Cambridge Jams
& Open Mics
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17 Jam Sessions & 18 Open Mics across 26 Venues
2.73 regular open stage events every day
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Calendar & Map
Find here every 🎸 Jam and 🎤 Open Mic in Cambridge organised by date and location
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☝️ Calendar above: Regular events only. 👇 List below: Regular & sporadic events.
by Genres
Find below all the regular 🎸 Jams and 🎤 Open Mics in Cambridge organised by genre
🎲 Any Performance Medium
Open Mic Night @ Hank's Dirty, every Tuesday
-OH PEN MIC @ Bar -OH, every Thursday
Swanterlude PluggedIn @ White Swan, every Thursday
Open Mic Night @ Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, sporadic Fridays
Lovejam Cambridge Community Jam! @ Unitarian Church Cambridge, sporadic Saturdays
Sunday Sessions @ Six Bells, fortnightly Sunday
🎵 Any Music
Music w/ Bryan @ Bar -OH, every Monday
Open Mic Night @ The Boathouse, every Wednesday
Karaoke Bar @ The Grain & Hop Store, last Wednesday of the month
Open Mic Night @ Salisbury Arms, last Wednesday of the month
Open Mic @ Baron of Beef, every Friday
FemJam @ The Grain & Hop Store, sporadic Fridays
Jam Sandwich @ Salisbury Arms, every Sunday
Songsmith Sessions @ The Alma, sporadic Sundays
🪕 Blues
Hank's Blues Jam @ Hank's Dirty, every 2nd and 4th Thursdays of the month
🎻 Folk
Cambridge Bluegrass Nights @ Six Bells, first Tuesday of the month
Comhaltas @ The Rathmore Club, every Wednesday during school term
Irish folk music & open mic night @ Panton Arms, every Thursday
The Tram Sessions @ The Tram Depot, last Thursday of the month
Cambridge Folk Club Open Stages @ Golden Hind, sporadic Fridays
Black Fen Folk Club @ NCI Community Association, most Sundays
🕺 Funk
The Hop Sessions @ The Grain & Hop Store, second Wednesday of the month
Cambridge Funk Jam @ La Raza, first Thursday of the month
🎸 Guitar
Cambridge Guitar Club @ St James Centre, 1st and 3rd Thursdays of the month (it is a £5 master class)
🎺 Jazz
CamJam @ The Tram, every Tuesday
Cambridge Jazz Co-op @ William Collyn Community Centre, sporadic Saturdays (NB: it is a £20 master class)
👄 Spoken
Talking Dirty @ Hank's Dirty, every 1st and 3rd Thursdays of the month
«Desperate Fleas» Open Scratch Nights @ The Blue Moon, last Thursday of the month
Allographic Open Mic @ Online on Zoom, last Sunday of the month
🏄 Ukulele
Cambridge Ukulele Club @ The Elm Tree, fortnightly Sunday
by Days of the Week
Find below all the regular 🎸 Jams and 🎤 Open Mics in Cambridge organised by days of the week
Tuesdays
🎺 CamJam @ The Tram, every Tuesday
🎲 Open Mic Night @ Hank's Dirty, every Tuesday
🤘 Plug+Play @ Bar -OH, every Tuesday
🎻 Cambridge Bluegrass Nights @ Six Bells, first Tuesday of the month
Wednesdays
🎻 Comhaltas @ The Rathmore Club, every Wednesday during school term
🎵 Open Mic Night @ The Boathouse, every Wednesday
🕺 The Hop Sessions @ The Grain & Hop Store, second Wednesday of the month
🎵 Karaoke Bar @ The Grain & Hop Store, last Wednesday of the month
🎵 Open Mic Night @ Salisbury Arms, last Wednesday of the month
Thursdays
🎲 -OH PEN MIC @ Bar -OH, every Thursday
🎲 Swanterlude PluggedIn @ White Swan, every Thursday
🎻 Irish folk music & open mic night @ Panton Arms, every Thursday
🕺 Cambridge Funk Jam @ La Raza, first Thursday of the month
👄 Talking Dirty @ Hank's Dirty, 1st and 3rd Thursdays of the month
🎸 Cambridge Guitar Club @ St James Centre, 1st and 3rd Thursdays of the month (it is a £5 master class)
🪕 Hank's Blues Jam @ Hank's Dirty, 2nd and 4th Thursdays of the month
