Live music in Fort Lauderdale

The beach's landmark rock bar runs live bands daily from noon into the night — resident acts like Hole Patrol, Starbyrds and Leo Von rotate through the week.

Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday — Live Music Every Day at Blue Jean Blues

Broward's premier jazz and blues club books named local acts every night (Sun 5–8 PM, Mon 7–10 PM, Tue 5–7 & 8–11:30 PM, Wed 6–10 PM, Thu 7–11 PM, Fri/Sat two sets from 5:30 PM); $5 entertainment fee on Fri/Sat late shows.

Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday — Live Music 7 Days a Week at Aruba Beach Cafe

Beachfront cafe at the Anglin's pier with live music daily — Mon–Thu 4–7 PM and 8 PM–midnight, Fri from 4 PM, Sat/Sun from noon, dancing after 9 PM.

Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday — Live Music at the Village Pump at Village Grille & Village Pump

9:00 PM · Classic and alternative rock in the Village Pump bar, Wed–Sat 9 PM–midnight, per the restaurant's own site.

Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday — Polynesian Islander Revue (nightly dinner show) at Mai-Kai Restaurant and Polynesian Show

Mai-Kai's Islander dinner show — drums, dance and fire-knife performance running 60+ years — plays nightly with seatings from 5 PM (Sat/Sun add matinees); the restaurant's 70th anniversary lands Dec 28, 2026.

Sunday — Sunday Jazz Brunch (first Sundays) at Esplanade Park

11:00 AM · Free City of Fort Lauderdale brunch concerts on three Riverwalk stages, 11 AM–2 PM on the first Sunday of the month; in-window lineups are filed as dated listings (Nov 1 and Dec 6).

Friday — Friday Night Music / Dancing By-The-Sea at Anglin's Square

7:00 PM · Free Friday-night outdoor dancing to local bands at Commercial Blvd & El Mar Dr in season; the town publishes no band-by-band fall schedule, so no acts are named.

Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday — Bandshell Concert Series at Hollywood Beach Bandshell

7:00 PM · Free concerts Wed–Sun 7–9 PM at the Margaritaville bandshell with rotating South Florida cover and tribute bands; dated listings appear only occasionally.

Sunday, Monday, Tuesday — DJ Nights, T-Dance & Karaoke at Hunters Nightclub

Wilton Manors staple: Sunday T-Dance from 2 PM, DJ Trevor Oldroyd's video bar Mon–Tue 7–11 PM and karaoke with Don Casteel Mondays at 8 PM. DJ and karaoke nights only — no named concerts were published for this window.

Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday — Live Music Nightly + Wednesday Reggae Night at Original Fat Cat's

Himmarshee dive bar with local bands nightly and a Wednesday reggae night per venue listings; no dated fall calendar is published.

Friday, Saturday — Free Live Music (Fri/Sat pattern) at Tarpon River Brewing

Tarpon River's taproom ran free Friday/Saturday live music (6:30/8 PM sets) through 2025; its calendar showed no dated fall 2026 shows when checked, so no acts are named — check the brewery for current dates.