Every other Saturday, 12:00 PM; which weeks is unclear. The Venue's Website does not mention it.
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The sources disagree about whether it still runs.
The venue itself is open and operating. Its own events page showed no listings at all when checked on Aug 14, 2026 [s2]. A blues society's own list of local gigs no longer mentions this venue or the BITS Band open jam either [s1]. Neither absence is a dated statement that the jam has ended, so whether it still happens remains unknown.
Weekly on Thursdays, 9:00 PM. Something about this has changed recently — confirm before going.
The venue's own calendar page, checked Aug 14, 2026, lists 'Open Mic (Hosted by Jon Holmes)' as a weekly Thursday event at 9:00 PM [s1]. Its own events feed shows instances on Aug 6, 13, 20, and 27, 2026, each seven days apart [s2]. The event was once shown here as biweekly with a 10:00 PM start; it is weekly at 9:00 PM. Whether it is comedy or music is not stated.
Weekly on Wednesdays, 6:30 PM. The Venue's Website does not mention it.
A 2021 Cincinnati Magazine feature is the original source describing an open mic hosted by Siri Imani at this venue, now five years old [s2]. The venue's own homepage does not mention an open mic or that host, and its events page returns an error (checked Aug 14, 2026) [s1]. No newer source describing this event was found, though nothing states it has closed.
Weekly on Wednesdays, 7:00 PM. The Venue's Website does not mention it.
A 2021 Cincinnati Magazine feature is the original source for a Wednesday open mic at this venue, now five years old [s3]. Three of the venue's own pages, its homepage, general events page, and Blue Ash events page, make no mention of an open mic (checked Aug 14, 2026) [s1]. Current programming is described as live bands every Friday and Saturday night, with no cover, plus trivia, and no open mic anywhere [s2].
The Venue's Website, checked Aug 14, 2026, lists a Wednesday, Aug 26, 2026 show for Pro-Am Night at 7:30 PM [s1]. This matches a standing weekly slot rather than a one-time event.
Night and frequency are unclear — no source gives either.
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Both sources list this event, but neither confirms recent activity.
The parent organization's own website confirms Hit the Mic Cincy as one of its two core programs, but the most recent dated content on the site is an event announcement from July 2025 (checked Aug 14, 2026) [s1]. No recurring day or time could be found, though this reflects a lack of a confirmed schedule rather than any sign the program has ended.
The third Friday of each month, 7:30 PM. The Venue's Website has gone offline since we found this.
A listing site gives this open mic's schedule as the third Friday of the month at 7:30 PM (checked Aug 14, 2026) [s1]. No other source confirms this schedule. A separate local business directory confirms the church exists but does not mention an open mic [s2]. The church's own website could not be reached, so it offers no evidence either way.
Wednesdays. How often is unclear. The Venue's Website does not mention it.
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The Venue's Website suggests it may have ended.
The venue's own page for this location makes no mention of an open mic, Wednesdays, or trivia (checked Aug 14, 2026) [s1]. This alone does not prove the event doesn't exist, since it's a plausible kind of venue for one, but nothing beyond an initial listing site mention supports it either.
The venue's own homepage, checked Aug 14, 2026, shows a current calendar listing 'MOTR Open Mic w/ Kryst' for Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026, confirming the weekly Tuesday open mic [s1]. It is a long-running, all-original-music night dating to 2010.
Weekly on Wednesdays, 9:00 PM. The Venue's Website does not mention it.
A news article dated Jun 17, 2026 names MVP Sports Bar and Grille with a Wednesday open-mic slot [s1]. The venue's own homepage and events page, both checked Aug 14, 2026, make no mention of an open mic or Wednesday programming [s2]. An open-mic listing site separately lists the same venue under a nearly identical name and address.
A page on welcometonorthside.com lists this night, but may not be current.
Weekly on Tuesdays, 7:00 PM. Only one source reports it.
A review site's reviews run through June 2026 and the bar is open as of Aug 2026. A neighborhood listing gives its hours as Tuesdays, 4 PM to midnight, and does not mention an open mic (checked Aug 14, 2026) [s1]. A news feature on the venue covers trivia nights, not an open mic [s2]. Nothing found shows a Tuesday open mic. The web address once expected for the bar now carries unrelated gambling content, which does not mean it closed.
A listing site gives Monday at 7 PM for this open mic [s1]. A different listing site gives every Wednesday at 8 PM for the same venue [s2]. No website was found for the venue, so neither figure could be checked against a venue-owned source, and which day is correct is unresolved.
The host's own open-mic page, checked Aug 14, 2026, states the event happens every Thursday at 7 PM in The Basement at The Comet, confirming a weekly cadence [s1].
Weekly on Tuesdays, 8:00 PM. Only one source reports it.
A news article published Jun 17, 2026 lists The Crow's Nest's open mic on Tuesdays, 8 PM to midnight [s1]. An open-mic listing site checked Aug 14, 2026 confirms the same weekly Tuesday night [s2]. Other online descriptions say it has run since 2006, with an Americana and bluegrass lean.
A news article dated Jun 17, 2026 lists The Hoffner Pub among current Cincinnati open-mic venues with a Tuesday entry [s1]. The venue's own homepage, checked Aug 14, 2026, made no mention of an open mic [s2]. Checked again Sep 5, 2026, the pub's own site embeds a public calendar [s3]. That calendar shows a weekly Open Mic Night every Tuesday at 7 PM, recurring for at least twelve consecutive weeks through late November [s4].
The Venue's Website, checked Aug 14, 2026, confirms an 'Open Mic — Share your talent with the crowd' offering exists, though the page does not state which day it runs [s1]. A news article dated Jun 17, 2026 separately names the venue with a Wednesday, 7 PM slot [s2]. Another listing calls the same night 'Keep It Open Cincy,' suggesting a traveling promoter may run it rather than the venue, unresolved here.
The Venue's Website lists this night, but may not be current.
Weekly on Thursdays, 7:00 PM. Only one source reports it.
The Venue's Website returns almost no readable content at either its homepage or its events page, both times checked, so it neither confirms nor rules out the Thursday open mic (checked Aug 14, 2026) [s1]. No other dated source describing this event was found.
The venue's own dedicated Word of Mouth page, checked Aug 14, 2026, states the event runs every final Sunday at 6 PM upstairs at MOTR Pub [s1]. It is a separate, distinct event from MOTR's Tuesday music open mic at the same address.