Poetry Events in New York

Check out happening poetry events all around New York, NY

The 15th Annual New York City Poetry Festival

 Sat, 18 Jul at 11:00 am Nolan Park USD 0 to 55

poetry me, please presents: Bet On Yourself SLAM (5Yr Anniversary)

 Sat, 06 Jun at 06:00 pm Sounds Of Brazil USD 20 to 429

Teen Night: Victoriously Vintage

 Fri, 29 May at 04:00 pm On the High Line between 15th and 16th Streets | Enter at 14th Street & 10th Avenue Free

The New York City Poetry Festival After Party

 Sun, 19 Jul at 06:30 pm Bird MMXXIII Free

Dreaming Beyond Rikers

 Sat, 06 Jun at 03:00 pm The People's Forum Free

Dondria

 Fri, 26 Jun at 07:00 pm Groove USD 32 to 45

Allen Ginsberg Centennial

 Wed, 03 Jun at 08:00 pm The Poetry Project USD 10

Host Publications Presents: A Queer Poetry Reading at Poets House

 Thu, 11 Jun at 06:30 pm Poets House Free

Djam NYC Arabic Night with Live Music and Belly Dance

 Sun, 14 Jun at 07:00 pm Secret Room NYC

Gaia Open Mic: Come What May

 Tue, 26 May at 07:00 pm Arts On Site NYC, Inc. Free

CircleSing

 Mon, 25 May at 07:00 pm Arts On Site NYC, Inc. Free

纽约酷儿女权| 五月客厅开放麦

 Fri, 15 May at 06:30 pm Chinatown USD 0 to 10

Mad World: Saturday Special

 Sat, 30 May at 12:00 pm SoMad Free

Sunday FREE Spanish Stand Up Show | Comedia en Español en Times Square

 Sun, 07 Jun at 03:30 pm Comedy Village Free

Pride Poetry Reading, with Joseph O. Legaspi, Dante Micheaux, & Yev Gelman

 Sun, 07 Jun at 05:30 pm P&T Knitwear Books & Podcasts USD 10 to 21

Jupiter Invincible & Harriet Tubman

 Tue, 16 Jun at 07:00 pm Stella Adler Studio of Acting USD 5 to 10

An Evening with Eileen Myles & James Schuyler & Fairfield Porter

 Mon, 22 Jun at 06:00 pm The Phyllis Harriman Mason Gallery Free

PENGAME Poetry Slam

 Sat, 27 Jun at 05:30 pm 8 W 126th St USD 13 to 23

Friday Night Soul | Poetry Showcase & Art Mixer

 Fri, 29 May at 06:00 pm Alke Café USD 25 to 30

Chaand Raat: Open Mic Night-For-A-Cause

 Tue, 26 May at 07:00 pm The Chai Spot USD 18 to 23

Benengeli 2026. Mi historia empieza en una biblioteca

 Thu, 28 May at 06:00 pm Instituto Cervantes - Nueva York Free

The Art Meetup: First Open Mic of the Summer

 Sat, 06 Jun at 03:00 pm The Rose USD 0 to 20

The Art Meetup NYC Open Mic & Mixer at Lincoln Center

 Sat, 12 Sep at 02:00 pm The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center USD 0 to 20

Open Stage / Open Mic Events @ Morningside Heights Library

 Sat, 30 May Morningside Heights Library Free

WHO IS THE BEST ACTOR IN NYC JUNE 1, 2026 FIGHT CLUB MEETS BROADWAY

 Mon, 01 Jun at 05:00 pm Baker Falls USD 4 to 10

Album Release for “Di rayze aheym / The journey home”

 Sat, 30 May at 08:00 pm Jalopy Theatre and School of Music

For The Love Of The Art by J.C.C.

 Tue, 19 May Silvana Free

A Beautiful Place to Die

 Sat, 27 Jun at 07:00 pm The West End Theatre USD 0 to 55

Queens Poetry Symposium Presents: Poetry on Kissena

 Sat, 06 Jun at 12:00 pm Queens Botanical Garden USD 0 to 6

Gotham Writers Workshop: The Writer's Mind with Emma Stephenson

 Sun, 14 Jun at 12:00 pm P&T Knitwear Books & Podcasts Free

Verona Quartet at Poet’s House

 Tue, 23 Jun at 07:00 pm Poets House Free

The Brothers In Word Experience

 Sun, 19 Jul at 03:00 pm Producers Club Theaters USD 25

The Sanctuary OPEN MIC Edition

 Sat, 27 Jun at 06:00 pm Smacked Village - Legal New York Cannabis Dispensary USD 23 to 29

Open Mic Night

 Mon, 01 Jun at 06:30 pm Joanne Trattoria Free

'Sonnets and The Self'

 Fri, 29 May at 05:45 pm The Delancey USD 13

Between Fish Scales/Entre Escamas: An Evening of Contemporary Basque Poetry

 Thu, 28 May at 06:30 pm Sorolla Room at the Hispanic Society Museum & Library Free

An Ode To You: A Literary Reading with New York-based Sudanese writers

 Sat, 30 May at 04:00 pm EFA Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop Free

Leire Bilbao: Poemas que rugen y vuelan

 Sat, 30 May at 11:00 am Instituto Cervantes - Nueva York Free

GonzoFest NYC 2026 - July 16-19 FREE - Hunter S. Thompson Celebration

 Thu, 16 Jul at 11:00 am Howl! Happening: An Arturo Vega Project Free

Digging in the Crates: a Cave Canem group reading with Brian Francis

 Tue, 26 May at 07:00 pm Bowery Poetry Club Free

Conor Hultman + Manuel Marrero: DOE + Bodycount

 Fri, 12 Jun at 07:00 pm Strand Book Store USD 14 to 30

A Literary Night in NYC: Modern Relationships

 Thu, 11 Jun at 06:30 pm Whiskey Cellar NYC USD 13

June Open Mic Night of Theatre, Song, Ideas, and Current Events

 Wed, 24 Jun at 07:00 pm The Actors Theatre Workshop USD 0 to 50

Community Open Mic. at Buunni Inwood

 Fri, 13 Feb at 07:00 pm Buunni Coffee - Inwood Free

Smash Poets Night on Stage 1 Adults ONLY!

