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Open Mic Nights in Boston

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

0 have a full backline and 100% list no entry fee. Re-verified on a rolling cycle.

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Updated 12 November 2026

At a glance
Boston
9
Open mic
nights
listed in Boston
In detail
7 days from Fri 13 Novat least 1
Nights of the week7 of 7
No fee listed100% of nights
Full backline0 nights
Open-Mic Score54 /100
01 — Find a night
9 nights
Pick your night
When
Day
Has
Type
City
Sort
VariesFri Kick-off19:00 Blackfriars Theatre and Arts CentreBostonNo feeDates vary The BeonnaBeningtonNo feeDates vary 18:30Sat Holbeach United Services ClubHolbeach, South Holland · HolbeachNo fee3rd Sun of the month 14:00Sun The EagleBostonNo feeMonthly 20:00Mon The Hub (National Centre for Craft and Design)Navigation Wharf · SleafordNo fee1st Tue of the month 18:00Tue The Red CatNorth Wootton · King's LynnNo fee4th Tue of the month TBCTue The Olive Tree (Sergi's Tapas Bar)Town Centre · SpaldingNo feeDates vary 19:30Wed The Royal Mail CartSpaldingNo feeFortnightly 20:00Wed Lincoln ArmsSpalding town centre · SpaldingNo feeDates vary 20:00Thu
02 — The scene
Open-Mic Score
54
Out of
100
Solid — healthy schedule, building on affordability. Good circuit for working artists.
Ranked against UK cities (0-100)
Choice21
Schedule fixed scale100
Coverage16
Affordability fixed scale100
Backline23
Walk-in fixed scale78
03 — By night
Nights listed
Boston's week
01Tuesday 2 nights
02Wednesday 2 nights
03Monday 1 night
04Thursday 1 night
05Friday Tonight 1 night
06Saturday 1 night
07Sunday 1 night
04 — More of Boston
Beyond the list
Featured open micHolbeach United Services ClubHolbeach, South Holland · Sun nights
Popular nightsThe Eagle
The Hub (National Centre for Craft and Design)
The Red Cat
The Olive Tree (Sergi's Tapas Bar)
This month
Added1
Removed0
Verified1
Re-verified3
Also in Boston
Boston gigsBooked slots, by date
What's on this weekEvery gig over the next seven days
Boston venuesThe rooms behind the nights
Boston music sceneVenues, rates, guides and gigs
05 — Other cities
90 cities
Nights elsewhere
LondonManchesterBrighton
All cities, A–ZNights
A
Aberdeen18Aberystwyth7Accrington8Aldershot14
B
Basildon12Bath13Bedford10Belfast18Billericay4Birmingham18Blackburn5Blackpool22Bournemouth16Bradford19Brighton45Bristol35Broxbourne8
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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Boston Open Mics

Open Mic Nights in Boston

9 open mic nights across Holbeach, South Holland, Navigation Wharf, North Wootton, Town Centre + more — part of the wider UK open mic directory. Re-verified on a rolling cycle.

54/ 100
Boston Open-Mic Score
SolidHealthy schedule, building on affordability. Good circuit for working artists.
Choice21
Schedule100
Coverage16
Affordability100
Backline23
Walk-in78
100% of Boston open mics list no entry fee — check the night, sign up, play

Last updated: 12 November 2026

9 Open Mic Nights Across Boston

At least 1 open mic night is on in and around Boston in the 7 days from Fri 13 Nov; the other 8 run less often or on dates that vary, so check their listing. Boston has an open mic on every night of the week — 9 open mic nights (7 verified) are running in and around Boston, from venues like Holbeach United Services Club, though none lists a full backline yet. Tuesday and Wednesday are the busiest. We show when each listing was last checked. Open mics are just one layer of the Boston circuit — see what’s on in Boston over the next four weeks for ticketed bills at the same venues.

9
open mic nights listed in Boston
  • 7 of 9 take walk-in sign-up on the night
  • 0 venues offer full backline (drum kit, guitar amp, bass amp, mics)
  • Spread across 7 different nights of the week
  • Music + comedy + poetry — filter by type below
9
Open mic nights
7
Nights a week
100%
No fee listed
0
Full backline
Last updated

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

By Day of the Week

9 open mic nights are listed in Boston, across 7 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 1–9 of 9

Venues in Boston

12 grassroots music venues are listed in Boston, 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.

Boston Open Mic Scene in Numbers

Counted from the 9 Boston open mic nights listed: 100% have no entry fee listed, 0% have full backline and Tuesday is the busiest night. The chart shows how the week's nights split, day by day.

9
Nights listed
7
Nights a week
100%
No fee listed
0%
Full backline
0%
PA provided
Tue
Busiest night
15 min
Typical slot
19:30
Typical start
Open mics by night · share of the week

Boston Open Mic FAQs

6 answers about open mics in Boston, 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.

Holbeach United Services Club 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.
Boston has 7 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 Boston 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 Boston gig directory.
None of the 9 open mics we list in Boston has an entry fee listed - most open mics are free to play and watch, but check with the venue.
None of the listed Boston 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.
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How the nights run. Most start between 18:30 and 20:00.

Who plays. Besides music, 2 take poetry, 2 take spoken word and 1 takes comedy. None lists an entry fee.

After the open mic. For a paid set after the open mic, the Boston 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 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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