Folk Venues in Raleigh, NC

Cannonball Music Hall is a live music venue catering to local musicians in Raleigh, an all-ages room capable of hosting shows Wednesday through Sunday, a genuinely community-minded addition to the Raleigh scene.

Chapel of Bones is a fresh brewed gourmet coffee shop with a full bar in Raleigh, an all-ages 379-capacity room featuring live music and entertainment in a genuinely unique atmosphere that pairs serious coffee with serious live music.

Gizmo Brew Works has been engineering handcrafted ales since 2013, an all-ages 60-capacity Raleigh brewery and taproom hosting open mic on Thursday nights from March through November, a genuinely community-driven craft beer destination.

Irregardless has served all diets and lifestyles with live music every night since 1975 in Raleigh, an all-ages room with a genuinely long-standing reputation as one of the city's most established live music dining destinations.

Raleigh Times Bar is a timeless local watering hole and so much more, with Raleigh's past, present, and future all on display, a 21+ 75-capacity room with a genuinely historic downtown character.

Rialto Theatre is an original Raleigh joint, an all-ages 432-capacity room with most shows Thursday through Saturday nights, a genuinely historic addition to the Raleigh entertainment scene.

Ruckus Pizza and Bar bills itself as the best damn pizza bar in the Triangle, an 18-and-over 60-capacity Raleigh room with shows mostly on Friday and Saturday nights and open mic on Tuesdays, a genuinely lively addition to the Ruckus family of venues.

Saints and Scholars Pub reopened in July 2012 under owner Victor Khoury, who previously ran Solomon's Mediterranean Restaurant, an all-ages 100-capacity Raleigh Irish pub with a genuinely warm and welcoming character.

The Piper's Tavern has been a neighborhood favorite serving great food, live entertainment, and great company since 2001, an all-ages 150-capacity Raleigh room with a genuinely long-standing reputation in the community.