Poetry Events in Chicago

Check out happening poetry events all around Chicago, IL

No Menthol Chicago Poetry Contest

 Fri, 22 Aug at 06:30 pm The Salvation Army Ray and Joan Kroc Corps Community Center Chicago Free

Curing Whiteness with Willie James Jennings

 Fri, 26 Sep at 07:00 pm The Arts Club of Chicago USD 55

Poetry Night at The Walk In

 Wed, 27 Aug at 08:00 pm The Walk In Free

Black & Bronze: A Bronzeville Music Fest

 Sat, 06 Sep at 01:00 pm Armstrong (Lillian Hardin) Park Free

Poetry Reading: Scream / Queen by CD Eskilson

 Fri, 15 Aug at 07:00 pm Women & Children First Free

Frequency Series Presents: Duo Entre-Nous

 Sun, 17 Aug at 08:30 pm 3111 N Western Ave, Chicago, IL 60618-6409, United States

Till Eulenspiegel & Bullock Sings Aucoin

 Thu, 04 Dec at 07:30 pm Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Solo Crowd Presents: You Only Live Once More

 Fri, 22 Aug at 09:30 pm The Newport Theater Free

RESTING BITCH FACE by Taylor Byas

 Fri, 29 Aug at 07:00 pm Women & Children First Free

Stomping Grounds Open Stage – Summer Series at Garfield Park Conservatory

 Thu, 21 Aug at 06:00 pm Garfield Park Conservatory Free

Holy Flow - Open Mic/ Worship Night

 Fri, 22 Aug at 06:30 pm 2601 North Meade Avenue, Chicago, IL, USA Free

American Prophets Writing Workshop - R. O. Kwon

 Thu, 04 Sep at 06:00 pm American Writers Museum USD 29

Canto-Kójo: Reading Series and Bloodmercy Book Launch

 Thu, 11 Sep at 07:00 pm Call & Response Books USD 0 to 21

Poetry vs Hip Hop at City Winery - Chicago

 Tue, 19 Aug at 07:30 pm City Winery - Chicago

Open Mic Night @ Blazed Bakery

 Thu, 21 Aug at 07:00 pm Blazed Bakery Free

THE TRU MAN SHOW: REPROGRAMMING

 Sat, 27 Sep at 07:00 pm 450 E 78th St USD 22 to 28

Annual Women in Translation Reading & Discussion

 Wed, 13 Aug at 07:00 pm Women & Children First Free

CLHOF @ PRLF

Sat, 06 Sep at 10:00 am Printers Row Lit Fest

MONDAY SEPTEMBER 1: LATE NITE MIC WITH VIK PANDYA

 Mon, 01 Sep at 07:30 pm The Comedy Bar - Chicago Main Stage USD 30 to 33

Rolling with the Punchlines Comedy Show & Open-mic

 Sat, 16 Aug at 04:00 pm Kaiser Tiger Free

Office Hours Comedy Showcase & Open-mic

 Wed, 13 Aug at 07:00 pm Ph.D Pub Chicago Free

Consciousness Rising music festival

 Sat, 23 Aug at 12:00 pm 4251 North Lincolin Ave Chicago,Illinois

MONDAY SEPTEMBER 15: LATE NITE MIC WITH VIK PANDYA

 Mon, 15 Sep at 07:30 pm The Comedy Bar - Chicago Main Stage USD 30 to 33

MONTHLY OPEN MIC (ALL ARTS) @ Turner Haus Brewery (AUGUST)

