The directory
Venues by state
26 open places
Texas
26 places
Albert Icehouse & Dancehall
Albert, TX
Live music and community dances in Albert, near Stonewall.
Coupland Dancehall
Coupland, TX
A historic Texas dancehall with country music and room to two-step.
Freiheit Country Store
New Braunfels, TX
A New Braunfels honky tonk, restaurant and live country music stop.
Quihi Dance Hall
Quihi, TX
A historic community dance hall with live country bands near Hondo.
The Lonesome Rose
San Antonio, TX
A San Antonio honky tonk with live music on St. Mary’s Street.
Thirsty Horse Dance Hall & Saloon
San Antonio, TX
A San Antonio country dance hall with frequent live music.
Blue Bonnet Palace
Selma, TX
A Selma dance hall with live Texas country entertainment.
The White Horse
Austin, TX
An East Austin dance hall that became an early home for Mike and the Moonpies.
Billy Bob’s Texas
Fort Worth, TX
A Stockyards landmark built for country music, dancing, and bull riding.
Broken Spoke
Austin, TX
An Austin dance hall where generations of Texas country have taken the stage.
Gruene Hall
New Braunfels, TX
Texas’s 1878 dance hall, still operating in its original layout.
Luckenbach
Luckenbach, TX
The Texas dance hall where Jerry Jeff Walker recorded “¡Viva Terlingua!”
Floore’s Country Store
Helotes, TX
Live music, food and dancing in Helotes since 1942.
White Elephant Saloon
Fort Worth, TX
The Fort Worth Stockyards saloon seen as CD’s Bar & Grill in “Walker, Texas Ranger.”
Neon Boots
Houston, TX
Houston country dancing in the former Esquire Ballroom.
Donn’s Depot
Austin, TX
An Austin piano bar built from a railroad depot and retired railcars.
Little Longhorn Saloon
Austin, TX
A small Austin bar known for live country music and Sunday chicken-shit bingo.
Sam’s Town Point
Austin, TX
A South Austin gathering place for artists, bands, and neighborhood regulars.
Riley’s Tavern
Hunter, TX
A Hunter tavern whose beer-license story begins in September 1933.
Devil’s Backbone Tavern
Fischer, TX
A restored Hill Country outpost with a mid-century dance pavilion.
Arkey Blue’s Silver Dollar
Bandera, TX
A below-street honky tonk in Bandera, owned by Arkey Blue since 1968.
11th Street Cowboy Bar
Bandera, TX
A Bandera bar with an outdoor amphitheater and a long list of country performers.
Cheatham Street Warehouse
San Marcos, TX
The San Marcos room where George Strait’s first Ace in the Hole gig took place.
Twin Sisters Dance Hall
Blanco, TX
An 1879 community dance hall sustained by members and volunteers.
Anhalt Hall
Spring Branch, TX
A German-Texan community hall with a dance floor built in 1908.
Mercer Dancehall
Driftwood, TX
A family-built dance hall that returned in 2026 after rebuilding and closure.