Weekly on Mondays, 7:00 PM. Something about this has changed recently — confirm before going.
The venue's own comedy-nights page describes a free, weekly Monday open mic at 7 PM, framed entirely as comedy (checked Aug 14, 2026) [s1]. A magazine article from Jan 2026 gives a matching account, 7-10pm, comedy [s2]. This resolves an earlier contradiction with an original listing that had described the event as generic/music at 6:30pm.
A local news roundup describes this Sunday open mic as of Jan 2025, about 19 months before the latest check [s2]. A ticketing site's series for the event ran from Jan 19, 2025 through Dec 14, 2025 [s3]. No renewed listing for the series was found afterward. The organizer's current ticketing page, checked Aug 14, 2026, does not list this Sunday event [s4].
Weekly on Mondays, 8:00 PM. Something about this has changed recently — confirm before going.
A local listings site's current venue profile says the open mic runs on Mondays, with trivia on Tuesdays, at the pub (checked Aug 14, 2026) [s1]. That differs from an open-mic listing site's Tuesday tag. The listings site's dated event pages, most recently May 12, 2025, also fall on a Monday [s2]. The most recent dated instance is about 15 months old, so confidence is medium rather than high.
Weekly on Thursdays, 7:30 PM. The Venue's Website does not mention it.
The Venue's Website does not mention 'open mic' (checked Aug 14, 2026) [s2]. The Birchmere is a well-known 500-seat professional touring hall, an unusual fit for a recurring open-signup event. An open-mic listing site is the only source for this Thursday listing [s1].
Sources mention Wednesdays but are not confirmed; actual night is unclear. Only one source reports it.
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The sources disagree on the night.
An open-mic listing site tags this event as Wednesday [s1]. Other, found descriptions describe the venue's open mic as a Tuesday event instead, and the note leaves this day contradiction unresolved. The Venue's Website could not be read, returning an access block — not evidence either way.
Weekly on Wednesdays, 7:30 PM. Only one source reports it.
The Venue's Website does not mention 'open mic' (checked Aug 14, 2026) [s2]. Other sources describe the venue's comedy programming as professional stand-up shows, not an open-signup event. An open-mic listing site is the only source for this Wednesday listing [s1].
Weekly on Tuesdays, 9:00 PM. Only one source reports it.
The Venue's Website does not mention 'open mic' (checked Aug 14, 2026) [s2]. An open-mic listing site is the only other source for this Tuesday listing [s1].
A listing on badslava.com lists this night, but may not be current.
Weekly on Wednesdays, 8:00 PM. Only one source reports it.
This is the same venue as the Monday and Tuesday listings at Busboys and Poets Shirlington. An open-mic listing site is the only support for this Wednesday instance [s1]. The Venue's Website does not mention it.
A listing on badslava.com lists this night, but may not be current.
Weekly on Tuesdays, 8:00 PM. Only one source reports it.
This is the same venue as the Monday and Wednesday listings at Busboys and Poets Shirlington. An open-mic listing site is the only support for this Tuesday instance [s1]. The Venue's Website does not mention it.
Weekly on Mondays, 8:00 PM. The Venue's Website does not mention it.
The Venue's Website does not mention 'open mic' (checked Aug 14, 2026) [s3]. A magazine article from Jan 2026 had described this Monday session as a mix of spoken word and music, now about seven months old [s2]. An open-mic listing site is the original source for this listing [s1].
Weekly on Wednesdays, 8:30 PM. Something about this has changed recently — confirm before going.
The host's own dedicated page describes an ongoing weekly comedy open mic at Crystal City Sports Pub, Wednesdays 8:30-10:30 PM, with the address matching exactly [s1]. An open-mic listing site lists the same venue and day [s2]. This corrects the original listing's type (comedy, not music) and start time (8:30 PM, not 7:45 PM).
A listing on badslava.com lists this night, but may not be current.
Weekly on Mondays, 6:30 PM. Only one source reports it.
An open-mic listing site is the only source for this Monday event [s1]. The Venue's Website is a very short page and does not mention 'open mic,' treated as a weak signal given how little the page contains.
Weekly on Sundays, 8:00 PM. The Venue's Website does not mention it.
The Venue's Website does not mention 'open mic' (checked Aug 14, 2026) [s2]. Other sources describe the venue hosting live music on Sunday and Monday nights, with the first Sunday of the month reserved for karaoke, but it is unclear whether this is the same open-signup event. An open-mic listing site is the only source using the term 'open mic' for this venue [s1].
