Monthly on a Wednesday; no source says which week.
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A news article dated Feb 10, 2026 gives a schedule for ‘Sing Out: A Piano Bar and Open Mic’: Feb 18, Mar 18, Apr 22, and May 20, 2026, all Wednesdays, 7-8 PM happy hour then piano bar 8-11 PM [s1]. This resolves the day to Wednesday, cadence to monthly. An arts organization's own event page, checked in July 2026, mentions Wednesday and July, suggesting the run continues [s2]. Performers sign up with the host, using provided sheet music.
A comedy-focused listing site's listing, last verified Sep 25, 2025, is about 11 months old, describing a weekly 8 PM show, at the edge of what counts as current for a weekly mic, but not clearly past it [s1]. No further corroboration was found.
A review on yelp.com lists this night, but may not be current.
The fourth Friday of each month. Only one source reports it.
An open-mic listing site describes a monthly '4th Friday' variety night at this venue, but its posted date cannot be trusted for currency [s1]. A review site marks the venue 'Updated July 2026' [s2]. The venue also runs a separate, active 1st-Friday variety open mic, a different night from the 4th Friday described here, so this would have to be a second Friday series. No dated source confirms this 4th-Friday night is still running.
Only an open-mic listing site names this Thursday event, with no type given. A review site marks the venue 'Updated July 2026' and active [s1]. No source found as of Aug 13, 2026 mentions a Thursday event here — different Friday-night programs at this venue were found instead. The Thursday listing may simply be a day mix-up with one of those, but there is no direct evidence either way.
The sources give the same night and time, but none confirms recent activity.
The first Friday of each month, 8:30 PM. Something about this has changed recently — confirm before going.
The venue's ticketing account lists 'The Garden Open Mic' on Fridays, not Mondays, Feb-Dec 2026, 7 PM start [s1]. A listing site (verified Sep 25, 2025) also places it on Friday, an 8 PM weekly variety mic [s2]. A review site marked the venue 'Updated July 2026' [s3]. Sources give monthly and weekly for how often it runs. A guessed address gave a parked page, then a not-found error (checked Sep 5, 2026) [s4].
A listing on dcstandup.com lists this night, but may not be current.
A comedy-focused listing site's listing for this show, last verified Oct 26, 2023 as weekly at 8 p.m., is now nearly three years old [s1]. The named promoter's own current ticketing-site page lists many 2026 shows, but none could be matched to this venue; most are at breweries in other states. No source carries a current, dated confirmation, so the status is unknown rather than active.
The first Sunday of each month, 8:00 PM. Only one source reports it.
A poetry-reading directory, checked Aug 13, 2026, describes the Sparkle Series as a queer-friendly, 1st-Sunday, 8 PM reading at this location, hosted by two named hosts [s1]. An archived copy of that page shows real changes through Jan 21, 2026, confirming it is actively maintained [s2]. The venue's own events list only reaches about ten events ahead, too short to include a 1st-Sunday date -- not evidence the series has stopped.
A poetry-reading directory, checked Aug 13, 2026, describes an ASL Open Mic here on the last Friday of the month, 11 PM, hosted by a named DJ [s1]. The venue's own calendar shows the same ASL Open Mic format running at two of its other locations, dated Aug 14 and Aug 28, 2026, confirming the program is active, each location with its own edition [s2]. This location's last-Friday date fell outside the venue's own short-range events list.
A poetry-reading directory, checked Aug 13, 2026, describes the 11th Hour Slam as a 2nd-Friday, 11 PM event at this location, home to a named poetry slam team [s1]. A search found only older instances from 2018, with no 2025 or 2026 confirmation, and the venue's own short events list did not reach a 2nd-Friday date. Whether sign-up is open to anyone remains unconfirmed, though the event itself appears to still exist.
A poetry-reading directory, checked Aug 13, 2026, describes 'Sunday Kind of Love' as a 3rd-Sunday, 5 PM reading at this location, sponsored by a poetry organization and hosted by two named hosts [s1]. The directory lists the reading twice -- once under the venue, once under the sponsor -- as one entry. The venue's own short rolling events list did not reach far enough ahead to confirm this date.
9th of every month, 9:00 PM — the date is fixed, so the weekday changes.
A poetry-reading directory, checked Aug 13, 2026, describes ‘Nine on the Ninth’ as a monthly reading held on the 9th of every month at 9 PM, with featured readers plus an open mic, hosted by the venue's poet-in-residence [s1]. Because it is pinned to a calendar date rather than a weekday, the day genuinely varies from month to month. The venue's own short events list did not reach far enough ahead to confirm a specific date.
The venue's own events list for this location, checked Aug 13, 2026, confirms a Tuesday Night Open Mic at 8:00 PM, with dated instances on Aug 18 and Aug 25, 2026, each with a different named host [s1]. This resolves an earlier time discrepancy: the venue's own page says 8 PM, correcting a poetry directory's outdated listing of 9 PM.
Weekly on Wednesdays, 8:00 PM. Something about this has changed recently — confirm before going.
The venue's own events calendar for this location, checked Aug 13, 2026, shows a Wednesday Night Open Mic running weekly, with six upcoming 2026 instances from Aug 19 through Sep 23, all at 8:00 PM [s1]. This corrects an earlier time of 9:00 PM recorded from a poetry directory; the venue's own page is treated as the more current source.
The venue's own events list for this location, checked Aug 13, 2026, confirms a 4th-Saturday Slam at 7:00 PM, with upcoming instances on Aug 22, Sep 26, and Oct 24, 2026, all falling on the 4th Saturday of their month [s1]. The venue's own event copy describes it as free and open to all.
The venue's own events list for this location, checked Aug 13, 2026, confirms a 1st-Friday Open Mic at 7:00 PM, with upcoming instances on Sep 4 and Oct 2, 2026, both falling on the 1st Friday of their month [s1].
