Open Mics in Madison, WI

A regional comedy network's own directory confirms this venue's Tuesday open mic, with sign-up at 7:30 PM and start at 8:00 PM, hosted by Ben O'Connell (checked Aug 14, 2026) [s1].

The venue's events page suggests it may have ended.

The last Wednesday of each month, 7:00 PM. The Venue's Website does not mention it.

The venue's own events page could not be reached on any attempt, including one on Aug 14, 2026, which is not itself evidence either way [s1]. No confirmation exists beyond social-media mentions and a local newspaper feature, neither of which was read directly.

The venue's real website could not be located; guessed addresses both failed to resolve (checked Aug 14, 2026) [s1]. The frequency and type of this event come from other listings only; no primary page could be read to confirm them directly.

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

Weekly on Mondays, 8:30 PM. Only one source reports it.

No listing site, press coverage, or other source could be found for this event, and a guessed website address for the venue does not resolve.

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

The venue's own open-mic page was last modified Aug 12, 2026, two days before it was checked on Aug 14, 2026 [s1]. A regional comedy directory lists 'The Mic on State' on Wednesdays at 8:00 PM [s2]. This matches the venue's own schedule.

A page on escmadison.com suggests it may have ended.

The venue's identity itself remains unconfirmed. A candidate site, Tex Tubb's Taco Palace, does not resolve. Another candidate venue's own events page does not mention an open mic (checked Aug 14, 2026) [s1].

The Venue's Website suggests it may have ended.

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

The venue's own homepage was checked and found no mention of an open mic, but the page shows too little text to reliably support that (checked Aug 14, 2026) [s1]. Beyond an open-mic listing site, no press coverage or directory listing corroborates this Tuesday open mic; press coverage found describes the venue only as a cocktail bar that opened in 2024.

The Venue's Website lists this night, but may not be current.

The venue's own homepage does not mention an open mic, and guessed calendar or events subpages do not exist (checked Aug 14, 2026). The only corroboration is a local alt-weekly's listing, which could not be read directly.

The Venue's Website suggests it may have ended.

Weekly on Tuesdays, 9:00 PM. The Venue's Website does not mention it.

The venue's own State Street location page does not mention an open mic anywhere on it (checked Aug 14, 2026) [s1].

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

A local alt-weekly's page and an internet archive were both unreachable when checked, and no new way to verify this 'Open Mic with Sam Sturtevant' was found.

The venue's events page lists this night, but may not be current.

The venue's own event page for this open mic shows only a generic stock photo with no 2026-specific detail (checked Aug 14, 2026) [s1]. Whether the page is refreshed yearly for an ongoing seasonal series, or is simply stale, could not be established.

The university union's own event calendar confirms a weekly Wednesday student-run open mic at Der Rathskeller, with sign-up at 6:45 PM and performances 7:00-9:00 PM (checked Aug 14, 2026) [s1]. As a student-organization program, it may pause with the academic calendar, though this was not separately confirmed.

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

Weekly on Sundays, 10:00 PM. Only one source reports it.

No dated source that could be read directly confirms this event is currently running. Social media and review-site mentions describe a 'most Sundays' open mic hosted by two named musicians, but no primary page could be read directly to confirm it.

The venue's own open-jam listings page remains live and current (checked Aug 14, 2026) [s1]. This is consistent with a 2nd-and-4th-Saturday bluegrass jam hosted by Davey Harrison.

The venue's own open-jam listing page shows a January 2026 image upload for the Brazilian Choro Jam (checked Aug 14, 2026) [s1]. This is consistent with the series starting Feb 24, 2026 and continuing on the 4th Tuesday.

The Venue's Website lists this event, but may not be current.

Occasional.

The Venue's Website lists Cajun Jam dates of March 12 and April 2, 2026, both now more than four months past, with no newer date found (checked Aug 14, 2026) [s1]. Whether the series continues on a later, unlisted date is unknown.

The venue's own open-jam listing page is current and remains live (checked Aug 14, 2026) [s1]. This matches the weekly Madison Song Circle schedule already listed here.

The venue's own open-jam listings page remains live and current (checked Aug 14, 2026) [s1]. This is consistent with the second-Monday Accordion Jam schedule.

The venue's own open-mic listing page is current and remains live (checked Aug 14, 2026) [s1]. This is consistent with a biweekly schedule on the 2nd and 4th Thursday.

The venue's own open-jam listing page is current and remains live (checked Aug 14, 2026) [s1]. This is consistent with the Sea Shanty Song Circle running on the 3rd Tuesday.

The venue's own open-jam listings page remains live and current (checked Aug 14, 2026) [s1]. This is consistent with a 1st-and-3rd-Sunday Slow Irish Session.

The venue's own open-jam listings page remains live and current (checked Aug 14, 2026) [s1]. This is consistent with a fourth-Sunday Old Time beginners jam.

The venue's own October show page lists an upcoming date of Monday, Oct 26, 2026 (checked Aug 14, 2026) [s1]. Its August show page lists Monday, Aug 31, 2026 [s2]. Together the two dates show a monthly, last-Monday cadence hosted by Sky Crowe.

A comedy network's own directory lists a Thursday comedy open mic at The Rigby Pub and Grill, branded 'The Revolver at Rigby,' 8:00 PM start with 7:30 PM sign-up, in a weekly rotating-theme format (checked Aug 14, 2026) [s1]. The Venue's Website shows a schedule calling it 'Thursday Comedy' rather than 'open mic' [s2].

The venue's events page suggests it may have ended.

Weekly on Sundays, 9:00 PM. The Venue's Website does not mention it.

The venue's own events page does not mention an open mic anywhere on it (checked Aug 14, 2026) [s1]. This absence is meaningful, but it falls short of an explicit statement that the event ended, so its status stays unknown rather than likely inactive.

The first Friday of each month, 8:00 PM. The Venue's Website does not mention it.

A university arts program's own website confirms the 'Just Bust! Open Mic & Artistic Workshop Series' as an ongoing program with no stated end date (checked Aug 14, 2026) [s1]. The First Friday, monthly schedule comes only from a listing that could not be confirmed.