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What's On in Canterbury

Q: What live music is on in Canterbury over the next four weeks?

We currently list 0 gigs in Canterbury between 1 Nov and 29 Nov. The listings above are the full set, sorted by date and refreshed daily from the venues themselves — no algorithm decides what you see. For everything beyond this window, browse every upcoming gig in and around Margate in the gig directory or every city we cover.

Q: Which Canterbury venues have the most on?

We track 10 grassroots venues in Canterbury — see the Margate area venue directory for capacity, backline and opening times.

Q: Where can I find open mic nights in Canterbury?

Canterbury has 9 regular open mic nights that we verify on a rolling cycle. Each listing carries the sign-up time, slot length, entry fee and whether a PA and backline are provided — see the Margate area open mic finder, or the UK-wide finder.

1 Nov – 29 Nov

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All Margate area gigs This month

Updated 1 November 2026

At a glance

Gigs in
4 weeks

in Canterbury, 1 Nov – 29 Nov

In detail

Venues with something on	0
Venues tracked	10
Open mics	9

We have no gigs listed in Canterbury for the month ahead yet. The city has 10 grassroots venues on GigXchange, so check back — listings update daily.

01 — This weekend

0 gigs

This weekend in Canterbury

This weekend's Canterbury listings are empty so far - check the four-week list below, or drop into one of the weekly open mics.

No weekend gigs yet - most venues add theirs by Thursday.

02 — Gigs

0 gigs

Gigs in Canterbury

The nearest listings, in and around Margate, are below - each card names its town and links its own page.

We're not tracking any gigs in Canterbury right now.

Here's what's on nearby: in and around Margate

Sun15Nov Starts18:30 Soil, Adema, Divergent PromotionsHall By The Sea, Dreamland Margate · Margate Central · Margate

Every upcoming gig in and around MargateThe nearest place with gigs listed

03 — Venues

10 rooms

Venues in Canterbury

All 10 grassroots rooms we track around Canterbury, busy or quiet this month, with how many each holds, the kit it has and when it opens. A room's own page shows its upcoming nights.

Photo: Google Bramleys Cocktail BarCanterbury

Maiden's HeadWincheap · Canterbury Cap tbc

The Ballroom15 Orange St · CanterburyHouse PA 140Cap

The FoundryCity Centre · CanterburyFull kitEngineer 200Cap

The Hare at BleanBlean · Canterbury Cap tbc

The New InnHavelock Street · CanterburyHouse PA 80Cap

The Penny TheatreCanterburyHouse PA Cap tbc

The Spitfire GroundSt Lawrence · Canterbury Cap tbc

The Westgate HallCity Centre · CanterburyHouse PA 150Cap

Your Music School (YMS)Wincheap · Canterbury Cap tbc

All Margate area venuesCapacity, backline and opening times

04 — Open mics

9 nights

Open mics in Canterbury

Open mics are regular nights rather than one-off gigs: the same venue, the same night, week in, week out - 9 nights in Canterbury. Each card shows the night, the sign-up time and the fee; most are free to watch and to play.

Tue3Nov Kick-off20:00 The FoundryCity Centre · CanterburyNo feeFull kit

Your Music School (YMS)Wincheap · CanterburyPaid2nd Tue of the month TBCTue

The Hare at BleanBlean · CanterburyNo feeMonthly 19:30Wed

The BallroomOrange Street · CanterburyNo feeHouse PA 21:00Wed

Maiden's HeadWincheap · CanterburyNo fee 18:00Thu

The Maidens Head28 Wincheap · CanterburyNo feeHouse PA 18:00Thu

The Westgate HallCity Centre · CanterburyNo feeHouse PA 20:00Thu

Bramleys Cocktail BarOrange Street · CanterburyNo feeFortnightly TBCThu

The Penny TheatreCanterburyNo feeHouse PA 19:00Fri

All Margate area open micsSign-up times, slots and kit for every night

05 — Support grassroots

Support grassroots music in Canterbury

Grassroots venues are where every act you have ever paid to see started out. Canterbury still has 10 of them.

