The Creek and The Cave, Austin
Comedy club · Austin, Texas

The Creek and The Cave, Austin, TX: Shows and Open Mic

611 E 7th St, Austin, TX 78701

The short answer

The Creek and The Cave is a comedy club in Austin, Texas, at 611 E 7th St. Shows run nightly; tickets free–$30, 21 and over, no minimum. For comics, it runs an open mic (free mics Sunday to Thursday, and a Saturday mic at 4:00 PM), and publishes no other route to the stage — ask in person.

On stage soon

Lineups belong to the club and the comedians, and can change; the listing has the last word. More shows in Texas on the Comedy Calendar →

For comics

Open micFree mics Sunday to Thursday, and a Saturday mic at 4:00 PM — Sign up at the club shortly before each mic: Off the Cuff, Wednesdays at 6:00 PM (sign-ups 5:30 PM); Bear Arms, Thursdays at 6:00 PM (sign-ups 5:45 PM); Wild West Wednesdays at midnight (sign-up 11:30 PM, 20 comics, 3-minute sets); Word Up!, Thursdays at midnight source ↗
Getting bookedThe club publishes no submission route; ask in person.
ShowsNightly source ↗

Per the club's own site, read 23 September 2026.

What the room asks of comics
Hearing back
  • That mic's list is emailed on Saturday. source ↗
Its other 9 rules
On stage
  • Monday Gimmick Mic: 2-minute sets (3 with the week's gimmick); sign-up 11:30pm. source ↗
  • Wild West Wednesdays: sign-up 11:30pm, 20-comic cap, 3-minute sets. source ↗
  • All shows are 21+ unless the event says otherwise; ID required. source ↗
Open mic and new talent
  • The Creek and the Cave Open Mic: email creekandcaveopenmic@gmail.com Monday–Friday of the week before. source ↗
  • Not on that list? Sign up for a bucket spot. source ↗
  • Monday Gamble Mic (6pm): sign up in person. source ↗
  • Great American Open Mic: sign up in person. source ↗
  • Off the Cuff (Wednesday 6pm riff mic): sign-ups at 5:30pm. source ↗
  • Bear Arms open mic (Thursday 6pm): sign-ups at 5:45pm. source ↗

From the club's own pages, read 25 September 2026 — hover a rule for its exact words, or open its source. Where two of its pages disagree, both are here.

More stage time: Stage Time has open mics by night, and the Gig Board has calls for comics posted by the rooms themselves.

For fans

TicketsFree open mics; ticketed shows $10 to $30 general admission, VIP up to $40; $5 more at the door source ↗
Age21 and over unless the show listing says otherwise; valid ID required source ↗
MinimumNo minimum purchase source ↗
PhonesNo recording or flash photography once the show starts source ↗
ParkingStreet parking and a few paid lots nearby; street parking is free on Sundays; free parking may be found in the I-35 lot just east source ↗

As the club's own pages give them, read 30 September 2026 — tap or hover a source for its exact words.

Club Etiquette: how to be the table the room loves →

Plan the night

The night planner builds an evening around The Creek and The Cave: where to eat before, the trip there and home, and what the night costs.

Plan a night here → The club's site ↗

Open, according to its own website on 23 September 2026. Listed then: Kevin Sullivan, Friday 2 October 2026, 7:00 and 9:00 PM.

Near The Creek and The Cave

Comedy clubs in Texas → · The Club Directory, coast to coast →

The Club Directory is also in the back of the D.O.C. book, Stand-Up Comedy: From Writing to Touring — $29, over 1,000 pages.

Updated 2 October 2026 · the club's facts from its own site, read 23 September 2026; its rules for comics read 25 September 2026; fans' facts read 30 September 2026