Find Dance Clubs in Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky

Main Event

Downtown

Main Event is your standard, dim, no-frills bar with a handful of TVs and a huge dance area. When that dance area fills up in the after-midnight hour, DJs from all over... Read more

Main Event is your standard, dim, no-frills bar with a handful of TVs and a huge dance area. When that dance area fills up in the after-midnight hour, DJs from all over keep the crowd moving. There's also a huge menu of cheap bar food including a $3 bowl of chili, a $7 chef salad, a $12 14-inch pizza and a $6 gourmet roast beef... Read More

Scene Ultra Lounge

Downtown

Boisterous nightspot with craft beers, cocktails, DJs, a dance floor, and TVs for sports fans.

Boisterous nightspot with craft beers, cocktails, DJs, a dance floor, and TVs for sports fans.

Backyard Bar

North

The large open space of the Backyard Bar offers lots of options to its patrons each night. There is a stage and dance floor for bands or DJ almost every night. Dart... Read more

The large open space of the Backyard Bar offers lots of options to its patrons each night. There is a stage and dance floor for bands or DJ almost every night. Dart tournaments are held on Monday nights, and the back yard has ample room to play cornhole, enjoy the outdoor bar, or pick up a game of beach volleyball. Dollar... Read More

Mount Adams Pavilion

Uptown

Live bands & DJs perform at this hip dance club in a historic house with 4 decks and city views.

Live bands & DJs perform at this hip dance club in a historic house with 4 decks and city views.

The Comet

Uptown

A rough-and-ready hangout dishing up Mexican eats and offering a pool table and frequent live music.

A rough-and-ready hangout dishing up Mexican eats and offering a pool table and frequent live music.

Energy Nightclub

Downtown

18 and over dance club located inside Longworth Hall. $5 cover 21 and older, $10 females 18-21, $15 males 18-21.

18 and over dance club located inside Longworth Hall. $5 cover 21 and older, $10 females 18-21, $15 males 18-21.

Shooks Bar & Dance

Downtown

Vintage industrial bar and dance club built in a former Packard showroom.

Vintage industrial bar and dance club built in a former Packard showroom.

Sapphire Room

South

Check out this bar and dance club in the histroic part of Covington's Downtown. Sapphire Room will specialize cocktails, bourbon, and gin. 

Check out this bar and dance club in the histroic part of Covington's Downtown. Sapphire Room will specialize cocktails, bourbon, and gin. 

Velvet Red Room

Downtown

In the former space of Bang Nightclub, the Velvet Red Room aims to attract the sexiest and most elite people in the city. The vibe, needless to say, is upscale. And... Read more

In the former space of Bang Nightclub, the Velvet Red Room aims to attract the sexiest and most elite people in the city. The vibe, needless to say, is upscale. And although they don't have a food menu, they sometimes have food catered. Free birthday package on Fridays and Sundays featuring free valet parking, 20 person guest... Read More

Bar XO's

North

Seecretz Sports Lounge & Grill

North

Seecretz features live DJs, bands, poetry readings and more to entertain the masses on weekends. With an open layout, full bar, dance floor and bangin' beats, this is a... Read more

Seecretz features live DJs, bands, poetry readings and more to entertain the masses on weekends. With an open layout, full bar, dance floor and bangin' beats, this is a good place to go to hear some hip-hop, jazz or R&B rhythms. The bar also serves food like ribs, fish, green beans and more until 9 p.m. on weekdays and 11 p... Read More

Club Trinity

South > Southwest

Have a blast in the club's 9,000 square feet containing pool tables, a giant dance floor, bars and beer tubs. Trinity hosts beer pong tournaments, karaoke night and local... Read more

Have a blast in the club's 9,000 square feet containing pool tables, a giant dance floor, bars and beer tubs. Trinity hosts beer pong tournaments, karaoke night and local DJs every week.

Classic's

North

Briarwood Banquet Center

South > Southwest

The Briarwood is an elegant hall with separate banquet rooms for wedding receptions and other special events. The Oak Room at Briarwood has a casual feel, with all-... Read more

The Briarwood is an elegant hall with separate banquet rooms for wedding receptions and other special events. The Oak Room at Briarwood has a casual feel, with all-American menu items like steak, fried chicken, wings and beer-battered appetizers.

Cicero's

South > Riverfront

Cicero's, a club beneath the Syndicate in Newport, closed almost seven years ago. It's being re-opened, starting with Wednesdays-only, and features all-new furniture,... Read more

Cicero's, a club beneath the Syndicate in Newport, closed almost seven years ago. It's being re-opened, starting with Wednesdays-only, and features all-new furniture, lights and sound system. For now, they'll feature DJs each week.

Aqua

North

Club Ritz describes itself as a nightclub for the "grown and sexy, and the young and hip." Many of the biggest names in hip-hop have stopped by this Roselawn... Read more

Club Ritz describes itself as a nightclub for the "grown and sexy, and the young and hip." Many of the biggest names in hip-hop have stopped by this Roselawn club over the years.

Club Elements

North

Club Elements is a night club and music lounge. They feature concerts and local bands, but a big draw are the DJs spinning reaggae music on Friday and Saturday nights.... Read more

Club Elements is a night club and music lounge. They feature concerts and local bands, but a big draw are the DJs spinning reaggae music on Friday and Saturday nights. College students get in free with their student ID on Thursday's College Night. If you stay late and get the munchies, they've got vegetarian cuisine from Kick... Read More

Tostado's Grill

East

A haunt popular for Red's fans and Red's players themselves, Tostado's has the hookup when it comes to drinking, partying and eclectic eats. Those may not seem... Read more

A haunt popular for Red's fans and Red's players themselves, Tostado's has the hookup when it comes to drinking, partying and eclectic eats. Those may not seem to go together, but Tostado's serves up multiple kinds of cuisine, such as German, Italian, and Mexican. Favorites from their Mexican items include the carnitas and... Read More

Loft 513

Downtown

Loft 513 is a club Downtown that hosts monthly Melange dance party events.

Loft 513 is a club Downtown that hosts monthly Melange dance party events.

Dixie Inc. Nightclub

North

Dixie Inc. Nightclub is a 12,000-square-foot club playing dance music from '80s to top 40. Thursday is College Night with $1 off cover with a College ID, drink specials... Read more

Dixie Inc. Nightclub is a 12,000-square-foot club playing dance music from '80s to top 40. Thursday is College Night with $1 off cover with a College ID, drink specials and Big Beers for $2. Stop in on Friday for Ladies Night, where all ladies are free until 11 p.m. They have DJ Mike, a Laser Show and Drink Specials. Saturday... Read More

J.B. Fin's

South > Riverfront

A seasonal outdoor bar located on the water between Beer Sellar and Hooter's, J.B. Fin's offers live entertainment every night of the week, but only from Memorial Day to... Read more

A seasonal outdoor bar located on the water between Beer Sellar and Hooter's, J.B. Fin's offers live entertainment every night of the week, but only from Memorial Day to Labor Day. The pre- and post-Reds game ferry will make you feel slightly less guilty about enjoying their many drink specials.