Tickets Now On Sale!
Early Bird Prices thru April 19th!
Purchase your tickets now for $8 for a single bout ($15 for finals)!
Make sure to purchase for the correct date(s) and time(s) you plan to attend.
Whole weekend festival passes also available for $25!
Get access to all five bouts PLUS workshops and open mics throughout the weekend.
When purchasing your tickets, scroll down and choose the Full Weekend Pass!
ABOUT THE TOURNAMENT
Midwest Poetry Mash-Up is a small (10 team max) team slam poetry tournament. With the (likely permanent) closure of CUPSI and the longer-than-expected hiatus of many regional competitions, we wanted to create a space where college students and regional poets could compete and have a good ole’ tournament in this art form that we love.
When: Thursday, April 30th- Saturday, May 2nd, 2026
Where: Phoenix Theater (2605 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55408)
Details:
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2 prelim bouts per team with Saturday evening finals
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$175 fee per team registration fee
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Cash prize of $500 for the winning team
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Registration for teams and individuals is now full! If you have questions about registration, volunteering, or being added to the wait list you can fill out our contact form or click the link below to sign up to volunteer!
SCHEDULE
All Events take place at the Phoenix Theater in Minneapolis
(2605 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55408)
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Midwest Poetry Mash-Up is a masks-required (and provided) event!
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Thursday, April 30th
5:30pm: Team Check-In
6pm: Preliminary Bout 1
8pm: Preliminary Bout 2
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Friday, May 1st
11:30am: Workshop 1*
2pm: Workshop 2*
6pm: Preliminary Bout 3
8pm: Preliminary Bout 4
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Saturday, May 2nd
10am: Poets' Donut Social
11:30am: Workshop 3*
2pm: Button Poetry Open Mic*
7pm: FINALS
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*Side events are only available to participating poets -OR- attendees with a full weekend pass!
SCORES
PARTNERS & SPONSORS
CONTACT
Questions about tournament rules, participation, volunteering, etc.? Fill out this form!