Poetry Events in Chicago

Check out happening poetry events all around Chicago, IL

BBFF, Black & Brown Poetry Festival

 Thu, 24 Apr, 2025 at 07:00 pm 1637 W 18th St #18th USD 0 to 23

Bar for Believers: Tribute Night @Prāzbar

 Sat, 19 Apr, 2025 at 07:00 pm Prāzbar Free

Poetry Night with Dr. Carrie McGath

 Wed, 23 Apr, 2025 at 08:00 pm The Walk In Free

Big Break Comedy Showcase

 Thu, 10 Apr, 2025 at 07:30 pm Holiday Club Free

Vintage Karaoke Night hosted by the Brothers Sinatra

 Mon, 21 Apr, 2025 at 08:00 pm Davenport's Piano Bar and Cabaret Free

Eyez On The Prize – Networking Event at Infuzed Cafe

 Sat, 05 Apr, 2025 at 04:00 pm 1953 N Milwaukee Ave Free

Maverick City Music Tribute Night @Prāzbar

 Fri, 16 May, 2025 at 06:30 pm Prāzbar Free

Micrófono Abierto bilingüe - Bilingual Open Mic

 Wed, 16 Apr, 2025 at 07:00 pm Green Shirt Studio Free

SONGS OF A DECAYING EMPIRE: Music & Poetry by Robert Świstelnicki @ FSC

 Wed, 07 May, 2025 at 07:30 pm Fulton Street Collective Free

Free For All (rap show)

 Sat, 12 Apr, 2025 at 08:00 pm The Store Free

Lifted Brunch: A 420 Culinary Elevation

 Sun, 20 Apr, 2025 at 12:00 pm Prohibition THCafe Free

Soul Speak Chicago: A Celebration of Poetry and Performance

 Sun, 27 Apr, 2025 at 03:00 pm FAM Entertainment Theater Company USD 0 to 45

Open-Mic Worship & Karaoke

 Fri, 11 Apr, 2025 at 07:00 pm Prāzbar Free

HOTSAUCE POETRY ( 2 Shows in One Night)

