# Open Mic Venues in San Diego, CA

As of November 2026, No Stairs Please tracks 11 open live music venues with open mic or open jam nights in San Diego, California. These local stages include 5 rooms with known capacity under 500, 6 venues with verified talent-booking contacts, and 9 rooms with active 90-day show schedules out of 102 total venues in town.

## Directory coverage

- Canonical URL: https://nostairsplease.com/venues/ca/san-diego/open-mics
- Open venues matching this hub: 11
- Rooms up to 500 capacity: 5
- Bars and breweries with live music: 5
- Venues with researched talent booking contacts: 6
- Venues with dated shows in the 90-day window: 9

## Featured venues

| Venue | City | Category | Capacity | 90-day show days |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [The Observatory North Park](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/the-observatory-north-park-san-diego-ca) | San Diego, CA | Music venue | 1,400 | 34 |
| [Deft Brewing](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/deft-brewing-san-diego-ca) | San Diego, CA | Brewery & taproom | 150 | 26 |
| [McGuffie's Live](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/mcguffie-s-live-san-diego-ca) | San Diego, CA | Bar & pub | n/a | 26 |
| [Winston's](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/winston-s-san-diego-ca) | San Diego, CA | Music venue | 220 | 21 |
| [The Gärten](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/the-g-rten-san-diego-ca) | San Diego, CA | Music venue | n/a | 15 |
| [VISION A Center For Spiritual Living](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/vision-a-center-for-spiritual-living-san-diego-ca) | San Diego, CA | Hall & arts center | n/a | 15 |
| [Til-Two Club](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/til-two-club-san-diego-ca) | San Diego, CA | Bar & pub | 188 | 10 |
| [The Template](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/the-template-san-diego-ca) | San Diego, CA | Hall & arts center | n/a | 3 |
| [Humble Heart](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/humble-heart-san-diego-ca) | San Diego, CA | Music venue | 160 | 2 |
| [Duck Foot Brewing Co.](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/duck-foot-brewing-co-san-diego-ca) | San Diego, CA | Brewery & taproom | 300 | 0 |
| [The Garten](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/the-garten-san-diego-san-diego-ca) | San Diego, CA | Brewery & taproom | n/a | 0 |

## Category views

- [Small music venues](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/ca/san-diego/small-music-venues) with 44 venues
- [Bars with live music](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/ca/san-diego/bars-with-live-music) with 32 venues
- [Breweries with live music](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/ca/san-diego/breweries-with-live-music) with 6 venues
- [Open mics](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/ca/san-diego/open-mics) with 11 venues

## Related locations

- [Coronado](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/ca/coronado) with 4 venues
- [La Jolla](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/ca/la-jolla) with 9 venues
- [La Mesa](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/ca/la-mesa) with 8 venues
- [Bonita](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/ca/bonita) with 3 venues
- [Santee](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/ca/santee) with 7 venues
- [Chula Vista](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/ca/chula-vista) with 4 venues
- [Imperial Beach](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/ca/imperial-beach) with 4 venues
- [Del Mar](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/ca/del-mar) with 4 venues