Canterbury runs on open mics: Tuesdays at Your Music School, Thursdays at the Maiden's Head and Bramleys, with The Penny Theatre and The Ballroom for the weekend.

Two pubs a day closed across the UK in the first quarter of 2026, and over the year to July 2025 78 grassroots music venues stopped putting on live music - 30 of them shut for good. Those are the rooms where new acts learn to hold an audience, where a first support slot happens, and where a Tuesday night can still turn into something.

Everything here comes from the venues and promoters themselves, refreshed every day: 0 gigs in Canterbury over the next four weeks, plus the 10 grassroots venues and 9 regular open mic nights we track. Nothing is ranked or sponsored - if we know it is on, it is listed.

The best support is a full room. Turn up to something new, stay for the support act, and buy from the bar. For a weekly round-up of Canterbury gigs, use the sign-up below; if you run a venue here, claim your listing so people can find it. The The Maidens Head open mic on Thursdays is an easy first night out.

Go to one this month

Canterbury has 0 gigs in the next four weeks and 9 open mic nights running. Choose one, go, and tell someone who would like it - word of mouth still fills small rooms.

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Every city we coverThe same page for every city, updated daily
UK gig directoryEvery upcoming grassroots gig
UK open mic finderStage time near you
UK venue directoryThe rooms behind the gigs

06 — Questions9 answersWhat's on in Canterbury

What's on in Canterbury this weekend?

Nothing is listed in Canterbury for this weekend (Sun 1 Nov) yet - see the next 28 days below, or the Margate area open mics, which run every week.

What live music is on in Canterbury over the next four weeks?

We currently list 0 gigs in Canterbury between 1 Nov and 29 Nov. The listings above are the full set, sorted by date and refreshed daily from the venues themselves — no algorithm decides what you see. For everything beyond this window, browse every upcoming gig in and around Margate in the gig directory or every city we cover.

Are there free gigs in Canterbury?

None of the Canterbury gigs currently listed are marked free entry, though many venues do not publish a price at all. Margate area open mic nights are your reliable free option — most charge nothing to watch or to play.

What is the busiest night for live music in Canterbury?

There is no clear busiest night in Canterbury at the moment — the 0 listed gigs are spread thinly across the 28-day window. Listings update daily.

Which Canterbury venues have the most on?

We track 10 grassroots venues in Canterbury — see the Margate area venue directory for capacity, backline and opening times.

Where can I find open mic nights in Canterbury?

Canterbury has 9 regular open mic nights that we verify on a rolling cycle. Each listing carries the sign-up time, slot length, entry fee and whether a PA and backline are provided — see the Margate area open mic finder, or the UK-wide finder.

How much does a gig cost in Canterbury, and what should an artist be paid?

Most Canterbury venues in our listings do not publish a ticket price in advance. Grassroots entry is typically a few pounds on the door, and many nights are free. On the other side of the transaction, the Musicians' Union publishes national gig rates as the recognised floor for live engagements, and the ISM publishes guidance for self-employed musicians. Our own UK gig rate benchmarks show what artists are actually being paid by region and act type.

Why do grassroots venues in Canterbury matter?

Grassroots rooms are where every act you have paid to see learned to hold an audience. Two pubs a day closed across the UK in the first quarter of 2026, and over the year to July 2025 78 grassroots music venues stopped putting on live music — 30 of them for good. Canterbury still has 10 on our list. Music Venue Trust campaigns for them nationally; venues themselves navigate PRS licensing and local authority licensing to keep putting music on. The single most useful thing anyone can do is turn up and buy a drink at the bar.

How do I get a Canterbury gig or venue listed on GIGXCHANGE?

