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Upcoming Events
20
August

Red Dirt Poetry Festival 2026

Date
August 20 - August 23, 2026
All Day Event
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03
September

The Dirty Word - September 2026

Date
September 03, 2026
Time
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Venue
The Roastery Cafe
Price
$5
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Past Events

Category
  • Festival
  • Workshop
  • The Dirty Word
  • Slam

The Dirty Word - August 2026

Date
August 06, 2026
Time
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Venue
The Roastery Cafe
Price
$5

NT Poetry Slam Hits the Highway - Tennant Creek, Katherine & Darwin

Date
July 15 - July 23, 2026
All Day Event

The Dirty Word - July 2026

Date
July 02, 2026
Time
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Venue
The Roastery Cafe
Price
$5

The Dirty Word - June 2026

Date
June 04, 2026
Time
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Venue
The Roastery Cafe
Price
$5

The Dirty Word - May 2026

Date
May 07, 2026
Time
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Venue
The Roastery Cafe
Price
$5

The Dirty Word - April 2026

Date
April 02, 2026
Time
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Venue
The Roastery Cafe
Price
$5

Poetry Workshop Series 2026 - Session 3

Date
March 28, 2026
Time
9:30 am - 1:00 pm
Venue
Mparntwe/Alice Springs

Poetry Workshop Series 2026 - Session 2

Date
March 21, 2026
Time
9:30 am - 1:00 pm
Venue
Mparntwe/Alice Springs

Poetry Workshop Series 2026 - Session 1

Date
March 14, 2026
Time
9:30 am - 1:00 pm
Venue
Alice Springs Town Library

The Dirty Word - March 2026 - IWD Edition

Date
March 05, 2026
Time
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Venue
The Roastery Cafe
Price
$5

Eat Read Zine - Mparntwe Edition

Date
October 11, 2025
Time
11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Venue
The Meeting Place
Price
$20

NT Poetry Slam 2025 - Mparntwe Heats & Central Australian Finals

Date
September 04, 2025
Time
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Venue
The Roastery Cafe
Price
$5

Slam Poetry Workshop

Date
September 03, 2025
Time
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Venue
Epilogue Rooftop
Price
Free

Writing for Stage Workshop

Date
August 30, 2025
Time
10:00 am - 11:30 am
Venue
Gazebo @ Olive Pink Botanic Garden
Price
Free

Online Panel: NT Poetry, Politics and Place

Date
August 05, 2025
Time
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Venue
Online

NT Poetry Slam 2025 – Darwin Heat & Top End Finals

Date
July 17, 2025
Time
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Venue
Flora’s Temper
Price
$5

NT Poetry Slam 2025 - Katherine Heat

Date
July 13, 2025
Time
6:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Venue
Katherine Regional Arts

NT Poetry Slam 2025 - Barkly Heat

Date
July 10, 2025
Time
6:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Venue
Tennant Creek RSL

The Dirty Word 2025

Date
April 03, 2025
Time
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Venue
The Roastery Cafe
Price
$5

Workshop Series 2025

Date
March 29 - May 03, 2025
Time
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Venue
Red Kangaroo Books
Price
Free

Red Dirt Poetry Festival 2024

Date
August 21 - August 25, 2024
All Day Event
Venue
Mparntwe/Alice Springs

Red Dirt Poetry Festival 2022

Date
August 4 - August 07, 2022
All Day Event
Venue
Mparntwe/Alice Springs

Red Dirt Poetry Festival 2020

Date
July 30 - August 02, 2020
All Day Event
Venue
Mparntwe/Alice Springs

Red Dirt Poetry Festival 2018

Date
August 2 - August 05, 2018
All Day Event
Venue
Mparntwe/Alice Springs

Red Dirt Poetry Festival 2016

Date
July 28 - July 31, 2016
All Day Event
Venue
Mparntwe/Alice Springs

Red Dirt Poetry Festival 2014

Date
July 31 - August 02, 2014
All Day Event
Venue
Mparntwe/Alice Springs