Our Word Walk in Victoria Park. Photo by Tom Morley

This year, Nottingham Poetry Festival celebrates local, national and internationally acclaimed artists that align with our community values.

We are passionate about strengthening our partnerships as we invite you to organise performances, workshops, debates, and any other poetry-related activity as part of our 2026 programme.

When you’re ready, enter the relevant information and click ‘submit’. If you have any questions, please contact us by emailing hello@nottinghampoetryfestival.com

Nottingham Poetry Festival takes place between Thursday 4th – Sunday 14th June 2026

Want to run an event but want some more information? Our community FAQs are coming soon

Submission form

2026 Community Event Submission

Thank you for your interest in hosting an event as part of Nottingham Poetry Festival 2026! Nottingham Poetry Festival wouldn’t be what it is without the incredible creative community who come together every year with fantastic events for us all to enjoy. Before completing this form and submitting your event, please read the following and confirm your agreement by checking the tick box above: Nottingham Poetry Festival does not tolerate discrimination or hate speech of any kind. Please ensure that any events you submit are respectful and considerate of the diverse communities that make up the Nottingham Poetry Festival audience and community. Please be aware we have festival headline shows scheduled for Friday 6th, Saturday 6th, Thursday 11th, Friday 12th, Sunday 14th, so we recommend avoiding scheduling those dates for maximum cross promotion. The deadline to submit events is 5pm on 24th March.

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Thank you for your interest in hosting an event as part of Nottingham Poetry Festival 2025! Nottingham Poetry Festival wouldn’t be what it is without the incredible creative community who come together every year with fantastic events for us all to enjoy.

Before completing this form and submitting your event, please read the following and confirm your agreement by checking the tick box above:

Nottingham Poetry Festival does not tolerate discrimination or hate speech of any kind. Please ensure that any events you submit are respectful and considerate of the diverse communities that make up the Nottingham Poetry Festival audience and community.

e.g. The Malt Cross
Please include full address.
E.g. "7.30pm - 9.30pm"
E.g. "£3.99". Please enter "Free" if there's no cost to the public.
E.g. "https://www.facebook.com/events/280916575660928/"
E.g. "https://www.eventbrite.com/e/some-poets-from-the-big-white-shed-tickets-32201832548"
Accepted file types: jpg, png, Max. file size: 1 MB.
JPG or PNG files only please. we recommend 1080x1080 pixels - Please upload a square picture file. If you do not, we will edit the image to fit into a square.
Please choose L (live), H (hybrid) or W (online/web based) from the drop down to code your event to help people find the right kind of events for their needs.
Please select from the drop down to describe your venue's accessibility
This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

The deadline to submit events has now passed. If you have queries about an event you have already submitted then please get in touch through the contact page. Many thanks, Team NPF x