Spoken word events in Chicago
Check out happening spoken word 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
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
Friday Night Live - Youth Edition
Fri, 22 Aug at 06:30 pm
KLEO Community Family Life Center
Free
About Face Theatre Presents Life OUT Loud: Voices of Pride (Vittum Park)
Fri, 15 Aug at 06:00 pm
Vittum (Harriet Elizabeth) Park
Free
Authors on Tap: Eric LaRocca and Daniel Kraus
Fri, 12 Sep at 07:00 pm
Exile in Bookville
Free
Frequency Series Presents: Duo Entre-Nous
Sun, 17 Aug at 08:30 pm
3111 N Western Ave, Chicago, IL 60618-6409, United States
Solo Crowd Presents: You Only Live Once More
Fri, 22 Aug at 09:30 pm
The Newport Theater
Free
Clay & Reecie Live in Chicago: Beyond The Mic 2025
Sat, 23 Aug at 07:00 pm
Black Ensemble Theater
USD 39 to 61
Grown Folks Stories
Thu, 21 Aug at 07:00 pm
The Promontory
USD 15
RESTING BITCH FACE by Taylor Byas
Fri, 29 Aug at 07:00 pm
Women & Children First
Free
Authors on Tap: ML Rio and Lindsay Hunter
Tue, 16 Sep at 07:00 pm
Exile in Bookville
Free
The Afterglow VII
Fri, 22 Aug at 08:00 pm
Bramble Arts Loft
USD 17
Open Mic Night @ Blazed Bakery
Thu, 21 Aug at 07:00 pm
Blazed Bakery
Free
"Undesirable Secrets" By Rodolfo Alvarado
Sun, 05 Oct at 06:30 pm
Mrs. Murphy & Sons Irish Bistro
THE TRU MAN SHOW: REPROGRAMMING
Sat, 27 Sep at 07:00 pm
450 E 78th St
USD 22 to 28
HOME [House of My Experiences] PARTY
Sun, 14 Sep at 03:00 pm
2111 S Hamlin Ave
Free
The Screwtape Letters at Athenaeum Center
Sun, 14 Sep
Athenaeum Center
Story Lab Chicago: Stories From your Friends & Neighbors
Thu, 21 Aug at 07:30 pm
Mrs. Murphy & Sons Irish Bistro
LIKES IRL SPEED DATING SEGMENT AT DREAMLOUD DAY FEST presented by Nialand
Sat, 23 Aug at 05:00 pm
South Side Sanctuary
USD 23 to 50
Austin Skalecki and Jared Nels
Sun, 31 Aug at 08:00 pm
UncommonGround - Lakeview
USD 23 to 29
Show & Tell for Grown-Ups @ Tack Room/Thalia Hall
Sun, 24 Aug at 05:30 pm
Tack Room
USD 0 to 23
Pain, Transition & Triumph Presented by Coffee, Hip-Hop & Mental Health
Wed, 10 Sep at 07:00 pm
Chicago Theater Works
USD 0 to 82
McKinley Dixon
Wed, 03 Sep at 06:00 pm
Schubas
TESTIMONY Service: A Testimonies-Only Christian Open Mic
Fri, 03 Oct at 07:00 pm
Prāzbar
Free
Harold Green Presents: Flowers from the Florist
Sun, 31 Aug at 08:00 pm
Little Black Pearl Workshop
USD 43
intimacy nite
Thu, 14 Aug at 06:00 pm
Dorothy
USD 26
City Winery Chicago Presents Poetry vs. Hip-Hop 10th Anniversary Tour!
Tue, 19 Aug at 06:00 pm
City Winery Chicago
Free
Say Gay Plays: With About Face Theatre and Silk Road Cultural Center
Sat, 20 Sep at 02:00 pm
NEIU Carruthers Center for Inner City Studies (CCICS)
Free
Offsite: Patricia Lockwood at Haymarket House
Sun, 12 Oct at 07:00 pm
Haymarket House
USD 11 to 40
Pass The Torch Open Mic
Sat, 20 Sep at 03:00 pm
5300 W Chicago Ave
USD 13
TIP Fest 2025 [Teens in the Park]
Sat, 30 Aug at 12:00 pm
Oakwood Beach Chicago
TPP and Saturn & Jupiter Collab Open Mic
Mon, 29 Sep at 07:00 pm
The.BlkRoom
Free
The Esteem Awards Present: Red, Pink & Purple Polka Dot Poetry Slam
Sat, 01 Nov at 01:00 pm
3349 N Halsted St, Chicago, IL 60657-2426, United States
Mark William Lewis
Sat, 15 Nov at 08:00 pm
Empty Bottle
The Moth Chicago StorySLAM: TESTS
Wed, 24 Sep at 07:00 pm
The Promontory
ITS THE DANA DANE SHOW
Fri, 17 Oct at 07:00 pm
Harold Washington Cultural Center
USD 34
Book Launch: Oxford Soju Club with Jinwoo Park
Wed, 01 Oct at 07:00 pm
Call & Response Books
USD 0 to 25
A 10-Minute Play Showcase "South Side Stories"
Sun, 28 Sep at 03:00 pm
Morgan Park Academy
USD 20
Novelists
Mon, 22 Sep at 06:00 pm
Beat Kitchen
Poetry vs. Hip Hop
Mon, 18 Aug at 06:00 pm
City Winery - Chicago
The Moth Mainstage at Auditorium Theatre Chicago
Thu, 20 Nov at 07:00 pm
Auditorium Theatre Chicago
Writing a Global Life in Greek: An Evening with Gazmend Kapllani
Thu, 04 Dec at 07:00 pm
National Hellenic Museum
Free
I Guess So @ Roscoe Village Porchfest
Sun, 17 Aug at 03:00 pm
Roscoe Village
AFROINTL FASHION SHOW CHICAGO
Sun, 30 Nov at 06:00 pm
201 W Lake St
USD 23 to 44
VOLUNTEER at NATURAL HAIR FEST® CHICAGO - CLICK HERE
Sun, 30 Nov at 09:00 am
201 W Lake St
Free
billy woods - GOLLIWOG Tour
Thu, 13 Nov
Thalia Hall
Free
DOM’S LITERARY GROUP
Thu, 15 May at 07:00 pm
2255 S Michigan Ave
Free
Eli Rallo Launches "Does Anyone Else Feel This Way?" at Everybody's Coffee
Sun, 19 Oct at 02:00 pm
Everybody's Coffee (Wilson Abbey)
USD 49
Jenny Hval
Thu, 11 Sep at 06:00 pm
Sleeping Village
Make Some Noise Open Mic
Mon, 15 Jan at 07:00 pm
Maria's Packaged Goods and Community Bar
Free
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