Poetry Events in Vancouver

Check out happening poetry events all around Vancouver, BC

Laughs in Queer - A Comedy Social and Open-Mic

 Fri, 23 Jan at 06:15 pm 271 Keefer St Free

FINAL FRIDAY CABARET at The Dusty Flowerpot Cabaret

 Fri, 30 Jan at 08:00 pm The Dusty Flowerpot Cabaret CAD 12

Open Mic Night at Chorus Studio

 Sat, 07 Feb at 08:00 pm Chorus Studio CAD 17

Vancouver Sexuality Professionals Meet Up

 Thu, 29 Jan at 07:00 pm R&B Ale & Pizza House Free

FINAL FRIDAY CABARET - Open call for original experimental acts, Every month starting January 2026

Fri, 27 Feb at 08:00 pm 2050 Scotia Street

Open Mic En "El Torito" Downtown En Español

 Fri, 16 Jan at 06:00 pm El Torito Mexican Restaurant Free

Open Mic Grooves

 Thu, 15 Jan at 08:00 pm STORY CAD 12

Revival Time Open Mic Night

 Sat, 07 Feb at 07:00 pm Fairview Baptist Church Free

Amandeep Khayal’s Dhak Dhak – A Man in Love (Vancouver)

 Thu, 14 May at 08:00 pm Alliance Française Vancouver CAD 42 to 53

EXPOSED [storytelling] Vancouver

 Sun, 01 Feb at 06:30 pm Zameen Art House CAD 22 to 32

Writer's Circle: Living Room Edition

 Sun, 18 Jan at 12:30 am 2283 E 10th Ave CAD 28

EVERYBODY'S WATCHING 2 presented by @knwmre

 Sat, 24 Jan at 07:00 pm Palm Street Studios CAD 17 to 28

ARTEI PHIRE : THE EXPERIENCE - a sensory space

 Sat, 31 Jan at 01:00 pm East 4th Avenue CAD 87

Action at a Distance/Vanessa Goodman: WAIL

 Mon, 26 Jan at 08:00 pm The Dance Centre, Scotiabank Dance Centre, Davie Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada

The Seventeen Syllable Poetry Slam

 Thu, 29 Jan at 07:00 pm The Pleasant FOOD•DRINKS•COMMUNITY CAD 12

Gathering Hope Residency Sharing (Matriarchs Uprising 2026)

 Fri, 20 Feb at 04:00 pm MORROW by Dumb Instrument Dance Free

Rainbow Chan Live at the Dream Factory at PuSh International Performing Arts Festival

 Wed, 04 Feb at 07:30 pm Chinese Canadian Museum

UPU Opening Night at The Cultch

 Tue, 17 Feb at 07:30 pm York Theatre, The Cultch

Lunch Poems presents Daniel Cowper and Daniela Elza (In Person)

 Wed, 21 Jan at 12:00 pm SFU Teck Gallery Free