Poetry Events in San Francisco

Check out happening poetry events all around San Francisco, CA

Open Mic - Live at Music City Starfactory | Free Entry!

 Thu, 13 Nov at 07:00 pm Music City Starfactory (formerly Music City San Francisco) Free

Open Mic - Live at Music City Starfactory | Free Entry!

 Thu, 20 Nov at 07:00 pm Music City Starfactory (formerly Music City San Francisco) Free

Healing Through Self Expression: Holiday Party

 Sat, 22 Nov at 12:00 pm 465 S Van Ness Ave Free

Most Best Open Mic - Black Friday Edition

 Fri, 28 Nov at 05:30 pm 220 Montgomery St USD 0 to 66

Open Mic - Live at Music City Starfactory | Free Entry!

 Thu, 04 Dec at 07:00 pm Music City Starfactory (formerly Music City San Francisco) Free

Open Mic - Live at Music City Starfactory | Free Entry!

 Thu, 11 Dec at 07:00 pm Music City Starfactory (formerly Music City San Francisco) Free

CMC Open Mic Night

 Wed, 03 Dec at 06:30 pm Community Music Center Free

Friends of Dorothy Read Friends of Dorothy book club

 Sun, 16 Nov at 03:30 pm Eureka Valley/Harvey Milk Memorial Branch Library Free

November Sunset Ocean Dance at Ocean Beach

 Sun, 23 Nov at 04:00 pm Ocean Beach USD 34

Holding HOPE: World AIDS Day Poetry Book Launch

 Mon, 01 Dec at 06:00 pm Strut Free

The Poets Booth: A night of no filter

 Sat, 22 Nov at 06:30 pm Saluhall SF USD 34

Paranda Party: Nirbhau Nirvair

 Sat, 15 Nov at 04:00 pm Queer Arts Featured USD 23 to 66

Castro Wine Walk Holiday Edition

 Thu, 18 Dec at 06:00 pm The Academy SF USD 40 to 70

Healing Through Self Expression: Co-Working & Screening

 Sat, 15 Nov at 12:00 pm 465 S Van Ness Ave Free

Pen 2 Power Showcase

 Fri, 05 Dec at 05:00 pm San Francisco Public Library (Koret Auditorium) Free

Couch Sessions spoken poetry & live music open mic concert

 Thu, 20 Nov at 06:30 pm One Market Plaza Free

November Sunset Ocean Dance at Ocean Beach

 Sun, 16 Nov at 05:30 pm Ocean Beach USD 34

Kim Shuck's Poem Jam Celebrates Pat Parker

 Thu, 13 Nov at 06:00 pm Main Library - San Francisco Public Library Free

Verse in Fog: A Poetic Celebration of San Francisco

 Sat, 13 Dec at 06:30 pm Decentered Arts Studio USD 13 to 23

Kim Shuck’s Poem Jam Celebrates Janice Gould

 Sun, 16 Nov at 01:00 pm Main Library - San Francisco Public Library Free

Performance: Kim Shuck's Poem Jam: Endangered, Extirpated, Extinct

 Thu, 11 Dec at 06:00 pm Main Library - San Francisco Public Library Free

Open Mic

 Sun, 16 Nov at 04:00 pm Clarion Performing Arts Center USD 0 to 7

2026 Burns Supper

 Sat, 31 Jan at 06:00 pm St. Francis Yacht Club USD 80

Dancegiving Ocean Dance at Ocean Beach

 Thu, 27 Nov at 10:00 am Ocean Beach USD 34

Queer Bedtime Stories

 Thu, 01 Jun at 07:30 pm Queer Arts Featured USD 0 to 18

Resident Electronic Music January 2026 Live @ Noisebridge!

 Thu, 22 Jan at 08:00 pm Noisebridge Hackerspace

Open Mic

 Thu, 23 Jan at 07:00 pm Sealevel Free

By The Station: Open Mic

 Fri, 12 Sep at 05:00 pm Youth Art Exchange Studios at La Fénix USD 0 to 7

Open Mic ~ Music ~ Poetry ~ Hip Hop ~ Jazz ~ Vendors Needed Wanted

 Wed, 05 Feb at 05:00 pm San Francisco USD 7 to 34

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

 Thu, 02 Oct at 05:00 pm San Francisco Free

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

 Thu, 30 Oct at 05:00 pm San Francisco Free

Open Mic Night @ The Faight

 Tue, 04 Jun at 06:30 pm The Faight Collective, Haight Street, San Francisco, CA, USA Free

FREE CHRISTMAS EVE EVE SHOW! presented by Donut Worry Just Laugh

 Mon, 02 Dec at 08:30 pm The Blarney Stone Bar Free