Gate City Youth Poetry Festival

Schedule

Sat Apr 18 2026 at 09:00 am to 09:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

University of North Carolina Greensboro | Greensboro, NC

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One day festival supporting 100 youth ages 13-18 from across the state on North Carolina to compete in an annual poetry slam and workshops
About this Event

Check in starts at 8:30a and the first bout starts at 10a-12noon

Lunch 12-1:30p

Bout 2 is from 2-4p

There will be a workshop and debrief from 4-5p while scores are calculated

Dinner from 5-6:30p

Top 15 Poets announced from final stage at 6:30p

Finals from 7-9p

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Where is it happening?

University of North Carolina Greensboro, 1400 Spring Garden Street, Greensboro, United States

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Tickets

USD 13.35 to USD 19.05

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