DENVER / COLORADO OPEN MICS
Updated as of: March 26th 2026 - subject to change
GO FIND YOUR PEOPLE & SHARE YOUR VOICE<3
COMMUNITY IS THE CURE
HOSTED BY: MIR I AM (POETRY, MUSIC, & FEATURING OPPORTUNITIES)
VIBE: basement, outside, coffee shop - chill vibe
USUALLY: LAST SUNDAY OF EACH MONTH
WHERE: Mutiny Cafe (location changes happen here & there but it is usually at mutiny)
3483 South Broadway, Englewood, CO 80113
TIME: 5-8PM (TIME CHANGES HERE & THERE look out for updates!!)
WHERE TO FIND DETAILS / GET UPDATES: FOLLOW: mir_i_am333 on INSTAGRAM OR FIND HER HANDING OUT FLYERS AT THE CORNER BEET
SLAM NUBA COMEDY, MUSIC, & POETRY OPEN MIC W/ FEATURING OPPORTUNITIES
HOSTED BY: IT VARIES
VIBE: lively / bar
USUALLY: ON THURSDAYS (DEPENDS, KEEP UPDATED ON THEIR INSTAGRAM or LINKTREE BELOW)
WHERE: 2590 Washington St, Denver, Colorado
TIME: 7-9:30pm (time varieties depending on event, some events are just poetry, some just comedy, etc lalala)
WHERE TO FIND MORE INFORMATION / GET UPDATES:
https://linktr.ee/slamnuba
Instagram: @nuba_period
THE CORNER BEET POETRY AND MUSIC OPEN MIC
HOSTED BY: Q THE POET
VIBE: coffee shop / chill vibe / strict no talking rules but can socialize in the outdoor seating area
EVERY MONDAY
TIME: 6:00 - 11:00pm
IF YOU WANT TO GET ON THE LIST: GET THERE EARLY - LINE BEGINS AS EARLY AS 4:30-5:00pm (i know babe, wild) line starts outside.
WHERE TO FIND THE DETAILS / GET UPDATES:
https://cornerbeet.com/denver-capitol-hill-the-corner-beet-events
WHERE: 1401 N Ogden St, Denver, CO 80218
THE BASEMENT OPEN MIC (MUSIC, POETRY, VENDORS)
HOSTED BY: Q THE POET
VIBE: open, lively, vendors included in the backroom , open mic space is asked to stay quiet
THIRD TUESDAY OF EACH MONTH
WHERE: 1600 S. Pearl St, Denver, CO
Cameron United Methodist Church described as: A radically inclusive space for liberation & community
DOORS: 6:00pm
WHERE TO FIND INFORMATION / UPDATES: @thebasementopenmic ON INSTAGRAM
ROOSTER CAT POETRY & MUSIC OPEN MIC
HOSTED BY: NYX
VIBE: coffee shop quiet vibe / held outside
WHERE: 1045 Lincoln St, Denver, CO, Roostercat Coffee House
WHEN: First Saturdays, 6:30pm sign ups
OPEN MIC BEGINS: 7pm-10pm
FIND MORE UPDATES: Roostercatcoffeehouse on Instagram
LAVENDER MIC POETRY SLAM: PETALS AND PAGES OF DENVER
HOSTED BY: B THE POET
VIBE: interactive, open, lively energy / held in bookstore
WHERE: 956 Santa Fe Dr, Denver, CO 80204, Petals & Pages of Denver
WHEN: MONTHLY
GET UPDATES ON: Petalsandpagesdenver Instagram, linktr.ee/petalsandpagesofdenver
WOLF WEDNESDAYS: MUSIC, COMEDY, POETRY
VIBE: lively bar style
WHERE: 1448 Market St, Denver, CO 80202
WHEN: 7:30PM EVERY WEDNESDAYS
FIND MORE UPDATES / INFO: @wolfwednesdays on Instagram
WHISKEY JAM (open to poets, singers, rappers)
HOSTED BY: RAYMOND CIPRIAN
VIBE: lively bar style, loud audience
WHERE: WhiskeyBar 2300 Larimer St (location is subject to change)
WHEN: SUNDAYS
FOLLOW FOR UPDATES ON INSTAGRAM: RAYMOND.CIPRIAN_
MANOS SAGRADOS BIPOC OPEN MIC
HOSTED BY: MELISSA IVY (AURORA)
VIBE: intimate but lively, held in open space with mini bar area
WHERE: 9975 E Colfax Ave, Aurora, CO 80010
WHEN: 7:00pm-9:00pm, Sign up at 6:30pm (dates vary)
