Spoken word events in Washington

Check out happening spoken word events all around Washington, DC

David Sedaris at DAR Constitution Hall

 Sun, 19 Apr at 03:00 pm DAR Constitution Hall

Dry Cleaning, YHWH Nailgun at Black Cat

 Tue, 03 Feb at 07:30 pm 1811 14th Street Northwest Washington, DC 20009-4425

Friday Music Series: Dessa

 Fri, 30 Jan at 12:30 pm McNeir Hall, New North Building | Georgetown University Free

"Speak the Dream: MLK Day Poetry Slam"| Anacostia | hosted by Black Chakra

 Sat, 17 Jan at 08:00 pm Busboys and Poets USD 0 to 8

4th Tuesdays Open Mic | 14th and V | Hosted by: Glo Shines

 Tue, 27 Jan at 08:00 pm Busboys and Poets USD 8

ROYALTY HERITAGE - KINGS & QUEENS

 Sat, 17 Jan at 06:00 pm UDC Theater of the Arts Auditorium, Building 46 West USD 0 to 82

Winter Slam: a poetry slam hosted by DC Horror Book Club

 Tue, 20 Jan at 07:00 pm Lost Generation Brewing Company USD 0 to 15

Release Open Mic: Opening Night Edition @ Honfleur Gallery

 Sat, 07 Feb at 06:00 pm Honfleur Gallery Free

#LyricSpokenWord

 Thu, 29 Jan at 07:00 pm Shanklin Hall Free

Philo w/ Lb199x + Mxlxchi

 Sat, 07 Feb at 07:30 pm 1508 North Capitol Street NW, Washington D.C., DC, United States, Washington, District of Columbia 20002

2026 Annual MLK Memorial Service

 Sun, 18 Jan at 03:00 pm First Rock Baptist Church USD 0 to 13

Voices of Remembrance and Resilience

 Sun, 15 Mar at 07:30 pm St Mark's Capitol Hill USD 0 to 34

THE POETRY SPOT (DC)

 Sat, 21 Mar at 06:00 pm Busboys and Poets USD 23 to 29

Pride Poetry Workshop: "Weird Way to Protest...but, Yes!"

 Tue, 20 Jan at 06:30 pm Arts Club of Washington Free

3rd Tuesdays Open Mic | 14th and V | Hosted by: Drew Anderson

 Tue, 20 Jan at 08:00 pm Busboys and Poets USD 8

Passport Poetry Open Mic

 Wed, 10 Dec at 07:00 pm LYDIA ON H

Xavier & Friends Open Mic

 Tue, 30 Dec at 08:00 pm The Artemis - DC Sports Bar, Live Music, Happy Hour Free

Hip-Hop Soundbath

 Sat, 16 Sep at 02:00 pm Eaton Wellness in Eaton DC (2nd floor) USD 50

Pure Lounge Live

 Thu, 13 Nov at 06:00 pm Pure Lounge USD 0 to 23

Open Mic at Art Of Noize

 Sun, 29 Jun at 06:30 pm Art of Noize USD 10 to 15