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Karaoke in Cedar Rapids, IA
Thursday is Cedar Rapids' karaoke night: four of the six confirmed venues sing, from private studio booths downtown to a tap in North Liberty. Friday, oddly, belongs to Studio 6 Karaoke Bar alone.
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Cedar Rapids puts its karaoke on Thursday. Studio 6 Karaoke Bar on 1st Avenue SE opens its studio booths at 7pm, Rumors on F Avenue NW starts at 8:30, X Marks The Spot on 3rd Avenue SE hosts an open mic and talent night, and J&A Tap sings down in North Liberty. Four venues on one night, out of six confirmed.
Around that, the week goes one venue at a time: Tuesday at Just Coz in Kingston Village, Wednesday at Rumors, Friday at Studio 6 alone, and Saturday at Checkers Tavern on 6th Street SW, J&A Tap and Studio 6 again. On Sunday and Monday, nothing on our confirmed list sings.
3 confirmed venues
Midweek, both banks
Tear It Up Tuesday across the river from downtown, two nights on F Avenue NW, and a Thursday talent night on 3rd Avenue SE.
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Just Coz
400 6th St SW · Kingston VillageTear It Up Tuesday, every Tuesday at 7pm. The week's first karaoke night anywhere in the metro.
Just Coz runs karaoke Tuesday.
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Rumors
400 F Ave NW · F Ave NWWednesdays and Thursdays from 8:30pm. The one Wednesday in town.
Rumors runs karaoke Wednesday and Thursday.
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X Marks The Spot
713 3rd Ave SE · 3rd Ave SEAn open mic and talent night on Thursdays, a few blocks from Studio 6 downtown.
X Marks The Spot runs karaoke Thursday.
3 confirmed venues
Thursday into the weekend
Studio booths downtown, a two-night tap in North Liberty, and a Saturday tavern on 6th Street SW.
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Studio 6 Karaoke Bar
203 1st Ave SE · 1st Ave SEPrivate studio booths, Thursday to Saturday from 7pm, and until 2am on Friday and Saturday. The only Friday karaoke on our confirmed list.
Studio 6 Karaoke Bar runs karaoke Thursday to Saturday.
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J&A Tap
440 N Dubuque St · North LibertyThursday and Saturday nights, down in North Liberty at the metro's southern edge.
J&A Tap runs karaoke Thursday and Saturday.
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Checkers Tavern
3120 6th St SW · 6th St SWKaraoke on Saturday, further down 6th Street SW from Just Coz.
Checkers Tavern runs karaoke Saturday.
3 more where these came from.
We keep tabs on 9 karaoke spots in and around Cedar Rapids — this guide writes up 6. The rest are on the map in the app, next to the part that matters: what you’ll sing when the book comes around.
Thursday, four ways
Thursday is the big night in Cedar Rapids, four venues deep. Studio 6 Karaoke Bar opens its private booths at 7pm, Rumors starts at 8:30, X Marks The Spot hosts its open mic and talent night, and J&A Tap sings in North Liberty.
The downtown pair sit a short walk apart, Studio 6 on 1st Avenue SE and X Marks The Spot on 3rd Avenue SE: private booths at one, a room to perform to at the other.
Tuesday, Wednesday and the weekend
The rest of the week goes one venue at a time. Tuesday is Just Coz in Kingston Village, Tear It Up Tuesday at 7pm. Wednesday is Rumors on F Avenue NW at 8:30. Friday is Studio 6's booths, 7pm to 2am, and nobody else.
Saturday widens to three: Checkers Tavern on 6th Street SW, J&A Tap in North Liberty, and Studio 6 again until 2am. Sunday and Monday are dark on our confirmed list, which makes Tuesday the start of the karaoke week here.
Questions
Where can I do karaoke in Cedar Rapids tonight?
It depends on the night. Thursday has four options: Studio 6 Karaoke Bar, Rumors, X Marks The Spot and J&A Tap in North Liberty. Saturday has three, Friday has Studio 6 alone, Tuesday is Just Coz and Wednesday is Rumors.
Does Cedar Rapids have private karaoke rooms?
Yes. Studio 6 Karaoke Bar on 1st Avenue SE downtown has studio karaoke booths, open Thursday to Saturday from 7pm and until 2am on Friday and Saturday.
What night is karaoke in Cedar Rapids?
Thursday, with four of the six confirmed venues. Saturday is next with three. Sunday and Monday have nothing on our confirmed list.
Is there karaoke in North Liberty?
J&A Tap on North Dubuque Street runs karaoke on Thursday and Saturday nights.
How late does karaoke go in Cedar Rapids?
Studio 6 Karaoke Bar keeps its booths open until 2am on Friday and Saturday, the only confirmed closing time in the metro.
Is this every karaoke bar in Cedar Rapids?
No. This page covers the venues worth knowing first. The full verified list for the Cedar Rapids area lives in the KaraokeList app, with the nights each one runs.
You found the bar.
Now what are you singing?
KaraokeList keeps every karaoke song you can actually pull off — and when the list runs dry, it finds you new ones, each with a reason. The full verified list of Cedar Rapids venues is in there too.