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What's On in Margate

13 Nov – 11 Dec

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All Margate gigs This month

Updated 12 November 2026

At a glance
4
Gigs in
4 weeks
in Margate, 13 Nov – 11 Dec
In detail
Venues with something on1
Venues tracked32
Open mics16

4 gigs listed in Margate over the next 28 days across 1 venue. In total we track 32 grassroots venues and 16 regular open mics here.

01 — This weekend
1 gig
This weekend in Margate

1 gig is on in Margate between Friday and Sunday. Every card links the full listing - times, entry and tickets; for the weeks after, scroll to the four-week list.

Starts18:30 Soil, Adema, Divergent PromotionsHall By The Sea, Dreamland Margate · Margate Central · Margate
02 — Compared
#6 of 7
How Margate compares

Counting every upcoming date, not just the next four weeks, there are 12 gigs listed in and around Margate - sixth of 7 against its nearest places with live music, behind the Ipswich area (47). Each row counts the gigs, venues and open mics our directories hold in and around that place, refreshed nightly; tap a town for its live music scene.

#PlaceGigs
01Ipswich area 35 venues · 16 open mics47
02Basildon area 21 venues · 12 open mics42
03Chelmsford area 13 venues · 8 open mics36
04Hastings area 24 venues · 15 open mics34
05Maidstone area 22 venues · 9 open mics33
06Margate area This page 32 venues · 16 open mics12
07Billericay area 6 venues · 4 open mics3
03 — Gigs
4 gigs
Gigs in Margate

From 13 Nov to 11 Dec, Margate has 4 gigs listed at 1 venue. This is the full four-week run, not just the weekend: every gig we hold, in date order.

Starts18:30 Soil, Adema, Divergent PromotionsHall By The Sea, Dreamland Margate · Margate Central · Margate Embrace, The Rolling PeopleHall By The Sea, Dreamland Margate · Margate 19:30Tue 24 Nov The RiflesDreamland · Margate 19:00Thu 26 Nov Style CouncillorsLimelight · Central · Margate 19:30Fri 4 Dec
Search every Margate gigEverything upcoming, not just the next four weeks
04 — Venues
32 rooms
Venues in Margate

Margate's grassroots venues, all 32 of them, listed whether or not they have something on right now - capacity, backline and hours for each, and a link to its own listings.

Photo: Google 6,500 cap Dreamland Margate, Scenic StageMargate Drill ShedCliftonville, Margate · MargateHouse PA 750Cap ElsewhereMarine Terrace · MargateHouse PA 100Cap Hall By The Sea, Dreamland MargateMargate Seafront · MargateHouse PA 1,400Cap Margate Lido ComplexCliftonville · Margate 750Cap Rosslyn CourtCliftonville · MargateHouse PA Cap tbc The LifeboatOld Town · MargateHouse PA Cap tbc The Oval Bandstand & LawnsMargate 400Cap Tom Thumb TheatreEastern Esplanade · MargateHouse PA 70Cap Bramleys Cocktail BarCanterbury Cap tbc
All 32 Margate venuesCapacity, backline and opening times
05 — Open mics
16 nights
Open mics in Margate

Open mics are regular nights rather than one-off gigs: the same venue, the same night, week in, week out - 16 nights in Margate. Each card shows the night, the sign-up time and the fee; most are free to watch and to play.

MONTHTue Kick-off20:00 The LifeboatMarket Street, Old Town · MargateNo feeMonthly Rosslyn Court62 Sweyn Road, Cliftonville · MargateNo feeHouse PA2nd Wed of the month 19:30Wed FolkloreThe Old High Street, CT20 · FolkestoneNo fee3rd Fri of the month 18:00Fri The Penny TheatreCanterburyNo feeHouse PA 19:00Tonight The ChambersRadnor Chambers, Cheriton Place · FolkestoneNo feeFull kitMonthly 20:00Fri The Music WorkshopFolkestoneNo feeFull kitDates vary TBCFri The FoundryCity Centre · CanterburyNo feeFull kit 20:00Tue Your Music School (YMS)Wincheap · CanterburyPaid2nd Tue of the month TBCTue The Hare at BleanBlean · CanterburyNo feeMonthly 19:30Wed Royal Norfolk HotelGee's Bar, Sandgate High Street, Sandgate · FolkestoneNo feeFortnightly 20:00Wed
All 16 Margate open micsSign-up times, slots and kit for every night
06 — Support grassroots
Support grassroots music in Margate

Grassroots venues are where every act you have ever paid to see started out. Margate still has 32 of them.

