{"title": "Jawdance", "start": "2026-05-20T00:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-25T00:00:00Z", "place": "Ovalhouse Theatre", "address": "Kennington Oval 52-54, SE11 5SW London", "price": "£15", "price_from": "15.00", "price_to": "15.00", "tickets_url": "https://brixtonhouse.co.uk/book-online/334456", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/spoken-word"], "description": "Jawdance is a performance poetry night featuring honest and real storytelling, a resident DJ, and an open mic with typically ten slots for anyone to take the stage. It is presented by Apples and Snakes, a national organisation that has championed performance poetry for over forty years and puts artists first. The night welcomes everyone, from first-timers to seasoned performers, in a warm and welcoming poetry community. 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Everyone is welcome.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/proper-poetry-and-ro-dodgson-34626/", "official_url": "https://www.acesandeightssaloonbar.com/events/proper-poetry-and-ro-dodgson-4/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/54932bc5ca29f5f89c0333133e11b5591f3881d09f61d5304ed88b51f2073bc8-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Spit Nights x Amnesty International UK", "start": "2026-11-08T19:45:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Amnesty International UK", "address": "Easton Street 1, WC1X 0DW London", "price": "from £17", "price_from": "17.00", "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://secure.southbankcentre.co.uk/142373/", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["literature/poetry", "music/jazz"], "description": "Spit Nights x Amnesty International UK is an evening of poetry, spoken word and live jazz. Spit Nights and Amnesty International UK explore the experiences, questions and stories that shape our sense of what's fair. It asks who gets heard, who gets a fair shot, who feels safe and who gets to belong.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/spit-nights-x-amnesty-international-uk-40766/", "official_url": "https://www.amnesty.org.uk/get-involved/events/spit-nights-x-amnesty-international-uk/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/07c68f3e9af204a47be227dcbef1b3188c08c3094fde5921173eb66c3b15e261-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Extra Second London", "start": "2026-10-31T18:45:00Z", "end": null, "place": "St. Margaret's House", "address": "Old Ford Road 15-23, E2 9PJ London", "price": "£4 (£5 for Open Mic + Guest)", "price_from": "4.00", "price_to": "5.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.tickettailor.com/events/stmargaretshouse/1432082/select-date", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/spoken-word"], "description": "A cosy monthly evening of poetry, spoken word, music and discussion with open mic slots. Hosted by Kid Anansi and Julie G, it pairs performances with a discussion section that gives performers and audiences a space to reflect on writing and performing, welcoming everyone from newcomers to seasoned pros. The October theme is ALCHEMY.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/extra-second-london-38811/", "official_url": "https://www.stmargaretshouse.org.uk/events/extra-second-london", "image": "https://noky.io/images/bba057d21d53ce77888181cc3445b100438830ba4441c8eda3441b81cdb90301-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Dare-Gale Press: New Poetry", "start": "2026-11-10T00:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "The Horse Hospital", "address": "Colonnade, WC1N 1JD London", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/new-poetry-at-the-horse-hospital-tickets-2003084843689?aff=oddtdtcreator", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/poetry"], "description": "An evening of contemporary poetry at which four outstanding poets, including Fran Lock and Stephen Romer, read from their new work. It is presented by Dare-Gale Press, Michael Marks Publisher of the Year 2024. 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This edition features headline guest Cia Mangat, a London writer and zinemaker whose work has appeared in fourteen poems, gal-dem, Propel and bath magg, been broadcast by the BBC, and whose debut pamphlet is Lobe. 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It takes place at Jamboree, a music venue in Kings Cross, London, and invites people to bring pens, pencils and daydreams for a cosy, creative start to the week. It is a Pay What You Can event, where donations support independent, community art and help offer tickets to those who cannot afford one.