Nottingham · small venue · Verified open
Nottingham canalside pub with live Thursday sessions and open mic nights.
About 120 standing, live music 1 night a week, house PA.
Nearby venuesUpdated 12 November 2026
Here is The Canalhouse in City Centre, Nottingham at a glance. It has live music 1 night a week. There is an in-house PA. The figures below set out its size, live nights, kit and genres.
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| Live music | 1 night a week |
| TodayClosed | 11:00–00:00Opens in 3h 11m 47s |
| Backline | PA provided |
| Books | Mixed |
4 photos show the inside of The Canalhouse. Tap any photo to open it at full size. Venue owners can claim this page and add their own photos.
Everything about The Canalhouse that matters before you book is set out below. It has live music 1 night a week. Members can vote to bring this venue onto GigXchange.
| Capacity | about 120 standing |
| Live nights | Thu |
| Curfew | – |
| Sound limiter | – |
| Website | thecanalhouse.co.uk |
| Status | Verified open |
| Last checked | 4 Jun 2026 |
You will find The Canalhouse at 48-52 Canal Street, City Centre, Nottingham, NG1 7EH. The map below opens step-by-step directions in Google Maps. It is one of 79 rooms in our Nottingham venue directory.
City Centre, Nottingham NG1 7EH
The nearest station is Nottingham (rail station), about 5 minutes' walk away.
The Canalhouse for artists: The Canalhouse has not joined GigXchange yet, so acts vote here to bring it on - to hire the venue for a private event, choose Private hire.
| Booking email and phone | Locked |
| Fee range per act | Locked |
| How far ahead to book | Locked |
| Payment terms | Locked |
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The Canalhouse publishes its opening times for 7 of the 7 days. These are the venue's own opening hours, not the gig start times. Check the venue's own website before travelling on a bank holiday.
| Mon | 11:00–23:00 |
| Tue | 11:00–23:00 |
| Wed | 11:00–23:00 |
| Thu | 11:00–23:00 |
| FriToday | 11:00–00:00 |
| Sat | 11:00–00:00 |
| Sun | 11:00–22:00 |
The Canalhouse has an in-house PA for visiting acts. The list below shows the PA, drums, amps and mics we know about. Played here and the kit was different? Tell us and we will update it.
| PA system | Provided |
| Drum kit | Bring your own |
| Guitar amp | Provided |
| Bass amp | Bring your own |
| Keys / keyboard | Bring your own |
| 2 vocal mics | Provided |
| In-house engineer | None |
Here is the story of The Canalhouse in City Centre, Nottingham so far. It has live music 1 night a week. The notes below sum up what the venue and its listings say.
The Canalhouse is a grassroots music venue in City Centre, Nottingham with a standing capacity of about 120.
Listing notesThe Canalhouse is a Castle Rock Brewery pub at 48-52 Canal Street in Nottingham city centre (NG1 7EH), opened in 2000 on the lower floors of the former Canal Museum — a Grade II listed building with an actual canal extending inside, complete with resident narrow boats. It runs canalside live-music sessions in the beer garden every Thursday from 7pm through the warmer months, an award-winning Canalhouse Comedy open-mic night, and a monthly spoken-word/open-mic night called Blackdrop on the first Monday upstairs. A characterful small-capacity room (around 120 standing) with a PA and guitar amp, welcoming covers and original acts.
It keeps this page true for the next act through the door.
The regular night at The Canalhouse on GigXchange is its open mic. It has live music 1 night a week. Venues often post their next nights on their own website first.
Open mic, every Thursday - 20:00 · Free entry. More nights out in the wider Nottingham gig directory.
The Nottingham league ranks live music venues by the gigs listed over the next 30 days. It refreshes every night, so a busy month moves a room up.
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| 01 | Billy Bootleggers Bar | 27 gigs |
| 02 | Rock City | 19 gigs |
| 03 | Rescue Rooms up1 | 10 gigs |
| 04 | Red Dog Saloon Nottingham down1 | 9 gigs |
| 05 | Canvas Mansfield New | 8 gigs |
| 06 | The Bodega down1 | 6 gigs |
| 07 | The Palais up1 | 4 gigs |
| 08 | Metronome Nottingham down1 | 3 gigs |
| 09 | Nottingham, The Level down3 | 3 gigs |
| 10 | Rough Trade Nottingham down1 | 3 gigs |
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The Canalhouse
Nottingham canalside pub with live Thursday sessions and open mic nights. Capacity about 120.
- c. 120
- Capacity
- 1 night
- Live music
- 11:00
- Open today
- PA
- Backline
- Mixed
- Books
- Verified
- Directory status
Last updated: 12 November 2026
The Canalhouse — Quick Facts
The Canalhouse capacity: about 120 standing. Nottingham canalside pub with live Thursday sessions and open mic nights. Here are the key facts on The Canalhouse at a glance.
