Music Open Mic’s In the San Francisco Bay Area

Below is a listing of Open Mic’s for Musicians in the SF Bay Area for every day of the week. (This is not a listing for spoken word/poetry open mics). Please always call venue first and/or check venue’s web site to see if event is still continuing! Open mic’s move to different days, hosts change, some events not held every week, others simply wither away. We rely on musicians, hosts and other kind souls to report changes to help keep this list up to date. Notice a mistake, have updated information or know of an open mic that is not listed or has shut down please contact us.

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Madrone Art Bar
500 Divisadero St, San Francisco. Spike’s Mic & Sunday Sessions
Amateur singers, duets, bands, & instrumentalists – all music genres. 5 – 8 pm on stage through PA. Guitar amps & piano available. 15 min or 3 songs. Host: Carla Tutu.
415.241.0202
Freight & Salvage
2020 Addison St., Berkeley. Open Mic. Varying Mondays. Stage with PA & piano. Spots based on lottery. Doors: 6:30 p.m/ Show: 7:30 pm. Solo performers get 1 song; groups 2. Stay entire night to get free ticket to show of your choice. All ages.
510.644.2020
Starry Plough Pub
3101 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley
7:30 pm signup, 8 showtime. You can perform 2 songs. Featured acts picked from acts that go over well with the audience. No cover. Hosted by Joan Pez & Girl George
510.841.2082
Fireside Lounge
Singer Songwriter Open Mic
1453 Webster St, Alameda.
Sign up: 6:30 pm/ Show 7 pm – 11:30 pm. 3 songs per person, must include one original song. Stage with PA but no monitors.
No cover. Rotating weekly hosts. 21+
510.864.1244
Bazaar Cafe
5927 California St, San Francisco
7 pm – 9:30 pm. Sign up by phone/in person a week in advance, 2 songs or 10 min.  All-original content only, no covers, all-acoustic. Facebook.
415.831.5620
Cafe Zoe
1929 Menalto Ave, Menlo Park
Every 3rd Friday of the month. Sign-up: 5:30 pm/Show: 6 pm. 2 songs per performer. 12 slots available.
Host: Pete or Zoë
650.322.1926
Slap Face Coffee
37324 Fremont Blvd
Fremont
Every other 4th Saturday
of the Month. Call first because their calendar not consistent.
510.565.1130
Tiki Tom’s
1535 Olympic Blvd
Walnut Creek.
Every Monday from 9:30 pm to 12:30 am. Perform through a PA system. Performers usually get 3 songs. Hosted by Grace Riemer. Facebook
925.932.9202
Vinnies Bar & Grill
2045 Mt. Diablo St., Concord
Open Mic (Not a Blues Jam)
Sign-up: 8:30 pm. Show: 9 pm – 12:30 am
Hosted by Vince Lay & Joey Nunez. All Musicians Welcome. Acoustic acts also. Keyboard can be made available.
925.685.9515
Sweetwater Music Hall
19 Corde Madera, Mill Valley
Various Tuesdays. 7 pm. Sign up via Email anytime between 6 pm the night before & 3 pm on the actual Tuesday to get on the list. Stage with PA. Host: Austin DeLone. All ages.
415.388.3850
Missouri Lounge
2600 San Pablo Ave,
Berkeley. Sign up 7:30 pm.
Hosted by Paul Pot
21 and over.
510.548.2080
Belrose Theatre
1415 5th Ave,
San Rafael.
8 – 10:30 pm. Singers,poets, comedians, dancers, bands..well behaved dogs, all welcome.
$5 cover.
415.454.6422
Café International
508 Haight St., San Francisco.
7:30 sign-up, 8:00 pm event begins.
Primarily musicians with a few poets. Call to make sure it is still going on. 415.552.7390
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California Jazz Conservatory
2087 Addison, Berkeley. Vocal jazz open mic on Sundays once a month from 7-10 pm with a $10 cover. Piano, bass & drums house band.
510.845.5373
Tupelo
1337 Grant Ave, SF
San Francisco Invitational Jam – Open jam session for all blues & rock instruments. 9 pm – 1 pm. All musicians welcome. House gear includes PA, drums, guitar amps & bass amp. Bring your guitar! Hosted by Andrew Coutti & Young Blake 