FOLLOW UPDATES: MANOSSAGRADOS on Instagram or MANOSSAGRADOS.COM
SACRED VOICES (ALL ARTFORMS WELCOME)
- get your poetry professionally filmed while on the mic
VIBE: Quiet and attentive audience
WHERE: EVERY SECOND FRIDAY AT DENVER COMMUNITY MEDIA, 2101 Arapahoe St, 80205
WHEN: 6:30pm-8:30pm
FIND UPDATES: @sacredvoicesdenver ON INSTAGRAM, sacred-voices.org
ALL CREATIVE PERFORMANCE WELCOME - SWALLOW HILL OPEN MIC
VIBE: Cafe setting, social
WHERE: 71 E Yale Ave, Denver, CO 80210, Quinlan Cafe
WHEN: SIGN UP: 6:30pm, DOORS: 6:00pm, OPEN MIC BEGINS: 7:00pm
FIND UPDATES: swallowhillmusic.org
SO. ALL. MAY. EXPRESS. OPEN MIC: POETRY, MUSIC, COMEDY
HOSTED BY: Mxxx. J
VIBE: cafe setting, social
WHERE: SAME CAFE, 2023 E Colfax Ave, Denver
WHEN: 3rd Wednesdays, 6:30pm-9pm (sign up as early as 6:00pm)
FIND UPDATES: Samecafedenver on Instagram, linktr.ee/samecafedenver
Follow: m.x.x.x.j on Instagram for UPDATES
POETS FOR PALESTINE: POETRY - LIBERATION, VENDORS, PROCEEDS GO TO PALESTINE
VIBE: Mostly cafe setting, Palestine & liberation related poetry - very sacred space
WHERE: Subject to change
WHEN: 7-7:30 subject to change
DATES: announced on their Instagram: @poetsforpalistinedenver
SNAP CRACKLE POETRY OPEN MIC
VIBE: lively / daytime / social / attentive audience
WHERE: 3483 S Broadway, Englewood, CO
WHEN: DATE & TIME VARIES - usually in the daytime
FIND UPDATES: Southbroadwaypress on Instagram or southbroadwaypress.org/sobolinks
THE KARMA HOUSE / KAVA - OPEN MIC for POETRY & EXPRESSION
VIBE: quieter, attentive crowd
WHEN: Saturday nights 8:30pm-11:00pm
WHERE: 608 Garrison Street Ste E, Lakewood, Colorado
FIND MORE UPDATES / INFO: THEKARMAHOUSEKAVA ON INSTAGRAM, https://www.thekarmahouse.org/events
ALSO HOSTS: RIVER WRITING GROUP & AN OPEN MIC EVERY OTHER WEDNESDAY - check out their website for more!
NO LONGER HAPPENING
THE MERCURY CAFE / PEARL OPEN MIC & SLAM
VIBE: Bar, quiet attentive room
WHEN: SUNDAY @ 7:30 SIGN UP
WHERE: 2199 California St
Denver, CO 80205
United States
FIND MORE UPDATES / INFO:
@denvermercurypoetry on INSTAGRAM
OR TALK TO: Stone (who is on Denver’s slam team)
NO LONGER HAPPENING ^
THE MERCURY CAFE JAZZ & OPEN MIC IS NOW HELD:
WHERE: Karma House: 608 Garisson St Lakewood, CO
WHEN: FRIDAY evenings 7pm Jazz 9:30 list goes out
VIBE: Sober KAVA bar, bar side seating, can get tight when packed but is super cozy
FIND MORE UPDATES / INFO:
@denvermercurypoetry on INSTAGRAM
@thekarmahousekava on INSTAGRAM
WEBSITE UPDATES: monthly schedule posted each month, check out their other events!:
https://www.thekarmahouse.org/events
ALSO CHECK OUT / LOOK UP
- Minor Disturbance - youth slam organization
- Art from Ashes - get paid to perform no matter your age / youth centered community events and workshops
- LIGHTHOUSE writers workshop: community events, open mics, etc.
DENVER POETRY MAP
https://www.cpr.org/2015/03/05/with-a-poetry-map-a-new-way-to-navigate-denver/
COLORADO POETRY CALENDAR:
FOLLOW: Coloradopoetrycalendar on INSTAGRAM
If an open mic is not on this list, It probably still exists! Word of mouth is common in poetry, stay after & talk - you’ll find your way <3
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