By size, The Canalhouse is the joint 17th largest of the 28 venues we list in and around Nottingham with a standing capacity. Similar-size rooms: The Tap & Tumbler (about 120); The Angel Microbrewery (about 110) and The Chapel, The Angel Microbrewery (about 110).
With room for about 120 standing, The Canalhouse is a small room by our directory's sizes. That is close to the typical room we list around Nottingham (about 150). Small rooms like this reward acts with a loyal local audience: the fee is often a door split, and a full room comes from your own guest list rather than the venue's marketing. The figure is listed, not yet verified, so check it with the venue before you plan around it.
The Canalhouse this week
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Inside The Canalhouse
The Canalhouse has an in-house PA for visiting acts. The room holds about 120. It has live music 1 night a week. Below: the PA, drums, amps and mics we know about, what we know about the room, and its regular live nights.
The Canalhouse is a grassroots music venue in City Centre, Nottingham with a standing capacity of about 120. The Canalhouse provides a PA system, 2 vocal mics and a guitar amp; bring your own drum kit, bass amp and keys; no in-house sound engineer.
This listing is part of the Nottingham venue directory.
The Canalhouse is a Castle Rock Brewery pub at 48-52 Canal Street in Nottingham city centre (NG1 7EH), opened in 2000 on the lower floors of the former Canal Museum — a Grade II listed building with an actual canal extending inside, complete with resident narrow boats. It runs canalside live-music sessions in the beer garden every Thursday from 7pm through the warmer months, an award-winning Canalhouse Comedy open-mic night, and a monthly spoken-word/open-mic night called Blackdrop on the first Monday upstairs. A characterful small-capacity room (around 120 standing) with a PA and guitar amp, welcoming covers and original acts.
Nights The Canalhouse usually has live music — typical start 19:00
The Canalhouse usually has live music on Thu, starting around 19:00. A PA is listed; check what else is on stage before you load in. The Canalhouse isn't on GigXchange yet - vote to bring it on, and have a short EPK and a live clip ready, since that is what most venues ask for first. For the rest of the circuit, read how to get gigs in Nottingham.
By size, The Canalhouse is the joint 17th largest of the 28 venues we list in and around Nottingham with a standing capacity. Similar-size rooms: The Tap & Tumbler (about 120); The Angel Microbrewery (about 110) and The Chapel, The Angel Microbrewery (about 110).
Find The Canalhouse
You will find The Canalhouse at 48-52 Canal Street, City Centre, Nottingham, NG1 7EH. The map below opens step-by-step directions in Google Maps. It is one of 79 rooms in our Nottingham venue directory.
The nearest station is Nottingham (rail station), about 5 minutes' walk away. The Canalhouse is in City Centre, Nottingham — use NG1 7EH for sat-nav, taxis and ride apps. 8 other venues sit in City Centre too, if you want to make a night of it. Before you travel, check the night’s start time and what’s on in Nottingham this week; if you book acts, see who’s available in Nottingham this weekend.
Station data: NaPTAN, Department for Transport (Open Government Licence).
What's On at The Canalhouse
The regular night at The Canalhouse on GigXchange is its open mic. It has live music 1 night a week. Venues often post their next nights on their own website first. Or browse the wider Nottingham venue directory.
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The Nottingham League
The Canalhouse is #55 of 79 Nottingham venues for live music — ranked by gigs on the calendar over the next 30 days, refreshed nightly. Only gigs in the GigXchange directory count.
- #1 – Billy Bootleggers Bar 27 gigs
- #2 – Rock City 19 gigs
- #3 ▲1 Rescue Rooms 10 gigs
- #4 ▼1 Red Dog Saloon Nottingham 9 gigs
- #5 NEW Canvas Mansfield 8 gigs
- #6 ▼1 The Bodega 6 gigs
- #7 ▲1 The Palais 4 gigs
- #8 ▼1 Metronome Nottingham 3 gigs
- #9 ▼3 Nottingham, The Level 3 gigs
- #10 ▼1 Rough Trade Nottingham 3 gigs
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Venues Near The Canalhouse
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The Canalhouse in brief. Set in Nottingham, The Canalhouse is a small room (under 150). The live music is mostly on Thursdays, usually from 19:00. There’s also an open mic (every Thursday). Rooms nearby include The Carousel, The Palais and The Tap & Tumbler; the Nottingham venue directory has the rest.
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More rooms near The Canalhouse: Rescue Rooms, Secret Vault Nottingham, The Bierkeller, The Bodega, The Chapel, The Angel Microbrewery, The Crow, The Embankment, The Grove, The Hop Merchant, The Lincolnshire Poacher, The Lion at Basford, Billy Bootleggers Bar, Rock City, Red Dog Saloon Nottingham, Canvas Mansfield, Metronome Nottingham, Nottingham, The Level and Rough Trade Nottingham.
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