# The Best Open Mics and Live Story Nights in Chicago This Weekend

- **Subtitle**: Spoken word, weed brunch, and late-night laughs: how Chicago’s creatives are doing this weekend
- **Category**: Open Mic
- **Type**: other

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## About

If your group chat is full of “I kinda wanna get on the mic” energy, this weekend in Chicago is built for you. The city’s open-mic and storytelling scene is buzzing right now, and it’s less about polished perfection and more about showing up—with a half-finished poem, a tight five, or just the willingness to clap too loudly for strangers.

Start with Elevated Open Mic Night @ Blazed Bakery if you like your creativity with a side of smoke and snacks. It’s exactly what it sounds like: a hazy, low-pressure room where people try out new material, cheer for whoever’s brave enough to touch the mic, and lean into that chilled, baked-after-dark vibe. If you want something bigger and louder, Poetry vs. Hip-Hop Live! is the one you book first—pure big-night-out energy where poets and rappers trade punches (verbally, relax) and the crowd actually shows up to participate, not just scroll.

Daytime more your thing? Mary Jane & Mimosas leans into the wake-and-bake brunch crowd: cannabis-friendly vibes, bubbly drinks, and that soft, giggly atmosphere where people overshare way too early in the day. On the more tender side of the spectrum, Story Luck Show: Chicago's Storytelling Potluck and Copy of Other People's Poems–April are perfect if you’re feeling introspective. These are the nights where people bring stories, pages, and feelings they probably shouldn’t read out loud—and do it anyway. If you want something a bit more spiritually-charged and intentional, Where The Mind, Pen, &, Paper Converse: The Blessed Mic Experience lives in that space between church basement and art house—intimate, thoughtful, and very much for people who live for this stuff.

Anchoring all of this are the heavy hitters: The Comedy Bar - Chicago Main Stage, City Winery - Chicago, and Laugh Factory Chicago. These aren’t experimental basements; they’re where a casual Friday turns into a real night out. The Comedy Bar and Laugh Factory are your classic "let’s just get tickets and figure out drinks later" options—tight sets, real sound, actual seating. City Winery leans more grown and polished, the place you go when you want to pretend you’re the kind of person who always knows about live shows before they sell out.

If you’re trying to narrow it down, here’s how to play it:

- Elevated Open Mic Night @ Blazed Bakery – For baked creatives and chill spectators who want zero pressure and maximum snacks.
- Poetry vs. Hip-Hop Live! – For big, loud, competitive energy and people who still miss mixtape battles.
- Mary Jane & Mimosas – For the brunch crew that texts “mimosas?” and actually means “we’re not leaving until 3pm.”
- Story Luck Show: Chicago's Storytelling Potluck – For soft-hearted storytellers and good listeners.
- Copy of Other People's Poems–April – For bookish types who secretly want to read out loud.
- Where The Mind, Pen, &, Paper Converse: The Blessed Mic Experience – For those who like their art with a little blessing and a lot of intention.
- The Comedy Bar / City Winery / Laugh Factory Chicago – For when you want proven laughs and a real night out, not someone’s cousin’s basement show.

That’s how this city stays connected: a mic, a crowd, and just enough courage to get on stage—or at least sit close enough to feel it.

