# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Season 17 Open Mic and Open Slam!
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 15 Oct, 2026 at 07:00 pm (-07:00)
- **Event Description**: Join us for an evening of poetry, prose, and music at Hello Darlin’! IWC presents our Open Mic and Open Slam! 

Entry is a $6 - $10 sliding scale, and $5 for members. 

We have 6 open mic spots and 6 open slam spots! Bring your stories, poems, and music! Spots are first come, first served.
Following our Open Mic, we’ll be hosting our ever-wonderful Open Slam! Have you ever wanted to compete for cash prizes with your poems? Look no further! 6 poets sign up and 5 judges are chosen from the crowd. 3 poets move on to read a second poem and compete for prizes! Bring three original poems for the Open Slam should you wish to enter—the third is needed in case of a tie breaker.

Doors and sign up are at 6:30 pm. Typically, we have a line outside the door so if you’d like to participate, arrive promptly!

This venue is a honky tonk speakeasy found in BNA Brewing at the top of the stairs and through a convenience store’s pop vending machine. Both food and drink will be available from BNA.

There are gender neutral and shared, multi-stall washrooms and the space is wheelchair accessible. Note: If you need to use the elevator to access this venue, please reach out directly to us through DM!

Our programming is made possible by the City of Kelowna, the Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies at UBC Okanagan, and Hello Darlin'.

We respectfully acknowledge that we live and work in the unceded, ancestral territory of the Syilx people. It is a privilege to be able to put on events as uninvited guests on their land.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/kelowna/season-17-open-mic-and-open-slam/200030777587520
- **Event Categories**: open-mic, art, literary-art, it
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 17

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Kelowna
- **state**: BC
- **country**: Canada
- **location**: Hello Darlin'
- **lat**: 49.892771114835
- **long**: -119.49378305838
- **full address**: Hello Darlin', Bumbershoot Children's Theatre, Cannery Ln, Kelowna, BC V1Y, Canada

## Event gallery

- **Alt text**: Season 17 Open Mic and Open Slam!
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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Season 17 Open Mic and Open Slam! being held?
  - **A:** Season 17 Open Mic and Open Slam! takes place on Thu, 15 Oct, 2026 at 07:00 pm to Thu, 15 Oct, 2026 at 07:00 pm at Hello Darlin', Bumbershoot Children's Theatre, Cannery Ln, Kelowna, BC V1Y, Canada.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Season 17 Open Mic and Open Slam!?
  - **A:** Season 17 Open Mic and Open Slam! is organized by Inspired Word Cafe.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Season 17 Open Mic and Open Slam! is ideal for aspiring performers, spoken word artists, budding comedians, and audiences who love discovering raw, unpolished talent in an intimate and supportive setting. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Kelowna, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Season 17 Open Mic and Open Slam! sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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