Manchester · 49 open mic nights · 6 nights a week
Every open mic in Manchester - when it runs, how to sign up, what kit is there.
6 have a full backline and 96% list no entry fee. Re-verified on a rolling cycle.
NearbyUpdated 12 November 2026
nights
| 7 days from Fri 13 Nov | at least 27 |
| Nights of the week | 6 of 7 |
| No fee listed | 96% of nights |
| Full backline | 6 nights |
| Open-Mic Score | 90 /100 |
Kick-off20:00 Pasha LoungeTown Centre · WarringtonNo feeLast Fri of the month 
King & QueenPadgate · WarringtonNo feeMonthly 20:30Fri 
Wallop PrestwichPrestwich · ManchesterNo feeHouse PA 17:00Sun 
The Silly CountryDroylsden · ManchesterNo feeHouse PA1st Sun of the month 18:00Sun 
Fox & PineTown Centre · OldhamNo fee 19:00Sun 
The AlexandraEdgeley · StockportNo feeHouse PAMonthly 19:00Sun 
Bolton Socialist ClubTown Centre · BoltonPaidMonthly 19:30Sun 
Prince of WalesGlossopNo feeHouse PA 19:30Sun 
Band on the WallNorthern Quarter · ManchesterNo feeFull kit 20:00Sun 
Blarney BarrelBramhall · StockportNo feeHouse PA2nd Sun of the month 20:00Sun 100
| Choice | 98 |
| Schedule fixed scale | 86 |
| Coverage | 75 |
| Affordability fixed scale | 97 |
| Backline | 92 |
| Walk-in fixed scale | 85 |
| 01 | Wednesday | 15 nights |
| 02 | Thursday | 9 nights |
| 03 | Tuesday | 8 nights |
| 04 | Sunday | 8 nights |
| 05 | Monday | 7 nights |
| 06 | Friday Tonight | 2 nights |
| Featured open micWallop PrestwichPrestwich · Sun nights | |
| Popular nightsThe Silly Country | |
| Fox & Pine | |
| The Alexandra | |
| Bolton Socialist Club |
| Added | 0 |
| Removed | 2 |
| Verified | 0 |
| Re-verified | 6 |
| Manchester gigsBooked slots, by date | |
| What's on this weekEvery gig over the next seven days | |
| Manchester venuesThe rooms behind the nights | |
| Manchester music sceneVenues, rates, guides and gigs |
Open Mic Nights in Manchester
49 open mic nights across Prestwich, Droylsden, Town Centre, Edgeley + more — part of the wider UK open mic directory. Re-verified on a rolling cycle.
Last updated: 12 November 2026
49 Open Mic Nights Across Manchester
At least 27 open mic nights are on in and around Manchester in the 7 days from Fri 13 Nov; the other 22 run less often or on dates that vary, so check their listing. 49 open mic nights (27 verified) are running in and around Manchester, from venues like Wallop Prestwich, and 6 offer a full backline. Wednesday and Thursday are the busiest. Each listing carries the date we last checked it. Open mics are one part of the Manchester circuit — see what’s on in Manchester over the next four weeks for the ticketed bills at the same venues.
- 42 of 49 take walk-in sign-up on the night · 2 list an entry fee
- 6 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
- 49
- Open mic nights
- 6
- Nights a week
- 96%
- No fee listed
- 6
- Full backline
- Last updated
What’s on in Manchester this week — or see what’s on across the UK.
By Day of the Week
49 open mic nights are listed in Manchester, across 6 nights of the week. Choose a night to see what's on. Every card gives venue, sign-up time, slot length, fee and backline.
- 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
- PA—
- Backline—
- Open toMusicians, Spoken word artists
- Sign-up19:30
- Slots12 min
- EntryNo fee listed
- PAProvided
- Backline—
- Open toMusicians
- Sign-up—
- Slots5 min
- Entry£2.00
- PA—
- Backline—
- Open toPoets, Spoken word artists
- Sign-up—
- Slots—
- 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
- PA—
- Backline—
- Open toMusicians
- Sign-up19:30
- Slots12 min
- EntryNo fee listed
- PAProvided
- Backline—
- Open toMusicians
- Sign-up19:30
- Slots15 min
- EntryNo fee listed
- PAProvided
- Backline—
- Open toMusicians
- Sign-up19:30
- Slots10 min
- EntryNo fee listed
- PAProvided
- Backline—
- Open toMusicians, Poets
- Sign-up19:30
- Slots12 min
- EntryNo fee listed
- PAProvided
- Backline—
- Open toMusicians
Venues in Manchester
164 grassroots music venues are listed in Manchester, 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.
Manchester Open Mic Scene in Numbers
Counted from the 49 Manchester open mic nights listed: 96% have no entry fee listed, 12% have full backline and Wednesday is the busiest night. The chart shows how the week's nights split, day by day.
- 49
- Nights listed
- 6
- Nights a week
- 96%
- No fee listed
- 12%
- Full backline
- 86%
- PA provided
- Wed
- Busiest night
- 12 min
- Typical slot
- 20:00
- Typical start
Manchester Open Mic FAQs
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How the nights run. 27 of the 49 running nights happen every week and 22 run less often, so check the date before you go. Most start between 19:30 and 20:00. Listed slot lengths are usually around 12 minutes each. Where a sign-up time is given, the list usually opens around 19:30.
Who plays. Besides music, 8 take poetry, 7 take comedy and 4 take spoken word. With a PA listed at 42 nights, a singer-songwriter can bring just an instrument.
After the open mic. Ready for a paid set? The Manchester 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 open mics nearby: Blackburn (5), Liverpool (27) and Sheffield (38).
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.
Run a Manchester 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 49 Manchester nights already listed, where musicians, comedians and poets look for stage time.
Listing is free. Performers find you by night and kit - we review it before it goes live.
The data behind these numbers: UK open mic statistics and every UK open mic - all from the same directory.