{"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/51dda5e3a9a2153ac2eb6430f9f6223e5622a40be4aec5589c0c4c90676b1fba-1200.webp", "dates": [{"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", "tickets": ""}, {"start": "2026-11-16T18:30:00Z", "end": "2026-11-16T20:00:00Z", "place": "Walthamstow Trades Hall", "address": "17 Hoe Street (off Tower Hamlets Road), E17 4SB London", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "Homely Poetry", "start": "2026-11-01T20:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Ram Jam Records", "address": "46B Richmond Rd, KT2 5EE Kingston Upon Thames", "price": "£5 OTD", "price_from": "5.00", "price_to": "5.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/spoken-word"], "description": "Homely Poetry is an open mic night where anyone can bring their bars, poems or spoken words to perform. 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Alongside the open mic, for which sign-up is at the door on a first come first serve basis, there are featured artists.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/homely-poetry-70241/", "official_url": "https://www.ramjamrecords.co.uk/events/01/11/26-homely-poetry", "image": "https://noky.io/images/45d76ffbb1138f8d8263ecd9efe7e2cf8807b89066677ce52ac147b749d9317f-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": "Scary Things (NTS): Halloween 2026", "start": "2026-10-31T22:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-01T03:00:00Z", "place": "The Old Blue Last", "address": "Great Eastern Street 38, EC2A 3ES London", "price": "GBP 8", "price_from": "5.50", "price_to": "8.00", "tickets_url": "https://ra.co/events/2538904", "category": "party-club", "tags": ["music/electronic/house", "occasion/halloween"], "description": "Scary Things throw their annual Halloween party at The Old Blue Last in Shoreditch, having returned after taking a fallow year last year. The collective takes over the venue with a serious lineup including Sam Wise, Jjess and DJ Bempah, alongside Bempah, Rhiavas, ScaryThings JK and James Loach. Expect house, club, disco and rap, with fancy dress highly encouraged and a prize for the best costume. The night runs into the early hours, and Scary Things also host a weekly NTS show.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/scary-things-nts-halloween-2026-46623/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/5cf122a0c5ec6daf2a02cececc4645ecea4c03cff74720817fdeb5a990aedd45-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Resonance Open Mic Poetry Night", "start": "2026-11-04T18:30:00Z", "end": "2026-11-04T21:00:00Z", "place": "Set Social", "address": "Nigel Road 55, SE15 4NP London", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/poetry"], "description": "Resonance Open Mic Poetry Night is a friendly open mic evening where anyone who loves reading, listening to or writing poetry can share one poem of ideally under five minutes. 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Fifteen readers take part across three sections, with ten advance slots and five available on the door, welcoming everyone from first-timers to regulars, with new work, rough drafts and old favourites all encouraged.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/resonance-open-mic-poetry-night-38493/", "official_url": "https://setspace.uk/event/resonance-open-mic-poetry-night/2026-11-04/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/4d32ea18193ca9c826933a25c89dd3a5c0b53272b8d43fc8b005544b033f004c-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": "Poetry Foyer – Young, Gifted & Black 2026", "start": "2026-10-29T18:30:00Z", "end": "2026-10-29T21:30:00Z", "place": "Theatre Peckham", "address": "Havil Street 221, SE5 7SB London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://theatrepeckham.ticketsolve.com/shows/1173691925/events", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/spoken-word", "occasion/black-history-month"], "description": "Poetry Foyer – Young, Gifted & Black 2026 is a joyful spoken word gathering celebrating Black brilliance, with an open mic that people can sign up for on the door. 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Data from the event will be collected and shared with Poetic Unity.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/poetry-foyer-young-gifted-black-2026-38971/", "official_url": "https://www.theatrepeckham.co.uk/show/poetry-foyer-young-gifted-black-2026/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/9f67b9e8d37bb8fefd720e855aa98d631f6eee49fdd1c82d363c2ac421145224-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Regular Poetry Club: Lost in the Foxglove", "start": "2026-10-29T18:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "St. Margaret's House", "address": "Old Ford Road 15-23, E2 9PJ London", "price": "", "price_from": "6.00", "price_to": "6.