Literary-art Events in Austin

Check out happening literary-art events all around Austin, TX

Horror For The Holidays Expo 2026

 Sat, 21 Nov at 11:00 am Hilton Austin (500 E 4th St, Austin, TX)

X Takeover 2026

 Sat, 10 Oct at 10:00 am Tesla Giga Texas USD 49 to 214

2026 Texas Book Festival

 Sat, 14 Nov at 10:00 am Downtown Austin

Sipping Sapphic- Slutty Fae Edition

 Thu, 18 Jun at 08:00 pm The Butterfly Bar @ The VORTEX USD 19

Nekromantix and Voodoo Glow Skulls w/ SACK at The Far Out Lounge

 Wed, 10 Jun at 06:00 pm The Far Out Lounge and Stage

Harry Potter Trivia

 Mon, 15 Jun at 07:00 pm Punch Bowl Social Free

Radney Foster

 Fri, 24 Jul at 08:00 pm Saxon Pub 2025 USD 34 to 50

BookPeople Presents: Brynne Weaver - Harvest Season

 Tue, 16 Jun at 06:00 pm Central Presbyterian Church USD 45

Y'all Dinner: A Supper Club & Fundraiser

 Thu, 16 Jul at 07:00 pm Future Front USD 0 to 322

Clay Horwitz - Live Comedy!

