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41 upcoming events. Upcoming events across Hackney. Gigs, comedy, markets, theatre, nightlife and more. Search, sort or view on the map to find what's on near you.
What's on in Hackney
Time and Water
Sun 21 Jun · 12:00 am
Hackney Picturehouse, Hackney
Poetry / Spoken Word
Word Space Poetry Workshop
Sun 21 Jun · 1:00 pm
The Castle Cinema, Hackney
Poetry / Spoken Word£
FUNKAARI LIVE! #4: Baarish, Chai, Aur Hum
Sun 21 Jun · 5:30 pm
Signature Brew Haggerston, Hackney
Poetry / Spoken Word
The Brownswood Set - Writing Group
Tue 23 Jun · 6:00 pm
The Brownswood, Hackney
Poetry / Spoken WordFree
Evelyn Axton with strings
Tue 23 Jun · 8:45 pm
11 Gillet Square, Hackney
Poetry / Spoken Word£
Eden J Howells: Top Surgery Fundraiser
Wed 24 Jun · 7:30 pm
Colours Hoxton, Hackney
Poetry / Spoken Word££
🎤 FRIEND OF DOROTHY PRESENTS: myndstate
Fri 26 Jun · 7:30 pm
79-81 Paul St, Hackney
Poetry / Spoken Word££
MAREZINE: MVT x EVERYWHERE AT ONCE ALL DAYER
Sat 27 Jun · 2:00 pm
The Victoria, Hackney
Poetry / Spoken Word£
Poetry : European Poetry Festival : Polish Poetry Celebration. Saturday 27th June 19:30
Sat 27 Jun · 7:30 pm
Hundred Years Gallery, Hackney
Poetry / Spoken Word
Ispíní na hÉireann + The Wran, Doireann Ní Ghlacáin (Féile MOTH)
Sun 28 Jun · 7:00 pm
Moth Club, Hackney
Poetry / Spoken Word££
Renaissance Presents: An Evening with Tyler Staton
Mon 29 Jun · 8:00 pm
Shoreditch High Street, E1 6JE, Hackney
Poetry / Spoken Word£
Jumping Beans Poetry Workshop Event
Tue 30 Jun · 4:00 pm
Fawcett Estate, Hackney
Poetry / Spoken Word££
Blind Dog Studio Presents: Mally Harpaz + Nat Philipps and Phoebe Harty
Tue 30 Jun · 7:30 pm
the muddy puddle, Hackney
Poetry / Spoken Word£
Free Mind - Spoken Word
Thu 2 Jul · 7:00 pm
13 Bradbury St, Hackney
Poetry / Spoken Word£
CARAVAN JULY 2ND
Thu 2 Jul · 8:00 pm
The Jago, Hackney
Poetry / Spoken Word
Taylor Griffin
Tue 7 Jul · 7:00 pm
Next Door Records Two, Hackney
Poetry / Spoken Word£
Freestyle Thirst
Thu 9 Jul · 7:00 pm
Shoreditch Balls, Hackney
Poetry / Spoken Word£
Hammer & Tongue Hackney
Thu 9 Jul · 7:30 pm
Queen Of Hoxton, Hackney
Poetry / Spoken Word£
Shaded Writers x Hackney Libraries In Person Writing Group for QTIBiPoC
Sat 11 Jul · 1:00 pm
Clapton Library, Hackney
Poetry / Spoken WordFree
KJADE UK TOUR 2026 LONDON
Thu 16 Jul · 7:30 pm
The Haggerston, Hackney
Poetry / Spoken Word
Fingers of Flame: The typewriter poetry slam
Thu 16 Jul · 8:00 pm
Off Broadway, Hackney
Poetry / Spoken Word£
Event: Performance and Poetry with Black Geographies
Fri 17 Jul · 7:00 pm
Peer Gallery, Hackney
Poetry / Spoken Word
LIVE IN THE BASEMENT: SOUL/RNB JAM
Thu 23 Jul · 7:30 pm
Next Door Records Two, Hackney
Poetry / Spoken Word£
Testing the Water presents: Tristan Arp & yingtuitive, Ecka Mordecai, Ru (12th isle)
Fri 24 Jul · 7:00 pm
The Old Church, Hackney
Poetry / Spoken Word
ENTROPY GIG #11
Sat 1 Aug · 8:30 pm
The Waiting Room, Hackney
Poetry / Spoken Word£
Peer Ambassadors Take Over: New Writing and Poetry
Sat 8 Aug · 3:00 pm
Peer Gallery, Hackney
Poetry / Spoken Word
JEFFREY ALEXANDER & THE HEAVY LIDDERS + CHRISTINA CARTER
Sat 8 Aug · 7:30 pm
Cafe OTO, Hackney
Poetry / Spoken Word£
Leon Foster Thomas Group
Sat 8 Aug · 8:45 pm
11 Gillet Square, Hackney
Poetry / Spoken Word££
Caroline Trettine
Sat 12 Sept · 7:00 pm
The Waiting Room, Hackney
Poetry / Spoken Word£
Paranoid Void
Wed 7 Oct · 7:00 pm
Oslo Hackney, Hackney
Poetry / Spoken Word££
Sofar Fringe: a festival reimagined the Sofar way
Sat 17 Oct · 1:00 pm
Various Venues, Shoreditch, Hackney
Poetry / Spoken Word££
Pete Bassman
Sat 17 Oct · 7:00 pm
Paper Dress Vintage, Hackney
Poetry / Spoken Word££
SUIR (DE) + Parastatic + Colour Me Blood Red
Sat 24 Oct · 7:45 pm
Strongroom Venue, Hackney
Poetry / Spoken Word£
Shoegaze & Dream Pop Weekender - Saturday only
Sat 7 Nov · 2:30 pm
Strongroom Venue, Hackney
Poetry / Spoken Word££
Aayushi + Ray Vincent-Mills + Hannah Lou Clark
Wed 11 Nov · 7:30 pm
Paper Dress Vintage, Hackney
Poetry / Spoken Word£
Milkweed
Thu 26 Nov · 6:30 pm
EartH (Evolutionary Arts Hackney), Hackney
Poetry / Spoken Word££
POETRY BY TRIUS: CORI DOUGLAS NEEDS A SOUL
Sun 21 Jun · 12:00 am
The Divine, Hackney
Poetry / Spoken Word
Wildman, Monster, Messenger
Sun 21 Jun · 1:00 am
Museum of the Home, Hackney
Poetry / Spoken Word£
Hook Up Culture
Wed 24 Jun · 1:00 am
The Finsbury, Hackney
Poetry / Spoken WordFree
The Musicality of Language
Wed 16 Sept · 12:00 am
Autograph, Hackney
Poetry / Spoken Word£
The Worst Poets Club
Sun 11 Oct · 12:00 am
Hackney Empire, Hackney
Poetry / Spoken Word