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.outsavvy.com/event/16216/regular-poetry-club-lost-in-the-foxglove", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["literature/poetry"], "description": "A bi-monthly poetry workshop called Regular Poetry Club: Lost in the Foxglove, offering a gentle, welcoming space to write freely, connect with others and grow your poetry in community, with tea, biscuits, a micro-lesson on a topic of focus, writing time and sharing in a low-pressure, queer-friendly environment. The poet, writer and artist Lauren Bulla runs the sessions, which form phase one of a two-phase process leading from writing to performing at seasonal open mic events, and whose work has been featured on BBC Radio 1 and LOOSE.FM.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/regular-poetry-club-lost-in-the-foxglove-38776/", "official_url": "https://www.stmargaretshouse.org.uk/events/regular-poetry-club-lost-in-the-foxglove", "image": "https://noky.io/images/288722e200b233096a4f0971c0258bec8f182bae9b4bef47b3a0e432de827b9c-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Word Space", "start": "2026-11-02T19:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Jamboree", "address": "St Chad's Place 6, London", "price": "Donations", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/word-space-poetry-open-mic-writing-workshop-words-based-chill-kings-x-tickets-698383091627", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/poetry"], "description": "Word Space is an open mic and poetry night with poem sharing, discussion, feedback and communal writing activities. 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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": "More Fire: Performance Poetry Ignited", "start": "2026-11-05T20:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Woolwich Works", "address": "No 1 Street 11, SE18 6HD London", "price": "Cabaret Seats: £27 | Standard Seats: £22 (all prices include a £2 booking fee per ticket)", "price_from": "22.00", "price_to": "27.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/spoken-word"], "description": "More Fire: Performance Poetry Ignited is a one-night spoken word show gathering radical and exceptional voices in performance poetry, never seen together on stage before. It is presented by Apples and Snakes, the national organisation for performance poetry, and spotlights the transformative origins, present and future of the art form. The line-up includes The Last Poets, Michael Rosen, Inua Ellams, AFLO. the poet, Jordan Stephens, Rakaya Fetuga and David Okodeh, hosted by Yomi Ṣode. The evening of raw storytelling and unmissable energy is never to be repeated.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/more-fire-performance-poetry-ignited-40362/", "official_url": "https://www.woolwich.works/events/more-fire", "image": "https://noky.io/images/069f86da197260f99be8b5625e0d7039338f8d01164b76055dd345e28ef762bd-1200.webp"}, {"title": "TESTING GROUND - open mic poetry and performance", "start": "2026-11-04T19:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-04T21:30:00Z", "place": "Bàrd Books", "address": "Roman Road 341-343, E3 5QR London", "price": "£6.00 (+£0.15 ticket service fee)", "price_from": "6.00", "price_to": "6.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/poetry"], "description": "TESTING GROUND is an open mic night of poetry, music and performance at Bàrd Books, where anyone can sign up at the door for a slot, assigned on a lottery basis. It is a welcoming night for first-timers and seasoned performers alike to try out new things. 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. She founded and edits Zindabad, a zine for people in diasporas worldwide, and facilitates writing and zine-making workshops.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/testing-ground-open-mic-poetry-and-performance-41015/", "official_url": "https://www.wearebardbooks.co.uk/event-details/testing-ground-open-mic-poetry-and-performance-5", "image": "https://noky.io/images/35e394fc8082cd3e1ec982f1dba926c866c710cf134c68f4b9ed0beefa27cab3-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Wild Thing Poetry Ma...", "start": "2026-10-31T14:00:00Z", "end": "2026-10-31T19:00:00Z", "place": "Torriano Meeting House", "address": "Torriano Avenue 99, NW5 2RX London", "price": "£20 (£15 concessions) for the complete 5 hour series of sessions", "price_from": "20.00", "price_to": "20.