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ASL SLAM FESTIVAL


ASL SLAM 20th Anniversary Festival

April 25 - 27, 2025

Get ready for an unforgettable celebration of poetry, creativity, and community! ASL SLAM is marking its 20th anniversary with a full weekend of performances, competitions, and parties. Join us in New York City for three days of incredible events, including the iconic SIGN SLAM, poetry films, parties, and shows. 

 

Here’s the complete lineup:

THURSDAY, APRIL 24  

- 6PM: ASL Slam Show Kickoff @ Francis Kite Club

FRIDAY, APRIL 25  

- 10AM - 12PM: Poetry Films Showing @ Bowery Poetry Club  

- 12:15PM - 2:45PM: Sign Slam Competition @ Bowery Poetry Club  

- 6PM - 9PM: ASL Slam x Whitney Museum Party @ The Whitney  

- 9PM - 4AM: Slam Party / After Hours @ Francis Kite Club  

SATURDAY, APRIL 26  

- 10AM - 12PM: Poetry Films Showing @ Bowery Poetry Club  

- 12:15PM - 2:45PM: Sign Slam Competition Final @ Bowery Poetry Club  

- 6PM - 9PM: Slam Row Film Festival @ Location TBA  

- 9PM - 4AM: Slam Party / After Hours @ Francis Kite Club  

SUNDAY, APRIL 27  

- TBA: Special Event  

- Wrap-Up & Farewell Party 

OUR MISSION:

We provide a safe space for the Sign Language community to play with our language(s). We offer the stage to performers and audience members to come up and rap, rhapsodize and rehash in sign language.

Information:
FOR TICKETS CLICK HERE

For any inquiries, please contact us via DM on instagram @aslslam or you can contact us through our website at www.aslslam.org

Let’s celebrate two decades of ASL Slam and the vibrant world of poetry in American Sign Language!

SEE YOU THERE!

Earlier Event: April 18
ASL MAGIC SHOW! WITH GREG DUBIN