The 8 best clubs in Tilburg, ranked: 013, Studio, Hall of Fame and Little Devil, plus student pubs open until 04:00, with closing times, prices and door rules.
The best clubs in Tilburg are one big venue, one club-bar on the Heuvel and a handful of pubs that turn into dance floors. Tilburg is a pub city with about 13,000 students at Tilburg University, plus Fontys and Avans, and its nights run along three places: the Heuvel and Korte Heuvel, the Piusplein and the Spoorzone. 013, the pop and dance venue near the Pieter Vreedeplein, is the nearest thing to a big club, with a 3,000-capacity main hall and night shows that end at 04:00 or 06:00. Studio on the Heuvel lists a 04:00 close from Wednesday to Saturday.
This list ranks eight of them. Tilburg has too few dedicated clubs for ten, so it mixes club nights, live rooms and student pubs with DJs. Each entry gives the closing time where one is published, the door and one honest reason to skip it. The basics: the legal age for alcohol is 18, staff check ID when in doubt, and the busiest pubs close at 04:00.
We ranked on five things: sound, crowd, door, late licence and value. Sound means a room built for music, which is why 013 sits first. Crowd means people who came to dance or hear a band rather than to pass through. Door means you can predict whether you get in, from a ticket at 013 to a walk-in pub. Late licence means how long the night runs, and we only list hours that a venue or its listing publishes. Value compares the price with the night. Several Tilburg venues do not publish prices or hours, so where we could not confirm a detail we say so. We do not sell tickets ourselves.
Tilburg's main pop and dance venue, with a 3,000-capacity main hall and a 700-capacity Next stage. Club nights admit you until 03:00 and night shows end at 04:00 or 06:00. The autumn 2026 programme includes Subquake's 13-year anniversary drum & bass night on 28 November and De Unie on 19 December. Skip it if you want a small room or a free walk-in night: entry is by ticket.
The club-bar on the Heuvel, with a published 04:00 close from Wednesday to Saturday in its winter hours. The October 2026 agenda runs Studio OG on Saturdays, Club Stëlz on Wednesdays, a silent disco on Thursdays and guest nights on Fridays. Skip it if you want to know the price before you arrive: the agenda lists no entry fees or age rules.
A pop venue with a skatepark and rehearsal rooms in the Cultuurfabriek in the Spoorzone. October 2026 has Tilburg Dub Club #9 on 24 October for €13.75, plus punk and indie gigs at €17 to €24.75. Skip it if you want a big dance floor: this is a gig room that hosts the occasional club night.
Tilburg's rock café: metal, rock and punk gigs most weeks, themed club nights and a free pop quiz on selected Thursdays. Many nights are free, and ticketed shows cost €10 to €20. Skip it if you want chart music or house: the sound is guitars.
The Piusplein café with the best-documented late hours in town: open from 11:00 and until 04:00 on five nights. Every Tuesday from 23:00 to 00:30 Dobbeldinsdag has free entry, resident DJs and a dice game where an even roll makes your drinks free. Skip it if you want a quiet late drink in term time: this is a student hangout.
A student eetcafé on the Piusplein that bills itself as the café of Tilburg. A DJ plays most days, Thursday counts as the start of the weekend, and on Sundays it stays open late for hockey and football teams. Skip it if you want a quiet Thursday: that is when the students arrive.
An alternative bar and lounge on the Heuvel with craft beers, cocktails, DJs and live acts, and a dance pit at the back where Rock Academy students have performed. It draws students, young professionals and musicians. Skip it if you want a polished club: the room is informal and built around bands.
A party pub on the Heuvel, listed as a bar and disco and popular with students, with curved walls and small round windows that give it a submarine feel. A city-guide listing calls it always busy, and Google shows it as open. Skip it if you want a calm drink: this is a busy student pub.
Most of these are in the city centre. Studio, Cul de Sac and Le Clochard are on the Heuvel, Bolle and Brandpunt are on the Piusplein, and Little Devil is on Stationstraat. 013 is on Veemarktstraat, about 1 km and a 10 to 15 minute walk from Tilburg station, and it lists free bike parking at Heuvelring 124. Hall of Fame is in the Cultuurfabriek on Burgemeester Brokxlaan.
Getting home needs a plan. Night trains run on Friday and Saturday only, hourly between Rotterdam, Breda, Tilburg and Eindhoven, plus Tilburg to 's-Hertogenbosch. We could not confirm a current city night bus, so check 9292. Taxis have a maximum tariff of €4.31 plus €3.17 per kilometre and €0.52 per minute.
Tilburg rewards a plan more than a big budget. Check the 013 agenda first, because club nights are ticketed per event, then spend the rest of the week on the Heuvel and the Piusplein, where pubs are free to enter and Bolle and Studio list a 04:00 close. Bring ID and a bank card, since 013 takes cards only. For closing times, prices and the way home in one place, read our Tilburg nightlife guide. To choose an area first, see Tilburg nightlife by neighbourhood, or start with the 7 best bars in Tilburg. Ready to book? Find upcoming nights on NightFind tickets.
For a big room and club nights, 013 near the Pieter Vreedeplein. For a club-bar with a published 04:00 close, Studio on the Heuvel. For alternative gigs and Tilburg Dub Club, Hall of Fame in the Cultuurfabriek.
013 club nights admit you until 03:00, and night shows end at 04:00 or 06:00. Studio lists a 04:00 close from Wednesday to Saturday, and Bolle closes at 04:00 on five nights. Pubs elsewhere close earlier: Kandinsky closes at 01:00.
Pubs on the Heuvel and the Piusplein are free to enter. Club nights and gigs listed for autumn 2026 cost €10 to €25, for example €13.75 for Tilburg Dub Club #9 at Hall of Fame and €17.50 in advance for Praying Mantis at Little Devil. 013 sets prices per event, and Studio does not publish its entry prices.
013 books pop, dance and rock, Little Devil runs metal, rock and punk, Hall of Fame mixes punk gigs with a skatepark, and Paradox covers jazz and current music.
The legal age for alcohol is 18, and staff check ID when in doubt. At 013, programming after midnight is 18+ unless the event page says otherwise, and some evenings, such as Brandalarm on 27 November, are 16+. Bring ID even if you look older.