Listing is free and takes about two minutes — submit through the Margate area gig directory and it is reviewed before it goes live. No account is needed and there is no listing fee. If you run a venue here, claim your venue page to keep its capacity, backline and contact details current. Promoters and venues booking acts can also post paid work or find artists directly.

Every What's On page, A–Z140 pages

What's On across the UKNearby: Margate, Maidstone, Leigh-on-Sea, Basildon

All 139 other cities, A–ZGigs

Aberdeen31 Accrington12 Aldershot Amersham Aylesbury Ayr

Barnsley Basildon11 Bath23 Bedford9 Belfast68 Berkhamsted Billericay4 Birmingham170 Blackburn6 Blackpool22 Bolton Borehamwood Bournemouth17 Bracknell Bradford29 Bridgend Brighouse Brighton60 Bristol64 Broxbourne7 Bushey

Cambridge10 Cannock Cardiff42 Carlisle Chelmsford3 Cheltenham5 Chesham Cheshunt Chester Colchester Coventry23 Crawley

Derby39 Derry Doncaster Dundee14 Dunfermline Durham6

Eastbourne Edinburgh95 Egham5 Epsom3 Exeter18

Farnborough4 Frome

Gateshead Glasgow238 Gloucester2 Grimsby3 Guildford

Halifax Harpenden Harrogate Hastings12 Hatfield Hemel Hempstead Hereford4 Hertford High Wycombe15 Hitchin Hoddesdon Huddersfield Hull22

Inverness15 Ipswich5

Lancaster Leeds69 Leicester19 Leigh-on-Sea Lincoln8 Liverpool181 London360 Luton10

Maidstone10 Manchester264 Margate Marlow Middlesbrough14 Milton Keynes9

Newbury Newcastle89 Newquay13 Newry Northampton21 Norwich17 Nottingham57 Nuneaton

Oxford6

Paisley Perth Peterborough13 Plymouth10 Portsmouth8 Potters Bar Preston37

Rawtenstall15 Reading14 Rickmansworth Rochdale

Scarborough8 Sheffield53 Shrewsbury Southampton48 Southport St Albans Stevenage Stirling Stockport Stockton-on-Tees10 Stoke-on-Trent8 Sunderland Sutton9 Swansea8 Swindon3

Telford2 Torquay Tring Tunbridge Wells8

Wakefield Walsall Waterlooville Watford10 Welwyn Garden City Weymouth2 Whitby Widnes Woking13 Wolverhampton24 Worcester Worthing Wrexham16

York9

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Live music in Canterbury over the next four weeks — 1 Nov – 29 Nov. We have no gigs listed in Canterbury for the month ahead yet. The city has 10 grassroots venues on GigXchange, so check back — listings update daily.

Two pubs a day are closing, and last year 78 grassroots venues stopped putting on live music. Get Canterbury gigs in your inbox — and go to one.

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10 grassroots venues tracked in Canterbury
10 more tracked venues with nothing listed yet
Capacity, backline and opening times on every card

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9 regular open mic nights running in Canterbury. Turn up, put your name down, play.

Weekly and fortnightly nights across the city
Most are free to attend and free to play
Re-verified on a rolling cycle

See the listings Margate area open mics

Everything the Canterbury scene has beyond tonight's listings.

City guide: Canterbury venues, promoters and bookers
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Last updated: 1 November 2026

This Weekend in Canterbury

This weekend's Canterbury listings are empty so far - check the four-week list below, or drop into one of the weekly open mics.

Gigs in Canterbury

The nearest listings, in and around Margate, are below - each card names its town and links its own page.

We're not tracking any gigs in Canterbury right now.

Here's what's on nearby: in and around Margate

NOV

Soil, Adema, Divergent Promotions

Hall By The Sea, Dreamland Margate·Margate Central, Margate

Sunday, 15 November 2026 · 18:30

Entry—
Tickets—
AgeAll ages
GenreRock, Alternative Rock, Pop

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Venues in Canterbury

All 10 grassroots rooms we track around Canterbury, busy or quiet this month, with how many each holds, the kit it has and when it opens. A room's own page shows its upcoming nights.

