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Edinburgh Open Mics

Open Mic Nights in Edinburgh

34 weekly open mics across Leith, Old Town, Southside, Rose Street + more — part of the wider UK open mic directory. Updated weekly.

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97% of Edinburgh open mics are free entry — walk in, sign up, play

34 Open Mic Nights Across Edinburgh

34 Weekly Mics 6 Nights a Week 97% Free Entry 3 With Full Backline Updated

Edinburgh runs at least one open mic every night of the week we cover — 34 weekly nights across Edinburgh, from venues like Bannerman's Bar. About 97% are free for performers and audience, and 3 venues offer a full backline. Wednesday and Monday are the busiest. We re-verify every Edinburgh mic monthly. Open mics are one layer of the Edinburgh circuit — see what’s on in Edinburgh over the next four weeks for the ticketed bills at the same venues.

34
weekly open mic nights in Edinburgh
  • 33 of 34 are free for performers and audience · only 1 charge entry
  • 3 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

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

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Pick a night, see what's on. Each card shows venue, sign-up time, slot length, fee and backline.

Edinburgh Open Mic FAQs

Bannerman's Bar 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.
Edinburgh 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 free, every-week layer of the scene. For the ticketed and one-off bills, what’s on in Edinburgh 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 Edinburgh gig directory.
33 of the 34 weekly open mics in Edinburgh are free; 1 charge entry. Filter the main directory by "Free entry" for the wider list.
3 of Edinburgh's 34 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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