New Orleans, LA open mics
This hub passed the 10-series publication floor with 10 Active, day-and-time-evidenced series.
- When
- Thursday on current dated event · 6:30 PM signup; 7:00 PM start on current promotion
- Venue
- Algiers Music and Artist Studio
- Address
- 935 Teche Street, New Orleans, LA 70114
- Type
- Musician-focused open mic for instrumentalists, vocalists and songwriters
- Sign-up
- 6:30 PM
- Phone
- (504) 717-7968
Current sources conflict on free versus $10 admission; do not publish a cost without direct confirmation.
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Checked 2026-08-15
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- When
- Tuesday · 7:00 PM
- Venue
- Cafe Negril — Super-Most-Fantastic-Blues-N-Such-Jam
- Address
- 606 Frenchmen Street, New Orleans, LA 70116
- Type
- Open blues/funk jam
- Sign-up
- All musicians welcome; bring instrument or vocals and confirm arrival process with venue
- Host
- John Lisi and Delta Funk reported
- Phone
- (504) 229-4236
Current venue promotions explicitly call this an open-mic blues jam and welcome all musicians. It is not a generic jazz jam.
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Checked 2026-08-15
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- When
- Wednesday · Doors 9:00 PM; program 10:00 PM - midnight on current venue calendar
- Venue
- Café Istanbul — Poets on Poets
- Address
- 2372 St. Claude Avenue, Room 252, New Orleans, LA 70117
- Type
- Poetry and spoken-word open-mic series
- Cost
- Free until midnight reported by venue; $5 drink specials reported
- Phone
- (504) 975-0286
The deployed generic mixed-mic classification is too broad. The official July/August 2026 Wednesday calendar identifies Poets on Poets; publish as poetry/spoken word unless another separately named event is sourced.
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Checked 2026-08-15
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- When
- Wednesday · Doors/arrival window 8:00 PM; music approximately 9:00 PM - 12:00 AM
- Venue
- Dew Drop Inn Hotel & Lounge — The Drop Inn Jam Session
- Address
- 2836 LaSalle Street, New Orleans, LA 70115
- Type
- Live music jam session
- Phone
- (504) 948-3002
The deployed 'jazz jam' label was narrower than the current official wording; featured guests vary by week.
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Checked 2026-08-16
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- When
- Thursday reported · 6:00 PM - 11:00 PM reported
- Venue
- DODIE'S — Open Mic Jam Session
- Address
- 601 North Broad Street, New Orleans, LA 70119
- Type
- Music open mic/jam session
- Phone
- (504) 342-9049
The venue is current and reachable, but the Thursday series is explicitly marked unverified by the current mic directory.
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Checked 2026-08-16
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- When
- Sunday · Doors 7:00 PM; performances 7:30 PM - 11:30 PM
- Venue
- Neutral Ground Coffeehouse
- Address
- 5110 Danneel Street, New Orleans, LA 70115
- Type
- Music and variety open mic
- Sign-up
- Sign up with the host
- Phone
- (504) 891-3381
The deployed 9000 Hickory Street address was obsolete/wrong. The venue also runs a separate Thursday spoken-word open poet's mic that should not be merged into this Sunday row.
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Checked 2026-08-17
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- When
- Monday · 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM
- Venue
- Peaches Records
- Address
- 4318 Magazine St, New Orleans, LA 70115
- Type
- Music and poetry open mic / Manic Mondays
- Host
- Mr. Francois
- Phone
- (504) 282-3322
The current promotion specifies an all-ages music and poetry program from 4:30-6:30 PM.
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Checked 2026-08-17
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- When
- Thursday · 8:00 PM - 10:30 PM
- Venue
- Poor Boys Bar
- Address
- 1328 St Bernard Ave, New Orleans, LA 70116
- Type
- All-acts mixed open mic / The Magic Mic
- Cost
- Free
- Phone
- (504) 603-2522
The deployed 8:30 PM start is superseded by the current 8 PM calendar. A separate Monday music-only session has also appeared and should not be conflated.
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Checked 2026-08-17
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- When
- Sunday in current official promotion · 10:30 PM
- Venue
- The Howlin' Wolf - Take Your Shot Comedy Open Mic
- Address
- 907 S Peters St, New Orleans, LA 70130, USA
- Type
- Comedy open mic and drinking game
- Phone
- (504) 529-5844
The frozen monthly Friday schedule was superseded by current official Sunday promotion.
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Checked 2026-08-17
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- When
- Second Sunday · Verify with venue
- Venue
- The Old Point Bar
- Address
- 545 Patterson Street, New Orleans, LA 70114
- Type
- Music open mic
- Phone
- (504) 364-0950
The frozen every-other-Wednesday schedule was historical; the street suffix was corrected from Road to Street.
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Checked 2026-08-17
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- When
- Every other Monday for original singer-songwriters in recent community reporting; Friday in older venue promotion · Verify with venue
- Venue
- The Prytania Bar - Music Open-Mic & Jam Session
- Address
- 3445 Prytania St, New Orleans, LA 70115, USA
- Type
- Music open mic and jam
- Phone
- (504) 891-5773
Do not present the frozen weekly Friday 9 PM schedule as settled; recent reporting points to every other Monday.
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Checked 2026-08-17
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- When
- Mondays 6 PM-midnight; Wednesdays-Thursdays 4 PM-midnight; Fridays-Saturdays 1 PM-2 AM; Sundays 5:30 PM-midnight · Mondays 6 PM-midnight; Wednesdays-Thursdays 4 PM-midnight; Fridays-Saturdays 1 PM-2 AM; Sundays 5:30 PM-midnight
- Venue
- Pat O'Brien's Piano Lounge
- Type
- Piano Bar / Sing-Along
Piano Bar / Request Show. Evidence: First-party page publishes the current recurring Piano Lounge hours.
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Checked 2026-08-22
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