# Open Mic Venues in Chicago, IL

As of November 2026, No Stairs Please tracks 9 open live music venues with open mic or open jam nights in Chicago, Illinois. These local stages include 4 rooms with known capacity under 500, 6 venues with verified talent-booking contacts, and 9 rooms with active 90-day show schedules out of 83 total venues in town.

## Directory coverage

- Canonical URL: https://nostairsplease.com/venues/il/chicago/open-mics
- Open venues matching this hub: 9
- Rooms up to 500 capacity: 4
- Bars and breweries with live music: 4
- 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Old Town School of Folk Music - Gary and Laura Maurer Concert Hall](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/old-town-school-of-folk-music-gary-and-laura-maurer-concert-hall-chicago-il) | Chicago, IL | Music venue | 430 | 31 |
| [Reggies Chicago](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/reggies-chicago-chicago-il) | Chicago, IL | Music venue | n/a | 27 |
| [Gallery Cabaret](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/gallery-cabaret-chicago-il) | Chicago, IL | Music venue | 70 | 19 |
| [Schubas Tavern](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/schubas-tavern-chicago-il) | Chicago, IL | Bar & pub | 200 | 12 |
| [Bourbon on Division](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/bourbon-on-division-chicago-il) | Chicago, IL | Bar & pub | 150 | 8 |
| [Bridgeport Music Collective](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/bridgeport-music-collective-chicago-il) | Chicago, IL | Music venue | n/a | 7 |
| [UncommonGround - Lakeview](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/uncommonground-lakeview-chicago-il) | Chicago, IL | Brewery & taproom | n/a | 6 |
| [The Wild Hare & Singing Armadillo Frog Sanctuary](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/the-wild-hare-singing-armadillo-frog-sanctuary-chicago-il) | Chicago, IL | Bar & pub | n/a | 3 |
| [Nabala Cafe](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/nabala-cafe-chicago-il) | Chicago, IL | Coffee shop | n/a | 2 |

## Category views

- [Small music venues](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/il/chicago/small-music-venues) with 42 venues
- [Bars with live music](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/il/chicago/bars-with-live-music) with 21 venues
- [Open mics](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/il/chicago/open-mics) with 9 venues

## Related locations

- [Evanston](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/il/evanston) with 3 venues
- [Brookfield](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/il/brookfield) with 4 venues
- [Rosemont](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/il/rosemont) with 5 venues
- [La Grange](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/il/la-grange) with 4 venues
- [Des Plaines](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/il/des-plaines) with 4 venues
- [Northbrook](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/il/northbrook) with 3 venues
- [West Chicago](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/il/west-chicago) with 4 venues
- [Addison](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/il/addison) with 4 venues