Cheltenham · 19 open mic nights · 4 nights a week
Every open mic in Cheltenham - when it runs, how to sign up, what kit is there.
100% of them list no entry fee; 2 have a full backline. Re-checked on a rolling cycle.
NearbyUpdated 12 November 2026
nights
| 7 days from Fri 13 Nov | at least 9 |
| Nights of the week | 4 of 7 |
| No fee listed | 100% of nights |
| Full backline | 2 nights |
| Open-Mic Score | 71 /100 |
2-WKSun Kick-off19:00 The Cotswold InnPortland Street · CheltenhamNo feeHouse PAFortnightly 
The Oil Basin BrewhouseWorcesterNo feeHouse PAFortnightly 20:00Sun 
The PheasantWorcesterNo feeHouse PA 19:00Tue 
Coach & HorsesWorcesterNo feeHouse PALast Tue of the month 20:00Tue 
The Firefly Beer HausWorcesterNo feeHouse PA1st Tue of the month 20:00Tue 
The Five AllsCheltenhamNo feeHouse PA 20:00Tue 
Smokey Joe'sBennington Street · CheltenhamNo feeHouse PA1st Wed of the month 19:00Wed 
Marr's BarCity Centre · WorcesterNo feeFull kit 20:00Wed 
Old GreyhoundWorcesterNo feeHouse PA 20:00Wed 
The Feathers Sport & Music LoungeWorcesterNo feeHouse PA 20:00Wed 100
| Choice | 74 |
| Schedule fixed scale | 57 |
| Coverage | 30 |
| Affordability fixed scale | 100 |
| Backline | 76 |
| Walk-in fixed scale | 100 |
| 01 | Wednesday | 7 nights |
| 02 | Thursday | 6 nights |
| 03 | Tuesday | 4 nights |
| 04 | Sunday | 2 nights |
| Featured open micThe Cotswold InnPortland Street · Sun nights | |
| Popular nightsThe Oil Basin Brewhouse | |
| The Pheasant | |
| The Firefly Beer Haus | |
| The Five Alls |
| Added | 0 |
| Removed | 0 |
| Verified | 0 |
| Re-verified | 2 |
| Cheltenham gigsBooked slots, by date | |
| What's on this weekEvery gig over the next seven days | |
| Cheltenham venuesThe rooms behind the nights | |
| Cheltenham music sceneVenues, rates, guides and gigs |
Open Mic Nights in Cheltenham
19 open mic nights across Portland Street, Bennington Street, City Centre, Old Bath Road + more — part of the wider UK open mic directory. Re-verified on a rolling cycle.
Last updated: 12 November 2026
19 Open Mic Nights Across Cheltenham
At least 9 open mic nights are on in and around Cheltenham in the 7 days from Fri 13 Nov; the other 10 run less often or on dates that vary, so check their listing. 19 open mic nights (9 verified) are running in and around Cheltenham, from venues like The Cotswold Inn, and 2 offer a full backline. Wednesday and Thursday are the busiest. Every listing shows when we last checked it. Open mics are one layer of the Cheltenham circuit — see what’s on in Cheltenham over the next four weeks for the ticketed bills at the same venues.
- 19 of 19 take walk-in sign-up on the night
- 2 venues offer full backline (drum kit, guitar amp, bass amp, mics)
- Spread across 4 different nights of the week
- Music + comedy + poetry — filter by type below
- 19
- Open mic nights
- 4
- Nights a week
- 100%
- No fee listed
- 2
- Full backline
- Last updated
What’s on in Cheltenham this week — or see what’s on across the UK.
By Day of the Week
19 open mic nights are listed in Cheltenham, across 4 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 Cheltenham
27 grassroots music venues are listed in Cheltenham, 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.
Cheltenham Open Mic Scene in Numbers
Counted from the 19 Cheltenham open mic nights listed: 100% have no entry fee listed, 11% have full backline and Wednesday is the busiest night. The chart shows how the week's nights split, day by day.
- 19
- Nights listed
- 4
- Nights a week
- 100%
- No fee listed
- 11%
- Full backline
- 79%
- PA provided
- Wed
- Busiest night
- 12 min
- Typical slot
- 20:00
- Typical start
Cheltenham Open Mic FAQs
6 answers about open mics in Cheltenham, 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.
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How the nights run. 9 of the 19 running nights happen every week and 10 run less often, so check the date before you go. Most start at 20:00. Where a slot length is listed, it is usually 12 minutes. When a sign-up time is listed, the list tends to open around 19:30.
Who plays. 15 list a PA, so singer-songwriters can arrive with just an instrument. None lists an entry fee.
After the open mic. When you're ready for a paid set, the Cheltenham 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.
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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.
Run a Cheltenham open mic? List it free.
Listing an open mic is free, takes about 2 minutes and is reviewed before it goes live. It appears beside the 19 Cheltenham nights already listed, where musicians, comedians and poets look for stage time.
List it free. Performers find you by night and kit - reviewed before it goes live.
Where these figures come from: UK open mic statistics and every UK open mic - all from the same directory.