The Creative Innovation Centre (CICCIC) occupies the Memorial Hall on Paul Street in the heart of Taunton town centre, with parking nearby. Founded in 2012, it's a not-for-profit arts, culture and creative-industries centre that doubles as one of the few performance spaces in the town: a gallery and roughly 100-capacity room hosting live music, comedy, stand-up, poetry, film evenings and workshops, with a well-stocked bar and hot drinks all day. Its 'CICCIC Introducing' nights spotlight emerging local artists across mixed genres, and a house PA supports both original acts and covers. A genuine community hub that fills a real gap for live performance in Taunton.
Taunton · Monthly on TBAs · Free
Creative Innovation Centre Open Mic
Taunton's tba open mic. 15-min slots.
Open mic at a glance Creative Innovation Centre · Taunton
TBA
Open mic night
May 2026
Listed since
24 Jul
Last verified
Free
Entry
15 min
Slot length
Community
Listing status
Run a Taunton open mic? List it free — verified within 48 hours
Last updated: 2 June 2026
Creative Innovation Centre Open Mic — Quick Facts
We need your help verifying thisWas this open mic on recently?10 seconds, no signup
The Details
Everything you need before you turn up
DayTBA
Start20:00
Sign-up19:30
Slot length15 min
EntryFree · all ages
Capacity–
Performer typesMusic · Poetry · Comedy
Sound engineerBYO / hire on the night
View on map
Where
Creative Innovation CentreTaunton
Taunton — check venue website for parking and nearest station.
Contact
Sign-up via online
Host: in-house team
Highlights
Free entry for all
PA system provided
Sign-up via online
Music, Poetry, Comedy welcome
How do you rate this open mic?One tap, no sign-up required.
Spotted something wrong with this listing?Closed, moved night, different start time? Let us know and we'll re-verify within 48 hours.
What’s on in Taunton this week — or see what’s on across the UK.
About Creative Innovation Centre
About This Open Mic
Monthly on TBAs in Taunton
Kicks off at 20:00, sign-up from 19:30
Free entry for performers and audience
15-minute slots
PA provided — BYO instrument
Part of the Taunton open mic directory
The Night
The Creative Innovation Centre (CICCIC) runs a monthly open mic in its beautiful early-Victorian hall in Taunton, with doors at 7:30pm and music from 8pm. It's an all-ages, genuinely cross-art-form night — poets, musicians, comedians and everything in between — with 10-15 minute slots, a PA and microphones provided. Admission is free for both audience and performers; book a slot ahead via the centre. There's a licensed bar and café on site.
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 Creative Innovation Centre’s TBA night runs.
19:30Sign-up
20:00Kick-off
Monthly on TBAs 15-min slots Free entry
Find Creative Innovation Centre
Taunton
Planning Your TBA Night
Arrive by 19:30 to sign up for a slot. Entry is free and the open mic typically runs until late. A PA is provided — bring your own instrument and amp.
Part of the Taunton live music scene.
What should you charge for paid gigs?Most open mic musicians are ready for paid work sooner than they think. Check live UK rates by role, city, and venue size.
Try the Rate CalculatorCommon Questions
Seven things people ask before turning up at Taunton's Creative Innovation Centre open mic.
Sign-up via online. See all Taunton open mic nights.
PA + vocal mic provided. BYO instrument and amp.
15 minutes per act — typically 4 songs solo.
Yes — free entry for performers and audience. Most Taunton mics are free; browse the list.
Solo and duo acts work best given the gear available; ask the host before bringing a full band.
Mostly fellow musicians, friends and Taunton regulars across the Taunton open mic scene. Taunton open mic crowds tend to listen attentively.
Keep up with Taunton
One email a week with live music near you. Free, and it keeps grassroots rooms full.
Help keep grassroots venues open in Taunton
—A UK venue stops hosting live music every 5 days — and turning up is what keeps a room open. Get a free weekly email of gigs in Taunton. Unsubscribe any time. Privacy.
See what’s on in Taunton over the next four weeks →
Booking or playing in Taunton? The GX Index publishes what UK gigs actually pay, by city, band size and venue type, and the GX Index reports set out the methodology and the sample behind every figure. Both are free to read and free to cite.
Keep exploring: the UK gig directory for what's coming up, the venue directory for rooms that book live music, the open mic finder for recurring stage time, and what's on across the UK this week. The blog covers pricing, contracts and getting booked, and about GigXchange explains who runs it and why. Something not right on this page? Tell us — or start on the home page.
Run an open mic in Taunton?
Add yours to the directory free. 2-minute submission, verified within 48 hours. Reach 1,000+ Taunton musicians.
Looking for paid gigs, not open mics?