Poetry Events in Manchester

Check out happening poetry events all around Manchester, EN

Chorlton Comedy Club, Manchester

 Fri, 01 May at 08:30 pm Hough End Centre Chorlton

Just a Girl From North Manchester Book Launch & Live Performance Evening

 Sun, 08 Mar at 06:30 pm The Yard Mcr

RTB Open Mic & Cypher - P1Caps Headline & IzCam Champion

 Wed, 25 Feb at 07:00 pm Aatma

Jana Horn + Adjustments / Low Four Studio, Manchester / Wed 4 Mar

 Wed, 04 Mar at 07:00 pm Low Four Studio

Voiced: Polari & Poetry in Manchester

 Wed, 25 Feb at 06:15 pm Manchester Central Library GBP 4 to 8

Queer as F*ck - 25th Feb at Redlight

 Wed, 25 Feb at 07:00 pm 4 Little David St Free

Voices in Print: Women Making a Zine

 Tue, 03 Mar at 05:00 pm Manchester Central Library (Performance Space, Ground Floor) Free

The Disfluencies CoLab: Embodying Mother Languages through Poetry & Drawing

 Sat, 07 Mar at 02:30 pm Altogether Otherwise Free

International Women's Day Poetry Showcase

 Sun, 08 Mar at 02:00 pm National Trust - Castlefield Viaduct GBP 6 to 8

Trailblazers Open Mic Night: Celebrating Women

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

HOT TAKE: Two Blinks, I Love You, Lydia Prettyman, + more

 Sat, 14 Mar at 07:00 pm YES Basement

Chris Brain

 Wed, 06 May at 07:30 pm Gullivers NQ

Morgan Sindall's Open Mic Night - Manchester 2026

 Thu, 04 Jun at 05:00 pm Band on the Wall, Swan Street, Manchester, UK GBP 15

Black Creatives Development Day 2026

 Fri, 10 Apr at 12:00 pm Renold Building GBP 6

Pollinate at Niamos

 Thu, 19 Mar at 06:30 pm Niamos

Pem

 Mon, 02 Mar at 07:00 pm The Deaf Institute

Owt On Stage

 Thu, 02 Apr at 01:30 pm Band on the Wall Free

The Comedy Circus

 Wed, 21 Jan at 07:00 pm Stage And Radio

Owt On Stage

 Thu, 05 Mar at 01:30 pm Band on the Wall Free

Sounding the Northwest: Folk Music, Poetry, and Migration

 Wed, 04 Mar at 06:00 pm esea contemporary GBP 3

Tommy WÁ

 Tue, 05 May at 06:00 pm The Deaf Institute

The Comedy Circus

 Wed, 21 Jan at 07:00 pm Stage And Radio

The Comedy Circus

 Wed, 21 Jan at 07:00 pm Stage And Radio

Writing in the Wild

 Sat, 21 Mar at 10:30 am Chorlton Ees Nature Reserve GBP 7 to 14

RABBITBOX - Wayne Holloway-Smith in conversation with Andrew McMillan

 Thu, 19 Mar at 06:30 pm Blackwell's Bookshop GBP 4 to 13

The Comedy Circus

 Wed, 21 Jan at 07:00 pm Stage And Radio

An Evening for Stand Up to Racism

 Fri, 20 Mar at 07:00 pm Hinterland Alcohol-Free Bar and Cafe Free

The Comedy Circus

 Wed, 08 Apr at 07:00 pm Stage And Radio

Tuesday Tony Presents: Open Mic at The Grosvenor

 Tue, 14 Apr at 06:30 pm The Grosvenor Manchester

Max Your Business Potential - SSAS North West March Networking

 Wed, 04 Mar at 06:00 pm DoubleTree by Hilton Manchester - Piccadilly GBP 11 to 23

One City, Many Stories

 Thu, 07 May at 06:00 pm Manchester Central Library Free

The Comedy Circus

 Wed, 22 Apr at 07:00 pm Stage And Radio

Sold out: Lisa O'Neill + Kú Kilian / Hallé St Peter's, Manchester / Tue 3 Mar

 Tue, 03 Mar at 07:30 pm Hallé St Peter's

The Comedy Circus

 Wed, 06 May at 07:00 pm Stage And Radio

Pollinate at Niamos

 Thu, 21 May at 06:30 pm Niamos

The Comedy Circus

 Wed, 25 Mar at 07:00 pm Stage And Radio

LATE HEANEY: Nicholas Allen in conversation with John McAuliffe

 Fri, 06 Mar at 06:30 pm Blackwell's Bookshop GBP 4 to 18

Tuesday Tony Presents: Open Mic at The Grosvenor

 Tue, 07 Apr at 06:30 pm The Grosvenor Manchester

above/ground book launch featuring David Gaffney, Lydia Unsworth, Tom Jenks

 Thu, 26 Feb at 06:30 pm Saul Hay Gallery Free

Tuesday Tony Presents: Open Mic at The Grosvenor

 Tue, 10 Mar at 06:30 pm The Grosvenor Manchester

Pollinate at Niamos

 Thu, 16 Apr at 06:30 pm Niamos

Tuesday Tony Presents: Open Mic at The Grosvenor

 Tue, 03 Mar at 06:30 pm The Grosvenor Manchester

CHS South School is celebrating MACFEST

 Fri, 19 Jun at 12:00 pm 451 Mauldeth Rd W Free

The Comedy Circus

 Wed, 21 Jan at 07:00 pm Stage And Radio

Poetry Workshop: Imagery

 Wed, 11 Mar at 06:30 pm Terrace NQ GBP 9 to 14

Public Opening: Everything and Nothing - what makes a 220 year old library?

 Thu, 19 Mar at 06:00 pm The Portico Library Free

Tuesday Tony Presents: Open Mic at The Grosvenor

 Tue, 24 Mar at 06:30 pm The Grosvenor Manchester

Tuesday Tony Presents: Open Mic at The Grosvenor

 Tue, 31 Mar at 06:30 pm The Grosvenor Manchester

The Comedy Circus

 Wed, 13 May at 07:00 pm Stage And Radio

Owt On Stage

 Thu, 07 May at 01:30 pm Band on the Wall Free

Tuesday Tony Presents: Open Mic at The Grosvenor

 Tue, 21 Apr at 06:30 pm The Grosvenor Manchester

Tuesday Tony Presents: Open Mic at The Grosvenor

 Tue, 17 Mar at 06:30 pm The Grosvenor Manchester

Another Stranger: Cressida’s Tale

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

FOUR POETS at Saul Hay Gallery

 Thu, 19 Mar at 06:30 pm Saul Hay Gallery Free

Write Club Session

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

Hinterland Poets + Open Mic

 Thu, 10 Apr at 07:00 pm Hinterland Alcohol-Free Bar and Cafe Free

Tuesday Tony Presents: Open Mic at The Grosvenor

 Tue, 22 Jul at 05:30 pm The Grosvenor Manchester

Tuesday Tony Presents: Open Mic at The Grosvenor

 Tue, 22 Jul at 05:30 pm The Grosvenor Manchester