On the Thanet coast, Margate's live music runs from Dreamland on the seafront to Elsewhere on Marine Terrace, the Tom Thumb Theatre and The Lifeboat in the Old Town.

Grassroots rooms are disappearing: 78 stopped hosting live music in the year to July 2025, 30 of them for good, and pubs closed at around two a day in the first quarter of 2026. Lose them and you lose the first rung - the support slots and midweek nights every bigger act started on.

Think of this as the city's noticeboard: 4 gigs across Margate in the next four weeks, alongside 32 grassroots venues and 16 regular open mic nights, updated daily from the rooms that host them. There is no algorithm and no paid placement.

The single most useful thing anyone can do is turn up. Buy a ticket, buy a drink at the bar, and go to a night you have not been to before. If you would rather be told than remember, the sign-up below sends Margate listings straight to your inbox. If you run a venue here, claim your page so people can find you. Start small: The Maidens Head hosts an open mic each Thursday.

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4 gigs listed in Margate over the next four weeks, with 32 grassroots venues and 16 regular open mic nights. Pick one you have not been to before - a ticket and a round at the bar is the most useful thing anyone can do for a room like these.

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Beyond this week. Gigs in Margate are announced week to week; festivals are planned months out. The UK music festivals we have date-checked sit on one festival timeline, by month, region and genre, with clash checks for your weekends.

All Margate gigsEverything upcoming, sorted by date
Margate venues32 grassroots rooms
Margate open mics16 regular nights
The Margate sceneVenues, promoters, local rates and members near you
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
07 — Questions10 answersWhat's on in Margate
1 gig in Margate this weekend (Fri 13 Nov – Sun 15 Nov) - including Soil, Adema, Divergent Promotions at Hall By The Sea, Dreamland Margate (Sunday). The full Friday-to-Sunday list is in This Weekend above, and every gig over the next 28 days is below it.
Counting every upcoming date, there are 12 gigs listed in and around Margate - sixth of 7 against its nearest places with live music, behind the Ipswich area (47).
We currently list 4 gigs in Margate between 13 Nov and 11 Dec, across 1 venue. 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 Margate in the gig directory or every city we cover.
None of the Margate gigs currently listed are marked free entry, though many venues do not publish a price at all. Margate open mic nights are your reliable free option — most charge nothing to watch or to play.
There is no clear busiest night in Margate at the moment — the 4 listed gigs are spread thinly across the 28-day window. Listings update daily.
Right now: Hall By The Sea, Dreamland Margate. In total we track 32 grassroots venues in Margate, of which 1 have something listed in this window. Capacity, backline and opening times for each are on the Margate venue directory.
Margate has 16 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 open mic finder, or the UK-wide finder.
Most Margate 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.
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. Margate still has 32 on our list. Music Venue Trust campaigns for them nationally; venues themselves hold TheMusicLicence from PPL PRS and navigate 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.
Listing is free and takes about two minutes — submit through the Margate 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.
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What's On in Margate

Live music in Margate over the next four weeks — 13 Nov – 11 Dec. 4 gigs listed in Margate over the next 28 days across 1 venue. In total we track 32 grassroots venues and 16 regular open mics here.

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

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Updated daily · 4 gigs in Margate over the next four weeks

Last updated: 12 November 2026

This Weekend in Margate

1 gig is on in Margate between Friday and Sunday. Every card links the full listing - times, entry and tickets; for the weeks after, scroll to the four-week list.

