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Open Mic Nights in Maidstone

Every open mic in Maidstone - when it runs, how to sign up, what kit is there.

0 have a full backline and 88% list no entry fee. Re-verified on a rolling cycle.

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Updated 12 November 2026

At a glance
Maidstone
8
Open mic
nights
listed in Maidstone
In detail
7 days from Fri 13 Novat least 5
Nights of the week4 of 7
No fee listed88% of nights
Full backline0 nights
Open-Mic Score45 /100
01 — Find a night
9 nights
Pick your night
When
Day
Has
Type
City
Sort
Kick-off20:00 The White HorseLondon Road · MaidstoneNo fee The Walnut TreeMaidstoneNo fee1st Mon of the month 18:30Mon The Queen's HeadSutton ValenceNo fee2nd Tue of the month 19:30Tue DrakesFairmeadow · MaidstoneNo fee 20:30Tue The Flower PotSandling Road · MaidstoneNo fee 20:30Tue The Market House30 Earl Street, ME14 1PS · MaidstoneNo fee 20:00Wed Nellie GerkinsTown Centre · MaidstoneNo feeMonthly TBCWed Harmony HQTown Centre · MaidstonePaidFortnightly 18:30Thu The Dog House MicropubEvegate, Smeeth · AshfordNo fee3rd Thu of the month 19:30Thu
02 — The scene
Open-Mic Score
45
Out of
100
Emerging — affordability and schedule already on the map; acts who turn up early will set the pace.
Ranked against UK cities (0-100)
Choice21
Schedule fixed scale71
Coverage16
Affordability fixed scale89
Backline23
Walk-in fixed scale67
03 — By night
Nights listed
Maidstone's week
01Tuesday 3 nights
02Wednesday 2 nights
03Thursday 2 nights
04Sunday 1 night
04 — More of Maidstone
Beyond the list
Featured open micThe White HorseLondon Road · Sun nights
Popular nightsThe Queen's Head
Drakes
The Flower Pot
The Market House
This month
Added0
Removed0
Verified0
Re-verified0
Also in Maidstone
Maidstone gigsBooked slots, by date
What's on this weekEvery gig over the next seven days
Maidstone venuesThe rooms behind the nights
Maidstone music sceneVenues, rates, guides and gigs
05 — Other cities
90 cities
Nights elsewhere
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All cities, A–ZNights
A
Aberdeen18Aberystwyth7Accrington8Aldershot14
B
Basildon12Bath13Bedford10Belfast18Billericay4Birmingham18Blackburn5Blackpool22Boston9Bournemouth16Bradford19Brighton45Bristol35Broxbourne8
C
Cambridge17Cardiff34Carlisle9Chelmsford8Cheltenham19Cirencester7Coventry19Crawley13
D
Derby16Derry6Doncaster12Dublin1Dundee20Durham10
E
Edinburgh34Egham11Epsom10Exeter24
F
Farnborough4
G
Glasgow44Gloucester13Grimsby8
H
Hastings15Hereford21High Wycombe12Horley3Hull18
I
Inverness11Ipswich16
L
Leeds34Leicester18Lincoln14Liverpool27London70Luton7
M
Manchester59Margate16Middlesbrough11Milton 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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Maidstone Open Mics

Open Mic Nights in Maidstone

8 open mic nights across London Road, Fairmeadow, Sandling Road, 30 Earl Street, ME14 1PS + more — part of the wider UK open mic directory. Re-verified on a rolling cycle.

45/ 100
Maidstone Open-Mic Score
EmergingAffordability and schedule already on the map; acts who turn up early will set the pace.
Choice21
Schedule71
Coverage16
Affordability89
Backline23
Walk-in67
88% of Maidstone open mics list no entry fee — check the night, sign up, play

Last updated: 12 November 2026

8 Open Mic Nights Across Maidstone

At least 5 open mic nights are on in and around Maidstone in the 7 days from Fri 13 Nov; the other 3 run less often or on dates that vary, so check their listing. 8 open mic nights (7 verified) are running in and around Maidstone, from venues like The White Horse, though none lists a full backline yet. Tuesday and Wednesday are the busiest. We show when each listing was last checked. Open mics are just one layer of the Maidstone circuit — see what’s on in Maidstone over the next four weeks for ticketed bills at the same venues.

8
open mic nights listed in Maidstone
  • 5 of 8 take walk-in sign-up on the night · 1 list an entry fee
  • 0 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
8
Open mic nights
4
Nights a week
88%
No fee listed
0
Full backline
Last updated

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

By Day of the Week

8 open mic nights are listed in Maidstone, across 4 nights of the week. Pick a night to see what's on. Each card lists the venue, sign-up time, slot length, fee and backline.

Showing 1–9 of 9

Venues in Maidstone

22 grassroots music venues are listed in Maidstone, 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 22 Maidstone venues

Maidstone Open Mic Scene in Numbers

Counted from the 8 Maidstone open mic nights listed: 88% have no entry fee listed, 0% have full backline and Tuesday is the busiest night. The chart shows how the week's nights split, day by day.

8
Nights listed
4
Nights a week
88%
No fee listed
0%
Full backline
0%
PA provided
Tue
Busiest night
—
Typical slot
20:00
Typical start
Open mics by night · share of the week

Maidstone Open Mic FAQs

6 answers about open mics in Maidstone, 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.

The White Horse 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.
Maidstone has 4 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 Maidstone 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 Maidstone gig directory.
7 of the 8 open mics we list in Maidstone list no entry fee and 1 do; most open mics are free, but check with the venue. Filter the main directory by "Free entry" for the wider list.
None of the listed Maidstone 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. 4 of the 8 running nights happen every week and 4 run less often, so check the date before you go. Most start between 19:30 and 20:30.

Who plays. Besides music, 1 takes comedy, 1 takes spoken word and 1 takes poetry.

After the open mic. For a paid set after the open mic, the Maidstone 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 micsCarlisle9 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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