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Open Mic Nights in Belfast

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

88% of them list no entry fee; 1 has a full backline. Re-checked on a rolling cycle.

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Updated 12 November 2026

At a glance
Belfast
16
Open mic
nights
listed in Belfast
In detail
7 days from Fri 13 Novat least 10
Nights of the week6 of 7
No fee listed88% of nights
Full backline1 nights
Open-Mic Score67 /100
01 — Find a night
18 nights
Pick your night
When
Day
Has
Type
City
Sort
2-WKFri Kick-offTBC The Nelson ArmsBangorNo feeFortnightly Oh Yeah Music CentreBelfastPaidHouse PADates vary 12:00Sun Denvir's Coaching InnDownpatrickNo fee 15:00Sun The American BarSailortown · BelfastNo feeHouse PA 19:00Sun The Second Fiddle30-42 Waring St · BelfastNo feeHouse PA1st Sun of the month 19:00Sun Sunflower Public HouseUnion Street · BelfastNo feeHouse PA 19:30Mon Lavery'sBelfastNo feeHouse PA1st Mon of the month 20:00Mon Hop HouseBangorNo feeHouse PA 20:00Tue The Black BoxBelfastNo feeHouse PAMonthly 20:00Wed The DuncairnBelfastNo feeHouse PA 20:00Wed
02 — The scene
Open-Mic Score
67
Out of
100
Strong — affordability and walk-in lead the mix, with room to grow on coverage.
Ranked against UK cities (0-100)
Choice68
Schedule fixed scale86
Coverage16
Affordability fixed scale89
Backline53
Walk-in fixed scale89
03 — By night
Nights listed
Belfast's week
01Wednesday 4 nights
02Thursday 4 nights
03Sunday 4 nights
04Monday 2 nights
05Tuesday 1 night
06Friday Tonight 1 night
04 — More of Belfast
Beyond the list
Featured open micOh Yeah Music CentreBelfast · Sun nights
Popular nightsDenvir's Coaching Inn
The Second Fiddle
The American Bar
Sunflower Public House
This month
Added1
Removed0
Verified1
Re-verified1
Also in Belfast
Belfast gigsBooked slots, by date
What's on this weekEvery gig over the next seven days
Belfast venuesThe rooms behind the nights
Belfast music sceneVenues, rates, guides and gigs
05 — Other cities
90 cities
Nights elsewhere
GlasgowBlackpoolEdinburgh
All cities, A–ZNights
A
Aberdeen18Aberystwyth7Accrington8Aldershot14
B
Basildon12Bath13Bedford10Billericay4Birmingham18Blackburn5Blackpool22Boston9Bournemouth16Bradford19Brighton45Bristol35Broxbourne8
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
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Belfast Open Mics

Open Mic Nights in Belfast

16 open mic nights across 30-42 Waring St, Sailortown, Union Street, City Centre + more — part of the wider UK open mic directory. Re-verified on a rolling cycle.

67/ 100
Belfast Open-Mic Score
StrongAffordability and walk-in lead the mix, with room to grow on coverage.
Choice68
Schedule86
Coverage16
Affordability89
Backline53
Walk-in89
88% of Belfast open mics list no entry fee — check the night, sign up, play

Last updated: 12 November 2026

16 Open Mic Nights Across Belfast

At least 10 open mic nights are on in and around Belfast in the 7 days from Fri 13 Nov; the other 6 run less often or on dates that vary, so check their listing. 16 open mic nights (11 verified) are running in and around Belfast, from venues like Oh Yeah Music Centre, and 1 offers a full backline. Sunday and Wednesday are the busiest. We show when each listing was last checked. Open mics are just one layer of the Belfast circuit — see what’s on in Belfast over the next four weeks for ticketed bills at the same venues.

16
open mic nights listed in Belfast
  • 14 of 16 take walk-in sign-up on the night · 2 list an entry fee
  • 1 venues offer full backline (drum kit, guitar amp, bass amp, mics)
  • Spread across 6 different nights of the week
  • Music + comedy + poetry — filter by type below
16
Open mic nights
6
Nights a week
88%
No fee listed
1
Full backline
Last updated

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

By Day of the Week

16 open mic nights are listed in Belfast, across 6 nights of the week. Pick a night to see what's on. Each card lists the venue, sign-up time, slot length, fee and backline.

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Venues in Belfast

77 grassroots music venues are listed in Belfast, 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.

See all 77 Belfast venues

Belfast Open Mic Scene in Numbers

Counted from the 16 Belfast open mic nights listed: 88% have no entry fee listed, 6% have full backline and Sunday is the busiest night. The chart shows how the week's nights split, day by day.

16
Nights listed
6
Nights a week
88%
No fee listed
6%
Full backline
88%
PA provided
Sun
Busiest night
12 min
Typical slot
20:00
Typical start
Open mics by night · share of the week

Belfast Open Mic FAQs

6 answers about open mics in Belfast, 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.

Oh Yeah Music Centre 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.
Belfast has 6 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 Belfast 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 Belfast gig directory.
14 of the 16 open mics we list in Belfast list no entry fee and 2 do; most open mics are free, but check with the venue. Filter the main directory by "Free entry" for the wider list.
1 of Belfast's 16 open mics have a full backline (drum kit, guitar amp, bass amp, mics). Filter by 'Full backline' tag to see them.
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.
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How the nights run. 9 of the 16 running nights happen every week and 7 run less often, so check the date before you go. Most start between 19:00 and 20:00. Where a slot length is listed, the usual is 12 minutes. Where a sign-up time is listed, the list usually opens around 19:30.

Who plays. Besides music, 1 takes poetry and 1 takes comedy. With a PA listed at 14 nights, a singer-songwriter can bring just an instrument.

After the open mic. For a paid set after the open mic, the Belfast 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 open mics nearby: Glasgow (44), Blackpool (22) and Edinburgh (34).

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 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 micsAccrington8 micsBroxbourne8 micsChelmsford8 micsGrimsby8 micsStockton-on-Tees8 micsAberystwyth7 micsCirencester7 micsLuton7 micsDerry6 micsBlackburn5 micsNewry5 micsBillericay4 micsFarnborough4 micsHorley3 micsWelshpool2 micsDublin1 micWorthing1 mic

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