Skip to content
Sign In Get Started

Accrington · 8 open mic nights · 5 nights a week

Open Mic Nights in Accrington

Every open mic in Accrington - when it runs, how to sign up, what kit is there.

100% of them list no entry fee; 0 have a full backline. Re-checked on a rolling cycle.

Nearby
LondonManchesterBrighton
TonightList your night

Updated 12 November 2026

At a glance
Accrington
8
Open mic
nights
listed in Accrington
In detail
7 days from Fri 13 Novat least 2
Nights of the week5 of 7
No fee listed100% of nights
Full backline0 nights
Open-Mic Score46 /100
01 — Find a night
8 nights
Pick your night
When
Day
Has
Type
City
Sort
Kick-off20:00 Old School RoomsClitheroeNo feeLast Fri of the month The New InnClitheroeNo feeFortnightly 14:30Sun Ale HouseClitheroeNo feeFortnightly TBCSun Oswaldtwistle Social ClubOswaldtwistleNo fee 20:00Tue Imposta CoffeeTown Centre · AccringtonNo feeDates vary 19:00Wed Thorn InnChurch · AccringtonNo feeDates vary 19:00Wed Dog InnWhalleyNo fee1st Thu of the month 20:00Thu The VenueAccringtonNo feeHouse PA TBCThu
02 — The scene
Open-Mic Score
46
Out of
100
Emerging — affordability and walk-in already on the map; acts who turn up early will set the pace.
Ranked against UK cities (0-100)
Choice16
Schedule fixed scale71
Coverage10
Affordability fixed scale100
Backline23
Walk-in fixed scale75
03 — By night
Nights listed
Accrington's week
01Wednesday 2 nights
02Thursday 2 nights
03Sunday 2 nights
04Tuesday 1 night
05Friday Tonight 1 night
04 — More of Accrington
Beyond the list
Featured open micThe New InnClitheroe · Sun nights
Popular nightsAle House
Oswaldtwistle Social Club
Imposta Coffee
Thorn Inn
This month
Added1
Removed0
Verified1
Re-verified3
Also in Accrington
Accrington gigsBooked slots, by date
What's on this weekEvery gig over the next seven days
Accrington venuesThe rooms behind the nights
Accrington music sceneVenues, rates, guides and gigs
05 — Other cities
90 cities
Nights elsewhere
LondonManchesterBrighton
All cities, A–ZNights
A
Aberdeen18Aberystwyth7Aldershot14
B
Basildon12Bath13Bedford10Belfast18Billericay4Birmingham18Blackburn5Blackpool22Boston9Bournemouth16Bradford19Brighton45Bristol35Broxbourne8
C
Cambridge17Cardiff34Carlisle9Chelmsford8Cheltenham19Cirencester7Coventry19Crawley13
D
Derby16Derry6Doncaster12Dublin1Dundee20Durham10
E
Edinburgh34Egham11Epsom10Exeter24
F
Farnborough4
G
Glasgow44Gloucester13Grimsby8
H
Hastings15Hereford21High Wycombe12Horley3Hull18
I
Inverness11Ipswich16
L
Leeds34Leicester18Lincoln14Liverpool27London70Luton7
M
Maidstone9Manchester59Margate16Middlesbrough11Milton Keynes10
N
Newcastle25Newquay10Newry5Northampton14Norwich20Nottingham32
O
Oxford23
P
Peterborough12Plymouth14Portsmouth17Preston17
R
Rawtenstall12Reading17
S
Scarborough11Sheffield38Southampton28Stockton-on-Tees8Stoke-on-Trent19Sunderland13Sutton12Swansea22Swindon12
T
Telford15Tunbridge Wells9
W
Waterlooville11Watford12Welshpool2Weymouth12Woking14Wolverhampton23Worthing1Wrexham18
Y
York27
Live music on stage: a band under the lights
Accrington Open Mics

Open Mic Nights in Accrington

8 open mic nights across Town Centre, Church, Whalley — part of the wider UK open mic directory. Re-verified on a rolling cycle.

46/ 100
Accrington Open-Mic Score
EmergingAffordability and walk-in already on the map; acts who turn up early will set the pace.
Choice16
Schedule71
Coverage10
Affordability100
Backline23
Walk-in75
100% of Accrington open mics list no entry fee — check the night, sign up, play

Last updated: 12 November 2026

8 Open Mic Nights Across Accrington

At least 2 open mic nights are on in and around Accrington in the 7 days from Fri 13 Nov; the other 6 run less often or on dates that vary, so check their listing. 8 open mic nights (6 verified) are running in and around Accrington, from venues like The New Inn, though none lists a full backline yet. Sunday and Wednesday are the busiest. Every listing shows when we last checked it. Open mics are one layer of the Accrington circuit — see what’s on in Accrington over the next four weeks for the ticketed bills at the same venues.

8
open mic nights listed in Accrington
  • 6 of 8 take walk-in sign-up on the night
  • 0 venues offer full backline (drum kit, guitar amp, bass amp, mics)
  • Spread across 5 different nights of the week
  • Music + comedy + poetry — filter by type below
8
Open mic nights
5
Nights a week
100%
No fee listed
0
Full backline
Last updated

What’s on in Accrington this week — or see what’s on across the UK.

By Day of the Week

8 open mic nights are listed in Accrington, across 5 nights of the week. Choose a night to see what's on. Every card gives venue, sign-up time, slot length, fee and backline.

