Poetry Events in London

Check out happening poetry events all around London, EN

Ocean Vuong in conversation at Emmanuel Centre, London

 Tue, 26 May at 07:00 pm Emmanuel Centre GBP 18 to 25

Dr. John Cooper Clarke at London Palladium

 Thu, 15 Oct at 06:45 pm London Palladium

Singles Open Mic Comedy @ Rebelle in Camden (All Ages)

 Sat, 30 May at 07:30 pm Rebelle GBP 9 to 17

Texts, Lies & Alibis Comedy Show

 Sat, 30 May at 07:30 pm 74-75 Chalk Farm Rd GBP 9 to 17

Rae Morris at the Piano, with Laura Elizabeth Hughes

 Wed, 03 Jun at 07:00 pm Fitzrovia Chapel GBP 22

FOYLES PRIDE FEST: Sunday Ticket

 Sun, 28 Jun at 12:30 pm Foyles GBP 10 to 15

Admission - Jun26 - Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities & UnNatural History

 Tue, 02 Jun at 03:00 pm The Last Tuesday Society / Viktor Wynd's Museum of Curiosities GBP 9 to 13

Poetic Temple x The Africa Centre Archives (The Lyrical Pugilists)

 Wed, 20 May at 06:00 pm The Africa Centre GBP 6 to 17

Seasons Poetry Nights with Live Music : Theme Edition = LOVE ❤️

 Fri, 29 May at 06:30 pm Cottons Shoreditch GBP 15 to 55

‘We Exist, Have Existed, & Always Will Exist’ at Saatchi Gallery

 Fri, 05 Jun at 10:00 am Saatchi Gallery Free

Rooftop Sessions by Sapio Socials | An Intimate Rooftop Experience

 Thu, 28 May at 06:00 pm 45th & 7th GBP 15 to 30

The Musicality of Language: Live Poetry Event

 Wed, 16 Sep at 06:30 pm Autograph GBP 5 to 10

Outcasts on the Mic X BPF: The Eid Edit

 Sat, 30 May at 06:30 pm Pelican House GBP 9 to 12

Admission - Jul26 - Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities & UnNatural History

 Wed, 01 Jul at 03:00 pm The Last Tuesday Society / Viktor Wynd's Museum of Curiosities GBP 9 to 13

SpitNights - poets vs singers

 Thu, 14 May Number 90 Bar Hackney Wick GBP 15 to 29

EM August Naked Art Life Drawing} Bodies in Poetry

 Thu, 13 Aug at 07:00 pm 72QT - The London Latvian Centre GBP 9 to 25

WANDSWORTH: Poetry Open Mic

 Tue, 19 May at 07:00 pm Morocco Bound Bookshop Wandsworth GBP 6

Industry Takeover 2026 - All Dayer at Rich Mix #IT2026

 Fri, 12 Jun at 12:00 pm Rich Mix GBP 12 to 33

Live&Lit: POETRY & PAINTING! Open mic & Live Band

 Sun, 31 May at 06:00 pm Peckham Levels GBP 12 to 27

SUPERORGANIC: Ancient Sounds x Future Focus

 Fri, 22 May at 07:30 pm Rich Mix GBP 12 to 22

Doireann Ní Ghríofa & Rachael Allen: Said the Dead

 Tue, 19 May at 07:00 pm London Review Bookshop GBP 10

Khushwant Singh Literary Festival London 2026, 8th edition

 Sat, 30 May at 10:30 am Brunei Gallery Lecture Theatre at SOAS, University of London Free

Soul, Jazz, Funk, and Gospel With James B. Coleman

 Fri, 05 Jun at 07:00 pm The Camden Club GBP 13

It Takes A Village - Poetry Night and Anthology Launch

 Fri, 29 May at 07:00 pm Southbank Centre Free

The Mic Is Yours – Open Mic Night | FREE ENTRY | Dalston | Live DJs

 Sun, 31 May at 07:00 pm Teez Bar & Kitchen Free

Spirit of Spring

 Sun, 17 May at 05:00 pm St Mary's Church, Battersea GBP 0 to 17

Rachel Long & Sarah Howe: Sparrow on the Rooftop

 Wed, 10 Jun at 07:00 pm London Review Bookshop GBP 10

WELCOME TO THE MADHOUSE - Presented by SinnedCirque

 Thu, 11 Jun at 07:30 pm Little Nan’s Bar 2.0 GBP 9 to 14

Freestyle Thirst: Across the Pond

 Thu, 11 Jun at 07:00 pm Shoreditch Balls GBP 10

Rebel Jam: Inside The Queerosphere Cabaret

 Thu, 04 Jun at 07:00 pm Theatre Deli GBP 11 to 13

THE VIBE DISTRICT - OPEN MIC

 Fri, 05 Jun at 07:00 pm Brixton Radio GBP 9

Kutti Hari’s Open MIC - June 2026 (Summer Vibes)

