

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Calgary Poetry Slam Finals-Calgary's Best Compete for Nationals 2026!!
- **Event Start and End Date**: Mon, 09 Mar, 2026 at 06:30 pm
- **Event Description**: *?????? ????, ????????? ?? ???? ???? ?? ?? ?????????? ????, ??? ?????? ??? (and should) ???? ?????!*

The best spoken word artists in Calgary have competed year round and we've tallied the scores-the top 8 will compete at finals! The winner of this slam will go on to represent Calgary at the Canadian Individual Poetry Slam—the national slam competition held yearly in Vancouver in April! The winner will also receive $650 towards travel costs.

Competitors are selected based on year round scoring stats, so come out to see the best Calgary has to offer and watch them duke it out for the title of Calgary's official slam representative!

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Kicking the evening off we have a fantastic feature all the way from Toronto: VANESSA MCGOWAN:

Vanessa McGowan is a Toronto based queer poet &amp; singer/songwriter living with Cerebral Palsy. McGowan's EP "Alive" was released by Factory Fast Records, NYC &amp; her work can be
heard as the only poetry, on musical compilations "Americana Retrofit" and "Smoking Gun". She has featured at venues across North America in two successful solo tours. Publications include Divine Cockeyed Genius and I Make People Leak

Doors open at 6:30PM
Show starts at 7:30PM

Tickets are at the door, cash only!

General Admission - $10
Student or low income - $5

This venue is wheelchair accessible, but the washrooms have limited accessibility features-please call Dickens for more details. Access the wheelchair accessible washroom, please reach out to staff-they'll show you where it is. To access the elevator through the main door of the building, call ahead ((403) 233-7550) or ask staff for assistance.

Questions?
Message us on Facebook or email us at- calgarypoetryslam@gmail.com
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/calgary/calgary-poetry-slam-finals-calgarys-best-compete-for-nationals-2026/200029753863323
- **Event Categories**: Art, literary-art, Music, Contests
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 176

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200029753863323?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=calgary-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Calgary
- **state**: AB
- **country**: Canada
- **location**: Dickens
- **lat**: 51.04531
- **long**: -114.08398
- **full address**: Dickens, 1000 9 Ave SW, Calgary, AB T2P 2Y6, Canada

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Calgary Poetry Slam (https://allevents.in/org/calgary-poetry-slam/319542)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Mon, 09 Mar, 2026 at 06:30 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Dickens, 1000 9 Ave SW, Calgary, AB T2P 2Y6, Canada
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Calgary Poetry Slam
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** Art, literary-art, Music, Contests
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Calgary Poetry Slam Finals-Calgary's Best Compete for Nationals 2026!! ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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