## Open Mic Events in Chicago

- **Event Name**: Masters of the Mic at Auditorium Theatre Chicago
  - **Description**: ✨ Embark on an extraordinary journey at Masters of the Mic at Auditorium Theatre Chicago, where every moment promises to be unforgettable! 🌟 Imagine of transforming Auditorium Theatre Chicago in the heart of Chic
  - **Date**: Sat Apr 18 2026 at 08:00 pm (-06:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/chicago/masters-of-the-mic-at-auditorium-theatre-chicago/2400029798385559
  - **Venue**: Auditorium Theatre Chicago
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  - **Categories**: art, theatre, contests, trips-adventures
- **Event Name**: Mary Jane & Mimosas
  - **Description**: $5 mimosas, vibes, and Mary Jane—shop 20+ vendors, enjoy an art show & open mic at this elevated day party.About this EventMary Jane & Mimosas----- A Sinful Soc
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  - **Date**: Sun Apr 19 2026 at 12:00 pm – Sun Apr 19 2026 at 05:00 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/chicago/mary-jane-and-mimosas/100001985493446346
  - **Venue**: Punch Bowl
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  - **Price**: Free
  - **Categories**: art, open-mic, brunch, parties, crafts, entertainment
- **Event Name**: MONDAY APRIL 20: LATE NITE MIC WITH VIK PANDYA
  - **Description**: Vik Pandya hosts some of our favorite comedians & special drop in guests followed by a one-on-one interview with FREE open mic afterwards!About this Event2-Item Minimum Per Guest
  - **Date**: Mon Apr 20 2026 at 07:00 pm – Mon Apr 20 2026 at 09:00 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/chicago/monday-april-20-late-nite-mic-with-vik-pandya/100001983701455453
  - **Venue**: The Comedy Bar - Chicago Main Stage
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  - **Price**: Free
  - **Categories**: comedy, Festivals, Entertainment
- **Event Name**: MONDAY MAY 4: LATE NITE MIC WITH VIK PANDYA
  - **Description**: Vik Pandya hosts some of our favorite comedians & special drop in guests followed by a one-on-one interview with FREE open mic afterwards!About this Event2-Item Minimum Per Guest
  - **Date**: Mon May 04 2026 at 07:00 pm – Mon May 04 2026 at 09:00 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/chicago/monday-may-4-late-nite-mic-with-vik-pandya/100001984587065336
  - **Venue**: The Comedy Bar - Chicago Main Stage
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  - **Price**: Free
  - **Categories**: comedy, festivals, entertainment, open-mic, it
- **Event Name**: The Moth Storyslam
  - **Description**: 🎉 Welcome to The Moth Storyslam, where the impossible becomes possible and dreams take flight! 🏛️ Join us at Heath Mainstage At The Den Theatre in the heart of Chicago, IL for an event th
  - **Date**: Sun Apr 12 2026 at 06:00 pm – Sun Jun 07 2026 at 06:00 pm (-06:00)
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  - **Venue**: Heath Mainstage At The Den Theatre
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  - **Categories**: art
- **Event Name**: MONDAY APRIL 13: LATE NITE MIC WITH VIK PANDYA
  - **Description**: Vik Pandya hosts some of our favorite comedians & special drop in guests followed by a one-on-one interview with FREE open mic afterwards!About this Event2-Item Minimum Per Guest
  - **Date**: Mon Apr 13 2026 at 07:00 pm – Mon Apr 13 2026 at 09:00 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/chicago/monday-april-13-late-nite-mic-with-vik-pandya/100001983401097073
  - **Venue**: The Comedy Bar - Chicago Main Stage
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  - **Price**: Free
  - **Categories**: comedy, festivals, entertainment, open-mic, it
- **Event Name**: MONDAY APRIL 27: LATE NITE MIC WITH VIK PANDYA
  - **Description**: Vik Pandya hosts some of our favorite comedians & special drop in guests followed by a one-on-one interview with FREE open mic afterwards!About this Event2-Item Minimum Per Guest
  - **Date**: Mon Apr 27 2026 at 07:00 pm – Mon Apr 27 2026 at 09:00 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/chicago/monday-april-27-late-nite-mic-with-vik-pandya/100001984162780288
  - **Venue**: The Comedy Bar - Chicago Main Stage
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  - **Price**: Free
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- **Event Name**: 5 Year Anniversary of the Elevated Open Mic
  - **Description**: Join us for our anniversary party!! Sign up to perform, come out and enjoy our line up of vendors, or just vibe out to the live music!About this EventBLESSED TO SAY WE HAVE REACHED OUR 5 YEAR ANNIVERSARY P
  - **Date**: Fri May 01 2026 at 07:00 pm – Fri May 01 2026 at 11:00 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/chicago/5-year-anniversary-of-the-elevated-open-mic/100001986989715728