👄 «Desperate Fleas» Open Scratch Nights @ The Blue Moon, last Thursday of the month
🎻 The Tram Sessions @ The Tram Depot, last Thursday of the month
🎛️ Cambridge Electronic Music Open Stage @ The Blue Moon, sporadic Thursdays
Fridays
🎵 Open Mic @ Baron of Beef, every Friday
🎻 Cambridge Folk Club Open Stages @ Golden Hind, sporadic Fridays
🎵 FemJam @ The Grain & Hop Store, sporadic Fridays
🎲 Open Mic Night @ Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, sporadic Fridays
Saturdays
🪗 KlezCamJam @ Salvation Army Citadel, third Saturday of the month
🎺 Cambridge Jazz Co-op @ William Collyn Community Centre, sporadic Saturdays (NB: it is a £20 master class)
🎲 Lovejam Cambridge Community Jam! @ Unitarian Church Cambridge, sporadic Saturdays
🔌 Cambridge Acoustic Nights @ Thrive Cafe & Bistro, sporadic Saturdays
Sundays
🎵 Jam Sandwich @ Salisbury Arms, every Sunday
🎵 Songsmith Sessions @ The Alma, sporadic Sundays
🎻 Black Fen Folk Club @ NCI Community Association, most Sundays
🎲 Sunday Sessions @ Six Bells, fortnightly Sunday
🏄 Cambridge Ukulele Club @ The Elm Tree, fortnightly Sunday
👄 Allographic Open Mic @ Online on Zoom, last Sunday of the month
Near Cambridge
Find below regular 🎸 Jams and 🎤 Open Mics near Cambridge
📏 Distances calculated by Google Maps, driving from Cambridge
Mondays
🎵 Open Mic Music Night @ The Castle in Bedford (29.9 mi), every Monday (20:30 - 23:00), hosted by
Tuesdays
🎵 Open Mic @ The Standard in Bedford (31 mi), every Tuesday (20:30 - 23:00), hosted by Mat Roberts
🎵 Open Mic Night @ The Boat Inn in Whittlesey (43.3 mi), third Tuesday of the month (from 20:00), hosted by the boatmen and Phill Q
Wednesdays
🎵 Blackbird Open Mic @ The Plough in Shepreth (8.4 mi), every Wednesday (20:00 - 23:00) , hosted by Tom Dulieu aka Archduke
🎵 Open Mic Night @ The Dolphin in Melbourn (10.1 mi), last Wednesday of the month (20:00 - 23:00)
🔌 Acoustic Session @ The Ale House Kitchen in Ramsey (29.9 mi), fortnightly Wednesday (from 20:00)
Thursdays
🎵 All Star Jam @ Fairycroft House in Saffron Walden (18 mi), every Thursday (20:00 - 23:00) , hosted by John Shearer
🎻 Irish Session @ The Bull in Newmarket (15.5 mi), sporadic Thursdays (20:00 - 23:00), hosted by Alan Lane and Colette Mckernan
Fridays
🔌 Whisky Room Acoustic Session @ The Boat Inn in Whittlesey (43.3 mi), last Friday of the month (from 19:30), hosted by the boatmen and Phill Q
🎻 Whittlesey Folk Club @ The Falcon Hotel in Whittlesey (43.5 mi), fortnightly Friday (from 20:00), hosted by Martin and Sandra
🎵 Open Mic Night @ Samuel Pepys
in Huntingdon (16.4 mi), sporadic Fridays every other month (from 19:30), hosted by Alice O'Brien
Saturdays
🎲 Open Mic Night @ Kings Theatre in Newmarket (13.3 mi), last Saturday of the month (20:00 - 23:00)
Sundays
🎵 The Chequers Jam @ The Chequers in Wimbotsham (35.3 mi), every Sunday (16:00 - 21:00), hosted by Paul McCaffrey
🎵 Red Jam/Open Mic @ The Millers Arms in Eaton Socon (18.7 mi), fortnightly Sunday (19:30 - 22:00), hosted by Abby Red
Updated 1 February 2025
💚 New 🤗
🇧🇷 Roda de Choro @ Panton Arms, fortnightly Monday, hosted by Alex and Newton, since November 2024. Next is Monday 3 February
🎻 Cambridge Bluegrass Nights @ Six Bells, first Tuesday of the month, since August. Next is Tuesday 4 February
🎵 Open Mic @ Baron of Beef, every Friday, hosted by Chris Andrews since September. Next is Friday 7 February
🪗 KlezCamJam normally hosted @ Salvation Army Citadel, third Saturday of the month, by Melinda Rigby, Nigel ‘Dr. Bass’ Bailey, and Frances Harris. Next is Saturday 15 February at the Mill Road Community Centre, 6 Hazell Street, Cambridge CB1 2GN. More exceptions in the ⚠️ Changes 😮 section.
