Spoken Word Events in Manchester in May 2026

Discover Spoken Word events in Manchester in May 2026. Browse upcoming Spoken Word shows and activities happening across the city this month.

52 events found
Causons français (let's speak French)

Causons français (let's speak French)

Rocksalt Cafe Bar

Sun 3 May 5:00pm Bar
Poetry, Prose and Passion Tour

Poetry, Prose and Passion Tour

Lincoln Cathedral

Mon 4 May 10:45am Exhibition
Newark & Lincoln Speakers Club Meeting @ 7:15pm - Salvation Army, Newark

Newark & Lincoln Speakers Club Meeting @ 7:15pm - Salvation Army, Newark

NG24 3GA

Mon 4 May 7:15pm Networking
Centre for New Writing Fellows 2026: Inua Ellams and Gurnaik Johal

Centre for New Writing Fellows 2026: Inua Ellams and Gurnaik Johal

Blackwell's Bookshop

Tue 5 May 6:30pm Theatre
Dan Hicks:  Monuments Will Fall

Dan Hicks: Monuments Will Fall

The Manchester Museum

Wed 6 May 6:00pm Misc
Tentacles In-Person Poetry Workshops: Course 2

Tentacles In-Person Poetry Workshops: Course 2

Nottingham Central Library

Wed 6 May 6:00pm Theatre
Identity Global Majority Writers Group

Identity Global Majority Writers Group

Manchester Poetry Library

Wed 6 May 6:30pm Networking
20/20 Writing Competition & Launch

20/20 Writing Competition & Launch

Amped

Thu 7 May 6:00pm Misc
The House of Broken Things: Dr Kim Moore and Dr Malika Booker

The House of Broken Things: Dr Kim Moore and Dr Malika Booker

Manchester Poetry Library at Manchester Metropolitan University

Thu 7 May 6:30pm Misc
Manchester Must Dance - Mike Pickering & Kevin Cummins

Manchester Must Dance - Mike Pickering & Kevin Cummins

The John Rylands Research Institute and Library

Thu 7 May 7:00pm Music
Nuance of Care / Love with Anděl Sudik

Nuance of Care / Love with Anděl Sudik

Liverpool Arts Bar

Fri 8 May 10:00am Bar
Polari: Celebrating LGBTQ+ Writing Talent

Polari: Celebrating LGBTQ+ Writing Talent

Amped

Fri 8 May 7:00pm Theatre
Open Mic With Talking Zebras

Open Mic With Talking Zebras

Amped

Fri 8 May 7:15pm Bar
Film: 3000 Lesbians Go to York

Film: 3000 Lesbians Go to York

Amped

Sat 9 May 11:00am Film
Emily Brontë Reappraised

Emily Brontë Reappraised

Lawrence Batley Theatre

Sat 9 May 4:00pm Theatre
Golden Thread of Seva – Sikh Heritage in Huddersfield

Golden Thread of Seva – Sikh Heritage in Huddersfield

Lawrence Batley Theatre

Sat 9 May 6:00pm Theatre
Robin Ince book tour

Robin Ince book tour

International Anthony Burgess Foundation

Mon 11 May 7:00pm Theatre
READING AND WRITING CLUB

READING AND WRITING CLUB

Altogether Otherwise

Wed 13 May 6:00pm Misc
Identity Global Majority Writers Group

Identity Global Majority Writers Group

Manchester Poetry Library

Wed 13 May 6:30pm Networking
Stu Hennigan – Keshed

Stu Hennigan – Keshed

Byram Arcade

Wed 13 May 7:00pm Misc
The Bowling Green Writing Group

The Bowling Green Writing Group

The Bowling Green

Wed 13 May 7:00pm Networking
Exploring Literature, Creative Writing and Poetry in Creative Health

Exploring Literature, Creative Writing and Poetry in Creative Health

University of Huddersfield Queensgate Campus

Thu 14 May 1:00pm Misc
Radical Georgian Women Writers

Radical Georgian Women Writers

Porter Hill Tea Company

Thu 14 May 6:00pm Misc
Manchester: One City, Many Voices

Manchester: One City, Many Voices

Manchester Central Library

Thu 14 May 6:00pm Theatre
Sable Sorensen in conversation at St Ann's Church, Manchester

Sable Sorensen in conversation at St Ann's Church, Manchester

Saint Ann's Church

Thu 14 May 6:30pm Misc
Waterstones Liverpool - Martin Fitzgerald Discusses The Umbrella Man