The venue's own events list for this location, checked Aug 13, 2026, confirms a weekly Friday Night Open Mic at 9:00 PM, with seven upcoming 2026 instances from Aug 14 through Oct 2, each with a different rotating host [s1]. Rotating hosts across seven consecutive weeks is strong evidence this is an actively run series, not a stale listing.
The venue's own events list for this location, checked Aug 13, 2026, confirms a 4th-Friday Poetry Slam at 8:00 PM, with upcoming instances on Aug 28, Sep 25, Oct 23, and Nov 27, 2026 [s1]. A search found only older listings from 2018 to 2024 describing a $5 entry fee and structured rounds; whether the slam is open to anyone to sign up is not confirmed elsewhere beyond that older description.
A comedy-focused listing site's listing, last verified Apr 20, 2022, is stale, over four years old [s3]. The show's promoter lists it among active shows on its own roster page, checked Aug 13, 2026 [s1]. Its dedicated page, last updated Sep 14, 2025, describes it as a running weekly showcase of local comedians at 8 PM [s2]. Sign-up is by mailing list, a bringer-style format, not a booked-only show.
Weekly on Saturdays, 8:00 PM. Only one source reports it.
A comedy-focused listing site's Saturday listing, last verified Apr 20, 2022, is stale, over four years old [s3]. The promoter's current roster, checked Aug 13, 2026, lists this show as active [s1]. Its Saturday page describes touring headliners alongside local comics [s2]. Sign-up is by mailing list, as with the Friday show. That framing reads closer to a showcase than a walk-up open mic, though treated the same way.
The Venue's Website lists this night, but may not be current.
Weekly on Mondays, 7:00 PM. Only one source reports it.
The Venue's Website, checked Aug 14, 2026, has an events section that currently reads 'No events' [s1]. A search found the venue does run a different, curated weekly comedy show on Thursdays at 9 PM — a different day and format, which does not confirm or deny the Monday listing here. No evidence was found either way for a Monday event specifically.
Every other Monday, 8:00 PM; which weeks is unclear.
One of several nights or series at this venue
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A ticketing site's series page for this show, checked Aug 13, 2026, is scheduled all the way through Dec 28, 2026, confirming it is currently running rather than stale [s1]. The promoter's own website describes the same show [s2]. A comedy-focused listing site, last verified Sep 25, 2025, corroborates it as running every other Monday, doors at 7:30 PM, 8 PM show, with a walk-in list plus advance sign-up [s3].
Every other Sunday, 8:00 PM; which weeks is unclear.
One of several nights or series at this venue
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A ticketing site's series page, checked Aug 13, 2026, is scheduled through Dec 20, 2026, describing it as a free, biweekly comedy show, confirming it is running [s1]. The promoter's own website describes the same show [s2]. A comedy-focused listing site, last verified Apr 23, 2025, corroborates the venue and every-other-Sunday cadence [s3]. That listing is stale by itself, but is now backed by the fresher ticketing-site evidence above.
A listing on dcstandup.com lists this night, but may not be current.
A comedy-focused listing site's listing, last verified Jan 30, 2025, is now about a year and a half old for what is recorded as a weekly show at 9 PM in Adams Morgan [s1]. Sign-up is by email request rather than through a named promoter, so no other source could be checked to confirm it is still running.
The venue's own events page carries a promotional image for its Wednesday comedy show uploaded Aug 5, 2026, just nine days before being checked Aug 14, 2026 [s1]. A comedy-focused listing site, last verified Sep 25, 2025, corroborates a weekly show at 9:00 PM [s2]. The promoter's own separate promotional copy describes an 8:30 PM start instead, a minor time discrepancy between the two.
The jazz jam's own calendar, checked Aug 14, 2026, shows a real, upcoming, week-by-week schedule of named featured players through early October 2026, including an explicit note that Sep 6, 2026 has no jam, a sign the calendar is actively maintained [s1]. The venue's own events page, checked the same day, lists the jazz jam as running Sundays, 6:30-9:00 PM [s2].
The Venue's Website, checked Aug 14, 2026, still lists ‘Open Mic Night’ among its standing weekly offerings, alongside live music, karaoke, and other regular features [s1]. This is a general tagline-style mention rather than a dated calendar entry for a specific Wednesday, so it confirms the mic exists but not an exact date.
Night and frequency are unclear — no source gives either.
No fixed address — moves between places around Washington
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A page on beltwaypoetry.com lists this event, but may not be current.
This reading series has no fixed venue, so it could not be checked against a Venue's Website the way most listings are; no additional sources were checked as of Aug 14, 2026. Its current status is unconfirmed.
Thursdays, 7:00 PM. How often is unclear. Only one source reports it.
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An event listing site's page for this series, checked Aug 14, 2026, describes a dated instance on Thursday, Aug 6, 2026, 7:00 PM, just eight days before the check, hosted by a named host, with on-site sign-up for roughly three-minute readers of poems, songs, raps, or monologues [s1]. The venue's own page could not be read (checked Aug 14, 2026), but was not needed given this confirmation.
A listing on dcstandup.com suggests it may have ended.
An open-mic listing site marks this venue as its only paid entry in its DC set. A comedy-focused listing site's Tuesday index, checked Aug 14, 2026, does not list this venue at all [s1]. A search found a real event here, ‘Sounds & Spirits,’ billed as DC's largest live-band open mic, but on Sunday, Apr 19, 2026, not Tuesday -- left unresolved rather than confirming or denying a Tuesday mic.
Mondays. How often is unclear. Only one source reports it.
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Only an open-mic listing site names this event, and the date on its page cannot be trusted to reflect when it was last current. Nothing else confirms the Monday cabaret and songbook open mic is still running.