Nightlife, organized as a network

One network for what happens after dark.

Nightlife Network connects city nightlife guides, local editorial properties and a structured venue directory into one discoverable ecosystem.

6city properties
1network directory
1Portland authority property
45+nightlife subcategories
Network map

The properties each have a job.

Editorial, discovery, city-level relevance and venue discovery all live in separate layers that connect naturally.

Directory Layer

Nightlife.Directory

Structured venue discovery by city, category and exact nightlife subcategory.

Visit the directory →
Portland Authority

ShanghaiTunnelBar.com

Independent editorial coverage of Portland tunnel history, folklore, nightlife and Old Town.

Explore the stories →
City properties

Local nightlife, city by city.

Dedicated city properties give each market room for its own bars, neighborhoods, guides, stories and culture.

Open taxonomy

How nightlife is organized.

The network uses a consistent category system so bars, clubs, entertainment and nightlife services can be discovered logically across cities.

01

Bars & Drinks

Sports bars, cocktail bars, dive bars, rooftops, wine, whiskey, tiki, speakeasies and taprooms.

02

Clubs & Dancing

Nightclubs, dance clubs, EDM, Latin, hip-hop and LGBTQ+ nightlife.

03

Live Entertainment

Live music, jazz, comedy, piano bars, cabarets and small venues.

04

Games & Social

Pool halls, barcades, bowling, karaoke, darts and social clubs.

05

Specialty Nightlife

Lounges, adult nightlife, casinos, gaming, hotel bars and specialty venues.

06

Late Night + Services

After-hours food, party transportation, DJs, promoters and event spaces.

Machine-readable taxonomy

The repository includes assets/network.json so the network structure can be reused by future projects.

View JSON
Open project

A technical home for the network.

This GitHub Pages site documents the public structure of Nightlife Network, its city properties and its directory taxonomy. The repository can grow with public datasets, documentation and utilities as the network expands.