Open Mics in Maryland

Poets For Dinner's own homepage is live and references a current 2026 season fee structure and a 14-year-anniversary show in April 2026, confirming the organization is active this year (checked Aug 13, 2026) [s1]. The organizer's own Baltimore subpage separately confirms the last-Sunday-of-the-month, 5 PM format [s2].

A calendar service could not be re-checked now (server error). The host's own promotional website had earlier confirmed the first-Wednesday cadence for this jam (checked Aug 13, 2026) [s1]. That calendar service had independently confirmed the same cadence on the same day.

Both sources give the same night and time, but neither confirms recent activity.

Posi's Kitchen is confirmed to exist at 1010 St Paul St, Baltimore, but its own website could not be loaded (checked Aug 13, 2026). The only dated evidence of an open mic is a ticketing site listing for 'Open Mic Night @ Posi's Kitchen,' hosted by Chef Plenty, from August 2024, over a year old and not proof of a current recurring Saturday program [s1]. An open-mic listing site is the only other source for this listing [s2].

The venue's events page lists this night, but may not be current.

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 suggests it may have ended.

Weekly on Mondays, 8:30 PM. The Venue's Website does not mention it.

Slainte's own website has no events or open-mic section at all, only navigation for Home, Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner, Sports, and TV Schedule (checked Aug 13, 2026) [s1]. The site appears not to list any programming rather than specifically denying an open mic, and the Monday open mic rests solely on an open-mic listing site.

A listing on badslava.com lists this night, but may not be current.

St Mary's Restaurant and Bar is confirmed to exist at 120 W 25th St, Baltimore. Other sources mention only DJ music and general nightlife programming there. No reference to a dedicated Monday open mic was found beyond an open-mic listing site (checked Aug 13, 2026) [s1].

A listing on badslava.com lists this night, but may not be current.

An open-mic listing site's Maryland listing names this venue for a Monday open mic (checked Aug 13, 2026) [s1]. A different open-mic listing site claims a roughly twice-monthly cadence instead, but that site could not be loaded directly, so the claim could not be confirmed. The exact street address also remains unresolved among nearby bars on the same street.

The Ivy Bookshop's own events page could not be loaded, blocked by a security check. A city tourism board's dated event page confirms 'The Hot L Poets Series continues at The Ivy Bookshop,' featuring an open mic, dated Sunday, June 14, 2026 (checked Aug 13, 2026) [s1]. The 'continues at' phrasing and the roughly two-month-old date point to an ongoing program rather than a one-off event.

The venue's events page lists this night, but may not be current.

The Manor's own events page could not be loaded, now or previously (checked Aug 13, 2026) [s1]. No source beyond an open-mic listing site pins down the day, time, or format for this listing.

The Venue's Website lists this night, but may not be current.

Weekly on Mondays, 9:00 PM. Only one source reports it.

The Port Comedy Club's own calendar page lists 'The Open Mic' at 9:30 PM with 9:15 PM sign-up, upcoming across many upcoming Thursdays through the rest of the year (checked Aug 13, 2026) [s1].

A listing on openmikes.org lists this night, but may not be current.

The Waterfront Hotel's own website could not be loaded (checked Aug 13, 2026). An open-mic listing site's calendar is the only source pinning a Wednesday open mic specifically [s1]. The venue is confirmed to host live music seven nights a week, which is consistent with an open-signup Wednesday event but does not confirm one distinct from its booked acts.

The Venue's Website suggests it may have ended.

Weekly on Sundays. The Venue's Website does not mention it.

The Venue's Website, read in full on Aug 14, 2026, makes no mention of an open mic [s1]. One listing site gives a Wednesday, 7:30 PM time and a 2019 news listing gives Sunday, 8-9:30 PM; which is correct remains unresolved.

Just Rock Enterprises' own website has a dedicated page titled 'Open Mic Night 3rd Thursdays @7pm,' with 2026-dated content describing the open mic at its Brentwood studio and instructions to sign up in advance (checked Aug 14, 2026) [s1]. This confirms it is a standing in-house open mic at the studio, not only a producer of showcases elsewhere, and pins the frequency to the third Thursday of the month.

The Venue's Website suggests it may have ended.

The third Wednesday of each month. The Venue's Website does not mention it.

A previous reading of Smoketown Brewing's own website as not mentioning an open mic has been withdrawn: the page did not load enough text to support that conclusion, so it is not evidence either way (checked Sep 5, 2026) [s1]. The only original support for this listing is one observation from a West Virginia-focused source over a five-week span, making it the weakest lead in its group.

