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Karaoke inVirginia Beach
Seven cities around the water, and they sing as one metro. Virginia Beach holds the nightly stages and the private rooms that open at 11:30 in the morning; everywhere else, a named host takes one night a week and makes it theirs. Thursday is the night the whole region keeps.
25written up in this guide49tracked in and around Virginia Beach
This guide walks the standouts. The full Virginia Beach map lives in the KaraokeList app — free, kept current by the singers who use it.
Virginia Beach carries the every-night load, and carries it easily. Dockers keeps a dedicated karaoke stage going nightly, Stooges runs 9pm to 1:30am seven nights a week, and the metro's private-room venues — Volcano and The Grammy Karaoke — are on this side of the water too, both open from 11:30 in the morning.
Across the bridges and tunnels, the hosts get billing: JJ midweek at Cap'n Ron's in Norfolk, DJ Frady's weekends at Hank's Pub in Chesapeake, DJ Ro's Fridays at the Twisted Pig in Portsmouth. If you remember one thing, remember Thursday — the closest thing the region has to an official karaoke night.
4 confirmed venues
Virginia Beach: the nightly core
Every venue in the metro that runs more than three nights a week is inside Virginia Beach city limits. These are the four.
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Dockers
700 Timberlake Shopping Centre · Virginia BeachKaraoke on a dedicated stage, every night of the week.
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Stooges
4239 Holland Rd · Virginia BeachSeven nights, 9pm to 1:30am — the steadiest late shift in the metro.
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Volcano
4830 Virginia Beach Blvd · Virginia BeachPrivate rooms alongside sushi, hibachi and ramen, open daily from 11:30am.
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The Grammy Karaoke
904 S Lynnhaven Rd · LynnhavenRooms with food and drink service brought to the door, six days a week from 11:30am to 1am. Closed Mondays.
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4 confirmed venues
Norfolk, Chesapeake, Hampton, Portsmouth
One night at a time, usually with the host's name on the flyer.
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Cap'n Ron's
9300 Chesapeake Blvd · NorfolkThree nights midweek — Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday with JJ, 8pm to midnight. The busiest calendar on the Norfolk side.
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Hank's Pub
2138 S Military Hwy · ChesapeakeDJ Frady hosts Friday and Saturday, 8:30pm to 1am.
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Plaza Del Sol
2200 Colonial Ave · NorfolkFriday karaoke from 9pm to 2am on Colonial Avenue.
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Sly Clyde Ciderworks
207 E Mellen St · HamptonA cider taproom whose Thursday evening market — sip, shop and sing — runs 6 to 9pm with karaoke in the middle of it.
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24 more where these came from.
We keep tabs on 49 karaoke spots in and around Virginia Beach — this guide writes up 25. 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 is the night
No other night spreads like it. In Norfolk, Suite 1200 on Granby Street and Dolce Luxury Lounge on Little Creek Road both make Thursday their karaoke night, and PBR Norfolk puts karaoke on its stage the first Thursday of every month. In Virginia Beach, Lendy's runs karaoke every Thursday; in Hampton, Charm'd Lounge goes 7pm to midnight; and Cap'n Ron's and Sly Clyde both land their weeks on it too.
The odd one out is the earliest: Decoys Seafood in Suffolk runs its Thursday karaoke at the Blind Duck Tiki Bar from 5:30 to 8:30pm — finished before most of the others have opened the book.
The hosts get billing
Karaoke here is a circuit of named hosts as much as a list of rooms. JJ runs the midweek at Cap'n Ron's; DJ Frady holds Hank's Pub at the weekend; DJ Richie kicks off at 9pm at Eagles Nest Rockin' Country Bar in Chesapeake and runs to 2am, level with Plaza Del Sol for the latest confirmed finish in the region; and DJ Ro takes Fridays at the Twisted Pig in Portsmouth, 8 to 11pm.
A few formats go past the songbook. Krossroads in Virginia Beach puts live bands behind its karaoke on Fridays and Saturdays, The Vanguard Brewpub & Distillery in Hampton stages emo-night karaoke, and Scandals Live runs its Wednesday open mic with Carl and Bryan of Rendition.
Saturday, everywhere at once
If Thursday belongs to the lounges, Saturday belongs to everywhere else. In Virginia Beach alone, the nightclub Peabody's, Ready Room on London Bridge Road and the pool-table bar Inland Reef all run Saturday karaoke.
Across the water it holds: Stillwater Tavern in downtown Hampton starts at 7pm, Josh's Bar & Grill pairs a DJ with karaoke on Saturday nights, and Busky's in Chesapeake sings Saturday and Sunday both.
Questions
Where can I do karaoke in Virginia Beach tonight?
Dockers and Stooges both run karaoke every night of the week, Volcano's private rooms are open daily from 11:30am, and The Grammy Karaoke runs every day but Monday.
Where are the private karaoke rooms in Hampton Roads?
Virginia Beach, and only Virginia Beach: Volcano on Virginia Beach Boulevard and The Grammy Karaoke on South Lynnhaven Road, both open from 11:30am. Nothing confirmed in Norfolk, Chesapeake, Hampton or Portsmouth rents rooms.
Is there karaoke in Norfolk?
Yes, on a one-night rhythm. Cap'n Ron's runs Tuesday through Thursday with JJ, Plaza Del Sol takes Fridays from 9pm to 2am, Suite 1200 and Dolce Luxury Lounge both do Thursdays, and PBR Norfolk sings the first Thursday of each month.
How late does karaoke go in Virginia Beach?
Stooges runs to 1:30am every night and The Grammy Karaoke's rooms go to 1am. The latest confirmed finishes are across the water: Eagles Nest in Chesapeake runs to 2am, and Plaza Del Sol in Norfolk matches it on Fridays.
Is there karaoke in Hampton?
Five confirmed venues: Charm'd Lounge on Thursdays from 7pm to midnight, Sly Clyde Ciderworks' Thursday market from 6 to 9pm, Stillwater Tavern on Saturdays from 7pm, Josh's Bar & Grill on Saturday nights, and emo-night karaoke at The Vanguard Brewpub & Distillery.
Is this every karaoke bar in Virginia Beach?
No. This page covers the cities and the venues worth knowing first. The full verified list for Hampton Roads 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 Virginia Beach venues is in there too.