Showing 1–8 of 8

Venues in Accrington

12 grassroots music venues are listed in Accrington, including rooms that host these open mics and the places to play once you are ready for a gig. Each card opens the venue's own page with its capacity, kit and what is on.

Accrington Open Mic Scene in Numbers

Counted from the 8 Accrington open mic nights listed: 100% have no entry fee listed, 0% have full backline and Sunday is the busiest night. The chart shows how the week's nights split, day by day.

8
Nights listed
5
Nights a week
100%
No fee listed
0%
Full backline
13%
PA provided
Sun
Busiest night
—
Typical slot
20:00
Typical start
Open mics by night · share of the week

Accrington Open Mic FAQs

6 answers about open mics in Accrington, from the best nights for new performers and what is on tonight to whether they are free, which have full backline and how to get a regular slot.

The New Inn is one of the most-recommended starter mics — check the cards above for full backline + walk-in sign-up venues, which tend to be most welcoming for first-timers. For broader context, browse the UK open mic directory.
Accrington has 5 different open-mic nights running across the week. Use the day filter above to see what's on tonight.
Open mics are the regular, low-key layer of the scene. For the ticketed and one-off bills, what’s on in Accrington over the next four weeks lists every grassroots gig we hold for the city — often at the same venues that host these mics. The full evergreen listing is the Accrington gig directory.
None of the 8 open mics we list in Accrington has an entry fee listed - most open mics are free to play and watch, but check with the venue.
None of the listed Accrington mics provide a full backline yet — bring your own gear.
Show up to the same mic 4-6 weeks in a row — hosts run on consistency. Once you're known, ask the host about a featured or paid support slot. We've written a longer guide on how to get paid gigs as a UK artist.
07 — Keep up with Accrington
One email a week. Gigs near you.

Keep up with Accrington

One free email a week with upcoming grass-roots gigs and nights in Accrington. All it takes is your email address and town, you can unsubscribe at any time, and every reader who turns up helps keep Accrington's small venues open.

Help keep grassroots venues open in Accrington

—

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 Accrington. Unsubscribe any time. Privacy.

See what’s on in Accrington over the next four weeks →

How the nights run. 2 of the 8 running nights are weekly and 6 run less often, so check the date before you go. Most start between 19:00 and 20:00.

Who plays. Besides music, 1 takes poetry and 1 takes comedy. None lists an entry fee.

After the open mic. For a paid set after the open mic, the Accrington venue directory lists the rooms that book live music and the GX Index shows what they pay. Want to run one? How to start an open mic night.

More Cities

Switch to another UK city for the same format with its own local nights, start times and sign-up details, or go back to the UK open mic finder to search every listing at once.

London70 micsManchester59 micsBrighton45 micsGlasgow44 micsSheffield38 micsBristol35 micsCardiff34 micsEdinburgh34 micsLeeds34 micsNottingham32 micsSouthampton28 micsLiverpool27 micsYork27 micsNewcastle25 micsExeter24 micsOxford23 micsWolverhampton23 micsBlackpool22 micsSwansea22 micsHereford21 micsDundee20 micsNorwich20 micsBradford19 micsCheltenham19 micsCoventry19 micsStoke-on-Trent19 micsAberdeen18 micsBelfast18 micsBirmingham18 micsHull18 micsLeicester18 micsWrexham18 micsCambridge17 micsPortsmouth17 micsPreston17 micsReading17 micsBournemouth16 micsDerby16 micsIpswich16 micsMargate16 micsHastings15 micsTelford15 micsAldershot14 micsLincoln14 micsNorthampton14 micsPlymouth14 micsWoking14 micsBath13 micsCrawley13 micsGloucester13 micsSunderland13 micsBasildon12 micsDoncaster12 micsHigh Wycombe12 micsPeterborough12 micsRawtenstall12 micsSutton12 micsSwindon12 micsWatford12 micsWeymouth12 micsEgham11 micsInverness11 micsMiddlesbrough11 micsScarborough11 micsWaterlooville11 micsBedford10 micsDurham10 micsEpsom10 micsMilton Keynes10 micsNewquay10 micsBoston9 micsCarlisle9 micsMaidstone9 micsTunbridge Wells9 micsBroxbourne8 micsChelmsford8 micsGrimsby8 micsStockton-on-Tees8 micsAberystwyth7 micsCirencester7 micsLuton7 micsDerry6 micsBlackburn5 micsNewry5 micsBillericay4 micsFarnborough4 micsHorley3 micsWelshpool2 micsDublin1 micWorthing1 mic

Run a Accrington open mic? List it free.

Listing an open mic is free, takes about 2 minutes and is reviewed before it goes live. It appears beside the 8 Accrington nights already listed, where musicians, comedians and poets look for stage time.

For ArtistsFor VenuesFor AgentsFor PromotersFor OrganisersFor Fans
ForArtistsGet booked. Get paid. ForVenuesFill the calendar. ForAgentsRun your roster. ForPromotersBuild the bill. ForOrganisersBook acts for your event. ForFansFind tonight’s gigs.

Free to join · free to list · free to browse

Submit Your Open Mic Claim Your Venue
Run a Accrington open mic?

List it free. It's reviewed before it goes live; performers find you by night and kit.

Claim your venueList my night

The data behind these numbers: UK open mic statistics and every UK open mic - all from the same directory.

Naumaan Zahid
Founder & Builder

Live gigs across the UK, kept fresh. Spot something wrong or missing? Let me know and I’ll fix it.

Did you know? The UK is one of the world’s largest music markets, behind only the US and Japan.
Email me directly →