Open Mics in Newark, NJ

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

Weekly on Wednesdays, 8:00 PM. Only one source reports it.

Found on an open-mic listing site, which names a Wednesday open mic here (checked Aug 13, 2026) [s1]. No other source could confirm it.

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

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

Found on an open-mic listing site, which names a Thursday open mic here (checked Aug 13, 2026) [s1]. No other source could confirm it.

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

A poetry events calendar lists 'Evolution Dopen Mic' at 1 Center Street, Newark, for Aug 15, 2026 [s1]. The Venue's Website confirms the same date, featuring Brittany Barker (checked Aug 13, 2026) [s2]. The night pairs a $10 early-bird feature-artist ticket with a 10-slot open sign-up list, a standard feature-plus-open-mic format, not a closed one; the day of the week is not established.

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

Mentioned in an open-mic listing site's round-up [s1]. The Venue's Website could not be located, and its address and day remain unconfirmed.

A poetry events calendar lists two upcoming Wednesday dates for 'Rush Hour Open Mic Live' at Newark Culture Club: Aug 12 and Aug 19, 2026 (checked Aug 13, 2026) [s3]. The Venue's Website separately confirms its name, address, and phone number [s2]. The host also appeared on a Staten Island, NY listing feed cross-posting the same Newark event under a New York regional tag, which is treated as one Newark event, not a second location.

A page on njpoetryevents.com lists this night, but may not be current.

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

A New Jersey poetry events site names a Thursday event here mixing poetry and karaoke, 'Where Words Meet Music,' but which parts are poetry versus karaoke hasn't been sorted out (checked Aug 13, 2026) [s1].

A poetry events calendar lists 'U-Write It Wednesday' with an upcoming date of Wed, Aug 12, 2026, in the evening, confirming the event is still current (checked Aug 13, 2026) [s1].