Open Mics in Philadelphia, PA

The venue's own event platform page currently lists 'Mondays @ 254 Open Mic Night,' confirming the Monday open mic (checked Aug 13, 2026) [s1]. The same page separately lists a Wednesday burlesque and drag cabaret show, 'The Britney Ball Show,' which is a distinct, ticketed event and not part of this open mic.

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

An open-mic listing site lists a Tuesday open mic at 2 Street Pub (checked Aug 13, 2026) [s1]. A second open-mic listing site agrees [s2]. No Venue's Website could be located and no specific dated instance was found to confirm this.

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

The Venue's Website lists a separate Friday show, 'Philadelphia Comedy Club,' as a ticketed, touring showcase on select Fridays at 8 PM, distinct from the venue's Monday open mic (checked Aug 13, 2026) [s1]. The Venue's Website text for the Monday open mic itself, 'Every Monday, 7 PM-11 PM,' was not checked again, but remains the strongest evidence found so far.

An open-mic listing site's citywide events table currently confirms an instance of this event on Aug 25, 2026, from 4 to 6:30 PM (checked Aug 13, 2026) [s1]. The library's own branch calendar could not be read, so it was not counted as evidence either way.

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

An open-mic listing site supplies the fourth-Thursday monthly cadence for this show (checked Aug 13, 2026) [s1]. It is the only source found. A guessed address for the Venue's Website resolved but could not be read for any actual event or address text, so it neither confirms nor denies this listing.

An open-mic listing site's page for this event lists a dated instance on Aug 15, 2026, and quotes the venue directly saying 'if you a comic and you ain't booked you best be here,' indicating sign-ups happen at the door rather than requiring a bringer (checked Aug 13, 2026) [s1].

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

An open-mic listing site gives a 7:00 PM start time for this Wednesday open mic (checked Aug 13, 2026) [s1]. A second open-mic listing site gives 9:00 PM instead [s2]. No Venue's Website could be checked to confirm either time.

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

Weekly on Tuesdays, 8:00 PM. The Venue's Website has gone offline since we found this.

An open-mic listing site lists this Tuesday show (checked Aug 13, 2026) [s1]. It is the only listing found. No Venue's Website or dated instance was found to confirm this.

A page on xpn.org lists this night, but may not be current.

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

An open-mic listing site lists this Tuesday show (checked Aug 13, 2026) [s1]. It is the only listing found. No Venue's Website or dated instance was found to confirm this.

A page on xpn.org lists this night, but may not be current.

The venue's own events page tags its comedy open mic — listed under several names including 'Party Zone Comedy Night' and 'Comedy Open Mic' — as a Wednesday event (checked Aug 13, 2026) [s1]. Other sources had suggested a Sunday slot; this page resolves that contradiction in the venue's favor.

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

An open-mic listing site lists a Thursday music open mic at Gojjo (checked Aug 13, 2026) [s1]. A second open-mic listing site agrees [s2]. No Venue's Website could be located and no specific dated instance was found to confirm this.

Weekly on Tuesdays, 7:30 PM. Something about this has changed recently — confirm before going.

The venue's own open-mic page describes sign-up as in-person, 5:30-6:30 PM, randomized against online entries, not a 'bringer' show (checked Aug 13, 2026) [s1]. It also says the mic runs select Tuesday nights at 7:30 PM [s1]. Listing sites instead described it as weekly at 8 PM. A later check of the live September 2026 calendar found zero open-mic Tuesdays, suggesting an irregular schedule (checked Sep 5, 2026) [s2].

An open-mic listing site's citywide events table lists four upcoming dated instances of this event, Aug 9, Sep 13, Oct 11, and Nov 8, 2026, each falling on the second Sunday of its month, confirming a real monthly cadence (checked Aug 13, 2026) [s1].

The university's own department page confirms this series, founded in 1997, running biweekly on Wednesdays during the academic year (checked Aug 13, 2026) [s1]. Today falls during summer break, so the current lack of a fresh instance is expected, not a sign of closure.

A page on poetry215.com lists this event, but may not be current.

An open-mic listing site's citywide events table currently lists this event on two dates, Aug 23 and Sep 29, 2026 (checked Aug 13, 2026) [s1]. Aug 23, 2026 falls on a Sunday, matching the event's 'Last Sunday' name, but Sep 29, 2026 falls on a Tuesday, contradicting it, so no single weekday can be confirmed even though the event itself appears to be real and running.

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

An open-mic listing site lists this event as happening on Mondays (checked Aug 13, 2026) [s1]. Another open-mic listing site's listing for a different event, 'Sweet Stanzas,' at the same address instead gives Saturday, adding to a three-way disagreement among sources about which day this actually runs on.

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

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

An open-mic listing site lists a Thursday music open mic at McGillin's Olde Ale House (checked Aug 13, 2026) [s1]. Another open-mic listing site agrees [s2]. A news round-up from 2015 also names this same Thursday mic at this address [s3]. None of these is current or dated specifically to now, so this remains unconfirmed rather than active.

A page on xpn.org lists this night, but may not be current.

An open-mic listing site's citywide events table confirms an instance of this event on Sep 19, 2026 (checked Aug 13, 2026) [s1]. This is a separate, distinct event from the Pecola Breedlove series held at the same address, not a duplicate listing.

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

An open-mic listing site lists a Monday music open mic at North Third (checked Aug 13, 2026) [s1]. A second open-mic listing site agrees [s2]. No Venue's Website could be located and no specific dated instance was found to confirm this.

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

An open-mic listing site lists a Friday open mic at One Art Community Center (checked Aug 13, 2026) [s1]. A second open-mic listing site agrees [s2]. No Venue's Website could be located and no specific dated instance was found to confirm this.

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

An open-mic listing site lists a Tuesday music open mic at Ortlieb's Lounge (checked Aug 13, 2026) [s1]. A second open-mic listing site agrees [s2]. No Venue's Website could be located and no specific dated instance was found to confirm this.

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

An open-mic listing site lists a Wednesday music open mic at Paddy Whacks (checked Aug 13, 2026) [s1]. A second open-mic listing site agrees [s2]. No Venue's Website could be located and no specific dated instance was found to confirm this.

Occasional.

An open-mic listing site's citywide events table lists five upcoming dated instances of this event, Sunday Aug 9, Monday Aug 17, Sunday Sep 13, Monday Sep 21, and Tuesday Sep 29, 2026, spanning three different weekdays (checked Aug 13, 2026) [s1]. This is a genuinely irregular schedule rather than a gap in the data.

Occasional.

An open-mic listing site's citywide events table confirms an instance of this event, 'Pencilmania 3,' on Sep 5, 2026, priced at $20 (checked Aug 13, 2026) [s1]. Tickets for it are sold through a ticketing site. The '3' suggests at least two earlier installments, but how often this recurs, whether annual or occasional, remains unknown.

The venue's own ticketing platform describes a competitive, limited-slot sign-up through an online form plus an in-person day-of list, with no 'bringer' requirement, and confirms three dated Monday instances in 2026 (checked Aug 13, 2026) [s1]. A separate open-mic listing site describes the same sign-up process.

A page on xpn.org lists this night, but may not be current.

A page on creativephl.org lists this event, but may not be current.

A city arts organization's events calendar lists two dated instances of this event, Thursday, Jan 22, 2026, and Saturday, Jun 13, 2026, confirming the series is real and recurs (checked Aug 13, 2026) [s1]. Because those two dates fall on different weekdays, no single regular day could be established.