Every Tuesday in Market Street, Old Town, Margate
Kicks off at 20:00
Free entry for performers and audience
Slot length — we’re on it, no info yet
Gear & backline — we’re on it, no info yet
Part of the Margate open mic directory
Market Street, Old Town · Monthly on Tuesdays · Free
The Lifeboat Open Mic
Market Street, Old Town's tuesday open mic.
Open mic at a glance The Lifeboat · Margate
Tuesday
Open mic night
May 2026
Listed since
03 Jun
Last verified
Free
Entry
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Last updated: 3 June 2026
The Lifeboat Open Mic — Quick Facts
The Details
Everything you need before you turn up
DayTuesday
Start20:00
Sign-up walk-in
Slot length–
EntryFree · all ages
Capacity–
Performer typesMusic
Sound engineerBYO / hire on the night
Where
The LifeboatMarket Street, Old Town
Margate
Market Street, Old Town, Margate — 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
Walk-in sign-up
Music welcome
How do you rate this open mic?One tap, no sign-up required.
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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
Vocal mics
In-house engineer
About This Open Mic
The Night
The Lifeboat Ale & Cider House is a snug, candlelit free house on Market Street in Margate's Old Town, and it runs an open mic on the 2nd Tuesday of every month from 8pm to 11pm. It sits within a busy musical calendar here — a band or singer every Thursday, a Poetry & Song evening on the first Monday of the month, and Sunday-afternoon jazz — so the open mic draws a warm, music-loving crowd. Free and welcoming; well worth a slot.
About The Lifeboat
The Lifeboat (now Floc. The Lifeboat) is a Grade II listed ale & cider house at 1 Market Street in Margate's Old Town, Kent, built in the early 1700s and opened as a bar in 2010. In March 2026 it was taken over by Floc Brewery (near Canterbury), keeping the name and becoming the third Floc venue, so the bar now pours Floc's craft beers plus a deep range of West Country and Kentish ciders, perries, mead, wines and artisan spirits. It runs one of Thanet's busiest grassroots music programmes: a jazz club every Monday, open mic every other Tuesday, blues/funk jams every other Wednesday, live bands on Thursday and Sunday (including 'Sunday Around the Piano' 7–10pm) and vinyl DJs on Fridays and Saturdays. There's a house PA for the regular band and jam nights, and it welcomes original acts and covers across jazz, blues and funk.
Planning Your Tuesday Night
Arrive early to sign up for a slot. Entry is free and the open mic typically runs until 23:00. Bring your own gear.
Part of the Margate live music scene.
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Market Street, Old Town, Margate
Common Questions
Seven things people ask before turning up at Margate's The Lifeboat open mic.
Walk-in sign-up only, opens at . Arrive early — slots fill on the night. See other Margate open mic nights for alternatives.
BYO PA, mics and instruments.
Slot length varies — check with the host.
Yes — free entry for performers and audience. Most Margate mics are free; browse the list.
Solo and duo acts work best given the gear available; ask the host before bringing a full band.
Market Street, Old Town, Margate.
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