 Fri, 11 Apr, 2025 at 07:30 pm 3953 S King Dr USD 15 to 55

Open Mic Worship Night

 Sun, 20 Apr, 2025 at 06:00 pm Prāzbar

TESTIMONY SERVICE: Storytelling Open Mic

 Fri, 02 May, 2025 at 07:00 pm Prāzbar Free

Caro Granner, Diondre Dunigan and Apres Pompeii

 Sat, 19 Apr, 2025 at 08:00 pm UncommonGround - Lakeview USD 13 to 18

The Bi Wives Club: a comedy showcase

 Sun, 06 Apr, 2025 at 07:00 pm Dorothy USD 16 to 20

Perfect Score Open Mic

 Thu, 10 Apr, 2025 at 09:00 pm 1132 S Wabash Ave Free

Nocturna "Graveyard Garden" Spring Ball w/ DJ Scary Lady Sarah

 Sat, 05 Apr, 2025 at 10:00 pm Metro

The Poetry Brothel Chicago: Blooming Ballads

 Sun, 13 Apr, 2025 at 07:00 pm Ghost Donkey - River North USD 7 to 75

The Story Luck Show: Chicago's Storytelling Potluck

 Sun, 06 Apr, 2025 at 06:30 pm Theater Wit USD 5 to 23

Trap Poetry Chicago

 Sun, 13 Apr, 2025 at 06:00 pm 2239 S Michigan Ave USD 26 to 43

MONTHLY OPEN MIC (ALL ARTS) @ Turner Haus Brewery

 Thu, 24 Apr, 2025 at 07:00 pm Turner Haus Brewery Free

April Blue Hour Featuring Ayokunle Falomo & Viola Lee

 Wed, 16 Apr, 2025 at 07:30 pm Haymarket House Free

Get Lit: Verses & Visions

 Tue, 08 Apr, 2025 at 05:30 pm American Writers Museum USD 8 to 29

MONDAY APRIL7 : LATE NITE MIC WITH VIK PANDYA

 Mon, 07 Apr, 2025 at 07:30 pm The Comedy Bar - Chicago Main Stage Free

Escaramuza, the Poetics of Home: Exhibition Opening

 Thu, 17 Apr, 2025 at 06:00 pm Poetry Foundation Free

The Story Luck Show: Chicago's Storytelling Potluck

 Sun, 15 Jun, 2025 at 06:30 pm Theater Wit USD 5 to 23

Chicago Poetry Center's Blue Hour Generative Workshop

 Wed, 16 Apr, 2025 at 06:00 pm Haymarket House Free

Woman 2 Woman Community Fair

 Sat, 03 May, 2025 at 10:00 am Mandrake Park Fieldhouse Free

MONDAY APRIL 14 : LATE NITE MIC WITH VIK PANDYA

 Mon, 14 Apr, 2025 at 07:30 pm The Comedy Bar - Chicago Main Stage Free

Soul Sessions Chi (Live Music, R&B & Spoken Word)

 Sun, 04 May, 2025 at 07:00 pm Bassline Music Lounge USD 26

TESTIMONY SERVICE: Storytelling Open Mic

 Fri, 06 Jun, 2025 at 07:00 pm Prāzbar Free

Strap On The Mic: a sapphic comedy open mic

 Thu, 24 Apr, 2025 at 07:00 pm Dorothy USD 16

Open Mic Night @ Davenport's Piano Bar & Cabaret

 Mon, 14 Apr, 2025 at 08:00 pm Davenport's Piano Bar and Cabaret Free

The Healing Mic: This is for the poets

 Sun, 27 Apr, 2025 at 06:00 pm Coffee, Hip-Hop & Mental Health Cafe, West Belmont Avenue, Chicago, IL, USA USD 13 to 18

La Bodega de Flaco Pop-Up Experience

 Thu, 24 Apr, 2025 at 08:00 pm 4040 W Armitage Ave USD 39 to 215

Chicago Cabaret Professionals host Open Mic Night @ Davenport's

 Mon, 07 Apr, 2025 at 08:00 pm Davenport's Piano Bar and Cabaret Free

2025 Poesía en Abril: dialogo entre poetas (Evento en español/Spanish Progr

 Sat, 26 Apr, 2025 at 02:00 pm Poetry Foundation Free

MONDAY APRIL 21 : LATE NITE MIC WITH VIK PANDYA

 Mon, 21 Apr, 2025 at 07:30 pm The Comedy Bar - Chicago Main Stage Free

intimacy nite: Cabaret

 Thu, 10 Apr, 2025 at 06:00 pm Dorothy USD 20

MONDAY APRIL 28 : LATE NITE MIC WITH VIK PANDYA

 Mon, 28 Apr, 2025 at 07:30 pm The Comedy Bar - Chicago Main Stage Free

ASK + GIVE: April 2025

 Wed, 09 Apr, 2025 at 06:30 pm 4245 N Knox Ave USD 0 to 18

MONDAY MAY 5 : LATE NITE MIC WITH VIK PANDYA

 Mon, 05 May, 2025 at 07:30 pm The Comedy Bar - Chicago Main Stage Free

Funny Business For Comics, Improv, & Musicians - Finance, Taxes, and Money

 Sat, 12 Apr, 2025 at 12:00 pm 6859 W Addison St USD 19

Show & Tell for Grown-Ups @ Necessary & Sufficient Coffee in Printer's Row

 Thu, 10 Apr, 2025 at 06:30 pm necessary & sufficient coffee - Printers Row

The Esteem Awards Present: Red, Pink & Purple Polka Dot Poetry Slam

 Sat, 02 Aug, 2025 at 01:00 pm 3349 N Halsted St Free

MONDAY MAY 12 : LATE NITE MIC WITH VIK PANDYA

 Mon, 12 May, 2025 at 07:30 pm The Comedy Bar - Chicago Main Stage Free

The Garden Open Mic x Base Community Cafe

 Mon, 07 Apr, 2025 at 06:00 pm Base Community Cafe USD 7

CarrCARE Charity Rap Open Mic & Showcase

 Tue, 08 Apr, 2025 at 08:00 pm Overflow Coffee USD 0 to 29

MONDAY MAY 19 : LATE NITE MIC WITH VIK PANDYA

 Mon, 19 May, 2025 at 07:30 pm The Comedy Bar - Chicago Main Stage Free

Body Bits: poetry, prose and performance in the gallery

 Thu, 31 Jul, 2025 at 06:00 pm The Arts Club of Chicago Free

Storytelling Open Mic (Andersonville)

