Poetry Events in New York

Check out happening poetry events all around New York, NY

RAINBOW BOOK FAIR

 Sat, 09 May at 12:00 pm 208 W 13th St Free

The 15th Annual New York City Poetry Festival

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

Mic’d at MIRS: "To Uncover and Reveal" featuring JWords and Tito Deler

 Sat, 09 May at 02:00 pm Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture Free

aja monet

 Wed, 20 May at 07:30 pm 57th Street and Seventh Ave, New York, NY, United States, New York 10019

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

【纽约】CrazyLaugh拉疯喜剧 NYC 中文开放麦 Open Mic (No. 177)

 Sat, 23 May at 01:30 pm St. Marks Comedy Club USD 10

New England Symphonic Ensemble plays Szymko, Wyers, Powell and Padworski

 Sun, 24 May at 08:30 pm Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage

Dreaming Beyond Rikers

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

Aja Monet

 Tue, 19 May at 07:00 pm Carnegie Hall - Judy & Arthur Zankel Hall

THE IDEASMYTH SALON: Stories on Stage • 19 May 2026

 Tue, 19 May at 06:00 pm Pangea USD 0 to 23

Dondria

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

Lee Ritenour

 Wed, 20 May at 10:30 pm Blue Note Jazz Club USD 38 to 55

Open Stage / Open Mic Events @ Morningside Heights Library

 Sat, 30 May Morningside Heights Library Free

Allen Ginsberg Centennial

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

CircleSing (Masked)

 Mon, 04 May at 07:00 pm Arts On Site NYC, Inc. Free

Aja Monet - New York

 Wed, 20 May at 11:30 pm Carnegie Hall - Judy & Arthur Zankel Hall

SEE WHO IS THE BEST ACTOR IN NYC MAY 4 FIGHT CLUB MEETS BROADWAY

 Mon, 04 May at 05:00 pm Baker Falls USD 4 to 10

Mouth Pieces

 Sat, 09 May at 08:00 pm Triple Canopy Free

Brunch Vibes & Bold Voices

 Sat, 09 May at 11:00 am TEN32 Midtown USD 54 to 105

CircleSing

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

Gaia Open Mic: Come What May

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

Redemption Time: Screening in Community w/ Rehabilitation Through the Arts

 Thu, 14 May at 07:00 pm 112 2nd Ave Free

Spring Tardeada

 Sat, 16 May at 02:00 pm Hispanic Society Museum & Library Free

AGBU Arts presents Musical Tapestry in Motion

 Fri, 08 May at 07:30 pm Carnegie Hall

An Interactive Poetics Writing Workshop with Noel Quiñones

 Wed, 06 May at 07:00 pm Word Up Community Bookshop/Librería Comunitaria Free

Exhibition Program | Poetry Reading

 Mon, 18 May at 06:30 pm The Grolier Club Free

TBR: An Emerging Writer Reading Series

 Fri, 22 May at 06:30 pm P&T Knitwear Books & Podcasts USD 13

I Feel Nothing Like Good: A Fundraiser Against Genocide & Anthology Launch

 Fri, 15 May at 06:00 pm Poets House USD 0 to 45

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

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

Melanated May with The Art Meetup: Taurus Season Open Mic

 Sat, 16 May at 03:00 pm The Rose USD 0 to 15

Benengeli 2026. Mi historia empieza en una biblioteca

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

Friday Night Soul | Poetry Showcase & Art Mixer

 Fri, 29 May at 06:00 pm Alke Café USD 23 to 30

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

PMN Benefit: Joanie Calem, Pat Lamanna, Steve Suffet – In-Person & Livestream

 Sat, 16 May at 08:00 pm Judson Memorial Church Assembly Hall, 239 Thompson Street, New York, NY, United States, New York 10012

Jupiter Invincible & Harriet Tubman

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

Bowery Women & Friends 20th Anniversary Reading

 Tue, 05 May at 06:30 pm Bowery Poetry Club

New York Society for Ethical Culture 150th Anniversary Gala

 Fri, 15 May at 06:00 pm Adler Hall at The New York Society for Ethical Culture USD 0 to 150

Robert Sullivan Mona Simpson Timothy Donnelly & Sam and Louise Sullivan in Conversation with Paul Muldoon

