Open Mics in Mankato, MN

A news article on mankatofreepress.com lists this night, but may not be current.

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

The event's social media page describes an open mic every Tuesday, 9 PM to midnight, hosted by Betty and Ocho, unconfirmed. A 2019 news feature confirms Betty (Elizabeth Harsma) and Ocho (Dave O'Connell) as a real, long-running duo, but places them at Pub 500 as of 2019, a different venue [s1]. Pub 500's own site now lists Thursday as trivia (checked Aug 14, 2026), consistent with the duo moving on.

Both sources list this event, but neither confirms recent activity.

Pub 500's own website currently lists Thursday as trivia night, not an open mic (checked Aug 14, 2026) [s1]. A 2019 news feature confirms an open mic run by Betty and Ocho had been held here for about eight and a half years, roughly 2010/2011 to 2019 [s2]. Together these suggest whatever open mic existed here is no longer on the current schedule, though nothing states it was specifically cancelled rather than simply replaced by trivia.