415.981.9177
The Relic Tavern
726 First St, Benicia
Every Tuesday, 7 pm
707.746.1137
Townhouse Cocktail Lounge
401a Georgia St, Vallejo.
Sign-up: 7:45 pm. Show: 8 pm – 11 pm. Acoustic music, folk, 60s, old timey, bluegrass, etc. 3 songs or 15 min. Primarily musicians, but comedy & poetry welcome. Gay club. Host: Rich Adams. 21 +.
707.553.9109
Cameron’s Pub
1410 S. Cabrillo Highway, Half Moon Bay.
3 songs or 15 minutes. Perform through venue PA. Sign up at 6:15 pm. Open Mic starts at 7 pm. Ken Voorheis is the host and MC.
(Event currently on hold due to pandemic)
650.726.5705
Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists 1924 Cedar St Berkeley
2nd Friday of month. 7 – 9 pm.  Sit in the circle, share music, songs, poetry, excerpts from your new book, jokes & stories. Suggested donations $5 – $20. 510.841.4824
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The Lucky Horseshoe
Bernal Heights Bluegrass Jam
453 Cortland, Bernal Heights
San Francisco
4 pm to 6 pm.
415.282.3456
The Riptide
3639 Taraval @ 47th San Francisco. Sign up 8:30 pm, Show: 9 pm – 11:30 pm.
Alisha hosts. Piano available. 2 songs.
Free.
415.681.8433
Clayton Valley Bowl
5300 Clayton Valley Bowl, Concord
Show starts at 8 pm – 12 midnight. PA available. Host: Doug Caldwell. 21 and over.
925.689.4631 (ask for lounge)
Neck of the Woods
406 Clement St. San Francisco. 7 pm open jam session. Open mic 8 pm. Featured artist 9:30 pm. 10 minutes each. Stage with house drums & guitar. Host: Guinevere Q.
415.387.6343
Utopia Cafe
139 Waverly Place, San Francisco.
Located in Chinatown district b/t Washington St & Clay St.  Held in basement party room. Normally held on 3rd Thursday of the month. Hosted by Kathy Holly.
7 pm – 10 pm.
415.956.2902
Bradley School of Music
1042 Brown Ave. Lafayette. Held on the 3rd Friday of the month. 7 pm – 9 pm (excluding holidays). Check calendar because date sometimes varies.
Free!
1.800.950.2054
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Mojo Lounge
3174 Peralta Blvd, Fremont.
Martin Murray hosts. Starts at 9 pm and runs to 1 am.
510.739.1028
Stork Club
2330 Telegraph Ave. Oakland
Open Bluegrass Jam
8:30 pm – 2 am. Bluegrass pickers jam in an informal setting. All acoustic with guitar, banjo, mandolin, fiddle, bass, harmony vocals, & more. No cover.
510.444.6174
Winters Tavern
1522 Francisco Blvd, Pacifica
Runs 7 pm – 10 pm. 650.355.6162
drummerMonkey House,
1638 University Ave, Berkeley. Doors: 7 pm. Show: 7:15 pm.  BYOB.  Sliding scale $10-20 donation. Email for more info. Not sure if event is still happening.
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17 Broadway Blvd. Fairfax
Blues Jam with Mitch Woods 7 pm. Pro’s welcome. 21 & over.
415.485.7254
Florence Bar
37349 Niles Blvd Fremont,
Musician night 7 pm – 11 pm.
House band: Glen Caballero Guitar, Dave Moreno Bass
Kelly Allen, Drums.
510. 792.5522
The Britannia Arms 1087 S De Anza Blvd, Cupertino.
Every Thursday 7 – 9:30 pm. Stage. Musicians, comedians, etc. Musicans allowed 3 songs – covers ok. Host: Garrett Dewan. All ages.
408.252.7262
Swig Bar
Blues Jam

with Ed Ivey
561 Geary St. @ Taylor, San Francisco
9 pm – 1 am. Session attracts many swing dancers & has been a weekly event since late 1940s. All players & singers welcome, house gear provided. Facebook Free. 21 & older
415.931.7292
Hotel Utah Open Mic
500 4th St, San Francisco. Sign up by 7:45 pm, show starts at 8 pm. 1 song (6 min or less). Feature artist 10 pm. Brendan Getzell hosts. House guitar, piano, 2 vocal mics & PA available. Free. 21 & older.
415.546.6300
415.421.8308
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