Spoken word, reimagined as a festival.

In July 2025, In The Palace Festival transformed the iconic Crystal Palace Subway into a one-of-a-kind celebration of spoken word and live performance. Set beneath the vaulted brick arches of the original Palace grounds, the festival brought poetry into an extraordinary space, creating a meeting point for powerful words, immersive sound and live artistic expression.

Featuring a carefully curated line-up of leading voices from the spoken-word scene, it offered audiences something beyond the traditional poetry night: a full festival experience rooted in language, place and creative connection.

Not just a poetry night. A festival in the Palace.