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/word-space-60801/", "official_url": "https://www.jamboreevenue.co.uk/events/open-mic-and-poetry-night-in-london-10/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/fa7925a8b7c8eddd343810a0cd31530ef1704754584d4e2ac4656953d47ed380-600.webp"}, {"title": "Autumn Term Performance Makers: Theatre, Words & Movement", "start": "2026-11-07T00:00:00Z", "end": "2026-12-05T00:00:00Z", "place": "Roundhouse", "address": "Chalk Farm Road, NW1 8EH London", "price": "£25", "price_from": "25.00", "price_to": "25.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["literature/spoken-word", "stage/theatre"], "description": "Performance Makers: Theatre, Words & Movement is an 8-week project for 15–17 year olds at the Roundhouse, where participants create original live performance from scratch. Led by industry professional practitioners with backgrounds in contemporary performance art, it explores theatre, spoken word, and live art through writing, movement, improvisation, and collaboration. No previous experience is required, and the project ends with a Scratch Night showcase for friends and family in a professional studio. Sessions take place at Roundhouse Works Backstage Studio.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/autumn-term-performance-makers-theatre-words-movement-64961/", "official_url": "https://www.roundhouse.org.uk/whats-on/performance-makers-15-17-au26/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/39f7f2b5fa21f6f5ee4e106531fefa1e590fe7cb88540b018ade88f7fef02112-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Kindrd Jam", "start": "2026-09-25T00:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-12-04T00:00:00Z", "place": "Ovalhouse Theatre", "address": "Kennington Oval 52-54, SE11 5SW London", "price": "Standing £15 // Seated £18 // On the door £20", "price_from": "15.00", "price_to": "20.00", "tickets_url": "https://brixtonhouse.co.uk/book-online/339656", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/soul-funk/soul"], "description": "Kindrd Jam is a live music night where curated sets by a featured artist open into an open jam, with singers and musicians in the room invited to join the band and create in the moment. It is born from Kindred Spirit, founded by Michelle Escoffery, and co-produced by Victor Redwood-Sawyerr, and each edition is curated by a featured artist. This edition is hosted by Michelle Escoffery and curated by ESKA, a Zimbabwean-born, London-raised singer and multi-instrumentalist whose debut album was nominated for the 2015 Mercury Prize. The night rolls into an aftershow party where artists and audiences can keep the night going.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/kindrd-jam-37689/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/705359aeafcee087d5eff9b3c896d06c482fdf8d6ac6d6c3c2e61cc665aebddc-600.webp"}, {"title": "Poems Not Bombs", "start": "2026-10-29T18:30:00Z", "end": "2026-10-29T21:00:00Z", "place": "Walthamstow Trades Hall", "address": "17 Hoe Street (off Tower Hamlets Road), E17 4SB London", "price": "", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.datathistle.com/events/books/", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/poetry", "occasion/halloween"], "description": "Poems Not Bombs is a free monthly poetry open mic held upstairs at Walthamstow Trades Hall, open to poets of all experiences and levels. It is hosted by Paul McGrane of the local poetry collective Forest Poets. Sign-up on the night runs from 6.30pm to 7pm, and time permitting everyone gets five minutes; anyone can read poems on any theme, or simply come along to listen. For the 29 October 2026 session near Halloween, attendees are invited to bring scary poems, though themed poems are optional and all poems are welcome.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/poems-not-bombs-70749/", "official_url": "https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/poems-not-bombs-at-the-trades-hall-walthamstow-tickets-649696007247", "image": "https://noky.io/images/cd640465ee507a2147fd2931e6896b7c82b25f35c577f15c2b8092ff3120ddd9-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Laughlines open-mic comedy - October", "start": "2026-10-30T19:30:00Z", "end": "2026-10-30T22:00:00Z", "place": "Bàrd Books", "address": "Roman Road 341-343, E3 5QR London", "price": "£5.00 +£0.13 ticket service fee", "price_from": "5.00", "price_to": "5.