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Bramleys Cocktail Bar

Canterbury★★★★★ (—)

Bohemian Canterbury cocktail bar with a fortnightly open mic

BacklineTBC

PA system (TBC)
Drum kit (TBC)
Guitar amp (TBC)
Bass amp (TBC)
Keys / keyboard (TBC)
Vocal mics (TBC)
In-house engineer (TBC)

Opening times—

Mon—
Tue—
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Thu—
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Canterbury › Wincheap★★★★★ (—)

Canterbury pub with a weekly Thursday open mic and house backline.

BacklineTBC

PA system (TBC)
Drum kit (TBC)
Guitar amp (TBC)
Bass amp (TBC)
Keys / keyboard (TBC)
Vocal mics (TBC)
In-house engineer (TBC)

Opening times7 of 7

Mon12:00–23:30
Tue12:00–23:30
Wed12:00–23:30
Thu12:00–23:30
Fri12:00–23:30
Sat11:00–23:30
Sun11:00–23:30

Canterbury › 15 Orange St★★★★★ (—)

Canterbury bar and live music venue.

Backline1 of 7

PA system
Drum kit (TBC)
Guitar amp (TBC)
Bass amp (TBC)
Keys / keyboard (TBC)
Vocal mics (TBC)
In-house engineer (TBC)

Opening times7 of 7

MonClosed
TueClosed
Wed19:30–23:30
Thu19:30–23:30
Fri19:30–02:00
Sat19:30–02:00
SunClosed

Canterbury › City Centre★★★★★ (—)

Canterbury Brewers & Distillers' brewpub at 77 Stour Street — 16+ ales brewed on site, distillery, and a free Tuesday-night open mic.

Backline6 of 7

PA system
Drum kit
Guitar amp
Bass amp
Keys / keyboard
3 vocal mics
In-house engineer

Opening times7 of 7

Mon12:00–22:00
Tue12:00–22:00
Wed12:00–22:00
Thu12:00–22:00
Fri12:00–23:00
Sat12:00–23:00
Sun12:00–19:00

Canterbury › Blean★★★★★ (—)

Country pub near Canterbury with a monthly open mic.

BacklineTBC

PA system (TBC)
Drum kit (TBC)
Guitar amp (TBC)
Bass amp (TBC)
Keys / keyboard (TBC)
Vocal mics (TBC)
In-house engineer (TBC)

Opening times7 of 7

MonClosed
TueClosed
Wed12:00–23:00
Thu12:00–23:00
Fri12:00–23:00
Sat12:00–23:00
Sun12:00–18:00

Canterbury › Havelock Street★★★★★ (—)

Premium real ales served in beautiful surroundings at the very heart of historic Canterbury

Backline1 of 7

PA system
Drum kit
Guitar amp
Bass amp
Keys / keyboard (TBC)
Vocal mics (TBC)
In-house engineer (TBC)

Opening times7 of 7

Mon12:00–23:30
Tue12:00–23:30
Wed12:00–23:30
Thu12:00–23:30
Fri12:00–00:00
Sat12:00–00:00
Sun12:00–23:30

Canterbury pub with live entertainment.

Backline1 of 7

PA system
Drum kit (TBC)
Guitar amp (TBC)
Bass amp (TBC)
Keys / keyboard (TBC)
Vocal mics (TBC)
In-house engineer (TBC)

Opening times7 of 7

Mon10:00–00:00
Tue10:00–00:00
Wed10:00–00:00
Thu10:00–01:00
Fri10:00–01:00
Sat10:00–01:00
Sun10:00–00:00

Canterbury › St Lawrence★★★★★ (—)

Kent Cricket ground with stadium concerts.

