The Tram Depot is a characterful central Cambridge bar at 5 Dover Street (CB1 1DY), set in the former stables of the 1880s horse-drawn Cambridge Street Tramways — there's still a section of original track by the door and a life-size model tram out front. It pours 12 keg taps, 6 cask ales and 3 ciders alongside homemade specials and Italian pizzas. Live music runs every Thursday from 8pm, headlined by The Tram Sessions open mic (5–6 floor spots of three songs plus a booked headliner around 10pm), and the wider programme takes in a monthly folk night, a weekly speakeasy jazz jam, reggae and Latino nights. A house PA is provided and both originals and covers are welcome.
Cambridge · Every last Thursday of the month · Free
The Tram Depot Open Mic
Cambridge open mic at The Tram Depot — listed on Google Places. Schedule details below are pending venue confirmation; check the venue's own listings before turning up.
Open mic at a glance The Tram Depot · Cambridge
Thursday
Open mic night
Apr 2026
Listed since
24 Sept
Last verified
Free
Entry
12 min
Slot length
Verified
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Last updated: 24 September 2026
The Tram Depot Open Mic — Quick Facts
Cambridge open mic at The Tram Depot — listed on Google Places. Schedule details below are pending venue confirmation; check the venue's own listings before turning up.
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The Details
Everything you need before you turn up
DayThursday
Start19:00
Sign-up19:00 walk-in
Slot length12 min
EntryFree · 18+
Capacity–
Performer typesMusicians
Sound engineerBYO / hire on the night
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Where
The Tram Depot5 Dover St
Cambridge CB1 1DY
Cambridge — check venue website for parking and nearest station.
Highlights
Free entry for all
PA system provided
Walk-in sign-up
Musicians welcome
How do you rate this open mic?One tap, no sign-up required.
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About The Tram Depot
About This Open Mic
Every last Thursday of the month in Cambridge
Kicks off at 19:00
Free entry for performers and audience
12-minute slots
PA provided — BYO instrument
Part of the Cambridge open mic directory
The Night
The Tram Sessions is the open mic at the Tram Depot, a historic city-centre bar on Dover Street that also runs a weekly jazz jam and a monthly folk night. It lands once a month, on the last Thursday, and runs 7pm til 11pm.
How the night runs
Five or six floor spots of three songs each, then a booked headliner onstage at around 10pm. Turn up early, put your name down and you are in the running for a slot; the running order starts filling from 7pm, so late arrivals can miss out.
What's provided
A house sound system and a piano. Everything else you bring yourself. The room is wheelchair accessible and assistance dogs are welcome.
Cost
Free to come down and free to play.
Getting there
5 Dover St, Cambridge CB1 1DY - a few minutes' walk from the Grafton Centre and the top of Mill Road.
What's on stage — equipment and backline at this venue, verified regularly.
PA + monitors
Drum kit
Guitar amp
Bass amp
Keys / keyboard
Vocal mics
In-house engineer
The Night at a Glance
How The Tram Depot’s Thursday night runs.
19:00Sign-up
19:00Kick-off
23:00Last songs
00:00Venue closes
Every last Thursday of the month 12-min slots Free entry
Find The Tram Depot
5 Dover St, Cambridge CB1 1DY
Planning Your Thursday Night
Arrive by 19:00 to sign up for a slot. Entry is free and the open mic typically runs until 23:00. A PA is provided — bring your own instrument and amp.
Part of the Cambridge live music scene.
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Walk-in sign-up only, opens at 19:00. Arrive early — slots fill on the night. See other Cambridge 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 Cambridge mics are free; browse the list.
Solo and duo acts work best given the gear available; ask the host before bringing a full band.
5 Dover St, Cambridge CB1 1DY.
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