Every open mic has a list. Yours should outlive the night.
Sign-ups, features, workshops, and book launches on one link. Free registration with a capacity limit, recurring dates that skip the holidays, and no platform fees when you sell.
Anyone with the link can take a spot. 8 left
Tonight, and then never again
The list exists in one room, on one sheet, for about four hours.
The clipboard
One copy, by the door
Whoever arrives first writes first. Everyone else texts you to ask if there is still room.
The group chat
212 unread
The date is in there somewhere, above four photos of a dog and a poll about a bar.
The DMs
“Can I get on?” ×9
Nine separate conversations, three platforms, and one of them is asking about a night that already happened.
A schedule holds the same list, and it is still there on Wednesday. See the slots
One link is the list
Put the sheet somewhere the room cannot lose it.
Three things do almost all the work, and all three are on the free plan.
Registration, with a cap
FreeTurn on registration for the night and say how many spots there are. The page shows how many are left, and once they are gone it stops taking names instead of quietly overbooking you.
Every second Tuesday, minus the holiday
FreeSet the pattern once as a recurring event, then add exceptions for the weeks the room is closed. You are not rebuilding the same night twenty-six times a year.
The mic, the series, the workshop
FreeSub-schedules split one link into strands, so the weekly mic, the featured reading series, and your workshops each get their own section without needing their own page.
Free also covers unlimited events, two-way Google, Outlook, and CalDAV sync, an embeddable calendar, online and hybrid readings, and an .ics download for anyone who wants the date in their own calendar.
Who's up
Stop asking “what are you reading” at the door.
You can let people put an event forward for your schedule at all, on any plan, and their answers land on your Requests tab. On Pro you add your own questions to the sign-up form, so the things you would otherwise shout across a loud room arrive written down.
- Ask what they are reading, how long it runs, and whether it needs a content note.
- Text answers can be checked against a pattern, with a hint you write, in the browser and again on the server.
- Export the answers with your sales when you need a running order on paper after all.
Your name
mara g.
What are you reading?
two new ones + the bridge poem
How long?
3 min
Content note
grief
Doors
The same list, in your hand at the back of the room.
Updates as people sign up.
The night promotes itself
Generate a flyer from the event and post it, instead of rebuilding the same graphic in a design tool every second Tuesday. Pro
It is in their calendar, not just yours
Two-way sync with Google, Outlook, and CalDAV, and an .ics download on every event and every recurring date.
It lives on the venue's site too
Embed the calendar on the bookstore's page or your own site, so the list is wherever people already look.
The rest of it
Everything a scene needs that is not the writing.
The scene's mailing list
FreePeople follow your schedule and you email them directly when the next night is up. No algorithm deciding which regulars find out.
Free covers 10 newsletter emails a month and Pro raises it to 100, counted per recipient. For a room of regulars that is real, and it is worth knowing the number before you plan around it.
Clips from the night
FreeAttendees add photos, video, and comments to the event with just a name and an email. Everything waits in an approval queue, so the page stays yours. Free covers 25 photos per schedule.
When the feature is ticketed
ProConnect Stripe and sell straight from the schedule, with QR check-in at the door. Event Schedule takes zero platform fees, so what is left after Stripe's processing is yours.
Discount codes for the regulars, and a pass that covers a whole season of the series rather than one night at a time.
Let the room decide
ProPut a poll on the event and let people vote on the theme, the next feature, or which night of the month the mic should move to.
Read to the people who could not come
FreeMark a night as an online event and the link sits on the same schedule as the in-person ones. Hybrid workshops and virtual salons do not need a second home.
Analytics on the free plan show which nights people actually opened, which is a better read on the scene than a like count.
Ask afterwards
ProCollect star ratings and written comments from people who were there, so the next night is planned on something better than the vibe at the bar.
Where the list goes up
One schedule covers all of them, whether you host the night or just read at it.
Built for how poets actually work
Whether you're on the slam circuit, running the room, or launching a collection
Slam Poets
Competition circuit, team slams, regional bouts. Track your season and let fans follow where you're bouting next.
Learn moreSpoken Word Artists
Performance poetry with music, movement, multimedia. Share your theatrical shows and collaborations.
Page Poets
Book launches, literary readings, publication events. Promote your collections alongside appearances.
Open Mic Hosts
Running your own series? Set the night up once as a recurring event and let poets take their own spots.
Learn moreLiterary Curators
Organizing reading series, festivals, salon events. Aggregate your programming in one place and embed it anywhere.
Storytellers
Oral storytelling, narrative performance, and story slams. Share your upcoming shows and captivate new audiences.
Learn moreThree steps
Start the list
Add the mic as a recurring event, turn on registration, and set how many spots there are. Skip the weeks the room is closed.
Share one link
Your bio, the venue's site, the back of your chapbook. Or embed the calendar on a page you already have.
Let them sign up
Poets take a spot themselves. You see the list from anywhere, and it closes itself when the spots are gone.
Free forever. Upgrade when you're ready.
Zero platform fees on ticket sales. You only pay Stripe's processing fee.
See all plansFrequently asked questions
Everything poets and hosts ask before they start the list.
Is Event Schedule free for open mics and readings?
Yes. Sharing your schedule, running recurring nights, taking free registrations with a capacity limit, and syncing with Google, Outlook, or CalDAV are all free forever. Ticketing, event graphics, and custom questions on the sign-up form are on the Pro plan at $5 a month, and Event Schedule charges zero platform fees on tickets.
Can poets sign up for a slot themselves?
Yes. Turn on registration for the night and set how many spots there are. Performers claim a spot from the event page, the page shows how many are left, and it stops taking names once they are gone. Registration is free on every plan.
Can I ask performers what they're reading?
Yes, on the Pro plan. Custom fields let you add your own questions to the sign-up form, so a poet answers "what are you reading", "how long is it", or a content note when they take a spot. Text answers can be checked against a pattern with a hint you write. You can also let people submit a whole event for your schedule, and their answers land on your Requests tab.
How do I run a mic that happens every second Tuesday?
Set it up once as a recurring event with a day-of-week pattern, then add date exceptions for the weeks the room is closed or the holiday lands on your night. Recurring events and exceptions are free on every plan.
Can I keep the open mic, the feature series, and workshops on one page?
Yes. Sub-schedules split one schedule into strands, so the weekly mic, the featured reading series, and your workshops each sit in their own section of the same link. Sub-schedules are free on every plan.
Can I sell tickets to a featured reading?
Yes, on the Pro plan. Connect your Stripe account and sell tickets straight from your schedule with QR check-in at the door. Event Schedule takes zero platform fees, so you only pay Stripe processing. You can also sell a pass that covers a whole season of the series.
Free forever
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