 Mon, 18 May at 07:00 pm Buttenwieser Hall

Open Mic 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 15

Celebrating Our Mothers: A Book Talk with Jill Bialosky & Philip Schultz

 Thu, 07 May at 06:30 pm P&T Knitwear Books & Podcasts USD 10 to 31

NY Andalus Ensemble - Spring 2026 "Ya'alat Ḥen" (Graceful Beloved)

 Wed, 20 May at 07:30 pm La Nacional-Spanish Benevolent Society USD 23 to 31

Harmony Holiday + Zoe Imani Sharpe

 Mon, 18 May at 08:00 pm The Poetry Project USD 10

The Sanctuary - Episode 5

 Sat, 16 May at 06:00 pm Smacked Village - Legal New York Cannabis Dispensary USD 34

Puma Perl Band / SoulCake at 11th St. Bar

 Tue, 12 May at 08:00 pm 510 E 11th St, New York, NY, United States, New York 10009

Hot People Read Poetry: Pillow Talk

 Thu, 14 May at 07:30 pm Madame X USD 10 to 20

NYC Poets Afloat - Harborwide Poetry Reading 2026

 Sun, 17 May at 02:00 pm Wavertree USD 0 to 13

Ghalya Saadawi + Olivia Tapiero

 Fri, 15 May at 08:00 pm The Poetry Project USD 10

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

 Sat, 30 May at 02:00 pm EFA Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop Free

A Common Well Journal: Spring '26 Release Party

 Thu, 21 May at 07:00 pm artXnyc USD 10 to 18

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

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

The Familia Poetry Reading: A Celebration of Orange

 Fri, 08 May at 06:30 pm Loisaida, Inc. Free

cracks in pomo zine launch

 Thu, 21 May at 07:00 pm KGB Bar USD 16

Lyrics & Lyricists Jr.

 Fri, 15 May at 07:00 pm Buttenwieser Hall

Verona Quartet at Poet’s House

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

No Borders for Lovers

 Thu, 07 May at 07:00 pm GOSPEL USD 50

PORTRAITS & PRAYERS: A Musical Stein Parlor Play

 Fri, 08 May at 07:00 pm Torn Page Free

'Sonnets and The Self'

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

The Brothers In Word Experience

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

5/17 The Clown Symposium mic.

 Sun, 17 May at 04:00 pm Baker Falls Free

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

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

Smash Poets Night on Stage 1 Adults ONLY!

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

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

BOMB SQUAD 304 Graduation Showcase

 Thu, 07 May at 07:00 pm The Conversation Room USD 13

Mic On Harlem

 Mon, 18 May at 06:00 pm Artfullwalls Fine Art Gallery USD 23

"Мост к Бродскому"

 Sun, 24 May at 06:00 pm Scandinavia House

Writers at the Roerich

 Fri, 08 May at 06:00 pm Nicholas Roerich Museum, West 107th Street, New York, NY, USA Free

Soulmate As A Verb: Poems by Kelsey L. Smoot

 Sun, 17 May at 03:00 pm Bureau of General Services—Queer Division USD 0 to 20

NYC No Menthol Poetry Contest

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

Cracked Wide Open Mic (Presented by Sympathetic Resonance)

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

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

 Wed, 13 May at 08:00 pm New York USD 13 to 23

Colloquy #21: Experimental Translation

 Tue, 05 May at 06:00 pm 20 Cooper Sq Free

6/7 The Clown Symposium mic.

 Sun, 07 Jun at 04:00 pm Baker Falls Free

Poetry Writing for Beginners

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

CINEMATIC THOUGHTS of DAVID HOPPER pain into poetry

 Fri, 19 Jun at 07:00 pm Alke Café USD 23

6/21 The Clown Symposium mic.

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

A Musical Memorial for Roxanne Fontana

 Fri, 15 May at 05:00 pm Parkside Lounge NYC

Letters Live - New York

 Thu, 14 May The Town Hall - New York

variety: LIVE Open Mic Nights

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

Patty Keough @ The Book Bar Club

 Sun, 10 May at 08:00 pm Book Club Bar Free

Eugene Ostashevsky. Alphabet Soup. Tamizdat Project Book Corner Readings

 Wed, 06 May at 07:00 pm White Rabbit's Books USD 13

Spoken Word Evening: A Father's Worth In Words

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

Words that Dance: A Movement and Storytelling Workshop

 Wed, 15 Apr at 03:00 pm 125th Street Library Free

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 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

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