The Berkeley Slam: New S*** Show! Open Mic

Schedule

Wed May 06 2026 at 08:00 pm to 11:00 pm

UTC-07:00

Location

The Starry Plough Pub | Berkeley, CA

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THE LONGEST RUNNING POETRY SLAM ON THE WEST COAST!
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THE LONGEST RUNNING POETRY SLAM ON THE WEST COAST!

Bringing you some of the best poetry from across the world every week since 1998, and third in the nation at the 2015 National Poetry Slam! 3rd place at Bigfoot 2023 and 2nd place at Bigfoot 2024 in Portland, OR.

don't forget to check us out before the show for the writing workshop, led by one of our crew members.

SHOW STARTS AT 8:15PM!

Doors open @ 7:00PM

📝Workshop starts at 7:15PM on the Stage!

Poetry Slam SIGN UP LIST Goes out @ 7:15PM!



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The Starry Plough Pub, 3101 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, United States

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