Open Mics

As a service to our members, NCSC seeks to stay current with open mics.

Please contact Vito Di Bona if you’d like to add and/or update an open mic venue to this page. Use the list below to find an open mic near you. For details, please contact the venue directly. Now, get out there and share your voice!

An open mic provides an opportunity for newcomers to be heard, for seasoned musicians to try out new material, and for anyone with an act to connect with an audience. Performers and audience members tend to be very supportive. Open mics are a great way to meet other songwriters and musicians and to improve your performance skills. The most important thing is to have a good time!

VIRTUAL

Open Mic America every Sunday 8pm (5pm PDT) Featured performers!

EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA

• Fairwood Lanes (Roanoke Rapids) – First Sunday 6 – 9 pm contact Matthew Chambers

TRIANGLE AREA

Wake County

• Abbey Road Tavern & Grill (Apex) – Tuesday – 8pm
• Abbey Road Tavern & Grill (Cary) – Wednesday – 8pm
• Bella Music (Wake Forest) Wide Open Mic Show – Wednesday – 8pm
• Bud’s Tavern (Youngsville) Thursday 6:30pm
• Snookers (Raleigh) – Monday 8pm
• Desy’s Bar and Grill  (Morrisville) Wednesday 9pm
• Fainting Goat Brewing Company (Fuquay-Varina) – Thursday 6 -10pm
• Real McCoy’s (Wake Forest) – Wednesday 9pm-12am
• Gizmo Brew Works (Raleigh) – Sunday – 3-6pm
• London Bridge Pub (Raleigh) Monday 8-11pm
• Lorraine’s Coffee House (Raleigh) – Thursday (5/19, 6/9, 6/23, 7/14, 7/28) 7pm
• Mac’s Tavern (Cary) – Tuesday – 8:00pm
• Niche Wine Bar (Holly Springs) Wed 7-10pm
• North Street Beer Station (Raleigh) – Monday – 7pm (comedy only, on first Mon of the month) not currently taking place
• Ruckus Pizza (Raleigh) – Tuesday – 6:30pm
• Sammy’s Bar and Tap – Thursday – 7 pm
• Shady’s (Garner) Wed 6:30-9:30
• Shenanigan’s Taproom (Benson) Thursday 7:30-10:30
• Sophie’s (Cary) Wed 8:30pm
• The Corner Tavern & Grill (Cary) – Thursday – 8pm – Check Facebook
• Tongue and Groove (Raleigh) – Second Sunday of the month List at 7. Show at 7:30. 7-minute slots. 309 W. Martin St. (VAE)

Chapel Hill/Carrboro

• Captain John’s Dockside (Chapel Hill) – Every other Wednesday – 5pm
• Local 506 – (Chapel Hill) – Monday – Sign up at 7:30, starts at 8:30 (The infamous open mic from Carrboro’s The Station has moved here.) closed
• Willow Creek Laundromat (Carrboro) – Fridays – 10pm not currently taking place

Durham

• Beyu Caffe (Brett’s Open Mic) – Wednesday – 8pm not currently taking place
• Blue Note Grill (Blues Jam) – Wednesday – 7:00pm
• City Soul Cafe Noir Lounge  -Wednesday – 8pm return pending
• Growler Grlz – Wednesday – Sign up at 6pm, performance 7-10pm
• James Joyce Irish Pub – Sunday – 9:30pm not currently taking place
• La Piazza Roxboro Friday 7pm
• Skewer’s Bar & Grill – Wednesday – Sign up at 9:30, show at 10-2am
• The House (Durham) blues Thursday 6:30-10pm

Pittsboro

• bmc brewing – 213 Lorax Lane, Pittsboro, NC 27312 – part of “The Plant” – monthly 2nd Thursday sign-ups 6:30pm/7pm, original songs only. Contact: Michael Brennan
• City Tap – Wednesday – 8pm not currently taking place
• Copper Cricket Pub (Sanford) Thursday 7pm

Hillsborough

• Hot Tin Roof (Hillsborough) – Wed 8-11pm
• Yonder: Southern Cocktails and Brew – We host on Tuesday nights from 7:30 to 11, with 30 minutes for spoken word and music beginning promptly at 8.

Roxboro

La Piazza Italian Restaurant (Roxboro) – Tues 7-10pm

CHARLOTTE AREA

• The Common Market (South End) – Tuesday – 7pm – Check Facebook not currently taking place
• The Evening Muse – Monday – Doors at 7pm, show at 8pm. Features special guest performer; $3 cover not currently taking place
• Tosco Music Party (TMP) at The Evening Muse – 1st Wednesday – 8pm not currently taking place

TRIAD AREA

• Common Grounds (Greensboro) – Thursday – 7pm not currently taking place
• Doodad Farm (Greensboro) – Last Thursday of every month; songwriters circle – 7pm
• El Taco Vaquero (Kernersville) Thursday 6:30pm
• Four Saints Brewing Company (Asheboro) – First Friday of the month – 7pm. Competition awards $100 to winning performer, determined by audience and judge voting not currently taking place
• Mean Mug Coffee Company (Salisbury) – Friday – 7:00pm not currently taking place
• Muddy Creek Cafe and Music Hall (Winston-Salem) – Thursday – 7:00pm
• PB & Java (Greensboro) – Sponsored by Greensboro Grooves – Wednesday – 8pm closed
• Pine Tree Bar & Grill (Winston-Salem) – Thursday – 7:30pm not currently taking place
• New York Pizza (Greensboro) – Tuesday – Sign up at 7 for a 9pm show
• The Deck at River Twist (Jamestown) – Wednesday – Sign up at 7, show at 8pm not currently taking place

WESTERN NC

• Flood Gallery Fine Art Center (Black Mountain) – Thursday – Sign up at 6, show 6:30 – 8:30
• The Marion Wing Factory (Marion) – Wednesday – Sign up at 5:30, show 6
• White Horse (Black Mountain) – Tuesday – 7:00pm

WILMINGTON

• Bourbon Street Wilmington – Thursday – 9 pm to midnight – sign-ups start at 8 pm for 20 minute slots
• Juggling Gypsy – Monday – 8pm
• Locals Tavern – Thursday – 7-10pm
• Uprising Bakery – Wednesday – 8pm closed