{"title": "SPIT NIGHTS: POETRY & OPEN MIC", "start": "2026-11-06T19:45:00Z", "end": null, "place": "The Ministry, Borough", "address": "79-81 Borough Rd, SE1 1DN London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/poetry"], "description": "SPIT NIGHTS: POETRY & OPEN MIC is a night of poetry described as poetry for non-poetry fans. It brings together the UK's best poets, showing how entertaining, moving and hilarious they can be using nothing but words. The show features 3 headliners plus an open mic section. 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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": "Poetry open mic night", "start": "2026-11-13T19:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Backstory", "address": "Balham High Road 71, SW12 9AP London", "price": "Free entry", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/poetry"], "description": "Poetry open mic night is a regular evening at Backstory where anyone can step up to a mic and share poetry, prose, or any writing they like, with five minutes on stage once called up. 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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": "If Poets Ruled the World – Monthly Poetry Open Mic Night", "start": "2026-11-12T19:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Sands End Arts & Community Centre", "address": "SW6 3BB London", "price": "Tickets start at £5 + fees", "price_from": "5.00", "price_to": null, "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/poetry"], "description": "If Poets Ruled the World is a monthly poetry open mic night held at the Walnut Tree Café in Sands End Arts & Community Centre, where anyone can share their voice in a welcoming, inclusive space. 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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": "Homely Poetry", "start": "2026-11-01T20:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-01T22:30:00Z", "place": "Ram Jam Records", "address": "46B Richmond Rd, KT2 5EE Kingston Upon Thames", "price": "£5 OTD", "price_from": "5.00", "price_to": "5.00", "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. It is held at the speakeasy Ram Jam Records, hidden behind the Smok'd pub at The Grey Horse Kingston, and offers a judgement-free space for poets, acapella rappers and spoken word artists. 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": "Open Mic Night", "start": "2026-11-13T19:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Uxbridge Library", "address": "Civic Centre, High Street, Uxbridge, UB8 1UW", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature"], "description": "Open Mic Night is an evening of local musical and literary talents at Uxbridge Library. 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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": "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", "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": "Poetry Slam", "start": "2026-11-12T19:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Genesis Cinema", "address": "Mile End Road 93-95, E1 4UJ London", "price": "£1", "price_from": "1.00", "price_to": "1.00", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/spoken-word"], "description": "The Genesis Poetry Slam is an electric night of spoken word performances, with rhymes, rhythms, laughter and possibly tears. It has been running for over 15 years and is London's only three-round poetry slam, in which up to 12 poets compete to reach the final round and claim the title of slam champion for the month. The November slam sees poets battle it out for a place in the December Grand Final. Whether you come to perform or simply to listen, you'll be part of one of the friendliest, most supportive slam communities around.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/poetry-slam-36224/", "official_url": "https://genesiscinema.co.uk/event/92613", "image": "https://noky.io/images/048771cc4ae9a268be5e602bb50ee14a2413d4a87884286a2a80114b775713e9-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Open Mic Acoustic Night - Firepit Red Room Sessions", "start": "2026-11-06T18:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-06T22:30:00Z", "place": "Firepit Art Gallery", "address": "Cutter Lane 10, SE10 0XX London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/folk/singer-songwriter"], "description": "An intimate acoustic open mic for singer-songwriters, guitarists and storytellers, held in the Red Room's low-lit listening-room setting. A PA and equipment are provided, with slots of up to two songs or 10 minutes. It takes place at Firepit Art Gallery on Cutter Lane in London.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/open-mic-acoustic-night-firepit-red-room-sessions-78662/", "official_url": "", "image": ""}, {"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, "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": ""}, {"title": "Open Mic Night in November", "start": "2026-11-14T19:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Old London Road cafe", "address": "Old London Road 52, KT2 6QF Kingston upon Thames", "price": "FREE", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music"], "description": "Open Mic Night in November is an evening of live music at Old London Road Café, where anyone can take the stage to perform. It is hosted by the café itself and welcomes performers of all levels, from seasoned musicians to first-timers, with all genres from folk and indie to rock. Slots of two to three songs can be reserved by email or on social media, or claimed by signing up at the registration table on the night. The evening also offers a cosy atmosphere, a bar with drinks, and the chance to connect with other local musicians.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/open-mic-night-in-november-50326/", "official_url": "https://olrcafe.co.uk/event/open-mic-night-in-november-2/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/4617e6dfb3f666a95d98d720ed48c715002dbfef8359438d5a9bffd7886f3a01-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Picador Poetry Presents...", "start": "2026-11-12T19:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-12T23:00:00Z", "place": "Bàrd Books", "address": "Roman Road 341-343, E3 5QR London", "price": "", "price_from": "5.00", "price_to": "5.00", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/spoken-word"], "description": "Picador Poetry Presents... is a night of performance and spoken word. It is presented by Picador Poetry and hosted at Bàrd Books, a bookshop on Roman Road in Bow. The evening offers live performance and spoken word from its guests.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/picador-poetry-presents-41020/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/4658f0807c708b8b073a9bbb5869e942d8ed5401a2e667613c44fce0b974a0aa-600.webp"}]}