The venue's events page lists this night, but may not be current.

The venue's events page lists this night, but may not be current.

Fridays, 7:00 PM. Runs seasonally.

Southern Maryland Traditional Music and Dance's own page continues to describe the HomeSpun Coffeehouse Open Mic as acoustic music at Christ Episcopal Church's Parish Hall on most fourth Fridays, with its usual July-August seasonal break still noted (checked Aug 14, 2026) [s1]. The current gap is this known seasonal pause, not evidence of closure.

A listing on openmikes.org lists this night, but may not be current.

The Hunter's Hound is confirmed to be open Sundays, 3-9 PM, on its own site. An open-mic listing site's calendar shows only a single dated instance of the open mic, Aug 16, 2026, not repeated the following week (checked Aug 14, 2026) [s1]. How often the open mic actually runs remains undetermined.

A HomeSlyce-branded social media video titled 'The Slyce Is Right! Comedy Night 7P to 9P... Columbia HomeSlyce' confirms the series is promoted directly by the venue's own social channel (checked Aug 14, 2026) [s1]. That is consistent with an earlier ticketing-site listing for the second-Tuesday format.

A listing site describes 'The Happy Place' at Nottingham's Tavern, hosted by Sean Savoy: 90 minutes of stand-up starting at 8 PM followed by a free Open Mic & Karaoke at 10 PM on Wednesdays (checked Aug 14, 2026) [s1]. That matches an earlier finding in detail. A comedy-branded social media page tied to the venue suggests an ongoing promotion relationship consistent with continuing programming.

The Venue's Website suggests it may have ended.

Weekly on Wednesdays, 8:00 PM. The Venue's Website does not mention it.

A previous reading of Sonoma's Bar & Grill's own website as not mentioning an open mic or Wednesday has been withdrawn: the page did not load enough text to support that conclusion (checked Sep 5, 2026) [s1]. The venue is known to run live entertainment Wednesday through Sunday generally, but a dedicated open mic is supported only by an open-mic listing site.

Mezzos' own events page could not be loaded, blocked by a security check. An open-mic listing site, checked Aug 14, 2026, gives the Slice Girlz, Tuesday 7 PM, variety-format detail [s1]. That matches what was found earlier, and no contradicting signal has turned up.

The Venue's Website suggests it may have ended.

Weekly on Thursdays, 7:00 PM. The Venue's Website does not mention it.

The County Cork Wine Pub's own website makes no mention of an open mic anywhere on it (checked Aug 14, 2026) [s1]. Only an open-mic listing site supports the day, time, and format for this listing.

The Venue's Website lists this night, but may not be current.

Weekly on Thursdays, 7:00 PM. Only one source reports it.

The Judge's Bench's own 2026 schedule lists a Tuesday Jazz Jam, 8:00-11:00 PM, and an Irish music night on second Wednesdays, but no Thursday event and no mention of an open mic (checked Aug 14, 2026) [s1]. Whether the Thursday music open mic listed here is the same event under a different name, or something else entirely, remains unresolved.

A listing on badslava.com lists this night, but may not be current.

The White Oak Tavern's own website could not be loaded (checked Aug 14, 2026). No source beyond an open-mic listing site pins a Thursday open mic here [s1]. Other sources describe live bands on Friday and Saturday and trivia on Wednesday, but no Thursday open mic turned up.

7th Sister's own events page is live and repeatedly names 'Vox Lounge' and Wednesday (checked Aug 14, 2026) [s1]. That is consistent with the 'Sessions at The Vox Lounge' weekly format hosted by JB Dunn found earlier.

A listing on badslava.com lists this night, but may not be current.

Cafe 611's own website could not be loaded (checked Aug 14, 2026). No source beyond an open-mic listing site pins the Thursday day or time [s1]. The space is known to host community events, including open mics, but is not tied to a current schedule.

The Venue's Website lists this night, but may not be current.

Cafe Nola's own events page describes 'Cafe Nola Open Mic (Every Monday Night)' in the present tense (checked Aug 14, 2026) [s1]. Every dated element on the page, however — image timestamps and post URLs — traces back to December 2019 or January 2020, and no 2025 or 2026 date appears anywhere on it. This reads as an old, unrefreshed description rather than current evidence that the Monday open mic still runs.