High Wycombe · 12 open mic nights · 5 nights a week
Every High Wycombe open mic night - when it runs, how sign-up works, what kit is there.
100% list no entry fee, 0 have a full backline. Re-verified on a rolling cycle.
NearbyUpdated 12 November 2026
nights
| 7 days from Fri 13 Nov | at least 2 |
| Nights of the week | 5 of 7 |
| No fee listed | 100% of nights |
| Full backline | 0 nights |
| Open-Mic Score | 57 /100 |
Kick-off19:00 The Oasis Cafe100a Walton Street, HP21 7QP · AylesburyNo feeHouse PA1st Fri of the month 
Wycombe Arts CentreDesborough Road · High WycombeNo feeMonthly 19:30Fri 
The BeeSloughNo fee1st Fri of the month TBCFri 
The Belle VueGordon Road · High WycombeNo feeHouse PAMonthly 20:00Sat 
Friars Square Open MicFriars Square Shopping Centre, town centre · AylesburyNo feeHouse PA1st Sun of the month 12:00Sun 
The Rose and CrownThe Green, Dark Lane, Wingrave, HP22 4PD · AylesburyNo feeHouse PAMonthly 20:30Wed 
The Front Room Coffee Lounge9 Castle Street · High WycombeNo feeHouse PAMonthly 19:00Thu 
Off The TapMaidenheadNo feeHouse PAFortnightly 19:30Thu 
The PloughHyde Heath · AmershamNo fee2nd Thu of the month 19:30Thu 
Mad SquirrelTown Centre · High WycombeNo feeHouse PA3rd Thu of the month 20:00Thu 100
| Choice | 39 |
| Schedule fixed scale | 71 |
| Coverage | 30 |
| Affordability fixed scale | 100 |
| Backline | 23 |
| Walk-in fixed scale | 100 |
| 01 | Thursday | 6 nights |
| 02 | Friday Tonight | 3 nights |
| 03 | Wednesday | 1 night |
| 04 | Saturday | 1 night |
| 05 | Sunday | 1 night |
| Featured open micFriars Square Open MicFriars Square Shopping Centre, town centre · Sun nights | |
| Popular nightsThe Rose and Crown | |
| The Front Room Coffee Lounge | |
| Off The Tap | |
| The Plough |
| Added | 0 |
| Removed | 0 |
| Verified | 0 |
| Re-verified | 0 |
| High Wycombe gigsBooked slots, by date | |
| What's on this weekEvery gig over the next seven days | |
| High Wycombe venuesThe rooms behind the nights | |
| High Wycombe music sceneVenues, rates, guides and gigs |
Open Mic Nights in High Wycombe
12 open mic nights across Friars Square Shopping Centre, town centre, The Green, Dark Lane, Wingrave, HP22 4PD, 9 Castle Street, Hyde Heath + more — part of the wider UK open mic directory. Re-verified on a rolling cycle.
Last updated: 12 November 2026
12 Open Mic Nights Across High Wycombe
At least 2 open mic nights are on in and around High Wycombe in the 7 days from Fri 13 Nov; the other 10 run less often or on dates that vary, so check their listing. 12 open mic nights (8 verified) are running in and around High Wycombe, from venues like Friars Square Open Mic, though none lists a full backline yet. Thursday and Friday are the busiest. Every listing shows when we last checked it. Open mics are one layer of the High Wycombe circuit — see what’s on in High Wycombe over the next four weeks for the ticketed bills at the same venues.
- 12 of 12 take walk-in sign-up on the night
- 0 venues offer full backline (drum kit, guitar amp, bass amp, mics)
- Spread across 5 different nights of the week
- Music + comedy + poetry — filter by type below
- 12
- Open mic nights
- 5
- Nights a week
- 100%
- No fee listed
- 0
- Full backline
- Last updated
What’s on in High Wycombe this week — or see what’s on across the UK.
By Day of the Week
12 open mic nights are listed in High Wycombe, across 5 nights of the week. Pick a night, see what's on. Each card shows venue, sign-up time, slot length, fee and backline.
- Sign-up12:00
- Slots15 min
- EntryNo fee listed
- PAProvided
- Backline—
- Open toMusicians, Poets
- Sign-up20:30
- Slots15 min
- EntryNo fee listed
- PAProvided
- Backline—
- Open toMusicians
- Sign-up19:00
- Slots10 min
- EntryNo fee listed
- PAProvided
- Backline—
- Open toMusicians, Poets
- Sign-up—
- Slots—
- EntryNo fee listed
- PAProvided
- Backline—
- Open toMusicians
- Sign-up—
- Slots—
- EntryNo fee listed
- PA—
- Backline—
- Open toMusicians
- Sign-up19:45
- Slots15 min
- EntryNo fee listed
- PAProvided
- Backline—
- Open toMusicians
- Sign-up19:30
- Slots12 min
- EntryNo fee listed
- PAProvided
- Backline—
- Open toMusicians
- Sign-up19:30
- Slots12 min
- EntryNo fee listed
- PAProvided
- Backline—
- Open toMusicians
- Sign-up—
- Slots—
- EntryNo fee listed
- PAProvided
- Backline—
- Open toMusicians
- Sign-up—
- Slots15 min
- EntryNo fee listed
- PA—
- Backline—
- Open toMusicians, Comedians, Poets
- Sign-up—
- Slots—
- EntryNo fee listed
- PA—
- Backline—
- Open toMusicians
- Sign-up19:30
- Slots15 min
- EntryNo fee listed
- PAProvided
- Backline—
- Open toMusicians
Venues in High Wycombe
14 grassroots music venues are listed in High Wycombe, 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.
High Wycombe Open Mic Scene in Numbers
Counted from the 12 High Wycombe 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.
- 12
- Nights listed
- 5
- Nights a week
- 100%
- No fee listed
- 0%
- Full backline
- 75%
- PA provided
- Thu
- Busiest night
- 15 min
- Typical slot
- 19:30
- Typical start
High Wycombe Open Mic FAQs
6 answers about open mics in High Wycombe, 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. 1 of the 12 running nights are weekly and 11 run less often, so check the date before you go. Most start between 19:00 and 20:00. Listed slot lengths are usually around 15 minutes each. When a sign-up time is listed, the list tends to open around 19:30.
Who plays. Besides music, 3 take poetry and 1 takes comedy. 9 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 High Wycombe 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 High Wycombe 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 12 High Wycombe nights already listed, where musicians, comedians and poets look for stage time.
List it free. It's reviewed before it goes live; performers find you by night and kit.
Where these figures come from: UK open mic statistics and every UK open mic - all from the same directory.