Weekly jams in Toronto
Weekly jams in Toronto
Musicians and fans alike love Jams and Open Mics as a place to experience
music in a pure, often unrehearsed way.
To add to the list or provide an update please email us at
darcy@BigSmokeMusic.com.
There is no charge for listing here.
The criteria to be listed is pretty simple. The jam should be a regular weekly event, it should be hosted by a local band or performer and it should be open to all musicians. The information we need is;
- Location of jam
- Day of week for the jam
- Host band
- Description of the jam such as type of music, equipment available, etc.
Check out these Rules of the open jam.
| Day/Confirmed | Location and Host | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday 2025-12-15 |
The Cat Pub and Eatery 3513 Dundas Street West Dave McManus |
The Sunday Junction Jam. Every Sunday from 4 to 7 with special guests. |
| Sunday 2025-12-15 |
Grossman's Tavern 379 Spadina Avenue Bill Hedefine |
Open blues jam from 10:00PM until 2:00AM |
| Sunday 2025-06-16 |
Southside Johnny's Bar & Grill 3653 Lakeshore Boulevard West Dennis |
Our Sunday jam is one of the longest running and active jams in the GTA. It is every Sunday from 7:30 to 11:30. The co-hosts are the all star jam band featuring Dennis on bass, Tommy on drums and vocals and every week a guest guitar player that's always top shelf. Join us every Sunday all are welcome!!! |
| Monday 2020-03-15 |
Grossman's Tavern 379 Spadina Avenue No Band Required |
Start time is 9:00PM. Signup at 8:30PM. Jam goes until at least 1:00AM. All styles welcome. |
| Monday 2025-02-16 |
Noonan's Irish Pub 141 Danforth Avenue Tyler Ellis |
Riverboat Monday with Tyler Ellis is an acoustic jam. Signup starts at 7:00 PM and the open stage starts at 7:30 PM and goes to Midnight. |
| Monday 2023-12-20 |
The Painted Lady 218 Ossington Avenue Kunle |
All genres welcome. We've engineered them all... You'll sound great. We have a different feature every week at 8:15PM and then everyone gets two songs each starting at 9:00PM. Signup is at 8:00PM in person |
| Monday 2025-05-18 |
The Rockpile West 5555 Dundas Street West Al Reilly's Catalyst |
Signup starts at 7:00PM. The jam goes from 8:00 to midnight. This jam is open to all ages. Everyone gets a chance to play on this Big Stage with Big Lights and Big Sound and probably the BEST SOUNDMAN in The City. Many full bands have ended up with future paying gigs. |
| Monday 2025-07-15 |
Tranzac Club 292 Brunswick Ave Unknown |
Open stage. Two songs each. Signup at 6:15PM. Goes from 6:30PM to 9:00PM. In the Southern Cross Lounge of the Tranzac. |
| Tuesday 2025-06-16 |
Free Times Cafe 320 College Street Andrew Kerr |
Every Tuesday, all artists are welcomed to sign up in person (6:30pm) and share their songs, poetry, prose, or comedy act on Toronto's longest-running open stage. Local artists and those visiting Toronto are encouraged to attend. Free Times is a full-service food and drink venue, featuring craft beers & home-cooked Canadian, Jewish, and Middle-Eastern classics. |
| Tuesday 2025-06-16 |
The Rex 194 Queen Street West Chris Gale |
The classic Rex jazz jam, a night for all musicians. The host band plays one set and all musicians are welcome to play the second set. From 9:30PM to 12:00AM. PWYC. We usually have the Classic Rex Jazz Jam about 3 times a month. To confirm our monthly jam schedules, you can check our website. We have monthly schedules posted usually in the third week of the prior month. |
| Tuesday 2024-02-20 |
St. Andrews Church 73 Simcoe Street UkeZac |
UkeZac Ukulele Jam. 7:00PM - 9:00PM. Tuesday nights. |
| Wednesday 2017-07-27 |
The Music Box 3434 Bathurst Street John Bellisario |
Jazz Jam features a house band (Drums, Bass, Guitar, Keyboards) You could join in or kick one of them off the stage ! The Jam welcomes instrumentalists and vocalists. Bring your axe and join the band. |
| Wednesday 2017-02-28 |
Placebo Space 2877 Lake Shore West Meagan Luchko |
Weekly Jazz Jam. House Band & Guest each week. Doors open at 8pm, jam starts at 8:45pm. PWYC (5-10$ suggested). The Jam starts at 9pm with the house band (and sometimes special guest musicians) for the first hour. It is hosted by Meagan Luchko (vocalist). At 10ish they open it up to others and play jazz standards so that everyone can join in. It wraps up some time after midnight with a few tunes from the house band. |
| Thursday 2023-06-02 |
The Stagger Inn 2260 Birchmount Rd. Sark |
From 8:00PM to midnight. |
| Thursday 2017-07-19 |
Wailers Restaurant 726 St Clair Avenue West Unknown |
Open jam from 9pm to 2am. They have drums, guitar/bass amps, microphones, speakers, a mixer, etc. -- so you shouldn't need to bring anything other than your instrument. |
| Saturday 2017-08-05 |
Karla's Roadhouse 4630 Kingston Road Unknown |
From 10:00PM |
| Saturday 2025-07-15 |
Tranzac Club 292 Brunswick Ave Unknown |
Join the "Jamzac" every Saturday at 2:30PM to 4:30PM. |
