Every Tuesday in City Centre, Canterbury
Kicks off at 20:00, sign-up from 19:30
Free entry for performers and audience
12-minute slots
Full backline on stage
Part of the Canterbury open mic directory
City Centre · Every Tuesday · Free
The Foundry Open Mic
Canterbury's Tuesday-night free open mic at 77 Stour Street, CT1 2NR — converted foundry, full backline, in-house engineer, 12-minute slots.
Open mic at a glance The Foundry · Canterbury
Tuesday
Open mic night
Apr 2026
Listed since
03 Jun
Last verified
Free
Entry
12 min
Slot length
Community
Listing status
Last updated: 15 Jun 2026
The Foundry Open Mic — Quick Facts
Canterbury's Tuesday-night free open mic at 77 Stour Street, CT1 2NR — converted foundry, full backline, in-house engineer, 12-minute slots.
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The Details
Everything you need before you turn up
DayTuesday
Start20:00
Sign-up19:30 walk-in
Slot length12 min
EntryFree · 18+
Capacity~120 standing
Performer typesMusic
Sound engineerIn-house, included
Where
The Foundry77 Stour Street
City Centre
Canterbury CT1 2NR
City Centre, Canterbury — check venue website for parking and nearest station.
Contact
Walk-in sign-up only
No advance booking
Host: in-house team
Highlights
Free entry for all
Full backline on stage
In-house sound engineer
Walk-in sign-up
Music welcome
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What's on Stage
Equipment and backline available at this venue. We verify and update this section regularly.
PA + monitors
Drum kit
Guitar amp
Bass amp
Keys / keyboard
3 vocal mics
In-house engineer
About This Open Mic
The Night
The Foundry is a Canterbury microbrewery and music venue in a converted foundry. Tuesday open mic — full backline.
180 minutes, 15 acts at 12 minutes.
Sign-up process
Sheet at the bar at 7:30pm. Walk-in.
Getting there
77 Stour Street, CT1 2NR. 8 minutes from Canterbury East.
The venue
Converted foundry, multi-room. 18+. Capacity ~120.
About The Foundry
The Foundry Brew Pub at 77 Stour Street (CT1 2NR) in central Canterbury is home to Canterbury Brewers & Distillers — a working craft brewery, distillery, restaurant and bar all under one roof. The large industrial-feel bar opens through double doors into the brewery and a Kent barn dining room, with over 16 ales, lagers and ciders handcrafted on site plus award-winning spirits including English whisky, rum, vodka and a range of gins. Winner of Pub of the Year at the 2019 Kent Tourism Awards, it runs brewery and distillery tours and a kitchen serving modern pub classics, including mushrooms grown sustainably on site. It hosts a regular free open-mic night (one of Canterbury's most-recommended starter mics) where musicians get short slots to perform.
Planning Your Tuesday Night
Arrive by 19:30 to sign up for a slot. Entry is free and the open mic typically runs until 23:00. Full backline is provided — just bring your instrument and pedals.
Part of the Canterbury live music scene.
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77 Stour Street, City Centre, Canterbury CT1 2NR
Common Questions
Seven things people ask before turning up at Canterbury's The Foundry open mic.
Walk-in sign-up only, opens at 19:30. Arrive early — slots fill on the night. See other Canterbury open mic nights for alternatives.
Full backline: drum kit, guitar amp, bass amp, vocal mics, plus an in-house sound engineer. Bring your own instrument and pedals.
12 minutes per act — typically 3 songs solo.
Yes — free entry for performers and audience. Most Canterbury mics are free; browse the list.
Yes — full bands welcome and the backline is set up for it.
77 Stour Street, City Centre, Canterbury CT1 2NR.
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