Poetry Events in Toronto

Check out happening poetry events all around Toronto, ON

Rupi Kaur

 Tue, 05 May at 07:00 pm Queen Elizabeth Theatre - Toronto

Rupi Kaur at Queen Elizabeth Theatre - Toronto

 Wed, 06 May at 08:00 pm Queen Elizabeth Theatre - Toronto

Old Man Flanagan's Ghost on St. Patrick's Day

 Tue, 17 Mar at 07:30 pm Rivoli Toronto CAD 23

What You Won’t Do for Love

 Fri, 20 Mar at 07:00 pm The Fleck at Harbourfront Centre Theatre

Poetry Open Mic

 Sat, 21 Mar at 03:00 pm Buddies in Bad Times Theatre Free

Richard Hell: Godlike

 Fri, 15 May at 07:00 pm Bram & Bluma Appel Salon Free

Bad Waitress + Bibi Club + bikebike + Poetry by Melissa Auf der Maur + more: Wavelength Music Festiv

 Fri, 20 Mar at 06:30 pm 651 Dufferin St., Toronto, ON, Canada, Ontario M6K 2B2

Gisèle Pelicot Toronto Book Launch: "A Hymn to Life"

 Thu, 26 Mar at 06:00 pm Trinity-St. Paul's United Church and Centre for Faith, Justice and the Arts CAD 50 to 86

Verse & Vision Spring 2026 Showcase

 Sun, 29 Mar at 01:00 pm The Drake Underground CAD 12

শুভ্র বৈশাখ, ১৪৩৩

 Sat, 11 Apr at 06:00 pm Father John Redmond Catholic Secondary School and Regional Arts Centre

An Artsy Speed Dating Event!

 Fri, 20 Mar at 05:00 pm Say Hey House CAD 33

Talk Tea with PolyaMarla: A Queer non-monogamy support group

 Sun, 22 Mar at 06:00 pm Bampot House CAD 23

McClelland & Stewart Poetry Night 2026

 Tue, 31 Mar at 07:15 pm Nancy & Ed Jackman Performance Centre NEJPC Free

Launch of Lisa Richter's SUBLUNARY (featuring guest readers)

 Thu, 09 Apr at 07:00 pm Another Story Bookshop Free

Punk Talks: Post-Punk and Toronto's Queen Street West Scene

 Sun, 26 Apr at 02:00 pm Peach Berserk CAD 10

The Sacred Veil (April 25)

 Sat, 25 Apr at 07:30 pm Metropolitan United Church

Acoustic Punk Night! Cactus Vella / Chris MacDonald / Jo Snyder / Patty O'Lantern

 Sat, 04 Apr at 08:30 pm Super Wonder Gallery

Poetry 101 Second Edition with SpokenbyT

 Thu, 02 Apr at 07:00 pm Another Story Bookshop CAD 20 to 26

Shab-e She’r (Poetry Night) Nowruz 2026

 Tue, 17 Mar at 07:00 pm Tranzac Club

Song Experiment Featuring Roula Said

 Sat, 21 Mar at 05:00 pm Tranzac Club

Faculty Reading Series: Albert F. Moritz and Karen Solie

 Thu, 19 Mar at 06:30 pm Victoria College Chapel in Old Vic building Free

Embrace @ The Tranzac!

 Sun, 22 Mar at 12:00 pm Tranzac Club Free

Launch: Hollay Ghadery, Lucy E.M Black, Aamir Hussain, & Ashraf Zaghal

 Thu, 19 Mar at 07:00 pm Another Story Bookshop Free

Robert Priest's Great Canadian Folk-off

 Sun, 15 Mar at 05:00 pm Tranzac Club

Шевченківський концерт

 Sun, 15 Mar at 03:00 pm Old Mill Dr, Toronto, ON M6S, Canada

Roula's Solidarity Salon

 Mon, 16 Mar at 06:00 pm Bampot House Free

The FYA FYA Show

 Sat, 21 Mar at 06:00 pm 158 Sterling Rd CAD 39 to 49

Back Talk Showcase 2026

 Wed, 25 Mar at 06:30 pm Wychwood Barns Park Free

Prose Open Mic (presented by The Irony Club & Mayil Coffee)

 Wed, 25 Mar at 05:00 pm 870 College St CAD 10

A Mother's Love - Poetry Event in support of Dr. Roz's Healing Place

 Sat, 28 Mar at 06:30 pm 910 Queen St W CAD 28 to 33

Gwen Aube's MISSED CONNECTIONS WITH TALL GIRLS (+ Haus of Decline & guests)

 Tue, 07 Apr at 07:00 pm Another Story Bookshop Free

Tiger Den's Open Mic

 Wed, 21 Jan at 07:00 pm Tiger Den CAD 10 to 14

Open Mic @ The Dot

 Sun, 12 Apr at 07:00 pm TacoTaco CAD 13

WORLD PLAY: Reading Toronto's Many Languages | Chapter 5

 Mon, 23 Mar at 07:00 pm Koffler Arts Free

Singing for Our Lives: Echoes of the Psalms in Social Movements

 Sat, 21 Mar at 03:00 pm 117 Bloor Street East, Toronto, ON, Canada, Ontario M4W 1A9

