Spoken word events in Toronto

Check out happening spoken word 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

Black History In Verse

 Fri, 27 Feb at 06:30 pm City of Toronto Archives Free

R.I.S.E Open Mic Night - "Unfinished Sentences"

 Fri, 27 Feb at 06:30 pm CEE Centre For Young Black Professionals Free

Jungle Flower Dragon Heart: Healing Out Loud from Abuse & Sexual Violence

 Thu, 26 Feb at 07:00 pm 52 St Lawrence St CAD 26 to 38

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE : EQUAL GROUNDS: CLIMATE, GENDER & GLOBAL GOALS26

 Fri, 05 Jun at 08:30 am Residence& Conference Centre-Toronto Downtown-George Brown College CAD 321 to 427

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

Heartsong Open Mic

 Thu, 26 Feb at 06:30 pm Alternity CAD 12

The Muses: Women's Circle & Open Mic with Sound Healing Meditation

 Thu, 05 Mar at 07:00 pm 52 St Lawrence St CAD 0 to 23

Toronto Youth Poetry Slam BHM Edition

 Mon, 23 Feb at 06:30 pm It's Ok* Studios CAD 12

Brockton Writers Series: March 11, 2026

 Wed, 11 Mar at 06:30 pm 32 Lisgar St Free

TAC Newcomer Mentor-Matching: Visual Arts, Literary, Community Arts, Dance

 Thu, 12 Mar at 05:30 pm Society Clubhouse Free

Dupel: The Pursuit of Infinity Tour - Toronto

 Sun, 29 Mar at 08:00 pm Junction Underground CAD 5

FKD (In The Head): Work-in-Progress

 Wed, 04 Mar at 08:00 pm Wenona Lodge CAD 10

Track Could Bend #114

 Tue, 03 Mar at 08:00 pm Wenona - Craft Beer Lodge

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

Grief Witness Community Meet-Up

 Wed, 18 Feb at 06:00 pm 1321 Neilson Rd Free

March of the Poets

 Thu, 12 Mar at 07:00 pm Free Times Cafe CAD 10

TAC Newcomer Mentor-Matching: Media Arts, Music, Theatre, Curation, Textile

 Thu, 26 Feb at 12:00 pm Native Canadian Centre of Toronto Free

Spoken Word and Art Expression

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

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

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

Voices of Freedom reading at Victoria College

 Wed, 18 Mar at 07:00 pm Alumni Hall Free

Book Launch: Broken People

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

When Sisters Speak

 Sat, 07 Mar at 08:00 pm Jane Mallett Theatre

OUTER HAVEN POETRY NIGHT XXV

 Thu, 26 Feb at 07:00 pm C.C.'S BAR & GRILL CAD 10

Your Emergency is Not My Emergency | NFC Doctoral Fellow Kanika Lawton

 Thu, 26 Feb at 04:00 pm Northrop Frye Centre (VC 102) Free

Free Times Live - Tuesdays

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