The Best Places To Go To For Open Mic Nights in LA (Comedy, Music, Storytelling, Poetry, and Variety)

When you are craving the spotlight (it’s almost Aries season after all), there’s no shortage of stages around town where you can shine. Check out one of these recurring open mic events to scratch that itch, or - if your main-character energy is lying low - pop in to cheer on your local talent.

Comedy Open Mic Nights in LA

• Breaking the Ice @ Ice House
  
  • Pasadena
  • Cost: Purchase item to perform / Free to attend
  • Every other Thursday 7-8:30pm
• Open Mics @ LA School of Comedy
  
  • Westwood
  • Cost: $10 to perform / $5 to attend
  • Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays 7-8pm
• BoomMic @ Boomtown Brewery
  
  • Downtown LA
  • Cost: Free
  • Mondays 7-9:30pm
• Open Mic Comedy @ The Glendale Room
  
  • Glendale
  • Cost: $5 for 5 minutes / Free to attend
  • Wednesdays 8-10pm

Music Open Mic Nights in LA

• Open Mic @ Mystic Water Kava Bar
  
  • Huntington Beach
  • Cost: Free
  • Tuesdays 8-10pm
• Open Mic @ Dreamland
  
  • Malibu
  • Cost: Free
  • Every 1st Thursday of the month 6pm
• Open Mic @ Kulak’s Woodshed
  
  • North Hollywood
  • Cost: Free
  • Mondays 8pm
• Acoustic Open Mic @ The Oaks
  
  • Sherman Oaks
  • Cost: Free
  • Tuesdays 7:30-9:30pm

Storytelling Open Mic Nights in LA

• The Moth StorySLAM @ Los Globos (usually)
  
  • Silver Lake
  • Cost: $20
  • Most Wednesdays 7:30-10pm
• QT Open Mic (LGBTQ+) @ Cafe con Libros
  
  • Pomona
  • Cost: Free
  • The 4th Friday of every month 6:30-8pm
• Chill Vibes @ The Lyric Hyperion
  
  • Silver Lake
  • Cost: $12
  • Saturdays 1-2:30pm
• NEW MIC Group Chat @ The Crow
  
  • Santa Monica
  • Cost: : $7 for 7 minutes of time
  • Second Sunday of the month
    

Poetry Open Mic Nights in LA

• La Palabra Poetry @ Avenue 50 Studio
  
  • Highland Park
  • Cost: Free (donations welcome)
  • The 4th Sunday of every month 2-4pm
• Da Poetry Lounge
  
  • Leimert Park
  • Cost: $10
  • Tuesdays at 9-11pm
• Definitive Soapbox @ The Nest
  
  • Bellflower
  • Cost: Free
  • The last Friday of every month 7-9pm
• Poetry in the Valley @ Blaqhaus
  
  • North Hollywood
  • Cost: Free (2 item minimum)
  • The 1st and 3rd Sunday of every month 7:30-10:30pm

Variety Open Mic Nights in LA

• Open Mic @ Village Well
  
  • Culver City
  • Cost: Free
  • The 2nd Friday of every month 7-9pm
• Obsidian Tongue @ Cafe con Libros
  
  • Pomona
  • Cost: Free
  • The 2nd Saturday of every month 7:30-9pm
• Act III @ The Living Room
  
  • Downtown LA
  • Cost: $5
  • Tuesdays 9pm
• Open Mic Talk Show @ The Library Coffee House
  
  • Long Beach
  • Cost: Free
  • Wednesdays 6-10pm

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