Open Mic Night at Route 6 Sports Bar
📅 Jun 18, 2026, 8:00 PM
📍 Route 6 Sports Bar, Eagle Vail (Avon), CO
Every Thursday night, Route 6 Sports Bar in Eagle Vail opens its stage to anyone who wants to play. The venue has been a fixture of the Vail Valley since 1987, operating as a casual bar and cafe a short drive from both Vail and Beaver Creek. The open mic format keeps the night loose and community-driven, with locals showing up to perform, listen, and riff alongside whoever takes the mic.
KRFC Open Mic Night at Magic Rat
📅 Jul 1, 2026, 6:00 PM
📍 Magic Rat Live Music at The Elizabeth Hotel, Fort Collins, CO
KRFC 88.9 FM hosts a monthly open mic at Magic Rat Live Music, a venue tucked inside The Elizabeth Hotel in Old Town Fort Collins. Magic Rat bills itself as a space for weekly jams and a variety of live acts, making it a natural home for a night where local voices step up without a set lineup. The first Wednesday of each month at 6 PM, the stage opens to anyone ready to share something new, raw, or half-finished.
BIPOC Open Mic Night at Curios Nature
📅 Jul 9, 2026, 7:00 PM
📍 Curios Nature & Co, 773 Santa Fe Drive, Denver, CO
Bodies of Culture brings its monthly BIPOC Open Mic to a new home: Curios Nature & Co, a BIPOC and queer-centered creative space opening in Denver's Santa Fe Arts District. Melissa Ivey, described in her own words as a "Musical Doula" and future ancestor performance artist, hosts the evening, which runs the second Thursday of each month. Sign-up opens at 6:30pm, with the stage running 7:00-9:00pm. Bodies of Culture has built this open mic over more than 18 months as a recurring community institution; the move to the Santa Fe Arts District marks a new chapter for the series.
Acoustic Open Mic in Colorado: what to expect
You'll find acoustic open mics in Colorado hosted by the people who actually live and perform here. They're local artists and creators, not touring acts or tourist-trap packages. Every listing on this page is a real event you can show up to, run by someone rooted in the Colorado scene.
Upcoming listings include "Open Mic Night at Route 6 Sports Bar" and "KRFC Open Mic Night at Magic Rat", and the lineup refreshes as creators post new dates, so it's worth checking back for what's on this week and next.
Browse the events above for dates and details, then book directly with the host. Finding acoustic open mics in Colorado should feel like getting a tip from a local, because that's exactly where these listings come from.