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "comedy", "tags": ["comedy/stand-up"], "description": "Laughlines is a monthly open-mic comedy night held in a bookshop, with a headline act alongside open-mic performances. It is hosted by Jess Carrivick, a writer shortlisted for the BAFTA Rocliffe prize who received five stars at the 2024 Edinburgh Fringe, and the October headline act is Jen Nolan, a comedian who began in 2022 and tells funny, heartfelt stories from growing up in East London.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/laughlines-open-mic-comedy-october-41012/", "official_url": "https://www.wearebardbooks.co.uk/event-details/laughlines-open-mic-comedy-october", "image": "https://noky.io/images/6dd6dc4e9ce43bbf67ad013ae523956682f98b5cafc56cb3bade32e92b965fa3-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Poetry at Lala: Joelle Taylor & Olive Franklin + open mic", "start": "2026-10-29T19:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Lala Books", "address": "Grove Lane 4a, SE5 8SY London", "price": "£12", "price_from": "12.00", "price_to": "12.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/111081447981", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/poetry"], "description": "A monthly poetry night at Lala Books, headlined by T.S. Eliot Prize-winning poet Joelle Taylor and Olive Franklin, with readings from the writers' collective Page of Wands and open mic slots. Taylor is the author of four poetry collections, including 2025's Maryville, whose C+NTO & Othered Poems won the T.S. Eliot Prize and the Polari Book Prize; she is a former UK Poetry Slam Champion and hosts Out-Spoken at the Southbank Centre. Franklin's debut pamphlet Dyke Juvenilia won the Poetry London Pamphlet Competition, and her poems have appeared in Granta, Poetry and The Poetry Review. Open mic performers get five minutes each on a first come, first served basis and receive complimentary drinks.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/poetry-at-lala-joelle-taylor-olive-franklin-open-mic-41620/", "official_url": "https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/poetry-at-lala-joelle-taylor-olive-franklin-open-mic-tickets-2000880541562", "image": "https://noky.io/images/307a1b650d2ca527f034c49a9564a2d9b38cde79781b4b2120178437197bcbe5-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Open Mic Night", "start": "2026-10-29T18:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "St. Margaret's House", "address": "Old Ford Road 15-23, E2 9PJ London", "price": "FREE", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.tickettailor.com/events/stmargaretshouse/1364367/select-date", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/poetry", "music"], "description": "Open Mic Night is a monthly open stage evening held in The Gallery Cafe at St Margaret's House. Performers of all kinds are welcome, from acoustic musicians, poets and storytellers to stand-up comedians, with eight slots of 8 to 10 minutes each. Four slots can be pre-booked and four are available for sign-up on the door, with sign-up from 6.30pm and performances starting at 7pm. The cafe offers a warm, supportive atmosphere, with teas, beer, wine, soft drinks and a selection of salads available on the night.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/open-mic-night-38810/", "official_url": "https://www.stmargaretshouse.org.uk/events/open-mic-night-1", "image": "https://noky.io/images/a6a9b673914b3d099a7bc9c01f32e453220808c6b1f268c865a7e68b05a41a17-2000.webp"}, {"title": "07.11| Salon Artystyczny POSK", "start": "2026-11-07T18:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-07T20:00:00Z", "place": "Polish Social and Cultural Association", "address": "King Street 238-246, W6 0RF London", "price": "Wstęp wolny", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/poetry", "art", "community"], "description": "Salon Artystyczny POSK is an artistic salon evening held in the Atrium of the Polish Social and Cultural Association in London, where admission is free. It is organised by the Polish Social and Cultural Association (POSK), and the evening will be hosted by Agnieszka Kuchnia-Wołosiewicz. Artists, poets, musicians and young creators will meet at the event, with David Toya as the special guest.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/0711-salon-artystyczny-posk-63946/", "official_url": "https://posk.org/event/07-11-salon-artystyczny-posk/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/24d4eff8f894c1a441ca138166f03714de122e66d5ae566023b4f6dd226c43e0-2000.webp"}]}