Poetry Events in San Francisco

Check out happening poetry events all around San Francisco, CA

Paranda Party: Nirbhau Nirvair

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

Most Best Halloween

 Fri, 31 Oct at 05:00 pm 220 Montgomery St USD 0 to 66

826 Valencia Community Open Mic Night

 Wed, 22 Oct at 06:30 pm 826 Valencia St Free

Pen 2 Power Showcase

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

Open Mic at Music City Starfactory| Free Entry!

 Thu, 23 Oct at 07:00 pm Music City San Francisco Free

Poetry as Resistance: Ahmad Shamlou’s Enduring Voice

 Thu, 23 Oct at 07:00 pm Main Library - San Francisco Public Library Free

Open Mic at Music City Starfactory| Free Entry!

 Thu, 30 Oct at 07:00 pm Music City San Francisco Free

Dear Ferocious Dreamer: A Festival Finale in Verse

 Fri, 24 Oct at 07:30 pm Victoria Theatre Free

Kim Shuck's Poem Jam Celebrates Pat Parker

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

Breath Of Fire Open Mic

 Sat, 01 Nov at 03:00 pm Mr. Mahjong’s USD 0 to 23

Healing Through Self Expression: Co-Working & Screening

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

Healing Through Self Expression: Holiday Party

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

Verse in Fog: A Poetic Celebration of San Francisco

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

November Sunset Ocean Dance at Ocean Beach

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

Rachika Nayar and Nina Keith Present: Disiniblud

 Thu, 23 Oct at 07:00 pm 2665 Mission St, San Francisco, CA, United States, California 94110

The Tell-Tale Heart: A Rap Adaptation

 Tue, 21 Oct at 07:00 pm Z Space

La Luz

 Fri, 07 Nov at 09:00 pm 777 Valencia Street San Francisco CA 94110

Friends of Dorothy Read Friends of Dorothy book club

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

Transformative Arts Markets by Arts.Co.Lab

 Sat, 25 Oct at 10:00 am Presidio Tunnel Tops Free

THE LAKE SHOW! OCEAN BEACH BONFIRE!

 Sat, 25 Oct at 03:00 pm Ocean Beach Free

MICROFONO ABIERTO MARTES DE ARTES - OPEN MIC - ART TUESDAYS

 Tue, 21 Oct at 08:00 pm El Family Cafe y Mercado Free

An Evening with Francesca Lee / Donovan Plant & The Leafs - SF

 Fri, 07 Nov at 07:30 pm 988 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco, CA, United States, California 94133

Open Mic

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

Performance: Civil Liberties Now

 Sun, 09 Nov at 02:00 pm Main Library - San Francisco Public Library Free

Poetry Open Mic

 Thu, 23 Oct at 04:00 pm North Beach Library Free

The Tortured Poets: An Ode to Taylor Swift

 Tue, 21 Oct at 07:30 pm Make-Out Room USD 18 to 23

Emily Dickinson and the Poetics of a Private Life

 Thu, 06 Nov at 06:00 pm Mechanics' Institute USD 7 to 18

Alta Journal and Litquake Celebrate California Rewritten

 Wed, 22 Oct at 07:30 pm Verdi Club USD 20 to 23

The People's Project: Looking Forward with Saeed Jones and Maggie Smith

 Tue, 21 Oct at 07:30 pm Great Star Theater Free

Kim Shuck’s Poem Jam Celebrates Janice Gould

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

Dancegiving Ocean Dance at Ocean Beach

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

Queer Open Mic Night

 Tue, 21 Oct at 07:00 pm Strut

Kearny Street Workshop Presents APAture 2025: (UN)Becoming

 Wed, 22 Oct at 06:30 pm Arc Studios & Gallery

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

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

2026 Burns Supper

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

Leonard Cohen Fest: To The End Of Love - John Mackay Trio & Conspiracy of Venus

 Wed, 05 Nov at 06:30 pm 988 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco, CA, United States, California 94133

NOV 11 Tango Poetry Project night at El Valenciano - Lecture & DJ with projection

 Tue, 11 Nov at 07:30 pm El Valenciano Restaurant & Bar

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

D.I.R.T. Festival 2025: Dance In Revolt(ing) Times

 Sat, 25 Oct at 02:30 pm Dance Mission Theater USD 29 to 34

Hysteria Comedy Open Mic for Women and Queers

 Wed, 08 Mar at 07:00 pm San Francisco Eagle Bar Free

Queer Bedtime Stories

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

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