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Open Mic Nights in Carlisle

All of Carlisle's open mics - when each runs, how to sign up, what kit is there.

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

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Updated 12 November 2026

At a glance
Carlisle
9
Open mic
nights
listed in Carlisle
In detail
7 days from Fri 13 Novat least 3
Nights of the week6 of 7
No fee listed100% of nights
Full backline0 nights
Open-Mic Score55 /100
01 — Find a night
9 nights
Pick your night
When
Day
Has
Type
City
Sort
Kick-off19:30 The John Peel TheatreTown Centre · WigtonNo feeHouse PA1st Fri of the month Kirkgate CentreKirkgate · CockermouthNo fee2nd Sun of the month 14:00Sun Royal Oak, ScotbyScotby Village · CarlisleNo feeHouse PADates vary 20:00Sun The Pocket Cafe BarLake Road · KeswickNo fee 20:00Mon Drovers RestMonkhill, Burgh-by-Sands · CarlisleNo fee1st Tue of the month 20:00Tue Spinners ArmsCummersdale · CarlisleNo feeFortnightly TBCWed Open Mind75 English Street · CarlisleNo feeHouse PADates vary 20:00Thu The Crafty BaaBank Street · KeswickNo fee 20:00Thu The SourceNelson St · CarlisleNo feeHouse PA 20:00Thu
02 — The scene
Open-Mic Score
55
Out of
100
Solid — healthy affordability, building on walk-in. Good circuit for working artists.
Ranked against UK cities (0-100)
Choice21
Schedule fixed scale86
Coverage33
Affordability fixed scale100
Backline23
Walk-in fixed scale89
03 — By night
Nights listed
Carlisle's week
01Thursday 3 nights
02Sunday 2 nights
03Monday 1 night
04Tuesday 1 night
05Wednesday 1 night
06Friday Tonight 1 night
04 — More of Carlisle
Beyond the list
Featured open micKirkgate CentreKirkgate · Sun nights
Popular nightsRoyal Oak, Scotby
The Pocket Cafe Bar
Drovers Rest
Spinners Arms
This month
Added0
Removed0
Verified0
Re-verified0
Also in Carlisle
Carlisle gigsBooked slots, by date
What's on this weekEvery gig over the next seven days
Carlisle venuesThe rooms behind the nights
Carlisle music sceneVenues, rates, guides and gigs
05 — Other cities
90 cities
Nights elsewhere
LondonManchesterBrighton
All cities, A–ZNights
A
Aberdeen18Aberystwyth7Accrington8Aldershot14
B
Basildon12Bath13Bedford10Belfast18Billericay4Birmingham18Blackburn5Blackpool22Boston9Bournemouth16Bradford19Brighton45Bristol35Broxbourne8
C
Cambridge17Cardiff34Chelmsford8Cheltenham19Cirencester7Coventry19Crawley13
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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Carlisle Open Mics

Open Mic Nights in Carlisle

9 open mic nights across Kirkgate, Scotby Village, Lake Road, Monkhill, Burgh-by-Sands + more — part of the wider UK open mic directory. Re-verified on a rolling cycle.

55/ 100
Carlisle Open-Mic Score
SolidHealthy affordability, building on walk-in. Good circuit for working artists.
Choice21
Schedule86
Coverage33
Affordability100
Backline23
Walk-in89
100% of Carlisle open mics list no entry fee — check the night, sign up, play

Last updated: 12 November 2026

9 Open Mic Nights Across Carlisle

At least 3 open mic nights are on in and around Carlisle in the 7 days from Fri 13 Nov; the other 6 run less often or on dates that vary, so check their listing. 9 open mic nights (8 verified) are running in and around Carlisle, from venues like Kirkgate Centre, though none lists a full backline yet. Thursday and Sunday are the busiest. We show when each listing was last checked. Open mics are just one layer of the Carlisle circuit — see what’s on in Carlisle over the next four weeks for ticketed bills at the same venues.

9
open mic nights listed in Carlisle
  • 8 of 9 take walk-in sign-up on the night
  • 0 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
9
Open mic nights
6
Nights a week
100%
No fee listed
0
Full backline
Last updated

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

By Day of the Week

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

Showing 1–9 of 9

Venues in Carlisle

19 grassroots music venues are listed in Carlisle, 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 19 Carlisle venues

Carlisle Open Mic Scene in Numbers

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

9
Nights listed
6
Nights a week
100%
No fee listed
0%
Full backline
44%
PA provided
Thu
Busiest night
12 min
Typical slot
20:00
Typical start
Open mics by night · share of the week

Carlisle Open Mic FAQs

6 answers about open mics in Carlisle, 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.

Kirkgate 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.
Carlisle 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 Carlisle 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 Carlisle gig directory.
None of the 9 open mics we list in Carlisle has an entry fee listed - most open mics are free to play and watch, but check with the venue.
None of the listed Carlisle 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. 3 of the 9 running nights are weekly and 6 run less often, so check the date before you go. Most start at 20:00. Where a slot length is listed, it is usually 10 minutes. When a sign-up time is listed, the list tends to open around 19:30.

Who plays. Besides music, 2 take poetry. 4 list a PA, so a singer-songwriter can turn up with just an instrument. None lists an entry fee.

After the open mic. When you're ready for a paid set, the Carlisle 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 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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