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["literature/poetry", "occasion/halloween"], "description": "Wild Thing Poetry Masterclass is a five-hour series of poetry workshops ending in a reading, held around Samhain. It is run by the Wild Thing Poetry Collective, whose members lead sessions including Lisa Kelly's workshop on the 'hag', David Floyd's on humour in the environmental apocalypse, Laura Rose's on the rose as a vehicle for grief, and one on writing spells led by Tara Brown, Katie Dunstan and Jess Grynfeld. The workshops celebrate creativity and connection with the more-than-human through sharing and soulful feedback.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/wild-thing-poetry-ma-70700/", "official_url": "https://torriano.org/whats-on/workshop/wild-thing-poetry-masterclass", "image": "https://noky.io/images/937720db42540cc81734ccf3d57e4833ddd18e66be9fa4de0e464cffda3a4b40-600.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. Entry is free, but booking is essential.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/dare-gale-press-new-poetry-39369/", "official_url": "https://www.thehorsehospital.com/events/dare-gale-press-new-poetry", "image": "https://noky.io/images/dcfaff97ca0ea99fac7f1a828b66fc3479ac8a934ac4aa4acdc9b841b6633e9e-2000.webp"}, {"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. Performances include writers such as Amina Jama, Akila Richards, and Roger Robinson, with a collaboration with Flipped Eye Publishing.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/jawdance-37686/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/4e8c882c2f06ca6b9e53397b74a7809d04e582745eb0d95100cad1b298cd0aad-600.webp"}, {"title": "Open Mic - Bubblebath - ALL WELCOME", "start": "2026-11-03T19:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "The Fiddler's Elbow", "address": "Malden Road 1, NW5 3HS London", "price": "FREE ENTRY", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["literature/poetry", "comedy", "music"], "description": "Open Mic - Bubblebath - FREE ENTRY - ALL WELCOME is a monthly open mic night held at The Fiddler's Elbow in Camden. Bubblebath is a showcase of London's raw talent, welcoming music, poetry, spoken-word, comedy and other acts of every skill level, with sign-up from 7pm on the night. Acts of all kinds are platformed except bands of more than two people, and performers are called up in order of registration. Entry is free and everyone is welcome, whether on stage or in the audience.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/open-mic-bubblebath-all-welcome-47946/", "official_url": "https://www.thefiddlerselbow.co.uk/whos-playing/open-mic-bubblebath382021-3nyzk-sapbm-sdt8l", "image": "https://noky.io/images/da0fc98db6e7ba34910e31c3c8e1ef148adc93cd256b321fadc3644e51879f90-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Open Mic Night", "start": "2026-11-04T19:30:00Z", "end": "2026-11-04T22:30:00Z", "place": "Bridge House", "address": "High Street 2, SE20 8RZ London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": [], "description": "An open mic night held at the Bridge House, a pub in southeast London that calls itself a community hub. It takes place on the first Wednesday of the month and runs into the evening. The pub invites guests to book a table for the night.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/open-mic-night-42998/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/20bf9214b547b43a9fcf6243473d185f7648347fc5febbfa88371317630c1f19-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Open Mic At The Three Compasses", "start": "2026-11-09T19:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-09T23:00:00Z", "place": "The Three Compasses", "address": "Dalston Lane 99, E8 1NH London", "price": "", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music"], "description": "Open Mic At The Three Compasses is a monthly open mic night where anyone can perform two 'turns' — a song, poem, spoken word, or whatever they like. It is presented by The Three Compasses, whose host, Lewis, organises the sets on the night. The venue provides a piano, a mic, and an electro-acoustic and an electric guitar from Guitar Guitar, while 40FT Brewery offers pints and house spirit & mixers for £4.90. Entry is free and the event is 18+.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/open-mic-at-the-three-compasses-48214/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/ea2b982b200ea8820e2aa057cb86e8ad9a2df74e08215109bc43df95f335b8f9-2000.webp"}]}