Waterstones Liverpool - Martin Fitzgerald Discusses The Umbrella Man

12 College Ln

Thu 14 May 6:30pm Misc
Free Tour Manchester en Español

Free Tour Manchester en Español

Manchester Central Library

Fri 15 May 10:30am Outdoor
These Isles – with Brian Groom

These Isles – with Brian Groom

Heritage Quay

Fri 15 May 2:00pm Misc
Sarah-Clare's Literary Salon

Sarah-Clare's Literary Salon

Wilbraham Saint Ninian's United Reformed Church

Fri 15 May 6:00pm Networking
The Poetry of  Suicide: J.T. Welsch  in conversation with  Nikolai Duffy

The Poetry of Suicide: J.T. Welsch in conversation with Nikolai Duffy

Manchester Poetry Library at Manchester Metropolitan University

Fri 15 May 6:30pm Misc
Ink Spill #44: poetry workshop and open mic

Ink Spill #44: poetry workshop and open mic

The Head Of Steam

Fri 15 May 7:00pm Bar
Spoken Here: Voices from West Yorkshire & Beyond

Spoken Here: Voices from West Yorkshire & Beyond

Amped

Fri 15 May 7:00pm Theatre
Didsbury French Cafe

Didsbury French Cafe

Saints & Scholars

Sat 16 May 11:00am Networking
Romani Resistance Day with Delaine Le Bas, Juice Vamosi and Gemma Lees

Romani Resistance Day with Delaine Le Bas, Juice Vamosi and Gemma Lees

The Whitworth

Sat 16 May 1:00pm Misc
Poetry Slam 2026

Poetry Slam 2026

Amped

Sat 16 May 7:30pm Theatre
Workshop: Have a Kind Word with Yourself

Workshop: Have a Kind Word with Yourself

Amped

Sun 17 May 11:00am Misc
The Walk of Green Hope

The Walk of Green Hope

Beaumont Park

Sun 17 May 1:00pm Outdoor
An Afternoon With John King (Football Factory, Human Punk, Skinheads)

An Afternoon With John King (Football Factory, Human Punk, Skinheads)

The Maltshovel

Sun 17 May 3:00pm Misc
Simon Armitage

Simon Armitage

Lawrence Batley Theatre

Sun 17 May 7:00pm Theatre
Word of Mouth @ The Carlton Club

Word of Mouth @ The Carlton Club

Carlton Club, Carlton Road, Greater, Whalley Range, Manchester, UK

Sun 17 May 7:30pm Theatre
Shared Reading

Shared Reading

Nantwich Museum

Mon 18 May 2:00pm Misc
Book launch : Textual Actants (Infrastructure) w/ readings and discussion

Book launch : Textual Actants (Infrastructure) w/ readings and discussion

Grosvenor East Building, Manchester Metropolitan University

Wed 20 May 4:00pm Misc
Toastmasters Public Speaking and Leadership: Bullring Speakers (4th Monday)

Toastmasters Public Speaking and Leadership: Bullring Speakers (4th Monday)

University College Birmingham

Mon 25 May 6:30pm Networking
Writing poetry - having fun with words and poems

Writing poetry - having fun with words and poems

The Craft House

Tue 26 May 2:00pm Misc
IN TRANSLATION: Miha Mazzini  and Celia Hawkesworth in conversation

IN TRANSLATION: Miha Mazzini and Celia Hawkesworth in conversation

Blackwell's Bookshop

Tue 26 May 6:30pm Misc
Poetry & spoken word open mic Shrewsbury

Poetry & spoken word open mic Shrewsbury

The Dolphin Inn

Tue 26 May 8:00pm Bar
Welsh Chat / Sgwrsio Cymraeg

Welsh Chat / Sgwrsio Cymraeg

The Old Chapel Cafe

Wed 27 May 10:00am Networking
The Space Poetic Writing Club

The Space Poetic Writing Club

Terrace NQ

Wed 27 May 6:00pm Bar
The Space Poetic Open Mic & Gallery

The Space Poetic Open Mic & Gallery

Terrace NQ

Wed 27 May 7:30pm Exhibition
Africa Day Event 2025

Africa Day Event 2025

University of Greater Manchester

Thu 28 May 10:00am Exhibition
Pray, Preach, Prepare Until : Nottingham

Pray, Preach, Prepare Until : Nottingham

Thomas Helwys Baptist Church

Fri 29 May 10:00pm Misc
Northwich LitFest 2026 - NIKOLAI DUFFY

Northwich LitFest 2026 - NIKOLAI DUFFY

Davenham Theatre

Sun 31 May 7:30pm Theatre
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