 Sat, 13 Jun at 07:30 pm Smash Studios USD 20

Cracked Wide Open Mic (Presented by Sympathetic Resonance)

 Sun, 07 Jun at 07:30 pm My Room USD 18 to 23

Music, Scenes & Fun Presents: Authors Night Live Showcase

 Fri, 20 Nov at 06:00 pm 820 8th Ave USD 50 to 215

The Authors Night Experience | Live Music, Poetry & Book Signings

 Fri, 20 Nov at 06:00 pm 520 8th Ave USD 50

NYC No Menthol Poetry Contest

 Fri, 29 May at 06:30 pm Mother AME Zion Church Free

Tapestry Threads: Coffee, Poetry, Conversation & Signing

 Mon, 25 May at 11:00 am The Bean Free

CINEMATIC THOUGHTS of DAVID HOPPER pain into poetry

 Fri, 12 Jun at 07:00 pm Alke Café USD 20

Powerful Voices Open Mic Show - Live Music, Comedy, Poetry+ More!

 Thu, 14 May at 08:00 pm New York Free

Magic In The Middle: One Woman Show by Brittany Barker-Waweru

 Sat, 06 Jun at 06:00 pm 144 Bleecker St USD 0 to 39

Poetry Writing for Beginners

 Sat, 11 Jul at 01:00 pm 151 W 30th St 3rd floor 3rd floor USD 0 to 23

JAZZ Open Mic at Comedy in Harlem on 6/10/26

 Wed, 10 Jun at 06:00 pm Comedy In Harlem Free

Collect Pond Concert

 Mon, 08 Jun at 07:00 pm Collect Pond Park USD 0 to 33

6/7 The Clown Symposium mic.

 Sun, 07 Jun at 06:00 pm Baker Falls Free

Make Your Own Book Sculpture with Sally Young!

 Sat, 13 Jun at 02:00 pm NYPL - Ottendorfer Free

Fall Songwriting Jam with Nahia Orla

 Sat, 19 Sep at 05:00 pm My Little Magic Shop USD 14

All the Birds Sing Bass

 Fri, 05 Jun at 07:00 pm Francis Kite Club Free

Spoken Word Evening: A Father's Worth In Words

 Tue, 02 Jun at 06:30 pm 67 Ave. C Free

variety: LIVE Open Mic Nights

 Fri, 07 Feb at 07:30 pm N&M's Pizza Bar USD 0 to 13

6/21 The Clown Symposium mic.

 Sun, 21 Jun at 04:00 pm Baker Falls Free

A Poetry Reading in French: A Tribute to Summer and American Independence

 Mon, 22 Jun at 06:30 pm The National Arts Club Free

Open Mic ~ Live Music ~ Live Show ~ AUDIENCE & VENDORS NEEDED

 Wed, 13 May at 08:00 pm New York USD 0 to 13

Mucho Million

 Fri, 17 Oct at 09:00 pm Dacia Gallery Free

COMEDY CAMP for KIDS & TEENS Times Square NYC

 Mon, 08 Jul at 09:30 am Broadway Comedy Club USD 500

Free Comedy Show at New York Comedy Club

 Sun, 03 Aug at 05:30 pm New York Comedy Club - East Village Free

FM Open Mic

 Sun, 18 Jan at 08:30 pm Whiskey Cellar NYC Free

Free Comedy Show at New York Comedy Club - 24th street

 Thu, 07 Aug at 06:00 pm New York Comedy Club - Midtown Free

Taillor Open Mic

 Fri, 20 Jun at 05:00 pm Madame X USD 10 to 23

InspiredWordNYC Presents 1st/3rd Wednesdays Open Mic at Sugar Mouse

 Wed, 01 Oct at 07:00 pm Sugar Mouse NYC USD 10 to 18

NYC Karaoke League - Open Mic

 Tue, 10 Feb at 09:00 pm Overlook Free

InspiredWordNYC Presents Last Sundays Open Mic + Showcase at SOHO Live

 Sun, 28 Sep at 03:00 pm Soho Live USD 10 to 18

FREE Live Jazz Jam Every TUESDAY night - Presented by Jorei Jazz!

 Tue, 24 Mar at 06:00 pm Sugar Mouse NYC Free

Nuyorican Bowery Slam

 Mon, 08 Jan at 07:00 pm Bowery Poetry Club USD 20

Open Mic hosted by Brian Acosta Arya at the Loisaida Center

 Wed, 11 Dec at 06:00 pm Loisaida, Inc. USD 12

The Open Mic Downstairs

 Tue, 11 Oct at 09:30 pm Under St Marks Theater USD 9

W.O.W. Open Mic - a Nuyorican Poets Cafe offsite event at Loisaida Center

 Wed, 05 Mar at 06:00 pm Loisaida, Inc. USD 12

Sickening Sundays

 Sun, 26 May at 07:00 pm Phoenix Bar Free

The Blue Pill Poetry

 Wed, 30 Jul at 09:00 pm Patrick's Place USD 20