BacklineTBC

PA system (TBC)
Drum kit (TBC)
Guitar amp (TBC)
Bass amp (TBC)
Keys / keyboard (TBC)
Vocal mics (TBC)
In-house engineer (TBC)

Opening times7 of 7

Mon09:00–17:00
Tue09:00–17:00
Wed09:00–17:00
Thu09:00–17:00
Fri09:00–17:00
SatClosed
SunClosed

Canterbury › City Centre★★★★★ (—)

Canterbury's Thursday-night free open mic at 1 Westgate Hall Road, CT1 2BT — community hall, PA + guitar amp + piano, 12-minute slots.

Backline4 of 7

PA system
Drum kit
Guitar amp
Bass amp
Keys / keyboard
2 vocal mics
In-house engineer

Opening times7 of 7

Mon09:00–17:00
Tue09:00–17:00
Wed09:00–17:00
Thu09:00–17:00
Fri09:00–17:00
Sat09:00–17:00
Sun09:00–17:00

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Your Music School (YMS)

Canterbury › Wincheap★★★★★ (—)

Open mic venue in Canterbury

BacklineTBC

PA system (TBC)
Drum kit (TBC)
Guitar amp (TBC)
Bass amp (TBC)
Keys / keyboard (TBC)
Vocal mics (TBC)
In-house engineer (TBC)

Opening times7 of 7

Mon09:00–20:00
Tue09:00–20:00
Wed09:00–20:00
Thu09:00–20:00
Fri09:00–15:00
Sat09:00–15:00
Sun10:00–17:00

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Open mics in Canterbury

City Centre, Canterbury

Next Tue 3 NovStarts 20:00

Sign-up19:30
Slots12 min
EntryNo fee listed
PAProvided
BacklineFull
Open toMusicians

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2ND

Tue

Your Music School (YMS)

Wincheap, Canterbury

Next Tue 10 NovTime to be confirmed

Sign-up—
Slots—
Entry£5.00
PA—
Backline—
Open toMusicians

Starts 19:30

Sign-up—
Slots—
EntryNo fee listed
PA—
Backline—
Open toMusicians

Orange Street, Canterbury

Next Wed 4 NovStarts 21:00

Sign-up—
Slots—
EntryNo fee listed
PAProvided
Backline—
Open toMusicians

28 Wincheap, Canterbury

Next Thu 5 NovStarts 18:00

Sign-up—
Slots—
EntryNo fee listed
PAProvided
Backline—
Open toMusicians, Comedians, Poets

Next Thu 5 NovStarts 18:00

Sign-up—
Slots—
EntryNo fee listed
PA—
Backline—
Open toMusicians

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Real piano · community hall

EVERY

Thu

The Westgate Hall

City Centre, Canterbury

Starts 20:00

Sign-up19:30
Slots12 min
EntryNo fee listed
PAProvided
Backline—
Open toMusicians

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2-WK

Thu

Bramleys Cocktail Bar

Orange Street, Canterbury

Time to be confirmed

Sign-up—
Slots—
EntryNo fee listed
PA—
Backline—
Open toMusicians

Next Fri 6 NovStarts 19:00

Sign-up19:00
Slots—
EntryNo fee listed
PAProvided
Backline—
Open toMusicians

View details›

All Margate area open mics →

Support grassroots music in Canterbury

Grassroots venues are where every act you have ever paid to see started out. Canterbury still has 10 of them.

Canterbury runs on open mics: Tuesdays at Your Music School, Thursdays at the Maiden's Head and Bramleys, with The Penny Theatre and The Ballroom for the weekend.

Go to one this month

Canterbury has 0 gigs in the next four weeks and 9 open mic nights running. Choose one, go, and tell someone who would like it - word of mouth still fills small rooms.

Help keep grassroots venues open in Canterbury

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A UK venue stops hosting live music every 5 days — and turning up is what keeps a room open. Get a free weekly email of gigs in Canterbury. Unsubscribe any time. Privacy.