Poetry Events in Manchester

Check out happening poetry events all around Manchester, EN

Zain Zohaib Live Chapter 4 (Manchester)

 Fri, 28 Aug at 07:00 pm Aviva Studios, home of Factory International GBP 25 to 101

Universally Manchester Festival

 Sat, 13 Jun at 11:00 am The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, UK

Collab - Mike Garry and Special Guests

 Sat, 27 Jun at 07:30 pm Didsbury Baptist Church GBP 2 to 18

SUNDAY PASS: The Fall Futures and Pasts - Sunday 7th June 2026

 Sun, 07 Jun at 10:15 am Band on the Wall GBP 55

Black Creative Trailblazers Showcase 2026

 Fri, 04 Sep at 06:00 pm Aviva Studios, home of Factory International GBP 17 to 44

Trailblazers Open Mic Night

 Fri, 19 Jun at 06:00 pm Renold Building GBP 5 to 10

A Vinny Peculiar band show at the Castle Hotel + Lisa Moore

 Sat, 06 Jun at 06:30 pm Castle Hotel In Manchester

Morgan Sindall's Open Mic Night - Manchester 2026

 Thu, 04 Jun at 05:00 pm Band on the Wall, Swan Street, Manchester, UK GBP 17

Louder Than Words Festival 2026: Super Early Bird & Early Bird W/End Passes

 Fri, 13 Nov at 06:00 pm INNSIDE Manchester GBP 106 to 762

Tickle your Fancy Cabaret night

 Thu, 04 Jun at 07:30 pm The Edge Manchester

CRITICAL MUSLIM ISSUE 57

 Thu, 28 May at 06:30 pm Blackwell's Bookshop GBP 4 to 20

Ladies Burdah Night - (Sat 23rd May | 6.30PM)

 Sat, 23 May at 06:30 pm Guidance Hub Free

Open Mic @Gullivers Manchester - £500 Grand Prize

 Wed, 17 Jun at 06:00 pm Gullivers GBP 55

Poetry Encounters: Abraham Gragera in discussion with Brian Sneeden

 Tue, 02 Jun at 06:00 pm The Portico Library Free

Symbiosis: The Threshold of the Other

 Fri, 05 Jun at 05:00 pm 42 Chorlton St. GBP 6 to 12

The Sun Inn Poets – Community Consultation 2

 Tue, 09 Jun at 06:00 pm Manchester Cathedral Free

Mask Bloc Family Presents: Queer Anarchy MEOW!

Sat, 23 May at 05:00 pm Withington Public Hall Institute

RTB Open Mic & Cypher - Sindysman Headline & Ace Cipriani Champion

 Wed, 27 May at 06:00 pm Aatma

The Sun Inn Poets – Community Consultation

 Thu, 21 May at 06:00 pm Manchester Cathedral Free

Pollinate at Niamos

 Thu, 21 May at 05:30 pm Niamos

Imaginary Landscapes: A poetry and harp recital

 Thu, 09 Jul at 06:00 pm The Portico Library GBP 12 to 14

Songwriters Circle 01 @ Lock 91

 Thu, 21 May at 06:30 pm Lock 91

JOSHUA RAY WALKER

 Wed, 29 Jul at 06:00 pm The Deaf Institute

SOUP Slow Simmer

 Sun, 24 May at 06:00 pm The Village Hall Free

Four Seasons—Chinese Landscape, Poetry and Sound at Manchester Museum

 Wed, 17 Jun at 06:00 pm Manchester Museum Free

Poets who stopped: Laura (Riding) Jackson

 Wed, 27 May at 06:30 pm Manchester Poetry Library at Manchester Metropolitan University Free

SHARED READING in association with The Reader - Human Natures

 Tue, 19 May The Manchester Museum Free

Songs from the Harp - Isla Hallewell

 Sat, 04 Jul at 07:30 pm Christ Church, West Didsbury GBP 2 to 7

Goyle, Chert, Mire Book Launch with Jean Sprackland (Hybrid Event)

 Thu, 28 May at 06:30 pm Manchester Poetry Library at Manchester Metropolitan University Free

At the edges of languaging [HYBRID EVENT]

 Mon, 08 Jun at 06:00 pm Manchester Poetry Library at Manchester Metropolitan University Free

Sub Club: Poetry Workshop (Online)

 Sat, 25 Apr at 10:00 am Manchester Poetry Library at Manchester Metropolitan University Free

Lines of Love and Resistance - An Evening of Ukrainian Poetry

 Mon, 15 Jun at 07:00 pm Manchester Cathedral GBP 0 to 10

LegaltechLive Open Mic Manchester: Real Talk for Law Firm Leaders

 Thu, 21 May at 05:00 pm Manchester GBP 0 to 60

Schools Poetry Competition – Globally Curious: Voices from the Earth

 Sat, 13 Jun at 03:00 pm GA.056, Nancy Rothwell Building Free

Sunday Comedy Open Mic

 Sun, 12 Oct at 07:00 pm The Deansgate Free

Love in May: Yoga Flow

 Wed, 27 May at 03:30 pm The Portico Library GBP 0 to 12

Slow Reading: Robert Browning in Italy

 Wed, 03 Jun at 04:00 pm The Portico Library GBP 6

Concert: Unavoidable Happenings

 Sun, 21 Jun at 02:00 pm International Anthony Burgess Foundation GBP 8 to 10

CIDRAL-JRRI Creations Launch showcase

 Thu, 21 May at 04:00 pm The John Rylands Research Institute and Library Free

Non Canon w/ Sarah Carey | Manchester

 Thu, 25 Jun at 07:00 pm The Peer Hat

Irrepressible: an exhibition celebrating 20 years of the Morgan Centre

 Wed, 01 Jul at 04:00 pm Samuel Alexander Building Free

Open Mic Night every Tuesday

 Tue, 28 Apr at 06:00 pm The Trading Route

Another Stranger: Cressida’s Tale

 Thu, 04 Jun at 06:00 pm The Portico Library GBP 9 to 14

Write Club Session

 Wed, 28 Jan at 12:30 pm Jean McFarlane Building Free

CHS South School is celebrating MACFEST

 Fri, 19 Jun at 06:00 pm 451 Mauldeth Rd W Free

Identity Global Majority Writers Group

 Wed, 10 Sep at 06:30 pm Manchester Poetry Library Free

ULTIMATE RIFF RAFF FRESHERS 2026 ⚡️ MET ROUTE - Sold out 15 Years Running! 👕 FREE Hoodie + Huge Artist with Every Ticket!

 Sun, 20 Sep at 09:30 pm Mayfield Depot Home of WHP, Ambers, Albert Hall, Gorilla, Grosvenor, Ark, Kable, Brickhouse, Joshua Brookes

ULTIMATE RIFF RAFF FRESHERS 2026 ⚡️ UNI OF ROUTE - Sold out 15 Years Running! 👕 FREE Hoodie + Huge Artist with Every Ticket!

 Sun, 20 Sep at 09:30 pm Mayfield Depot Home of WHP, Ambers, 256 Fallowfield, Gorilla, Grosvenor, Ark, Kable, Brickhouse, Joshua Brookes