NOV
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Soil, Adema, Divergent Promotions
Hall By The Sea, Dreamland Margate·Margate Central, Margate
Sunday, 15 November 2026 · 18:30
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  • AgeAll ages
  • GenreRock, Alternative Rock, Pop
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How Margate Compares

Counting every upcoming date, not just the next four weeks, there are 12 gigs listed in and around Margate - sixth of 7 against its nearest places with live music, behind the Ipswich area (47). Each row counts the gigs, venues and open mics our directories hold in and around that place, refreshed nightly; tap a town for its live music scene.

  1. #1 Ipswich area 35 venues · 16 open mics 47
  2. #2 Basildon area 21 venues · 12 open mics 42
  3. #3 Chelmsford area 13 venues · 8 open mics 36
  4. #4 Hastings area 24 venues · 15 open mics 34
  5. #5 Maidstone area 22 venues · 9 open mics 33
  6. #6 Margate area This page 32 venues · 16 open mics 12
  7. #7 Billericay area 6 venues · 4 open mics 3

Gigs in Margate

From 13 Nov to 11 Dec, Margate has 4 gigs listed at 1 venue. This is the full four-week run, not just the weekend: every gig we hold, in date order.

See every upcoming gig in Margate →

Venues in Margate

Margate's grassroots venues, all 32 of them, listed whether or not they have something on right now - capacity, backline and hours for each, and a link to its own listings.

c. 6,500
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Dreamland Margate, Scenic Stage
Margate★★★★★ (—)
Scenic outdoor stage at Dreamland Margate.
Private hire
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  • Mon10:30–18:00
  • Tue10:30–18:00
  • Wed10:30–18:00
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  • FriClosed
  • Sat10:30–16:00
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750
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Drill Shed
Margate › Cliftonville, Margate★★★★★ (—)
Margate's 750-capacity live music venue on the old Lido site in Cliftonville.
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c. 100
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Elsewhere
Margate › Marine Terrace★★★★★ (—)
Grassroots venue now known as Where Else?
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1,400
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Hall By The Sea, Dreamland Margate
Margate › Margate Seafront★★★★★ (—)
Dreamland Margate's indoor rock hall.
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c. 750
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Margate Lido Complex
Margate › Cliftonville★★★★★ (—)
Clifftop bar with R&B and entertainment.
Private hire
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  • Mon17:00–00:00
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Rosslyn Court
Margate › Cliftonville★★★★★ (—)
Intimate acoustic music venue and B&B in bohemian Cliftonville
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  • Mon08:00–22:30
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The Lifeboat
Margate › Old Town★★★★★ (—)
Floc Brewery pub in Margate.
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c. 400
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The Oval Bandstand & Lawns
Margate★★★★★ (—)
Outdoor seafront bandstand with summer programme.
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c. 70
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Tom Thumb Theatre
Margate › Eastern Esplanade★★★★★ (—)
Intimate folk and acoustic venue in Margate
Private hire up to 70 standing
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  • MonClosed
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Bramleys Cocktail Bar
Canterbury★★★★★ (—)
Bohemian Canterbury cocktail bar with a fortnightly open mic
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c. 280
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Broadstairs Pavilion
Broadstairs › Broadstairs, Kent★★★★★ (—)
Seaside pub-venue and former ballroom on Viking Bay.
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c. 300
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Deal Astor Theatre
Deal › Town Centre★★★★★ (—)
Folk and live music venue in Deal
Private hire up to 300 standing
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c. 80
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Folkestone Railway Social Club
Folkestone★★★★★ (—)
Members' club with regular live bands.
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Folklore
Folkestone★★★★★ (—)
Monthly originals-only open mic in a 30-seat Folkestone cocktail bar
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1,500
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Leas Cliff Hall
Folkestone★★★★★ (—)
Folkestone's 1927 clifftop hall: 1,500 standing, 900 seated, ATG-run
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Maiden's Head
Canterbury › Wincheap★★★★★ (—)
Canterbury pub with a weekly Thursday open mic and house backline.
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c. 490
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Quarterhouse
Folkestone › Tontine Street★★★★★ (—)
indie and live music venue in Folkestone
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c. 120
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Queens Road Baptist Centre - Concerts and Workshops
Broadstairs★★★★★ (—)
Baptist centre with concerts and workshops.
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Royal Norfolk Hotel
Folkestone › Sandgate★★★★★ (—)
Gee's Bar — open mic and live bands at the Royal Norfolk, Sandgate
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  • Mon15:00–22:00
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c. 140
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The Ballroom
Canterbury › 15 Orange St★★★★★ (—)
Canterbury bar and live music venue.
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  • MonClosed
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330
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The Booking Hall
Dover › Town Centre★★★★★ (—)
Indie and live music venue in Dover
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c. 200
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The Foundry
Canterbury › City Centre★★★★★ (—)
Canterbury Brewers & Distillers' brewpub at 77 Stour Street — 16+ ales brewed on site, distillery, and a free Tuesday-night open mic.
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  • Fri12:00–23:00
  • Sat12:00–23:00
  • Sun12:00–19:00
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The Hare at Blean
Canterbury › Blean★★★★★ (—)
Country pub near Canterbury with a monthly open mic.
  • PA system (TBC)
  • Drum kit (TBC)
  • Guitar amp (TBC)
  • Bass amp (TBC)
  • Keys / keyboard (TBC)
  • Vocal mics (TBC)
  • In-house engineer (TBC)
  • MonClosed
  • TueClosed
  • Wed12:00–23:00
  • Thu12:00–23:00
  • Fri12:00–23:00
  • Sat12:00–23:00
  • Sun12:00–18:00
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The Music Hall Ramsgate
Ramsgate › Town Centre★★★★★ (—)
Indie and live music venue in Ramsgate
Private hire
  • PA system
  • Drum kit
  • Guitar amp
  • Bass amp
  • Keys / keyboard (TBC)
  • Vocal mics (TBC)
  • In-house engineer (TBC)
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  • Tue—
  • Wed—
  • Thu—
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Open mics in Margate

