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Bard and Broadside: North Central Florida Poetry Festival

  • When: Saturday, April 11, 2026,  1:00 pm -  3:00 pm
    This repeat is an exception to the normal repeat pattern
  • Location: Various locations in Gainesville, FL
  • Cost: FREE and open to the public unless otherwise noted

BARD & Broadside: North Central Florida's Premier Poetry Festival
The 4th Annual (2026) Festival Theme Is AMERICA 250!
Celebrating 250 Years of American Independence Through Poetry! Thursday, April 9, 2026 from 6 pm-9 pm Harm Museum of Art: Museum Nights Harn Museum of Art, 3259 Hull Rd, Gainesville, FL 32608 Open Mic at the Harn Museum of Art Join our local poetry community and guests for an Open Mic Night! Free & open to the public. All poets are welcome. Some content may not be appropriate for children. Saturday, April 11, 2026 from 1 pm-3 pm Word Slay: "Standing on Words" Alachua District Library Headquarters, 401 E University Ave, Gainesville, FL 32601 Youth Poetry and Monologue Competition Sunday, April 12, 2026 from 2:30 pm-4 pm Poetry with ALIESA ZOECKLEIN Millhopper Branch Alachua County Library, 3145 NW 43rd St, Gainesville, FL 32606 The Writers Alliance of Gainesville is proud to be hosting Aliesa Zoecklein for an afternoon of Poetry! Friday, April 17, 2026 from 6:30 pm-9:30 pm Free Fridays Concert Bo Diddley Plaza, 111 E University Ave, Gainesville, FL 32601 Join us at Bo Diddley Plaza for Music and Poetry! FEATURING: TBA Attendees are invited to share their poems on stage during the OPEN MIC INTERMISSION Saturday, April 18, 2026 from 6 pm-11 pm SWAMP-BERRY JAM: Poetry Slam Vecinos Neighborhood Restaurant & Bar, 208 W University Ave, Gainesville, FL 32601, USA North Central Florida's Premier Poetry Slam Featuring America's BEST Slam Poets! Sunday, April 19, 2026 from 5 pm-9 pm POETICA | AMERICA 250 "We The Poets" Location is TBD Panel Discussion Poets, Historians, Artists and Community Members discuss how poets and poetry helped to shape the nation's history, identity and social consciousness over the past 250 years. Monday, April 20, 2026 from 5 pm-9 pm POETICA | AMERICA 250 "We The People" Location is TBD Writing America Workshop Date and time is TBD POETRY at THE PLANETARIUM Gainesville, 3000 NW 83 St Building X-129, Gainesville, FL 32606, USA Join us for a night of Poetry at the Planetarium! Sunday, April 26, 2026 from 1 pm-3 pm SIDNEY WADE | Community Poetry & Creative Writing Workshop Alachua Library District Headquarters, 401 E University Ave, Gainesville, FL 32601 Workshop facilitated by special guest poet Sidney Wade. Sunday, April 26, 2026 starting at 3:30 pm SIDNEY WADE | Poetry Reading & Book Signing Alachua Library District Headquarters, 401 E University Ave, Gainesville, FL 32601 Award-Winning Poet Sidney Wade will read from new and collected works, followed by a book signing!

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