Every Sunday in Camden Town, London
Kicks off at 19:30, sign-up from 19:00
Free entry for performers and audience
12-minute slots
PA provided — BYO instrument
Part of the London open mic directory
Camden Town · Every Sunday · Free
The Hawley Arms Open Mic
Camden Town's Sunday-night free acoustic open mic at 2 Castlehaven Road, NW1 8QU — Amy Winehouse's old local, PA + guitar amp, 12-minute slots.
Open mic at a glance The Hawley Arms · London
Sunday
Open mic night
Apr 2026
Listed since
03 Jun
Last verified
Free
Entry
12 min
Slot length
Community
Listing status
Last updated: 19 Jun 2026
The Hawley Arms Open Mic — Quick Facts
Camden Town's Sunday-night free acoustic open mic at 2 Castlehaven Road, NW1 8QU — Amy Winehouse's old local, PA + guitar amp, 12-minute slots.
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The Details
Everything you need before you turn up
DaySunday
Start19:30
Sign-up19:00 walk-in
Slot length12 min
EntryFree · 18+
Capacity~150 standing
Performer typesMusic
Sound engineerBYO / hire on the night
Where
The Hawley Arms2 Castlehaven Road
Camden Town
London NW1 8QU
Camden Town, London — 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
PA system provided
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
2 vocal mics
In-house engineer
About This Open Mic
The Night
The Hawley Arms is famously Amy Winehouse's Camden local. Sunday acoustic open mic uses the upstairs roof terrace bar in summer, downstairs in winter.
180 minutes, 15 acts at 12 minutes.
Sign-up process
Sheet at the bar at 7pm. Walk-in.
Getting there
2 Castlehaven Road, NW1 8QU. 5 minutes from Camden Town (Northern Line).
The venue
Multi-floor Camden pub with terrace. 18+. Capacity ~150.
About The Hawley Arms
The Hawley Arms is a multi-storey Camden Town institution on the corner of Castlehaven Road and Hawley Crescent (NW1 8QU), tucked behind Camden Market just off Camden Lock. Famous as Amy Winehouse's most-frequented local — where she drank, sang and occasionally pulled pints, now commemorated by a giant mural on the exterior — it became a hub of indie's 2000s scene alongside regulars like Pete Doherty, Kate Moss and Noel Fielding. Rebuilt after the 2008 Camden Market fire, it remains a working live-music pub holding regular bands and music nights, with a rooftop terrace and a slice of rock-and-roll history. Around 350 capacity across its floors, running a house PA and guitar amp and welcoming originals and covers across indie, rock and acoustic.
Planning Your Sunday Night
Arrive by 19:00 to sign up for a slot. Entry is free and the open mic typically runs until 22:30. A PA is provided — bring your own instrument and amp.
Part of the London live music scene.
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2 Castlehaven Road, Camden Town, London NW1 8QU
Common Questions
Seven things people ask before turning up at London's The Hawley Arms open mic.
Walk-in sign-up only, opens at 19:00. Arrive early — slots fill on the night. See other London open mic nights for alternatives.
PA + vocal mic provided. BYO instrument and amp.
12 minutes per act — typically 3 songs solo.
Yes — free entry for performers and audience. Most London mics are free; browse the list.
Solo and duo acts work best given the gear available; ask the host before bringing a full band.
2 Castlehaven Road, Camden Town, London NW1 8QU.
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