Find nighttime entertainment and the popular nightspots at Weirs Beach.

Live bands, cocktails, great company, and so much more.

The Tower Hill Tavern has great bands on Friday and Saturday nights. The main stage is upstairs on the second floor; there is a smaller stage on the first floor. There is also an outdoor stage called the “Sucker Punch Saloon” that is used primarily during motorcycle events. Finally, there is a separate building attached to the Tavern called the “Sidecar Sports Bar” that surrounds the bar in the center with large-screen TVs. For a history of the Tavern building, click here.

The Big House features the largest dance floor in Weirs Beach. Formerly known as the Paradise Beach Club, the nightclub was greatly expanded in 2019. Featured are DJ’s every weekend and the occasional “global” act. Attached to the club is an outdoor stage called the “Wreck Yard” that features live bands throughout the summer season.

The Boardwalk Bar & Grill features solo entertainers on Friday and Saturday nights.

Dox on Winnipesaukee features solo entertainers on weekend afternoons.

The Looney Bin hosts bands during bike week, and sometimes features bands on Sunday afternoons.

The Fancy is a perennial local favorite. The small bar attracts quite a large crowd. (In its previous incarnations, it was a Mexican restaurant known as the Crazy Gringo, Rita’s, and Nothin’ Fancy). Occasional live entertainment.

The Clubhouse, at #329 Lakeside Avenue, is the newest drinking spot in Weirs Beach. (Previously this location was the Compass Cafe.)

At the Naswa Resort, you’ll feel like you’re in the tropics at the fantabulous Nazbar Beach Bar, where there are live bands on most summer weekend afternoons and various other entertainment during the season.

At the “Saloon Corner” at the intersection of Route 3 and Roller Coaster Road, you’ll find a saloon that caters primarily to the biker crowd. The High Octane Saloon is a very popular nightspot during Motorcycle Week, when there are bands, contests, and some really wild shows.

Visit Weirs Beach to be entertained every night as part of your vacation today!

Click on the button below for interesting stories about prohibition in Weirs Beach, as well as time-lapse photos of Weirs Beach at night in the 1950s.

Moonlight On Lake Winnipesaukee

Historical postcards of “Moonlight on Lake Winnipesaukee” were sold with a vast variety of moonlit scenes. There are no telltales that the artwork actually depicted any specific part of the big Lake; rather, these were probably imagined, generic scenes, with water, islands, and mountains as the common denominator.