 Thu, 28 Aug at 07:00 pm Turner Haus Brewery Free

Friday Night Live - Youth Edition

 Fri, 22 Aug at 06:30 pm KLEO Community Family Life Center Free

Chris Rawlins and Marian Runk

 Fri, 05 Sep at 08:00 pm UncommonGround - Lakeview USD 15 to 18

Tangible Books bonus poetry event 8/20/25 with Janet Kuypers feature

 Wed, 20 Aug at 05:00 pm Tangible Books

IDSA WID Chicago Salon Series - Presentation Night

 Tue, 19 Aug at 06:00 pm The Sticks Free

Pain, Transition & Triumph Presented by Coffee, Hip-Hop & Mental Health

 Wed, 10 Sep at 07:00 pm Chicago Theater Works USD 0 to 82

MONDAY SEPTEMBER 22: LATE NITE MIC WITH VIK PANDYA

 Mon, 22 Sep at 07:30 pm The Comedy Bar - Chicago Main Stage USD 30 to 33

Show & Tell for Grown-Ups @ Tack Room/Thalia Hall

 Sun, 24 Aug at 05:30 pm Tack Room USD 0 to 23

TESTIMONY Service: A Testimonies-Only Christian Open Mic

 Fri, 03 Oct at 07:00 pm Prāzbar Free

Bonus Poetry Open Mic at The Gallery Cabaret with feature Janet Kuypers

 Fri, 22 Aug at 06:00 pm The Gallery Cabaret

MONDAY SEPTEMBER 29: LATE NITE MIC WITH VIK PANDYA

 Mon, 29 Sep at 07:30 pm The Comedy Bar - Chicago Main Stage USD 30 to 33

Harold Green Presents: Flowers from the Florist

 Sun, 31 Aug at 08:00 pm Little Black Pearl Workshop USD 43

Singer's Circle

 Wed, 27 Aug at 07:00 pm 4245 N Knox Ave Free

intimacy nite

 Thu, 14 Aug at 06:00 pm Dorothy USD 26

Celebrating the Visiting Teaching Artists of Forms & Features

 Thu, 04 Sep at 06:00 pm Poetry Foundation Free

Wave Check Wednesdays - Artist Feedback Open Mic

 Wed, 13 Aug at 06:00 pm 928 W 38th Pl USD 0 to 7

Angel of the Get-Through: Celebrating the Life & Legacy of Andrea Gibson

 Wed, 20 Aug at 06:00 pm Haymarket House Free

ASK + GIVE: August 2025

 Wed, 13 Aug at 06:30 pm Night City USD 0 to 18

BioTech Fermenter: Chicago's Biotechnology Meetup

 Tue, 02 Sep at 06:30 pm Monday Blues Lounge Free

City Winery Chicago Presents Poetry vs. Hip-Hop 10th Anniversary Tour!

 Tue, 19 Aug at 06:00 pm City Winery Chicago Free

Pass The Torch Open Mic

 Sat, 20 Sep at 03:00 pm 5300 W Chicago Ave USD 13

The Corner Series

 Mon, 25 Aug at 07:00 pm The Promontory USD 15 to 22

TIP Fest 2025 [Teens in the Park]

 Sat, 30 Aug at 12:00 pm Oakwood Beach Chicago

Flowers, Flames & Flows: A Tribute Through Hip-Hop

 Sat, 01 Nov at 07:00 pm Private Location, Chicago , IL

TPP and Saturn & Jupiter Collab Open Mic

 Mon, 29 Sep at 07:00 pm The.BlkRoom Free

MONDAY SEPTEMBER 8: LATE NITE MIC WITH VIK PANDYA

 Mon, 08 Sep at 07:30 pm The Comedy Bar - Chicago Main Stage USD 30 to 33

The Moth Chicago StorySLAM: TESTS

 Wed, 24 Sep at 07:00 pm The Promontory

Mohsen Namjoo

 Sun, 12 Oct at 06:30 pm Mayfair Theatre USD 0 to 80

ITS THE DANA DANE SHOW

 Fri, 17 Oct at 07:00 pm Harold Washington Cultural Center USD 34

Poetry vs. Hip Hop

 Mon, 18 Aug at 06:00 pm City Winery - Chicago

Artist Talk: Carlos Barberena

 Sat, 01 Nov at 02:00 pm Intuit Art Museum USD 15

Jeff Tweedy

 Fri, 31 Oct The Salt Shed Indoors - Chicago

VOLUNTEER at NATURAL HAIR FEST® CHICAGO - CLICK HERE

 Sun, 30 Nov at 09:00 am 201 W Lake St Free

Jay Som

 Fri, 12 Dec Lincoln Hall

Open Mic ~ Music ~ Poetry ~ Hip Hop ~ Jazz ~ Vendors Needed Wanted

 Wed, 05 Feb at 07:00 pm Chicago USD 7 to 34

The Museum Of YOU

 Sat, 09 Aug at 07:00 pm Rainbow Unicorn USD 18

Open Mic at Gallery Cafe River West, Chicago

 Fri, 21 Mar at 07:00 pm 734 N Milwaukee Ave USD 0 to 13

DOM’S LITERARY GROUP

 Thu, 15 May at 07:00 pm 2255 S Michigan Ave Free

Open Mic at Gallery Cafe River West, Chicago

 Thu, 20 Feb at 07:00 pm 734 N Milwaukee Ave USD 0 to 13

Night Church Worship & Prayer Night

 Sat, 10 May at 07:00 pm Institute of Cultural Affairs Free

Night Church Community Open Mic

 Sat, 24 May at 07:00 pm Buttercup Park Free

Expression Session: Open Mic Urban Luxe Cafe

 Thu, 15 Feb at 07:00 pm Urban Luxe Cafe, East 79th Street, Chicago, IL, USA Free

Queer Open Mic

 Fri, 21 Mar at 07:30 pm Eli Tea Bar Free

Laughs in Lakeview Stand-Up Comedy Showcase/OpenMic

 Mon, 20 Jun at 08:00 pm Shaker's on Clark Free

Burdah

 Thu, 30 Dec at 07:30 pm Taleef Chicago Free

Arts Rendezvous

 Sat, 13 Sep at 11:30 am South Asia Institute

EVERY WEDNESDAY! DA FUNNY PEOPLE #1 OPEN MIC COMEDY SHOW IN CHICAGO!

 Wed, 22 Jan at 08:00 pm THE BAR 10 DOORS USD 14

Audible Edge Artist Showcase & Open Mic

 Fri, 10 Nov at 06:30 am Lloyds Food Free

CONTRA RITMO

 Wed, 01 Oct at 07:00 pm Aguijon Theater Co USD 34

Open Mic at Laugh Factory Chicago

 Tue, 07 Jan at 09:00 pm Laugh Factory Chicago

Make Some Noise Open Mic

 Mon, 15 Jan at 07:00 pm Maria's Packaged Goods and Community Bar Free