  - **Venue**: Thrift LLC
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  - **Categories**: Entertainment, Music, Art, literary-art, comedy, performances, dance
- **Event Name**: Story Luck Show: Chicago's Storytelling Potluck Sunday April 12th
  - **Description**: 4 Features, 4 open Mic Slots for anyone in Chicago to share a story. Stories are mature, funny & thought provoking. Free if you bring food!About this EventStory Luck: Where Stories and Supper MeetSunday,
  - **Date**: Sun Apr 12 2026 at 06:30 pm – Sun Apr 12 2026 at 09:30 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/chicago/story-luck-show-chicagos-storytelling-potluck-sunday-april-12th/100001983734288658
  - **Venue**: Theater Wit
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  - **Price**: USD 5 to 23
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- **Event Name**: Pilsen Ukulele Party (PUP) FREE!
  - **Description**: Live ukulele music & uke comedians, Hula set, Group uke lesson (15 ukes provided), Open mic, Open jam, Ukulele raffle!About this EventLearn ukulele all day at our chord stations!
  - **Date**: Sat May 09 2026 at 12:00 pm – Sat May 09 2026 at 04:00 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/chicago/pilsen-ukulele-party-pup-free/100001986318687665
  - **Venue**: Pilsen Arts & Community House
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  - **Price**: Free
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- **Event Name**: Transvengence Vol. 12
  - **Description**: Join us during Pride Month for TRANSVENGENCE, our bimonthly open mic and performance series, hosted by Joss Barton.About this EventJoin us during Pride Month for TRANSVENGENCE, our bimonthly open mic and performance serie
  - **Date**: Sun Jun 14 2026 at 08:00 pm – Sun Jun 14 2026 at 10:00 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/chicago/transvengence-vol-12/100001985254464545
  - **Venue**: Podlasie Club
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  - **Price**: Free
  - **Categories**: Entertainment, performances
- **Event Name**: FEM/THEM Comedy Open Mic at The Understudy
  - **Description**: If you identify as funny and not-a-dude-onstage, this is your night diva! Hosted by Preeti Thaker and Jordan LeveneAbout this EventPreeti & Jordan present: A Comedy Open Mic for Women + Non-Binary Comics
  - **Date**: Fri Apr 17 2026 at 08:00 pm – Fri Apr 17 2026 at 10:00 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/chicago/fem-them-comedy-open-mic-at-the-understudy/100001986176394061
  - **Venue**: The Understudy Coffee and Books
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  - **Price**: Free
  - **Categories**: open-mic, comedy, workshops
- **Event Name**: HOT SAUCE CLEAN COMEDY SHOW ( Historical Bronzeville)
  - **Description**: Clean standup comedy in one of Chicago's Historical Location's of Bronzeville. Refreshments &  Beverage available for purchase.About this Event** SATURDAY, APRIL 25th **7:30pm-
  - **Date**: Sat Apr 25 2026 at 07:30 pm – Sat Apr 25 2026 at 10:00 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/chicago/hot-sauce-clean-comedy-show-historical-bronzeville/100001986662040643
  - **Venue**: 3953 S King Dr
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  - **Price**: USD 15
  - **Categories**: comedy, entertainment, open-mic, concerts, music
- **Event Name**: Chicago Poetry Center’s April Blue Hour Featuring Diego Baez and Samyak Shertok
  - **Description**: The Chicago Poetry Center presents BLUE HOUR, a free monthly in-person reading series and generative writing workshop. Our April featured readers are Diego Baez and Samyak Shertok.Each event takes place at Haymarket House (800 W
  - **Date**: Wed Apr 15 2026 at 07:00 pm – Wed Apr 15 2026 at 08:30 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/chicago/chicago-poetry-center’s-april-blue-hour-featuring-diego-baez-and-samyak-shertok/80002686274583
  - **Venue**: Haymarket House
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  - **Categories**: literary-art, art, open-mic, workshops, virtual, health-wellness, nonprofit
- **Event Name**: Woman to Woman Artisan Fair
  - **Description**: Join us for a soulful day of healing, shopping, live drumming, a women’s panel, and open mic. Connect, restore, and celebrate community!About this EventJoin us for a powerful, uplifting community experience designed to no
  - **Date**: Sat May 02 2026 at 10:00 am – Sat May 02 2026 at 02:00 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/chicago/woman-to-woman-artisan-fair/100001987039602942
  - **Venue**: Mandrake Park Fieldhouse
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  - **Price**: Free
  - **Categories**: Business