 Fri, 12 Jun at 08:00 pm The Fountain GBP 14

Celebrating 10 years - TTTNIUK

 Sat, 13 Jun at 11:00 am Irish Cultural Centre GBP 20 to 25

Healing Through Words Open Mic

 Sun, 14 Jun at 07:00 pm Karma Sanctum Soho London GBP 5 to 12

SPOTLIGHT SESSIONS by stadtklang w/ NATALIE LINDI

 Thu, 25 Jun at 08:00 pm Ruby Lucy Hotel & Bar Free

Campfire Club: London | Angeline Morrison + more

 Fri, 26 Jun at 07:00 pm Creekside Discovery Centre GBP 15 to 23

FREE Poetry Open Mic Night - RIVERS EDITION - LONDON RIVERS WEEK - THAMES21

 Thu, 28 May at 06:30 pm The Hall, Putney Public Library Free

The Clock Tower Residency - Night 2

 Sat, 30 May at 06:00 pm St Pancras Clock Tower

Amplify Her Open Mic and Networking Event

 Tue, 30 Jun at 07:00 pm The Lower Third Free

June Writing Social: with the Poetry Ph*rm*cy & verse

 Tue, 30 Jun at 06:30 pm Poetry Pharmacy GBP 30 to 35

Music Industry Monday: Inside Artist Management

 Mon, 06 Jul at 06:00 pm LCCM Free

UK PREMIERE: 'OUTRIDER' WITH Q&A

 Tue, 14 Jul at 06:30 pm Swedenborg House GBP 5

Texts, Lies & Alibis Singles Comedy

 Sat, 04 Apr Rebelle

Thursday Night Comedy - 21Soho

 Thu, 07 May 21Soho Free

House of K.I.N.G.s Saturday School

 Sat, 18 Apr at 09:45 am University of East London Free

New Developments: Blues Jam & Open Mic Night

 Fri, 27 Mar at 06:00 pm Temple of Art & Music (TAM) Free

Wellness Through Words and Music

 Thu, 21 May at 07:00 pm The Pleasance Theatre GBP 12

Poetry at Lala Books: Desree & Ashley Hickson-Lovence + open mic

 Wed, 20 May at 07:00 pm Lala Books GBP 0 to 12

RAW: Uncensored Storytelling & Live Music

 Fri, 22 May at 07:00 pm The Sanctuary &Soul | Sauna & Wellness Studio GBP 20 to 39

The Lyrical Bridge: An Immersive Journey through Chinese Verse & Sound

 Sun, 17 May at 03:00 pm Goldsmiths, University of London Free

CANISIA LUBRIN: in Conversation with Nick Makoha

 Wed, 20 May at 06:30 pm Studio 12 GBP 5 to 20

TRACKS ON TAP

 Wed, 20 May at 07:00 pm Boxpark Shoreditch Free

CrewHaus Afterwork: Music Trivia & Karaoke Mixer

 Wed, 20 May at 06:30 pm BAM Karaoke Box | Victoria Free

Hajar Reads: Play

 Wed, 20 May at 06:30 pm Housmans Bookshop GBP 0 to 15

BRING LOVE BACK - RNB Night

 Sun, 24 May at 07:00 pm The Orange Room GBP 12 to 22

JOM Junior & Youth Open Mic - Young Talent Live!

 Sun, 24 May at 12:00 pm Temple of Art and Music (TAM) @ Mercato Metropolitano Free

Virtue Comedy New Act/New Material - FREE

 Thu, 14 May Long Acre Free

Rana Farhan: Persian Soul

 Sat, 25 Jul at 07:30 pm World Heart Beat, Embassy Gardens - Concert Hall GBP 28

Page of Wands: Experiments in Collaboration - with Joe Dunthorne

 Tue, 19 May at 07:30 pm Lala Books GBP 20

Bank Holiday Special: Clicks Poetry Night!