 Tue, 15 Apr, 2025 at 07:30 pm Hopleaf

Elevate & Meditate: A 420 Pre-Celebration

 Sun, 20 Apr, 2025 at 10:00 am Prohibition THCafe USD 8 to 28

MONDAY MAY 26 : LATE NITE MIC WITH VIK PANDYA

 Mon, 26 May, 2025 at 07:30 pm The Comedy Bar - Chicago Main Stage Free

CannaVerse Open Mic Competition

 Sun, 20 Apr, 2025 at 01:00 pm Prohibition THCafe USD 6 to 11

Medicina Open Mic | May 2025

 Thu, 22 May, 2025 at 07:00 pm Casa Cactus USD 0 to 55

CHURCH PRIDE: A Culture Conversation

 Thu, 05 Jun, 2025 at 05:30 pm Prāzbar Free

Robyn Hitchcock

 Sat, 07 Jun, 2025 at 08:00 pm Old Town School of Folk Music

Big Gay Animation Fest : a celebration of queer animation artistry

 Fri, 23 May, 2025 at 04:30 pm Color Club USD 7 to 35

Valborg

 Wed, 30 Apr, 2025 at 05:00 pm Chicago Waldorf School Free

Natural Hair Fest® CHICAGO Creativity, Community & Culture

 Sun, 27 Jul, 2025 at 10:00 am Courtyard Chicago Downtown/Magnificent Mile USD 20 to 237

Tyler Hilton

 Sun, 04 May, 2025 at 07:00 pm City Winery

The Thursday Show: Chicago's Funniest Comedians with New Jokes!

 Sat, 30 Nov, 2024 at 09:30 pm The Lincoln Lodge USD 12

April Bookmarks & Bonding - Elizabeth Acevedo Poetry Reading and Q&A

 Thu, 17 Apr, 2025 at 07:00 pm Francis W. Parker School

Open Mic at Gallery Cafe River West, Chicago

 Fri, 21 Mar, 2025 at 07:00 pm 734 N Milwaukee Ave USD 0 to 13

Show & Tell for Grown-Ups: Top Pick Presenters

 Sun, 07 Jul, 2024 at 06:00 pm The Lincoln Lodge USD 20

WhereTheFemmesAt : Open Mic

 Sun, 27 Apr, 2025 at 06:00 pm Hairpin Arts Center

TECHNICALITY 2025

 Sat, 17 May, 2025 at 10:00 am 1919 N Monticello Ave, Chicago, IL 60647-3624, United States

The Moth Chicago StorySLAM: PICKY

 Wed, 30 Apr, 2025 at 07:00 pm The Promontory USD 20

Poetry Readings & Open Mic

 Mon, 02 Jun, 2025 at 06:00 pm The Green at 320

Windy City Shorts: An Open Mic Night for Chicago Short Movies!

 Wed, 31 Jan, 2024 at 07:00 pm The Lincoln Lodge USD 14

Chi Love: The Open Mic of The Century

 Fri, 17 May, 2024 at 06:00 pm Urban Luxe Cafe Free

Vampires Welcome: Chicago's ONLY midday, weekday comedy open mic

 Wed, 26 Mar, 2025 at 12:00 pm The Lincoln Lodge Free

Free Poetry Writing Workshop and Open Mic hosted by Audacious Don

 Mon, 27 Feb, 2023 at 04:00 pm Legler Regional Library, Chicago Public Library USD 0 to 43

Westside Stories

 Tue, 23 Jul, 2024 at 06:00 pm 5851 W Madison St USD 13

Open Mic at Gallery Cafe Buck Town

 Thu, 24 Oct, 2024 at 07:00 pm Gallery Cafe USD 0 to 13