Open mics are regular nights rather than one-off gigs: the same venue, the same night, week in, week out - 16 nights in Margate. Each card shows the night, the sign-up time and the fee; most are free to watch and to play.

3RD
Fri
Folklore
The Old High Street, CT20, Folkestone
Next Fri 20 NovStarts 18:00
  • Sign-up—
  • Slots—
  • EntryNo fee listed
  • PA—
  • Backline—
  • Open toMusicians, Poets, Comedians, Spoken word artists
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The Penny Theatre
Canterbury
Next Fri 13 NovStarts 19:00
  • Sign-up19:00
  • Slots—
  • EntryNo fee listed
  • PAProvided
  • Backline—
  • Open toMusicians
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The Chambers
Radnor Chambers, Cheriton Place, Folkestone
Starts 20:00
  • Sign-up—
  • Slots—
  • EntryNo fee listed
  • PAProvided
  • BacklineFull
  • Open toMusicians
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OTHER
Fri
The Music Workshop
Folkestone
Time to be confirmed
  • Sign-up—
  • Slots—
  • EntryNo fee listed
  • PAProvided
  • BacklineFull
  • Open toMusicians
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Support grassroots music in Margate

Grassroots venues are where every act you have ever paid to see started out. Margate still has 32 of them.

On the Thanet coast, Margate's live music runs from Dreamland on the seafront to Elsewhere on Marine Terrace, the Tom Thumb Theatre and The Lifeboat in the Old Town.

Grassroots rooms are disappearing: 78 stopped hosting live music in the year to July 2025, 30 of them for good, and pubs closed at around two a day in the first quarter of 2026. Lose them and you lose the first rung - the support slots and midweek nights every bigger act started on.

Think of this as the city's noticeboard: 4 gigs across Margate in the next four weeks, alongside 32 grassroots venues and 16 regular open mic nights, updated daily from the rooms that host them. There is no algorithm and no paid placement.

