Live music and nightlife in Norfolk: venues and where to go

Last checked Oct. 19, 2026. Addresses and phone numbers come from each venue’s own site or the Downtown Norfolk Council listings, linked below. We list venues, not individual shows; check each venue’s calendar. Must be 21 or older where noted.

Norfolk’s nightlife is concentrated downtown: concerts at The NorVa, Scope and Chrysler Hall, jazz at the Attucks Theatre, bars and DJs at Waterside District, and comedy and restaurants along Granby Street and in the NEON District. In Ghent, the Naro shows classic and cult films on Colley Avenue.

Who to call

• Scope, Chrysler Hall and the Attucks Theatre: 757-664-6464
• Police, not an emergency: 757-441-5610
• Getting home: The Tide runs every 30 minutes after 9:30 p.m.; see getting around

Concert halls and arenas

• Scope Arena also hosts Norfolk Admirals hockey games, listed on the Seven Venues calendar.
• The Attucks Theatre in the Church Street corridor runs the Attucks Jazz Club series with the Virginia Arts Festival (city calendar).
• The Virginia Symphony Orchestra plays the Harrison Opera House and the Attucks Theatre (virginiasymphony.org).

Waterside District

Waterside District, 333 Waterside Drive, is the waterfront’s bar and restaurant hall (watersidedistrict.com):

• PBR Norfolk, a Coors Banquet bar, has live entertainment every Friday and Saturday night and karaoke on the first Thursday of the month.
• Blue Moon Taphouse is in the same building.
• Waterside also books ticketed parties, silent discos and the NYE Live New Year’s Eve party. Several are 21 and older, including NYE Live.

Granby Street and the NEON District

• Push Comedy Theater, 763 Granby St.: a 90-seat comedy and improv venue in the NEON District, performing on Granby Street since 2015; street parking on Granby Street, West Wilson Avenue and West Olney Avenue (pushcomedytheater.com).
• Leone’s, 455 Granby St., an Italian restaurant that books live music (leonesitalian.com).
• Grain, the rooftop beer garden at the Hilton Norfolk The Main, 100 E. Main St., holds DJ nights (grainnorfolk.com).
• The council’s NEON District page lists galleries, murals and restaurants for a night out.

Ghent

• The Naro, 1507 Colley Ave., a cinema showing classic and cult films, with online tickets (narocinema.com).
• Elation Brewing, 5104 Colley Ave. in Highland Park, has a dog-friendly patio (elationbrewing.com).

Summer outdoors

Norfolk Festevents runs free summer concerts and party nights at Ocean View Beach Park and Town Point Park, and free events at Five Points Park; see oceanviewbeachpark.org and festevents.org.

What this means for you

• Street meters downtown are free after 6 p.m. daily; garages charge by the hour. See a guide to downtown Norfolk.
• Bring ID: Waterside and many bar events are 21 and older.

Related guides: date night in Norfolk, things to do this weekend and free things to do.

Frequently asked questions

Where is The NorVa in Norfolk?

317 Monticello Ave., downtown. Phone 757-622-9877; shows are listed on thenorva.com.

Where do big concerts play in Norfolk?

Scope Arena, 201 E. Brambleton Ave., and Chrysler Hall, 215 St. Paul’s Blvd., both run by the city’s Seven Venues, which list shows on sevenvenues.com.

Is there a comedy club in Norfolk?

Push Comedy Theater, 763 Granby St. in the NEON District, is a 90-seat venue that has staged comedy on Granby Street since 2015.

Where can I hear jazz in Norfolk?

The Attucks Theatre, 1010 Church St., hosts the Attucks Jazz Club series; recent shows have started at 7:30 p.m. on Saturdays.