KAO DA SAM TE SANJAO

 Sat, 28 Mar at 07:00 pm Isabel Bader Theatre

Launch of DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS - Cavar (with Twoey Gray)

 Tue, 24 Mar at 07:00 pm Another Story Bookshop Free

Guernica Editions In-Person March Launch

 Sun, 15 Mar at 03:30 pm Supermarket

Tales and Poems of the Arab Region

 Sat, 21 Mar at 05:00 pm 135 Sixth St CAD 0 to 12

Black In Nature Poetry Walk Series 1

 Sun, 22 Feb at 09:30 am Lower Don River Trail CAD 0 to 23

Music & Literature Bonanza: Hispanic Expressions

 Wed, 18 Mar at 04:00 pm York University Free

Spoken Word and Art Expression

 Fri, 20 Mar at 07:00 pm 2009 Lawrence Ave W unit 10 Free

Chapbook Launch: Playing Cello For A Dead Bird

 Fri, 20 Mar at 07:00 pm Book People on Queen Free

God in a Watermelon- A Poetry Special

 Sun, 15 Mar at 06:00 pm Small World Centre Free

SVOI v Old School | Serce Event Poetry Night| Toronto

 Sun, 22 Mar at 07:00 pm Old School CAD 24 to 30

BREATHE

 Sat, 21 Mar at 05:00 pm 601 Christie St suite 170 CAD 14 to 28

The Drake, Toronto, ON

 Sat, 16 May at 07:00 pm The Drake Hotel - Toronto

Poetry Night: Forgive Me Father, For I Have Yearned

 Wed, 25 Mar at 07:30 pm Tiger Den CAD 23 to 35

Songs to the Moon

 Sun, 22 Mar at 02:00 pm Foy House CAD 17 to 33

Anstruther Press: Ian Pople, Kit Roffey, Corey Page Martin, & Salena Wiener

 Tue, 14 Apr at 07:00 pm Another Story Bookshop Free

Crimean Tatar Poetry Night

 Sat, 28 Mar at 06:00 pm KUMF Gallery CAD 23

Book Launch: Broken People

 Thu, 16 Apr at 07:00 pm OBJX Studio CAD 0 to 23

Finding Common Ground. Where music and love meet. Choir concert

 Fri, 08 May at 07:30 pm Grace Church on-the-Hill CAD 34

The Catholic Imagination: Song, Story, and the Meaning of our Lives

 Sat, 25 Apr at 09:00 am St. Augustine's Seminary of Toronto CAD 11

Open Mike Eagle

 Fri, 08 May at 07:00 pm The Sound Garage

Nicole Louie and Molly Peacock in conversation (with Nandita Bajaj)

 Thu, 23 Apr at 07:00 pm Another Story Bookshop Free

2026 OCAD U GradEx: Creative Writing x Onsite Gallery

 Fri, 08 May at 05:00 pm Onsite Gallery, OCAD University Free

Poetry workshop and open mic night

 Sat, 28 Mar at 07:00 pm Naimas Asian Fusion Cafe CAD 20

Open Mic at Paris Baguette Etobicoke

 Thu, 26 Mar at 06:30 pm Paris Baguette Free

Eiyn Sof (in Toronto, ON)

 Sat, 04 Jul at 07:00 pm Arraymusic CAD 0 to 44

Friday Night Mics - Comedy Show

 Fri, 18 Feb at 07:00 pm The Comedy Lab at The Lab 416 Free

ALL BLACK COMEDY SHOW – TORONTO’S FUNNIEST MONTHLY STAND-UP EVENT

 Sun, 30 Nov at 08:00 pm Key's Stand up Comedy Club Toronto Improv Bar and Grill CAD 10

Last temptation open mic comedy night

 Tue, 04 Nov at 08:15 pm Last Temptation Free

Poetry in the Park

 Fri, 30 May at 04:45 pm High Park Outdoor Pool CAD 14 to 32

Free Times Live - Tuesdays

 Tue, 27 Jan at 07:00 pm Free Times Cafe Free

Harmony Cafe - Stand Up Comedy Open Mic

 Tue, 10 Feb at 07:00 pm The Harmony Cafe/Bar Free

Sapphic Tuesdays at Bampot House

 Tue, 27 May at 08:00 pm Bampot House CAD 0 to 17

ALL INDIAN COMEDY SHOW – TORONTO’S FUNNIEST MONTHLY STAND-UP DESI EVENT

 Fri, 26 Dec at 08:00 pm Key's Stand up Comedy Club Toronto Improv Bar and Grill CAD 12

Politics/Poetics of Migration

 Wed, 25 Feb at 10:00 am Health, Nursing and Environmental Studies Free

Toronto Hip Hop Creatives Connect | Networking event for Hip Hop Creatives

 Mon, 12 Feb at 09:00 pm Underground CAD 23

Poetry Therapy Drop-in Sessions

 Mon, 02 Mar at 01:00 pm 515 Pape Ave CAD 50

ALL SLAVIC COMEDY SHOW – TORONTO’S FUNNIEST MONTHLY STAND-UP EVENT

 Tue, 16 Dec at 08:00 pm Key's Stand up Comedy Club Toronto Improv Bar and Grill CAD 20

Saturday Music Open Mic at Saulter St Brewery

 Sat, 21 Sep at 08:00 pm Saulter Street Brewery Free