Gig Guide

A quick guide to some poetry events happening across Northern Ireland.
Bold listings are Poetry NI events, hosted by ourselves.
If you have an event you would like listed, please email thepenpointsnorth@outlook.com
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August
Friday 3rd August, 11am
Eastside Visitors Centre, Belfast
Women Aloud NI: Prose, Poetry and Pastries

Friday 3rd August, 3pm
Eastside Visitors Centre, Belfast
Island Secrets Urban Lies

Friday 3rd August, 7.30pm
Campbell College, Belfast
The Men Behind the Glass

Friday 3rd August, 8.30pm
Crescent Arts Centre
Purely Poetry open mic night

Saturday 4th August, 11am
Seamus Heaney Homeplace, Bellaghy
Say Hello To Haiku! Family Workshop

Sunday 5th August, 3pm
Eastside Visitors Centre, Belfast
To Say Less and Mean More: A Poetry Writing Workshop with Andy Eaton

Sunday 5th August, 7pm
St Martin's Church, Belfast
An Evening with EastSide Choir & Women Aloud NI

Monday 6th August, 8pm
St Martin's Church, Belfast
Everyone Sang

Friday 10th August, 3pm
Eastside Visitors Centre, Belfast
Colin Hassard & Dirty Words - Age of the Microwave

Saturday 11th August, 12pm
Seamus Heaney Homeplace, Bellaghy​
'About the Place' Poetry Brunch - with Alice Lyons, Iggy McGovern and Kerrie O’Brien

Friday 17th August, 6pm
The Blackberry Path- Art Studios, Bangor
Sixth Annual Bangor Poetry Competition and Art Exhibition Launch

Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th August, 1.30-2.30pm
Titanic Belfast, Titanic Quarter
Poetry Ahoy! at August Arts & Animation Festival

Friday 24th August, 7.30th
Crescent Arts Centre, Belfast
Return to the People

Monday 27th August, 7pm
Town Square, Belfast
“Circle Back” Poetry Night