midnight.

Pink Pony

There are strip clubs, and then there are Atlanta strip clubs. The Pink Pony sits atop an extended list of adult emporiums for the city, but it's the ...

Adult Entertainment

Clermont Lounge

If you haven't witnessed Blondie, the city's most well-embraced stripper (she's appeared in the city's marketing material, for Christ's sake), crushin...

Club Blaze

Welcome to Club Blaze in Conley, GA. Our Atlanta strip club has the best exotic dancers & top strippers in Clayton & DeKalb County, GA. Since 1991, Cl...

GOLDRUSH Showbar

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Pink Pony

There are strip clubs, and then there are Atlanta strip clubs. The Pink Pony sits atop an extended list of adult emporiums for the city, but it's the ...

Tattletale Lounge

Name-checked by Mötley Crüe, this venerable strip club just keeps shakin’ its thang.
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