# Open Mic Venues in San Francisco, CA

As of November 2026, No Stairs Please tracks 15 open live music venues with open mic or open jam nights in San Francisco, California. These local stages include 5 rooms with known capacity under 500, 10 venues with verified talent-booking contacts, and 13 rooms with active 90-day show schedules out of 134 total venues in town.

## Directory coverage

- Canonical URL: https://nostairsplease.com/venues/ca/san-francisco/open-mics
- Open venues matching this hub: 15
- Rooms up to 500 capacity: 5
- Bars and breweries with live music: 4
- Venues with researched talent booking contacts: 10
- Venues with dated shows in the 90-day window: 13

## Featured venues

| Venue | City | Category | Capacity | 90-day show days |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Bird & Beckett Books & Records](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/bird-beckett-books-records-san-francisco-ca) | San Francisco, CA | Music venue | n/a | 34 |
| [The Lost Church](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/the-lost-church-san-francisco-ca) | San Francisco, CA | Hall & arts center | 135 | 29 |
| [Feinstein's at the Nikko](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/feinstein-s-at-the-nikko-san-francisco-ca) | San Francisco, CA | Music venue | n/a | 23 |
| [Neck of the Woods SF](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/neck-of-the-woods-sf-san-francisco-ca) | San Francisco, CA | Music venue | 400 | 22 |
| [The Mab](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/the-mab-mabuhay-gardens-san-francisco-ca) | San Francisco, CA | Hall & arts center | n/a | 18 |
| [Beaux](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/beaux-san-francisco-ca) | San Francisco, CA | Music venue | n/a | 17 |
| [Decentered](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/decentered-san-francisco-ca) | San Francisco, CA | Hall & arts center | n/a | 16 |
| [The Hotel Utah Saloon](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/the-hotel-utah-saloon-san-francisco-ca) | San Francisco, CA | Bar & pub | 79 | 13 |
| [Bazaar Cafe](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/bazaar-cafe-san-francisco-ca) | San Francisco, CA | Coffee shop | 49 | 9 |
| [Medicine for Nightmares Bookstore and Gallery](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/medicine-for-nightmares-bookstore-and-gallery-san-francisco-ca) | San Francisco, CA | Hall & arts center | n/a | 9 |
| [The Riptide](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/the-riptide-san-francisco-ca) | San Francisco, CA | Bar & pub | n/a | 6 |
| [The Lucky Horseshoe](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/the-lucky-horseshoe-san-francisco-ca) | San Francisco, CA | Bar & pub | n/a | 2 |
| [Clarion Performing Arts Center](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/clarion-performing-arts-center-san-francisco-ca) | San Francisco, CA | Hall & arts center | 60 | 1 |
| [Paris 75](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/paris-75-san-francisco-ca) | San Francisco, CA | Bar & pub | n/a | 0 |
| [The Faight](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/the-faight-san-francisco-ca) | San Francisco, CA | Hall & arts center | n/a | 0 |

## Category views

- [Small music venues](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/ca/san-francisco/small-music-venues) with 73 venues
- [Bars with live music](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/ca/san-francisco/bars-with-live-music) with 42 venues
- [Open mics](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/ca/san-francisco/open-mics) with 15 venues

## Related locations

- [Sausalito](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/ca/sausalito) with 7 venues
- [Tiburon](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/ca/tiburon) with 3 venues
- [Emeryville](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/ca/emeryville) with 5 venues
- [Alameda](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/ca/alameda) with 14 venues
- [Oakland](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/ca/oakland) with 45 venues
- [Berkeley](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/ca/berkeley) with 30 venues
- [Albany](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/ca/albany) with 6 venues
- [Mill Valley](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/ca/mill-valley) with 9 venues