The single most useful thing anyone can do is turn up. Buy a ticket, buy a drink at the bar, and go to a night you have not been to before. If you would rather be told than remember, the sign-up below sends Margate listings straight to your inbox. If you run a venue here, claim your page so people can find you. Start small: The Maidens Head hosts an open mic each Thursday.

Go to one this month

4 gigs listed in Margate over the next four weeks, with 32 grassroots venues and 16 regular open mic nights. Pick one you have not been to before - a ticket and a round at the bar is the most useful thing anyone can do for a room like these.

Help keep grassroots venues open in Margate

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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 Margate. Unsubscribe any time. Privacy.

What lands in your inbox. Every Monday at noon, one email of Margate gigs for the week ahead, never more than two on the same night. When fewer than four Margate gigs fall in the week, the email reaches on to the next fortnight, then the month, so you still have something to choose from.

Why sign up. Small rooms post their dates in a dozen different places; the email is the one place Margate's gigs are all together. Expect plenty of alternative rock in Margate, with rock close behind. One click unsubscribes, any time.

Beyond this week. Gigs in Margate are announced week to week; festivals are planned months out. The UK music festivals we have date-checked sit on one festival timeline, by month, region and genre, with clash checks for your weekends.

What's on in Margate — FAQs

Common questions about live music in Margate, answered with this week's live data.

1 gig in Margate this weekend (Fri 13 Nov – Sun 15 Nov) - including Soil, Adema, Divergent Promotions at Hall By The Sea, Dreamland Margate (Sunday). The full Friday-to-Sunday list is in This Weekend above, and every gig over the next 28 days is below it.
Counting every upcoming date, there are 12 gigs listed in and around Margate - sixth of 7 against its nearest places with live music, behind the Ipswich area (47).
We currently list 4 gigs in Margate between 13 Nov and 11 Dec, across 1 venue. 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 Margate in the gig directory or every city we cover.
None of the Margate gigs currently listed are marked free entry, though many venues do not publish a price at all. Margate open mic nights are your reliable free option — most charge nothing to watch or to play.
There is no clear busiest night in Margate at the moment — the 4 listed gigs are spread thinly across the 28-day window. Listings update daily.
Right now: Hall By The Sea, Dreamland Margate. In total we track 32 grassroots venues in Margate, of which 1 have something listed in this window. Capacity, backline and opening times for each are on the Margate venue directory.
Margate has 16 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 open mic finder, or the UK-wide finder.
Most Margate 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.
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. Margate still has 32 on our list. Music Venue Trust campaigns for them nationally; venues themselves hold TheMusicLicence from PPL PRS and navigate 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.
Listing is free and takes about two minutes — submit through the Margate 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.
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Derby37DerryDoncaster3Dundee12DunfermlineDurham2
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EastbourneEdinburgh121Egham6Epsom10Exeter15
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Farnborough6Frome
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GatesheadGlasgow298Gloucester2GrimsbyGuildford
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HalifaxHarpendenHarrogateHastings12HatfieldHemel HempsteadHereford3HertfordHigh Wycombe13HitchinHoddesdonHuddersfieldHull35
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Inverness16Ipswich12
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LancasterLeeds89Leicester22Leigh-on-SeaLincoln7Liverpool180London520Luton8
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Maidstone11Manchester310MarlowMiddlesbrough18Milton Keynes13
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NewburyNewcastle109Newquay13Newry2Northampton18Norwich19Nottingham93Nuneaton
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Oxford21
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PaisleyPerthPeterborough11Plymouth8Portsmouth14Potters BarPreston31
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Rawtenstall17Reading12RickmansworthRochdale
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Scarborough14Sheffield57ShrewsburySouthampton55SouthportSt AlbansStevenageStirlingStockportStockton-on-Tees9Stoke-on-Trent16Sunderland3Sutton10Swansea9Swindon2
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Telford7TorquayTringTunbridge Wells8
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WakefieldWalsallWaterlooville4Watford16Welwyn Garden CityWeymouth3WhitbyWidnesWoking9Wolverhampton36WorcesterWorthingWrexham21
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