Nightclubs & Music Venues

Cat’s Cradle

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300 East Main St (Downtown)
Carrboro, NC 27510

Directions

phone (919) 967-9053

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World-famous live-music venue bringing the finest musical acts to Chapel Hill and Carrboro since 1969. Offers a broad range of top musical entertainment, mostly rock & roll. Serves beer, wine, soda and water. Tickets for most shows available through etix.com.

Cave (The)

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452-1/2 West Franklin St (Downtown)
Chapel Hill, NC 27516

Directions

phone (919) 968-9308

Open 7 days a week, 2:30pm-2:30am.

Since 1968 (the oldest bar in town). Members-only club. Features original music 7 nights a week. Two shows, Tue-Sat: early, 7:30-9:30pm, and late, 10pm, mainly rock & roll, bluegrass, country and folk. Plus pool, pinball and video games. Live Webstream. Cover charge, $5 (weekends); pass the hat, most other nights. All ABC permits.

Kraken (The)

2823 NC Highway 54 West
Chapel Hill, NC 27516

Directions

phone (919) 943-0398

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Library (The)

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120 East Franklin St (Downtown)
Chapel Hill, NC 27514

Directions

phone (919) 968-6004

Open Tue-Sat, 8pm-2am.

Trendy night spot where you can find the best live music and DJs in the Triangle. Looking to dance? You’ve found your spot! Pool tables, foos ball, shuffleboard and more. All ABC permits. Private.

Local 506

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506 West Franklin St (Downtown)
Chapel Hill, NC 27516

Directions

phone (919) 942-5506

Open daily, 9pm-2am.

One of the top venues in the Triangle for original live music, with performances ranging from local bands to national artists. Intimate with comfortable lighting and sound. Serves beer and liquor, with limited food service. Membership required ($3 and must be 18), available during regular hours.

Nightlight

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405-1/2 West Rosemary St (Downtown)
Chapel Hill, NC 27516

Directions

phone (919) 960-6101

Open Sun-Thur, doors open at 8:30 pm and shows at 9:30 pm and Fri-Sat open at 8:30 pm and shows at 10 pm.

Private club (fee, $5). Nightlight offers an Experimental Performance space, Art gallery, Practice room, and Ping Pong Tables. An all ages, non-smoking private membership club with fancy beer, liquor, wine, sodas, coffee and tea for sale. Nightlight also has an outdoor patio where smoking is allowed. Membership is a mere $5 dollars and applications are available at the Nightlight door, bar and online.

Players

159-1/2 East Franklin St (Downtown)
Chapel Hill, NC 27514

Directions

phone (919) 929-0101

Open Thu-Sat, 9pm-2am.

Nightclub located in the heart of Chapel Hill. Best dance floor in town. Available for private functions. All ABC permits. Private.

Pulse Nightclub

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136 East Rosemary St (Downtown)
Chapel Hill, NC 27514

Directions

phone (919) 630-5778

Tue-Sat, 10:00pm-2am.

With over 5000 square feet of space, PULSE is the largest 18+ nightclub in Chapel Hill. Whether you want to mellow out in our privacy oriented party booths, sit at the bar and enjoy the music, or hit the dance floor, Pulse has it all. We have the hottest DJ’s spinning 3 or more nights a week and special giveaways throughout the night! Check out our membership section for the different membership options we offer! Don’t worry, they can all be taken care of at the door in a matter of seconds.

Uptown Nightclub

201 East Franklin St (Downtown)
Chapel Hill, NC 27514

Directions

phone (919) 929-0024

Open during the school year Tue-Sat, 10:30pm-2am; summer Thu-Sat, 10:30pm-2am.

Occupies the top floor above East End Oyster & Martini Bar. Single cover charge gets you from the street-level restaurant and bar to Uptown for cocktails, DJ and dance floor, and to the lower level at Deep End for draft beer, a jukebox, foosball and pool. Uptown is furnished with plush, red-velvet banquettes and mirrored walls so patrons can relax when not on the dance floor.