🎵 Open Mic Night @ Salisbury Arms, last Wednesday of the month, hosted by Chris Andrews. Next is Wednesday 26 February
🎻 The Tram Sessions @ The Tram Depot, last Thursday of the month, started in July, hosted by Elliot Porter. Next is Thursday 27 February
🎵 FemJam @ The Grain & Hop Store, sporadic Fridays, hosted by Beats and Babe, celebrates and supports women in music. Stay tuned for the third one
🎲 Open Mic Night @ Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, sporadic Fridays, hosted by Chris Andrews. Stay tuned for the next one
⚠️ Changes 😮
The calendar has been updated to reflect the changes below:
🎺 CamJam @ The Tram, is now happening every week. Next is Tuesday 4 February
😮 The Earl of Beaconsfield is closing its doors for a while, between landlords. This temporary closure has led to two important changes for its regular events:
🎵 Jam Sandwich @ The Earl of Beaconsfield, every Sunday, will still be hosted by Oli Steggles but is moving to the Salisbury Arms. The new schedule will be from 20:00 to 22:00, starting on Sunday 2 February
🎲 Beaky PluggedIn Swanterlude PluggedIn @ The Earl of Beaconsfield, every Thursday, will now be hosted by Tom Petie (as Harri Beasley moved to the other side of the planet), and is moving to the White Swan. Next is Thursday 6 February
🪗 KlezCamJam @ Salvation Army Citadel, third Saturday of the month will have some changes:
Saturday 15 February will be at the Mill Road Community Centre, 6 Hazell Street, Cambridge CB1 2GN
Saturday 19 April cancelled (Easter weekend)
🎺 Geldart Jazz Sessions @ The Geldart, last Sunday of the month, hosted by the incredibly talented multi-instrumentalist & producer Judah Daniels since August, is not a jam anymore. Next is Sunday 23 February
Let's Play
🚧 Updated regularly
Artists and audiences can keep track of 🎸 Jam Sessions and 🎤 Open Mics in Cambridge, UK, thanks to this public calendar and map. The events listed and mapped have been verified either with the hosts or via social media publications.
🧔🏼 My name is Stéphane. I have been playing clarinets at jams and open mics for over 20 years, in different countries, either as guest or host. After moving to Cambridge I couldn't find a single reliable listing of open stage events, so I created one for my own personal use. After many nights of playing, fellow musicians and kind members of the audience shared the same concern, so in December 2017, I decided to make my list public, in the shape you see here.
The goal is to provide the most accurate and up-to-date information. Because the data is manually curated, I may miss something. If you think any information needs to be added or updated, please help me by filling out this super short feedback form.
🎤 Stage Quest ⚔️
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My score is 27... for now!
Show off your score and this page on social media, and I’ll get you a drink when we meet.
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📰 Printed version
About the regular events only, I sometimes distribute this printed version at jams and open mics I attend. I would also run the scoring game, and may even offer a little surprise to the best score in the room.
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