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In-person
Arts & Culture
Edmonton Poetry Festival
April 1, 2026 to April 27, 2026
Free
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Edmonton Poetry Festival
The Edmonton Poetry Festival is an annual celebration of poetry and spoken word in the Greater Edmonton Area representing a diverse range of artists, presenters, publishers, and communities engaged in poetry and poetry adjacent activity in the Greater Edmonton Area.
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- Wednesday, April 1, 2026 at 6:00pm at Felice Cafe — VERS/E: A Queer Poetry Reading Series
- Sunday, April 5, 2026 at 7:00pm at Boa and Hare — Soul Speak
- Tuesday, April 7, 2026 at 7:00pm at ArtsHub Creative Studios — Poetography
- Wednesday, April 8, 2026 at 7:00pm at The Carrot Community Arts Coffeehouse — Poetry In Motion
- Wednesday, April 8, 2026 at 7:00pm at Rooster Cafe & Kitchen — The Olive Reading Series
- Wednesday, April 8, 2026 at 8:00pm at The Common — New Standards Music ft. Sakâw Laboucan
- Thursday, April 9, 2026 at 6:45pm at — Parkland Poets Online Reading Series
- Friday, April 10, 2026 at 7:30pm at Holy Trinity Anglican Church — First Fridays Open Stage
- Saturday, April 11, 2026 at 10:30am at Unity Church of Edmonton — Poetry & Stillness
- Saturday, April 11, 2026 at 7:00pm at Roxy Theatre — Dapper Dan’s Indian & Outlaw Extravaganza
- Sunday, April 12, 2026 at 4:30pm at Fringe Theatre Arts Barns — Celebration of New Books: Part 1
- Monday, April 13, 2026 at 7:00pm at Upper Crust Café — Haven Reading Series
- Tuesday, April 14, 2026 at 6:30pm at Upper Crust Café — 30/30 Chapbook Launch
- Wednesday, April 15, 2026 at 7:00pm at ArtsHub Creative Studios — Crow Said Poetry Showcase
- Thursday, April 16, 2026 at 6:00pm at Art Gallery of St. Albert — SLAMplify
- Saturday, April 18, 2026 at 7:00pm at Commodore Restaurant — Night Martins at the Diner
- Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 7:00pm at Edmonton Public Library (Stanley A. Milner) — The Language of Becoming: Writing Poetic Affirmations set to Music
- Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 8:00pm at The Common — New Standards Music ft. Chanel Klein
- Monday, April 27, 2026 at 7:00pm at Upper Crust Café — Haven Reading Series
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