Weekly on Tuesdays, 7:30 PM. The Venue's Website does not mention it.
The Venue's Website does not mention 'open mic' and instead frames the venue around ticketed live entertainment and DJ nights (checked Aug 14, 2026) [s2]. An open-mic listing site is the only source for this Tuesday listing [s1].
Every other Saturday, 8:00 PM; which weeks is unclear.
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The venue's own events feed lists 'Open Mic' events upcoming Aug 15 and Sep 5, 2026, both 8:00-10:00 PM — the 3rd Saturday of August and 1st Saturday of September, consistent with a 1st-and-3rd-Saturday pattern (checked Aug 14, 2026) [s1]. This matches the day, time, and frequency already listed here.
Sources mention Thursdays but are not confirmed; actual night is unclear. The Venue's Website does not mention it.
Call to confirm the night
The sources disagree on the night.
A day contradiction between Tuesday and Thursday for this event remains unresolved. The venue's own current events page does not mention 'Open Mic' at all (checked Aug 14, 2026) [s1]. This weakens confidence that the event still runs on either day.
A page on nextthreedays.com lists this night, but may not be current.
The only specific dated instance found for this event is a Wednesday, Feb 12, 2025 'loosely Valentine's themed' open mic hosted by Silhouette, a student magazine described as semi-annual [s1]. This suggests the mic may follow the magazine's occasional release schedule rather than run weekly, and the most recent instance is now about 18 months old.
Weekly on Wednesdays, 8:00 PM. Only one source reports it.
A local events calendar shows an unbroken run of dated weekly 'Open Mic at The Corner' instances, Wednesdays 8-11pm, from May 2025 through Jan 2026, the most recent about seven months before the latest check [s1]. A review site confirms the venue is operating, with its listed hours updated in May 2026 [s2].
A page on c-ville.com lists this event, but may not be current.
The original source for this event, a local magazine, never gave a venue, day, or time [s1]. A plausible current match was found — a comedy open mic hosted by Chris Alan almost every Monday at The Southern Cafe & Music Hall — but its own page could not be read, and the host's name does not match the original mention, so it is not confirmed to be the same event.
Weekly on Thursdays, 8:00 PM. The Venue's Website does not mention it.
The venue's own Special Events page lists its regular offerings and does not include 'open mic' among them (checked Aug 14, 2026) [s2]. Other sources describe Longshots as a pool, darts, karaoke, and DJ bar. An open-mic listing site is the only source for this Thursday listing [s1].
Weekly on Thursdays, 7:00 PM. The Venue's Website does not mention it.
The Great Bridge location's own website, matching the venue's Battlefield Blvd address, does not mention 'open mic' (checked Aug 14, 2026) [s2]. A review mentions a 'Vince's open mic' at some Woody's location, but it is undated and unverified. An open-mic listing site is the only source for the Thursday listing [s1].
Night and frequency are unclear — no source gives either.
Call to confirm the night
A page on riverdistrictsocial.com suggests it may have ended.
The venue's own event calendar does not label any entry 'open mic' (checked Aug 14, 2026) [s1]. Other text on the same site says to 'showcase your talents at our open mic nights,' confirming the event exists, but no specific day could be tied to it.
Thursdays, 7:00 PM. How often is unclear. The Venue's Website does not mention it.
Call to confirm the night
The sources disagree about whether it still runs.
The venue's own current events page does not mention 'Open Mic' anywhere (checked Aug 14, 2026) [s1]. The same website's most recent dated instance, 'Open Mic Night with Jerry Kelly,' is from Oct 4, 2024, about 22 months stale [s2]. No dated closure statement was found, so its status remains unknown rather than confirmed inactive.
The Venue's Website states, on its Sunday Open Mic page, 'Open Mic every Sunday! Sign up at 4pm' (checked Aug 14, 2026) [s1]. The same page separately notes trivia every Thursday, a different event.
The venue's own events feed lists a 'Friday Night Jamboree' dated exactly Aug 14, 2026, with further upcoming instances on Aug 21, 28, and Sep 4, each naming a different performer, including the Whitetop Mountain Band and Twin Creeks Stringband [s1].
The venue's own events feed lists 'Sunday Music Jams' upcoming through Aug 30, 2026, each naming a different Old-Time or Bluegrass jam leader, including Jason Phillips and Barry Collins (checked Aug 14, 2026) [s1].