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Open Mic Nights in Margate

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

2 have a full backline and 93% list no entry fee. Re-verified on a rolling cycle.

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Updated 12 November 2026

At a glance
Margate
14
Open mic
nights
listed in Margate
In detail
7 days from Fri 13 Novat least 6
Nights of the week4 of 7
No fee listed93% of nights
Full backline2 nights
Open-Mic Score68 /100
01 — Find a night
16 nights
Pick your night
When
Day
Has
Type
City
Sort
Kick-off18:00 FolkloreThe Old High Street, CT20 · FolkestoneNo fee3rd Fri of the month The Penny TheatreCanterburyNo feeHouse PA 19:00Tonight The ChambersRadnor Chambers, Cheriton Place · FolkestoneNo feeFull kitMonthly 20:00Fri The Music WorkshopFolkestoneNo feeFull kitDates vary TBCFri The FoundryCity Centre · CanterburyNo feeFull kit 20:00Tue The LifeboatMarket Street, Old Town · MargateNo feeMonthly 20:00Tue Your Music School (YMS)Wincheap · CanterburyPaid2nd Tue of the month TBCTue Rosslyn Court62 Sweyn Road, Cliftonville · MargateNo feeHouse PA2nd Wed of the month 19:30Wed The Hare at BleanBlean · CanterburyNo feeMonthly 19:30Wed Royal Norfolk HotelGee's Bar, Sandgate High Street, Sandgate · FolkestoneNo feeFortnightly 20:00Wed
02 — The scene
Open-Mic Score
68
Out of
100
Strong — affordability and backline lead the mix, with room to grow on coverage.
Ranked against UK cities (0-100)
Choice58
Schedule fixed scale57
Coverage33
Affordability fixed scale94
Backline93
Walk-in fixed scale88
03 — By night
Nights listed
Margate's week
01Wednesday 5 nights
02Tuesday 3 nights
03Thursday 3 nights
04Friday Tonight 3 nights
04 — More of Margate
Beyond the list
Featured open micThe FoundryCity Centre · Tue nights
Popular nightsThe Lifeboat
Your Music School (YMS)
Rosslyn Court
The Hare at Blean
This month
Added0
Removed0
Verified0
Re-verified4
Also in Margate
Margate gigsBooked slots, by date
What's on this weekEvery gig over the next seven days
Margate venuesThe rooms behind the nights
Margate music sceneVenues, rates, guides and gigs
05 — Other cities
90 cities
Nights elsewhere
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All cities, A–ZNights
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Aberdeen18Aberystwyth7Accrington8Aldershot14
B
Basildon12Bath13Bedford10Belfast18Billericay4Birmingham18Blackburn5Blackpool22Boston9Bournemouth16Bradford19Brighton45Bristol35Broxbourne8
C
Cambridge17Cardiff34Carlisle9Chelmsford8Cheltenham19Cirencester7Coventry19Crawley13
D
Derby16Derry6Doncaster12Dublin1Dundee20Durham10
E
Edinburgh34Egham11Epsom10Exeter24
F
Farnborough4
G
Glasgow44Gloucester13Grimsby8
H
Hastings15Hereford21High Wycombe12Horley3Hull18
I
Inverness11Ipswich16
L
Leeds34Leicester18Lincoln14Liverpool27London70Luton7
M
Maidstone9Manchester59Middlesbrough11Milton 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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Margate Open Mics

Open Mic Nights in Margate

14 open mic nights across City Centre, Market Street, Old Town, Wincheap, 62 Sweyn Road, Cliftonville + more — part of the wider UK open mic directory. Re-verified on a rolling cycle.

68/ 100
Margate Open-Mic Score
StrongAffordability and backline lead the mix, with room to grow on coverage.
Choice58
Schedule57
Coverage33
Affordability94
Backline93
Walk-in88
93% of Margate open mics list no entry fee — check the night, sign up, play

Last updated: 12 November 2026

14 Open Mic Nights Across Margate

At least 6 open mic nights are on in and around Margate in the 7 days from Fri 13 Nov; the other 8 run less often or on dates that vary, so check their listing. 14 open mic nights (5 verified) are running in and around Margate, from venues like The Foundry, and 2 offer a full backline. Wednesday and Tuesday are the busiest. Every listing shows when we last checked it. Open mics are one layer of the Margate circuit — see what’s on in Margate over the next four weeks for the ticketed bills at the same venues.

14
open mic nights listed in Margate
  • 12 of 14 take walk-in sign-up on the night · 1 list an entry fee
  • 2 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
14
Open mic nights
4
Nights a week
93%
No fee listed
2
Full backline
Last updated

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

By Day of the Week

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

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Venues in Margate

32 grassroots music venues are listed in Margate, 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 32 Margate venues

Margate Open Mic Scene in Numbers

Counted from the 14 Margate open mic nights listed: 93% have no entry fee listed, 14% have full backline and Wednesday is the busiest night. The chart shows how the week's nights split, day by day.

14
Nights listed
4
Nights a week
93%
No fee listed
14%
Full backline
50%
PA provided
Wed
Busiest night
12 min
Typical slot
20:00
Typical start
Open mics by night · share of the week

Margate Open Mic FAQs

6 answers about open mics in Margate, 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 Foundry 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.
Margate 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 Margate 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 Margate gig directory.
13 of the 14 open mics we list in Margate 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.
2 of Margate's 14 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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How the nights run. Of the 14 running nights, 6 are weekly and 8 run less often - check the date before you go. Most start between 19:00 and 20:00. Where a slot length is listed, it is usually 12 minutes. When a sign-up time is listed, the list tends to open around 19:30.

Who plays. Besides music, 2 take comedy, 2 take poetry and 1 takes spoken word. With a PA listed at 7 nights, a singer-songwriter can bring just an instrument.

After the open mic. For a paid set after the open mic, the Margate 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 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 micsMaidstone9 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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