Open Mics & Poetry Slams

Always double check an event/venue’s social media for the latest information! This list was last reviewed: Sept 2026

List is alphabetical by location

NameDetailsLinksLocation
Melody Maker Talent ShowsEvery Saturday, noon to 2, multi genera Venue InstagramClinton MA
Cafe 641 Open Mic NightsTypically 1st ThursdaysVenue InstagramHudson MA
Lowell Poetry WheelIncludes Untitled Open Mic, Mill City Slam & Brewd Awakening’s Freeverse:
1st & 3rd Wednesdays
Untitled features poets
Mill City Slam qualifiers create a regional team
Website
Instagram
Linktree

Lowell MA
Echo Chamber Open MicMonthly, TuesdaysVenue WebsiteLowell MA
Warp & Weft Open Mic NightRecurring multi-genre open micVenue WebsiteLowell MA
Coffee Loft Poetry NightsFirst Saturday of every month
Sign-up at 6 pm, show starts 6:30 pm
Venue WebsiteMarlborough MA
Bolton Street Tavern Open Mic2nd & 4th Tuesdays
Multi-genre (not poetry focused) open mic, 7 – 9 PM
Venue WebsiteMarlborough MA
Library Open Mic NightRecurring, acoustic & multi-genre (not poetry focused), 6 PMVenue WebsiteMarlborough MA
TD’s Open MicWednesdays
Multi-genre (not poetry focused)
Venue FacebookMilford MA
Open Mic Café By Meetinghouse Arts Center, at Parish Hall 
First Friday, at 7 pm, September through June.
WebsiteNorthborough MA
Slightly Off-Beat PoetsMonthly, typically on a weekend
Features poets
Contact roberteugeneperry @ gmail.com for sign ups & detailsSutton MA
The Poetry ExtravaganzaThird Wednesdays at The Mill in the special events room
Features Poets
WebsiteWest Boylston MA
The Dirty Gerund Poetry ShowMondays
21+ venue, 8 PM
Not a slam venue but advertises a no-qualifier-necessary regional slam team
Features poets
Website
Instagram
Worcester MA
A Poetic AffairSporadic event, check website
21+ venue
Venue WebsiteWorcester MA
The Poet’s CauldronAppears to have ended in Feb 2026Website deletedWorcester MA
Of Myths & MusesOn hiatus: 2nd Tuesdays in the Worcester Public MarketInstagramWorcester MA
Poetorium TooLast Wednesdays at Tidepool Bookshop (Chandler)
Sign-up Starts at 4:45 pm
Features poets
WebsiteWorcester MA
Elizabeth Bishop’s Motley MenagerieTwice a year: Once in October once in February at Bishop’s grave in Hope CemeteryWorcester MA
The Richard Fox Poetry SeriesNew location: the Broadway – monthlyWorcester MA
Chapel House Open MicEvery other month, typically the third Friday
In the Lee F room of First Baptist Church, spoken-word focus from poetry to storytelling. Advertised as wheelchair accessible
Search Facebook Events – no official social media or website knownWorcester MA

Everything listed here is located in Massachusetts in-between I-495 and I-190 or within 5 miles of that crescent, assuring travelers a quick rout to poetry. Suggest an addition?

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