If you are an open mic regular, please visit our facebook group “Bazaar Cafe Open Mic“!
To sign up for Open Mic:
Open Mics are held every Thursday evening, 7:00-9:30.
Content must be your own (no covers!). We have guitars, a piano, sometimes a banjo in-house, which you are welcome to use. Performances are all-acoustic. It’s a small, intimate space and we don’t run the coffee machine during sets.
The sign-up sheet is kept in the café. Go in person or call (415-831-5620) to request a timeslot (two songs or ten minutes, whichever is reached first). The signup sheet for the FOLLOWING Thursday opens up every Thursday at 7pm, so that’s when you can call or sign up in person. You can choose a specific timeslot.
Night-of, we open the list of alternate slots (one song, we do our best to fit in all alternates and usually manage to, but on a very full night it might not be guaranteed).
Alternates are slotted in-between the fixed slots.
Keep an eye on the facebook group and instagram (@bazaarcafesf). Any last minute announcements are usually published there.
Each performer may perform a maximum of two songs (ten minutes). We try to fit in everyone who arrives, pre-booked or alternate, so please be respectful of the time limits.
What others say:
https://foursquare.com/top-places/san-francisco/best-places-open-mic.
https://www.7×7.com/the-6-best-spots-in-sf-for-poetry-readings-and-open-mic-nights-1787260823.html
Archive of older open mic recordings:
http://bazaar.wadiddy.com
Performances are being recorded again!
https://www.theutah.org/series/bazaar
Youtube channel with some open mic recordings:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCznliZc8xbLnol5lRf5KQiA/videos