Solano County area Poetry Events for November & December
Important Notes: Poetry by the Bay and OZCAT Poetry Hour will meet on the third Thursday in November & December due to the winter holidays, and there will be no Voices at the Table in Vacaville until January 27th, 2027. Poetry by the Bay’s October event will take place on October 29th (the fifth Thursday).
Holiday dates for 2026: American Thanksgiving is Thursday, November 26th. Hanukkah starts the night of December 4th through 12th. Yule is December 21 (Solstice) through January 1st. Christmas is December 25th. Kwanzaa starts the evening of December 26 through January 1st. Whatever traditions you celebrate this winter, we wish you a peaceful, joyful new year filled with much creativity and poetry!
November
Sun Nov 1 – Solano County Library Foundation Author’s Luncheon, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Hilton Garden Inn, 2200 Gateway Court, Fairfield. Purchase tickets, sponsorships and ads HERE: Shop | Solano County Library Foundation Hosted by Fairfield Poet Laureate Emerita Suzanne Bruce
Tue Nov 3 – Benicia First Tuesday Poets, Benicia Library, 150 East L Street, Dona Benicia Room, 6:30-8:30 Open mic poetry, hosted by Benicia Poet Laureate Hakim
Wed Nov 4 – Poetry 4 Da Mind, 860 Tuolumne, Vallejo, Lucky Garden Peruvian Restaurant. Doors open at 6, Open Mic begins at 7. Hosted by Swiss, $5 cover.
Sat Nov 7 – Poetry by the Cup, Moschetti’s Coffee, 11 6th Street, Vallejo, 11 a.m.-1p.m. Free international coffee tasting, open mic, hosted by Tamika Bailey
Thur Nov 12 – Brentwood Poetry Open Mic, 6:00-7:30 Hosted by Maria Denney Zoom link available by contacting dancingdenney2014@gmail.com
Sun Nov 15 – I Need a Mic hosted by Ray Davis every third Sunday at 12 noon at 420 Virginia Street, Vallejo. Details.
Thur Nov 19 – OZCAT Poetry Hour on 89.5 FM KZCT , 1026 Georgia Street, Vallejo. Poets arrive at 10:15 to sign up to read poetry on the air. Broadcast starts at 10:30 AM. Hosted by DJ LaLa, sound by iMosaic Kevin.
Thur Nov 19 – Poetry By The Bay, Mira Theatre, 51 Daniels Ave., Vallejo, 7-9 p.m. hosted by Keith Thompson
Sun Nov 29 Deadline to submit poems to Winters LitFest 8. The spoken word performance will be on Sunday, Dec 13 from 7-9 p.m. at the Winters Opera House, 13 Main Street, Winters. Submission details here.
Sun Nov 30 – Deadline to submit to the “Voices At The Table” anthology. Details here.
December
Tue Dec 2 – Benicia First Tuesday Poets, Benicia Library, 150 East L Street, Dona Benicia Room, 6:30-8:30 Open mic poetry, hosted by Benicia Poet Laureate Hakim.
Wed Dec 3 – Poetry 4 Da Mind, 860 Tuolumne, Vallejo, Lucky Garden Peruvian Restaurant. Doors open at 6, Open Mic begins at 7. Hosted by Swiss, $5 cover.
Sat Dec 5 – Poetry by the Cup, Moschetti’s Coffee, 11 6th Street, Vallejo, 11 a.m.-1p.m. Free international coffee tasting, open mic, hosted by Tamika Bailey
Thur Dec 10 – Brentwood Poetry Open Mic, 6:00-7:30 Hosted by Maria Denney Zoom link available by contacting dancingdenney2014@gmail.com
Sat Dec 12 – Fairfield Poet Laureate Emerita Suzanne Bruce is hosting Part 2 of Inspiration-Reversal: The Art Reveal. Poets will re-read their poems standing next to the art that was inspired by their poem. Fairfield Civic Center Library, 1150 Kentucky Street, Fairfield, 2:00-4:00 P.M. This event will be facilitated by Ed Bruce.
Thur Dec 17 – OZCAT Poetry Hour on 89.5 FM KZCT 1026 Georgia Street, Vallejo. Poets arrive at 10:15 AM to sign up to read poetry on the air. Broadcast starts at 10:30 AM.
Thur Dec 17 – Poetry By The Bay, Mira Theatre, 51 Daniels Ave., Vallejo, 7-9 p.m. hosted by Keith Thompson.
Sat Dec 19 – Ekphrastic with FSVAA Fairfield, 3-5p.m. Solano Town Center Mall 1350 Travis Blvd., D-8 (2nd Floor) For more details about this upcoming ekphrastic poetry event contact Suzanne Bruce at fairfieldpoetlaureate.emerita@gmail.com to join her mailing list.
Sunday Dec 20 – I Need a Mic hosted by Ray Davis every third Sunday at 12 noon at 420 Virginia Street, Vallejo. Details.
Monday Night Madness Open Mic Poetry, Lyrical Ja’s Poetry House, 201 Benton Ct., Suisun City, 7-9:30 pm every Monday
Wednesday Night Open Mic at the Townhouse – 401 Georgia Street, Vallejo. Hosted by Rich Adams, 21+, every Wednesday at 8 PM.
A great resource for open mics if you would like to branch out and perform throughout the greater bay area is Bay Area Open Mic calendar.
We encourage you to join our mailing list for the most up to date information. We also encourage you to follow the social media pages of the open mics listed as last minute schedule changes do happen.
This list was compiled by Kathleen Herrmann with minor edits by D.L. Lang.