# Event Details - **Event Name**: The Bigfoot Poetry Festival Presents: A Welcome Poetry Open Mic! - **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 24 Jun, 2026 at 06:00 pm – Wed, 24 Jun, 2026 at 07:30 pm - **Event Description**: A poetry open mic to welcome poets and the community to the start of the Bigfoot Poetry Festival!About this EventWelcome welcome welcome, all!This is the kick off event for the Bigfoot Poetry Festival - a three day poetry festival taking place in downtown Portland all of June 25th - 27th. (See the full list of events here.)This mic will be from 6:00pm - 7:30pm on June 24th, the night before the festival officially begins. This will be a space for poets who are in town for the festival to come meet, mingle, and share a poem - and for the local community to come out as well. Plus we'll be hyping up all of the festival events we have in store!!We will give priority to poets who are registered with the festival and our volunteers, especially those coming in from out-of-town, but there will some be space for local poets to read as well.This event is hosted by Julia Gaskill. The Welcome Open Mic will take place at Guilder Coffee inside of Powell's Books (1005 W Burnside St) in downtown Portland. Sign ups will start at 5:30pm. This event is FREE!This venue is ADA accessible - there are stairs to get to the cafe, and there is an elevator to take attendees to where this show is happening.We hope to see you all there!! - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/portland/the-bigfoot-poetry-festival-presents-a-welcome-poetry-open-mic/100001989065235664 - **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, festivals, open-mic - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 1 - **Event Highlights**: - Age Limit: all_ages - Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes - Location: Guilder Coffee Company @ Powell's City of Books - Languages: English ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Portland - **state**: OR - **country**: United States - **location**: Guilder Coffee Company @ Powell's City of Books - **lat**: 45.5231383 - **long**: -122.6818857 - **full address**: Guilder Coffee Company @ Powell's City of Books, 1035 West Burnside Street, Portland, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: The Bigfoot Poetry Festival Presents: A Welcome Poetry Open Mic! - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events2/banners/57cddc7004a4c04a8f2235689e86d5703265d93c3637bfe4ff91c31f810ae23b-rimg-w1200-h675-dcf3f3f2-gmir.jpg?v=1778380466 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is The Bigfoot Poetry Festival Presents: A Welcome Poetry Open Mic! being held? - **A:** The Bigfoot Poetry Festival Presents: A Welcome Poetry Open Mic! takes place on Wed, 24 Jun, 2026 at 06:00 pm to Wed, 24 Jun, 2026 at 07:30 pm at Guilder Coffee Company @ Powell's City of Books, 1035 West Burnside Street, Portland, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing The Bigfoot Poetry Festival Presents: A Welcome Poetry Open Mic!? - **A:** The Bigfoot Poetry Festival Presents: A Welcome Poetry Open Mic! is organized by Slamlandia. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** The Bigfoot Poetry Festival Presents: A Welcome Poetry Open Mic! 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 Portland, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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