Poetry Events in Edinburgh

Check out happening poetry events all around Edinburgh, SC

Dr. John Cooper Clarke at Queens Hall

 Fri, 27 Nov at 07:00 pm Queens Hall

PsySoc Social EDINBURGH: Speed-Friending & Psychedelic Storytelling

 Sun, 28 Jun at 10:00 am BrewDog Edinburgh Lothian Road Free

TBC Improv UK's Monthly Open Improv Jam

 Thu, 09 Apr Summerhall GBP 7

Loud Poets: Edinburgh Spoken Word Showcase

 Thu, 02 Jul at 07:00 pm Scottish Storytelling Centre

ScotlandsFest: Trust issues, fake news, real poems

 Mon, 24 Aug at 03:00 pm St Columba's by the Castle Scottish Episcopal Church GBP 6 to 12

ScotlandsFest: A Wee Bit Zen – when less is more

 Mon, 24 Aug at 12:00 pm St Columba's by the Castle Scottish Episcopal Church GBP 6 to 12

Hutton 300: the concert

 Sat, 27 Jun at 07:30 pm Greyfriars Kirk

ScotlandsFest: No Scotland No Party!

 Thu, 27 Aug at 03:00 pm St Columba's by the Castle Scottish Episcopal Church GBP 6 to 12

Canadian Takeover! - TBC Improv UK's Monthly Open Improv Jam

 Thu, 11 Jun at 07:00 pm Summerhall GBP 7

Rainbow Verses: A night of queer poetry from Indie presses

 Thu, 18 Jun at 07:00 pm 43-45 West Nicolson Street, EH8 9DB Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Power Up! Film Screening, Discussion And Collective Poetry Making

 Wed, 10 Jun at 07:00 pm Grassmarket Community Project GBP 0 to 6

Rottenheart: Launching Kat Dunn's new Gothic Horror with Kirsty Logan

 Tue, 09 Jun at 07:00 pm Lighthouse - Edinburgh’s Radical Bookshop GBP 0 to 5

ScotlandsFest: Northern Spirits, Restless Hearts

 Mon, 24 Aug at 01:30 pm St Columba's by the Castle Scottish Episcopal Church GBP 6 to 12

Guid Crack

 Fri, 26 Jun at 07:30 pm The Waverley

Young Religious Poets Competition Final

 Wed, 19 Aug at 01:00 pm Canongate Kirk Free

DRS P.S!

 Fri, 12 Jun at 11:00 am Inspace Free

Sad Song Club - Open Mic Night @ Sketchy Beats Café (2026)

 Wed, 27 May Sketchy Beats Cafe

Wild Lines | Nature Open Mic

 Fri, 26 Jun at 06:30 pm Tribe Porty Free

Edinburgh Sparks Open Mic

 Thu, 18 Jun at 07:00 pm The Canons' Gait Free

To be a Pilgrim - Words and Music in Search of God

 Fri, 21 Aug at 07:30 pm Old Saint Paul's Scottish Episcopal Church GBP 10 to 15

EVERYWHERE AT ONCE: Support Your Scene! + Open Mic

 Sun, 28 Jun at 05:00 pm Leith Depot

Fireside Session - Joyful Sacred Fire, Music & Sing Along !

 Wed, 15 Apr at 06:00 pm The Salisbury Centre Free

National Galleries Writing Group

 Thu, 21 May at 02:30 pm National Galleries of Scotland: Portrait Free

POETRY BY THE RIVER

 Fri, 15 May at 10:00 am St Bernard's Well on the Water of Leith GBP 6

Work that Reconnects - a series of 5 workshops

 Mon, 02 Jun at 06:30 pm St Mary's Cathedral Free

The Shamrock and the Cross – Spectators Under Heaven

 Fri, 21 Aug at 01:00 pm Canonmills Church Free