Spoken word events in New York

Check out happening spoken word 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

Dreaming Beyond Rikers

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

THE IDEASMYTH SALON: Stories on Stage • 19 May 2026

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

Aja Monet - New York

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

Honoring Memorial Day: Exit12's Stories of War

Fri, 29 May at 07:00 pm Intrepid Museum Free

The 24th Annual Junior Scholars Program Youth Summit

Sat, 16 May at 11:00 am Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture - New York Public Library 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

Exhibition Program | Poetry Reading with Paul Muldoon & Kevin Young

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

OPEN MIC / JAM SESSION at CAC

Sat, 23 May at 07:00 pm Children's Art Carnival USD 10

Songs For Tomorrow

Thu, 28 May at 06:00 pm El Barrio's Artspace PS109 Free

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

Tue, 19 May at 09:00 pm Silvana Free

The Brothers In Word Experience

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

The Sanctuary - Episode 5

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

Map Belonging Poetry Reading

Sat, 16 May at 02:00 pm 325 Convent Ave Free

Ghalya Saadawi + Olivia Tapiero

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

NYC Poets Afloat - Harborwide Poetry Reading 2026

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

Jupiter Invincible & Harriet Tubman

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

NYC No Menthol Poetry Contest

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

Sh*t L*szt — Part of the 14th Annual CompCord Festival – Comedy

Sun, 17 May at 03:00 pm St. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery

To Dance Is To Be Free featuring Gerson Lanza

Thu, 14 May at 07:30 pm Aaron Davis Hall USD 29

Culture Writers: A Reading

Mon, 25 May at 06:30 pm Von Free

A Westside Experiment Young Actors Laboratory Summer 2026

Mon, 10 Aug at 10:00 am 154 Christopher St USD 0 to 642

ORANGE CRUSH – a reading

Mon, 18 May at 07:30 pm 245 10th Ave #10w USD 18 to 25

Spoken Word Evening: A Father's Worth In Words

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

CINEMATIC THOUGHTS of DAVID HOPPER pain into poetry

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

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

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

The Open Mic Downstairs

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

The Blue Pill Poetry

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