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- [Open Mic Events This Weekend in Chicago](https://allevents.in/chicago/open-mic--this-weekend)
- [Open Mic Events in April in Chicago](https://allevents.in/chicago/open-mic--april)
- [Open Mic Events in May in Chicago](https://allevents.in/chicago/open-mic--may)

## FAQs

- **Q**: What are the top Open Mic events in Chicago?
  - **A:** Masters of the Mic at Auditorium Theatre Chicago (Sat Apr 18 2026 at 08:00 pm at Auditorium Theatre Chicago), Mary Jane & Mimosas (Sun Apr 19 2026 at 12:00 pm at Punch Bowl), MONDAY APRIL 20: LATE NITE MIC WITH VIK PANDYA (Mon Apr 20 2026 at 07:00 pm at The Comedy Bar - Chicago Main Stage), MONDAY MAY 4: LATE NITE MIC WITH VIK PANDYA (Mon May 04 2026 at 07:00 pm at The Comedy Bar - Chicago Main Stage), The Moth Storyslam (Sun Apr 12 2026 at 06:00 pm at Heath Mainstage At The Den Theatre).
- **Q**: What are the top free Open Mic events in Chicago?
  - **A:** Mary Jane & Mimosas (Sun Apr 19 2026 at 12:00 pm at Punch Bowl), MONDAY APRIL 20: LATE NITE MIC WITH VIK PANDYA (Mon Apr 20 2026 at 07:00 pm at The Comedy Bar - Chicago Main Stage), MONDAY MAY 4: LATE NITE MIC WITH VIK PANDYA (Mon May 04 2026 at 07:00 pm at The Comedy Bar - Chicago Main Stage), MONDAY APRIL 13: LATE NITE MIC WITH VIK PANDYA (Mon Apr 13 2026 at 07:00 pm at The Comedy Bar - Chicago Main Stage), MONDAY APRIL 27: LATE NITE MIC WITH VIK PANDYA (Mon Apr 27 2026 at 07:00 pm at The Comedy Bar - Chicago Main Stage).
- **Q**: What Open Mic events are happening in Chicago today April 12, 2026?
  - **A:** The Moth Storyslam (Sun Apr 12 2026 at 06:00 pm at Heath Mainstage At The Den Theatre), Story Luck Show: Chicago's Storytelling Potluck Sunday April 12th (Sun Apr 12 2026 at 06:30 pm at Theater Wit).
- **Q**: What Open Mic events are happening in Chicago this weekend April 10–12, 2026?
  - **A:** The Moth Storyslam (Sun Apr 12 2026 at 06:00 pm at Heath Mainstage At The Den Theatre), Story Luck Show: Chicago's Storytelling Potluck Sunday April 12th (Sun Apr 12 2026 at 06:30 pm at Theater Wit).
- **Q**: What Open Mic events are happening in Chicago in April 2026?
  - **A:** Masters of the Mic at Auditorium Theatre Chicago (Sat Apr 18 2026 at 08:00 pm at Auditorium Theatre Chicago), Mary Jane & Mimosas (Sun Apr 19 2026 at 12:00 pm at Punch Bowl), MONDAY APRIL 20: LATE NITE MIC WITH VIK PANDYA (Mon Apr 20 2026 at 07:00 pm at The Comedy Bar - Chicago Main Stage), The Moth Storyslam (Sun Apr 12 2026 at 06:00 pm at Heath Mainstage At The Den Theatre), MONDAY APRIL 13: LATE NITE MIC WITH VIK PANDYA (Mon Apr 13 2026 at 07:00 pm at The Comedy Bar - Chicago Main Stage).
- **Q**: How can I find Open Mic events in Chicago?
  - **A:** You can discover upcoming Open Mic events in Chicago on AllEvents.in. Browse by date, venue, or price to find events that match your interests.
- **Q**: How do I buy tickets for Open Mic events in Chicago?
  - **A:** You can buy tickets directly through AllEvents.in. Many events offer online booking with options for free, paid, and early-bird tickets.
- **Q**: What are the popular venues for Open Mic events in Chicago?
  - **A:** Some popular venues hosting Open Mic events in Chicago include Auditorium Theatre Chicago, Punch Bowl, The Comedy Bar - Chicago Main Stage.
- **Q**: What is the price range for Open Mic events in Chicago?
  - **A:** Prices for Open Mic events in Chicago range from USD 5 to USD 23. Many events also offer free entry.
- **Q**: Who are the top organizers for Open Mic events in Chicago?
  - **A:** Popular organizers hosting Open Mic events in Chicago include Vivid Events, Sinful Sips Presents: Sinful Socials, The Comedy Bar - Chicago (FREE TICKETS).
- **Q**: Are there any online Open Mic events available?
  - **A:** Yes, many Open Mic events are available online. You can filter for virtual events on AllEvents.in to attend from anywhere.
- **Q**: How can I get notified about new Open Mic events in Chicago?
  - **A:** Follow the Open Mic category on AllEvents.in to get notified when new Open Mic events are listed in Chicago.

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