Baltimore's Best Karaoke Bars

Everyone has been in that situation. The one where you're at a karaoke bar and one of your friends has all the guts or alcohol in their system that is needed to get up and sing along-off key-to the words appearing on a screen. Before you know it they are dragging you on the stage with them. Do you go?

Baltimore has some of the best local karaoke bars around and the talent and competition is thick! So if you're the person who wants to get up and let those pipes blast or you just want to go and enjoy good food and cocktails with some friends you are sure to find an establishment that fits the bill. Below is a list of the best local karaoke bars in the Baltimore area.

Howl at the Moon
22 Market Place
Baltimore, MD.
410-783-5111
Wed-Thurs, 7pm-2, Friday 5pm-2, Sat 530pm-2

Howl at the Moon, Baltimore has been rocking the night since 2001. Though they have many locations around the country it may be that the Baltimore outlet is the loudest, craziest and most fun of them!

Cricket's Fat Daddy Saloon
9920 Washington Blvd
Laurel, MD 20723
301-497-9494
Mon - Sun 9pm-2

Formerly "My Way", Cricket's Fat Daddy Saloon is under new management and a new name. Review sites have lauded it for their saloon/steak house style food that offers great taste for the right price. On the karaoke night I went in it was hopping with activity in a relaxed but energized atmosphere.

Cactus Flats
10026 Hansonville Rd
Frederick, MD 21702
301-898-3085
Tue / Wed 8pm-11

When you want fun you got it at Cactus Flats! Be warned though, this isn't the place to take grandma or the kids after church for Sunday lunch. Good food, great beer, and the walls are decorated with, well, less than clothed women. Being able to throw peanut shells on the floor while grandma does karaoke to "Every Rose has its Thorn" isn't a bad idea either, though.
Bill's Lighthouse Inn
1741 Light Street
Baltimore, MD 21230
410-547-0993
Karaoke-Sat. 9pm-2

Besides having great karaoke on Saturday nights Bill's is known for having outstanding Maryland Crab and has been called one of "the true SoBo (south Baltimore) treats!" Don't let the aged finish and decor fool you on the inside and out this place is special and more than a person or two have found themselves grabbing a microphone by the end of Saturday karaoke night.

If you are in or around the Baltimore area for pleasure, business, or you just live here, give one of the best local karaoke bars in the area a try. You won't be sorry!

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