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Open Mic Nights in Cambridge

Every Cambridge open mic night - when it runs, how sign-up works, what kit is there.

92% of them list no entry fee; 2 have a full backline. Re-checked on a rolling cycle.

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Updated 12 November 2026

At a glance
Cambridge
12
Open mic
nights
listed in Cambridge
In detail
7 days from Fri 13 Novat least 7
Nights of the week6 of 7
No fee listed92% of nights
Full backline2 nights
Open-Mic Score75 /100
01 — Find a night
17 nights
Pick your night
When
Day
Has
Type
City
Sort
VariesFri Kick-off20:00 Golden HindMilton Road · CambridgePaidHouse PADates vary Six BellsPetersfield · CambridgeNo feeHouse PAFortnightly 17:00Sun The AlmaRussell Court · CambridgeNo feeHouse PA3rd Sun of the month 19:30Sun The JunctionCherry Hinton · CambridgeNo feeFull kit 20:00Sun Bar -OHCambridgeNo feeFull kit 20:00Mon d'Arry's Restaurant, Bar & CheesemongerCambridgeNo feeHouse PA 20:00Mon The Cambridge Brew HouseCity Centre · CambridgeNo feeHouse PA 20:00Mon The Portland ArmsChesterton · CambridgeNo feeFull kit 20:00Tue BoathouseCambridgeNo feeHouse PA 19:45Wed The GeldartCambridgeNo feeHouse PA 20:00Wed
02 — The scene
Open-Mic Score
75
Out of
100
Strong — walk-in and affordability lead the mix, with room to grow on coverage.
Ranked against UK cities (0-100)
Choice63
Schedule fixed scale86
Coverage30
Affordability fixed scale94
Backline90
Walk-in fixed scale100
03 — By night
Nights listed
Cambridge's week
01Thursday 5 nights
02Monday 2 nights
03Sunday 2 nights
04Tuesday 1 night
05Wednesday 1 night
06Friday Tonight 1 night
04 — More of Cambridge
Beyond the list
Featured open micSix BellsPetersfield · Sun nights
Popular nightsThe Alma
Bar -OH
The Cambridge Brew House
The Portland Arms
This month
Added0
Removed2
Verified0
Re-verified2
Also in Cambridge
Cambridge gigsBooked slots, by date
What's on this weekEvery gig over the next seven days
Cambridge venuesThe rooms behind the nights
Cambridge music sceneVenues, rates, guides and gigs
05 — Other cities
90 cities
Nights elsewhere
NorwichLeicesterLondon
All cities, A–ZNights
A
Aberdeen18Aberystwyth7Accrington8Aldershot14
B
Basildon12Bath13Bedford10Belfast18Billericay4Birmingham18Blackburn5Blackpool22Boston9Bournemouth16Bradford19Brighton45Bristol35Broxbourne8
C
Cardiff34Carlisle9Chelmsford8Cheltenham19Cirencester7Coventry19Crawley13
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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Cambridge Open Mics

Open Mic Nights in Cambridge

12 open mic nights across Petersfield, Russell Court, City Centre, Chesterton + more — part of the wider UK open mic directory. Re-verified on a rolling cycle.

75/ 100
Cambridge Open-Mic Score
StrongWalk-in and affordability lead the mix, with room to grow on coverage.
Choice63
Schedule86
Coverage30
Affordability94
Backline90
Walk-in100
92% of Cambridge open mics list no entry fee — check the night, sign up, play

Last updated: 12 November 2026

12 Open Mic Nights Across Cambridge

At least 7 open mic nights are on in Cambridge in the 7 days from Fri 13 Nov; the other 5 run less often or on dates that vary, so check their listing. 12 open mic nights (8 verified) are running across Cambridge, from venues like Six Bells, and 2 offer a full backline. Thursday and Sunday are the busiest. We show when each listing was last checked. Open mics are just one layer of the Cambridge circuit — see what’s on in Cambridge over the next four weeks for ticketed bills at the same venues.

12
open mic nights listed in Cambridge
  • 12 of 12 take walk-in sign-up on the night · 1 list an entry fee
  • 2 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
12
Open mic nights
6
Nights a week
92%
No fee listed
2
Full backline
Last updated

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

By Day of the Week

12 open mic nights are listed in Cambridge, across 6 nights of the week. Choose a night to see what's on. Every card gives venue, sign-up time, slot length, fee and backline.

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Venues in Cambridge

31 grassroots music venues are listed in Cambridge, 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 31 Cambridge venues

Cambridge Open Mic Scene in Numbers

Counted from the 12 Cambridge open mic nights listed: 92% have no entry fee listed, 17% have full backline and Thursday is the busiest night. The chart shows how the week's nights split, day by day.

12
Nights listed
6
Nights a week
92%
No fee listed
17%
Full backline
100%
PA provided
Thu
Busiest night
12 min
Typical slot
20:00
Typical start
Open mics by night · share of the week

Cambridge Open Mic FAQs

6 answers about open mics in Cambridge, 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.

Six Bells 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.
Cambridge 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 Cambridge 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 Cambridge gig directory.
11 of the 12 open mics we list in Cambridge list no entry fee and 1 do; most open mics are free, but check with the venue. Filter the main directory by "Free entry" for the wider list.
2 of Cambridge's 12 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. 6 of the 12 running nights are weekly and 6 run less often, so check the date before you go. Most start between 19:45 and 20:00. Listed slot lengths are usually around 12 minutes each. Where a sign-up time is listed, the list usually opens around 19:30.

Who plays. Besides music, 1 takes poetry. 12 list a PA, so a singer-songwriter can turn up with just an instrument.

After the open mic. When you're ready for a paid set, the Cambridge 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: Norwich (20), Leicester (18) and London (70).

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 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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