 Mon, 25 May at 06:00 pm Roof East Free

Meet the Bàrd: Hala Alyan

 Tue, 26 May at 07:00 pm Bàrd Books GBP 6

Dawsons Presents: Open Mic Night #4

 Sat, 30 May at 03:30 pm Dawsons Local Soho Free

Open mic @stationten

 Sat, 30 May at 08:00 pm Station Ten GBP 0 to 13

The Creative Writing Breakfast at Poetry Ph*rm*cy Friday 7th Aug 2026

 Fri, 07 Aug at 10:00 am Poetry Pharmacy GBP 33 to 40

Bad Queer by Gayathiri Kamalakanthan: Book Launch, Q&A + Poetry Open Mic

 Wed, 03 Jun at 07:00 pm Morocco Bound Bookshop GBP 5 to 15

Steam Down Sound System X Imaginary Millions

 Sun, 09 Aug at 01:00 pm New Cross Inn GBP 17

The Eid Edit

 Sat, 30 May at 03:30 pm 7 Bateman's Row GBP 20 to 25

Poetry Practise

 Fri, 15 May Bird House Brewery Free

Music Industry Monday - Pride Month Panel with Soul Girl Collective

 Mon, 01 Jun at 06:00 pm LCCM Free

Bloomsbury Folklore Club (Vampires & The Undead)

 Wed, 28 Oct at 07:00 pm Waterstones GBP 12

FULL JOY Jam

 Sun, 17 May Akasa GBP 0 to 22

BERMONDSEY: Poetry Open Mic

 Wed, 06 May Morocco Bound Bookshop GBP 6

Thirteen Names for the West: a fantastical coven in thirteen poems

 Sat, 06 Jun at 06:13 pm Nunhead Library Free

DEAD BÀRD SUPPER SOCIETY

 Thu, 11 Jun at 06:30 pm Bàrd Books GBP 12 to 49

A TALE OF “HUMAN POSSIBILITIES”: RE-IMAGINING MIGRATION, HOME, AND HOUSING

 Fri, 12 Jun at 09:00 am Birkbeck, University of London Free

Genesis Poetry Slam June 2026 - Performers

 Thu, 04 Jun at 07:00 pm Genesis Cinema Free

Open Mic Night: Solidarity Sessions

 Thu, 21 May at 06:30 pm 1 Addington Square GBP 0 to 8

THAT GOD DAMN POETRY JAM! MAR-MAY-LADE

 Tue, 19 May at 07:30 pm The Fiddlers Elbow GBP 6 to 7

Say It Louder - Open Mic Night

 Thu, 28 May at 07:00 pm Love Shack GBP 0 to 14

LGBTQIA+ Poetry Open Mic Night: Hosted by S-bars

 Tue, 19 May at 06:30 pm Morocco Bound Bookshop GBP 0 to 6

Dave Sutherland Album Launch @ Blackheath Halls: The Great Hall

 Sat, 17 Oct at 07:00 pm Blackheath Halls

Firepit Tales - Spoken Word Open Mic

 Wed, 27 May at 06:30 pm Firepit Art Gallery and Studios CIC Free

Wordplay & Flow Live - Summer Vibes ☀️

 Thu, 04 Jun at 06:30 pm The Hearth GBP 9 to 16

FREE New Act/New Material Open Mic Nights

 Thu, 14 May at 07:30 pm 1-3 Long Acre Free

Song Suite

 Mon, 18 May at 07:00 pm Vaulty Towers (Basement) Free

The Beauty In Boldness Catwalk Event

 Sat, 23 May at 04:00 pm Studio Wayne McGregor GBP 25

THIRSTY THURSDAYS @ WILD IS EARTH

 Thu, 25 Dec Wild IS Earth Free

DARE TO SPEAK 13: Spoken Word & Poetry Night

 Sat, 30 May at 06:30 pm The Libra Theatre Cafe GBP 0 to 8

Underground BarZ X Writer's Block

 Wed, 20 May at 06:00 pm House of Ora GBP 9 to 22

An evening of poetry, connection, and something a little different…

 Fri, 22 May at 05:00 pm Innervisions Alchemy (Bermondsey Sauna & Cold Plunge) GBP 6 to 22

The Sun Never Sets

 Sun, 24 May at 03:00 pm Culture House Free

Rap & Poetry open mic mash-up

 Sun, 24 May at 06:00 pm Morocco Bound Bookshop GBP 6

Culture Collective

 Tue, 02 Jun at 06:00 pm Bernie Grant Arts Centre Free

The World After Rain

 Thu, 21 May at 07:00 pm Reference Point GBP 8 to 10

TWELVE ACTS OF SHELTER: ACT 5

 Fri, 29 May at 07:30 pm Reference Point GBP 0 to 9

Poetry Open Mic Night At Culture House

 Fri, 29 May at 06:00 pm Culture House Free

Martha Sprackland & James Butler: John of the Cross

 Wed, 27 May at 07:00 pm London Review Bookshop GBP 10

Open Mic Night & WIN a studio recording session

 Fri, 05 Jun at 07:00 pm Melanin Health & Wellness GBP 6

Mo'Kalamity

 Tue, 04 Aug at 07:00 pm Jazz Cafe

Rhymes & Stitches - Keytar Edition

 Wed, 10 Jun at 07:30 pm Vaulty Towers GBP 9 to 17