Ranked 6 of 26 in Springfield nightlife
Hold Fast Brewing
235 N Kimbrough Ave, Springfield, MO 65806
Editorial score 80 out of 100
- Best Brewery Night Out — SGF After Dark 2026
Hold Fast Brewing is a downtown brewery whose Tuesday jazz night has become an institution: live jazz from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., every week, with no cover. The rest of the calendar carries trivia, music bingo, rotating live music and daily food trucks.
- Best for
- A Tuesday night with live jazz, no cover and no obligation to shout over the room.
- Not ideal for
- A late night — the taproom closes earlier than the clubs.
- Entry and pricing
- No cover for the weekly Tuesday jazz night.
- Phone
- (417) 761-2318
Hold Fast Brewing does not publish an age policy, and we do not publish one we cannot source. If the door policy matters to your group, contact the venue directly.
Why it stands out
- Weekly, reliable, free live music is rarer than it sounds. The Tuesday jazz residency runs to a fixed rotation of local bands and has built its own following.
- No cover, ever, for the jazz night, combined with rotating food trucks on site, puts it among the highest value scores in this ranking.
- The wider calendar is genuinely varied — books and brews, music bingo, trivia — rather than one event repeated.
- It is not a late-night venue, and the score reflects that: the taproom closes while the clubs are still filling.
Atmosphere
A working taproom rather than a designed bar — functional, comfortable, and pitched at conversation. The outdoor patio is a significant part of the venue in good weather, and the Tuesday jazz crowd fills the room early.
Music and programming
Live jazz every Tuesday from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. on a rotating roster of local bands, plus regularly scheduled live music across other nights spanning jazz, folk and cover sets. Music bingo, trivia and themed events fill out the week.
What to know before you go
- Taproom hours are Monday to Thursday 3:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Friday and Saturday noon to 11:00 p.m., and Sunday noon to 6:00 p.m.
- Jazz night runs Tuesdays, 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., with no cover.
- Food comes from rotating food trucks rather than an in-house kitchen.
- The operating website is hfbrewing.com. A separate domain, holdfastbrewing.com, currently shows only a placeholder page.
Hours
| Monday | 3 p.m. – 9 p.m. |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | 3 p.m. – 9 p.m. |
| Wednesday | 3 p.m. – 9 p.m. |
| Thursday | 3 p.m. – 9 p.m. |
| Friday | 12 p.m. – 11 p.m. |
| Saturday | 12 p.m. – 11 p.m. |
| Sunday | 12 p.m. – 6 p.m. |
Hours verified August 13, 2026 from the venue's own published information. Always check before travelling.
Location and directions
235 N Kimbrough Ave, Springfield, MO 65806. It sits in the downtown core district — see the nightlife map for how that relates to everywhere else, and the parking guide for getting there.
Score breakdown
Hold Fast Brewing scores 80 out of 100 on the same rubric applied to every venue in this guide. Read how the rubric works.
| Category | Score | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Distinctive Experience | 14 / 20 | A brewery whose weekly jazz night has become a fixture in its own right. |
| Programming and Entertainment | 14 / 15 | Among the most consistent calendars in the city: weekly jazz plus trivia, music bingo and rotating live music. |
| Atmosphere and Venue Design | 12 / 15 | Taproom with an outdoor patio; relaxed rather than designed. |
| Music and Nightlife Fit | 8 / 10 | Live jazz and folk rather than a dance programme. |
| Crowd and Social Energy (provisional) | 7 / 10 | Provisional. Evidence-only score for this edition. |
| Hospitality and Service (provisional) | 7 / 10 | Provisional. Evidence-only score for this edition. |
| Value | 9 / 10 | Among the highest value scores in the ranking: no cover for the weekly jazz night, plus on-site food trucks. |
| Location and Convenience | 5 / 5 | North Kimbrough Avenue, inside the downtown walking radius near the Shrine Mosque. |
| Information Quality and Accessibility | 4 / 5 | Hours and programming are published, but a second domain still shows a placeholder page, which is a real discoverability problem. |
| Total | 80 / 100 |
Crowd & Social Energy and Hospitality & Service carry provisional, evidence-only scores in this edition. No firsthand editorial notes have been supplied, so the same evidence-only standard is applied to every venue.
Sources
- OfficialHold Fast Brewing — official siteretrieved
- PrimaryDowntown Springfield Association listingretrieved
- Primary417 Jazz — Hold Fast Brewing jazz nightretrieved
- Primary417 Magazine — where to see live music in Springfieldretrieved
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