 Fri, 26 Jun at 08:00 pm The Velveeta Room USD 25

SUMMER SLASH

 Sat, 15 Aug at 11:00 am Travis County Exposition Center

Ghosts & Guitars: Music & Storytelling in Travis Heights

 Sat, 31 Oct at 07:30 pm Corner Park Free

FREE VERSE: A Juneteenth Open Mic | Hosted by Tender René w/ DJ Jo

 Sat, 20 Jun at 08:00 pm The VORTEX Free

BLACK QUEER EMANCIPATION & ALLIES INVITATIONAL POETRY SLAM - HOSTED BY EBONY STEWART

 Fri, 12 Jun at 07:00 pm 2307 Manor Rd, Austin, TX, United States, Texas 78722

I Scream Social: Jazz Bell, Jake Rose, and Saúl Hernández

 Fri, 26 Jun at 07:00 pm Alienated Majesty Books Free

Cook the Book: The Rise: Black Cooks and the Soul of American Food

 Fri, 19 Jun at 06:30 pm Central Market Austin North Lamar USD 90

The Texas Book Club: Bret Anthony Johnston & Ross McCammon

 Tue, 16 Jun at 06:00 pm The Frances Modern Inn USD 0 to 7

BookPeople Presents: Rachel Schneider - Light Wielder

 Wed, 10 Jun at 07:00 pm BookPeople USD 36

America's First Foodie: A Tribute to James Beard

 Thu, 18 Jun at 06:30 pm Central Market Austin North Lamar USD 95

e.WP's Girls, Gays, & They's Open Mic | Hosted by Ms. Trin-I-Tee

 Mon, 15 Jun at 08:00 pm The VORTEX Free

BookPeople Presents: Mazey Eddings - You Won't Forget Me

 Fri, 12 Jun at 07:00 pm BookPeople Free

BEING JOHN MALKOVICH + PERSONA at Paramount Summer Classic Film Series

 Thu, 18 Jun at 07:00 pm Stateside at the Paramount

Austin Startups, Investors, Professionals: Pitch & Networking Event

 Mon, 06 Jul at 07:00 pm Stargazer Cocktails & Coffee USD 11 to 42

BookPeople Presents: Renée King-Sonnen - Rowdy Girl

 Fri, 26 Jun at 07:00 pm BookPeople Free

Project Hail Mary (2026) - Community Cinema

 Fri, 10 Jul at 08:00 pm Community First! Village Free

Spark Curiosity EDU Conference 2026

 Fri, 31 Jul at 06:00 pm Cambria Hotel Austin Downtown USD 150 to 299

BookPeople Presents: Kelsey Cox - Pretty Dead Things

 Fri, 10 Jul at 07:00 pm BookPeople Free

BookPeople Presents: Lauren Kate - White Lights

 Sat, 13 Jun at 04:00 pm BookPeople Free

This Land is Your Land: A Conversation with Beverly Gage

 Tue, 30 Jun at 06:30 pm Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum

Manga Marvel and Morsels

 Fri, 07 Aug at 10:00 pm Travis County Exposition Center

1era. GALA LITERARIA LATINA

 Sat, 29 Aug at 06:30 pm Central Library Special Events Center USD 25

BookPeople Presents: Sarah Broyles & Hanna Schroy - Finish Lines

 Fri, 19 Jun at 06:00 pm BookPeople Free

Late at the Lake

 Tue, 26 May 3825 Lake Austin Boulevard, Austin, TX, United States, Texas 78703

ArmadilloCon 48

 Fri, 11 Sep at 04:00 pm Austin Southpark Hotel

BookPeople Presents: Dr. Han Ren - The Hyphenated Life

 Wed, 17 Jun at 07:00 pm BookPeople Free

Book Release reading for Austin Poet Laureate Zell Miller, III

 Tue, 09 Jun at 07:30 pm Hyde Park Theatre Free

BookPeople Presents: R. J. Joseph - My Monsters Ain't Like Yours

 Fri, 24 Jul at 07:00 pm BookPeople Free

BookPeople Presents: Chang-rae Lee - A Tender Age

 Fri, 14 Aug at 07:00 pm BookPeople Free

BookPeople Presents: Mary H.K. Choi - Pool House

 Mon, 15 Jun at 07:00 pm BookPeople Free

BookPeople Presents: Tomás Q. Morín - Cat Love

 Tue, 09 Jun at 07:00 pm BookPeople Free

How to Write About Yourself: Tips to Write About Yourself and Your Art

 Tue, 16 Jun at 06:30 pm Dougherty Arts Center Free

Ground & Gather: A Soul Nourished Experience

 Sat, 27 Jun at 03:00 pm Gevity: Social Wellness Club USD 29 to 65

BookPeople Presents: David Heska Wanbli Weiden - Wisdom Corner

 Sat, 11 Jul at 04:00 pm BookPeople Free

BookPeople Presents: Debbie Zapata - A Taxi for Everyone

 Sat, 25 Jul at 04:00 pm BookPeople Free

BookPeople Presents: Paul Tremblay - Dead But Dreaming of Electric Sheep

 Thu, 16 Jul at 07:00 pm BookPeople Free

BookPeople Presents: Reyna & Maritza Vazquez - Veracruz All Natural

 Sun, 21 Jun at 02:00 pm BookPeople Free

Remembering Jim Magnuson

 Sat, 13 Jun at 06:00 pm Harry Ransom Center Free

Panel Discussion: The Changing Market for Archives and Rare Books

 Thu, 11 Jun at 06:00 pm Harry Ransom Center Free

BookPeople Presents: Bobby Hicks - Retro Recipes Cookbook

 Sun, 28 Jun at 04:00 pm BookPeople Free

The Woods Woman Method: A Summer Art Workshop Series - Workshop 4

 Sat, 27 Jun at 12:00 pm Asian American Resource Center Free

waiting / REX

 Fri, 19 Jun at 08:00 pm St. Andrew's Dell Fine Arts Center

Memorias Project 2026

 Sat, 20 Jun at 07:00 pm dadaLab Free

Fall Equinox Ceremony: Return to Balance

 Tue, 22 Sep at 07:45 pm Flow Yoga Westgate USD 42 to 48

Hoppers (2026) - Community Cinema

 Fri, 17 Jul at 08:00 pm Community First! Village Free

TEXAS JUSTICE TOUR: True Crime Event at BookWoman in Austin, TX

 Thu, 23 Jul at 07:00 pm BookWoman USD 34

BookPeople Presents: Tia Williams - The Missed Connection

 Wed, 24 Jun at 06:00 pm BookPeople USD 34

BookPeople Presents: Pamela Colloff - Catch the Devil

 Mon, 13 Jul at 07:00 pm BookPeople Free

BookPeople Presents: Melissa de la Cruz - Kingdom of Waves

 Thu, 18 Jun at 07:00 pm BookPeople Free

BookPeople Presents: Dana Swift and Andy C. Naranjo Dual Book Launch

 Tue, 30 Jun at 06:30 pm BookPeople Free

BookPeople Presents: Zach Weinersmith - Sawyer Lee and the Quest to...

 Mon, 29 Jun at 06:00 pm BookPeople Free

BookPeople Presents: Rowan Beaird - Tenderness

 Fri, 31 Jul at 07:00 pm BookPeople Free

BookPeople Presents: Nayantara Roy - Sisters of a Halved Heart

 Fri, 17 Jul at 07:00 pm BookPeople Free

BookPeople Presents: Demi Winters - Dawn of the North

 Sun, 14 Jun at 04:00 pm BookPeople Free

Art with an Expert – Marin, Sheeler, Hartley: Three Masters of Modernism in the Butt Collection

 Sat, 13 Jun at 03:00 pm 200 E Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Austin, TX, United States, Texas 78712

The Gifts of Imperfection by Brene Brown Experience

 Mon, 01 Jun at 10:00 am Austin Free

BookPeople Presents: Rachel Lynn Solomon - Extracurricular

 Tue, 14 Jul at 07:00 pm BookPeople USD 0 to 24

Public InventionCon 2026

 Sat, 13 Jun at 09:00 am Central Library Special Events Center USD 0 to 100

The Woods Woman Method: A Summer Art Workshop Series - Workshop 2

 Fri, 12 Jun at 02:00 pm Asian American Resource Center Free

Legend of the Realms : SEASON 2

 Sat, 13 Jun at 08:00 pm Sky Candy Free

BookPeople Presents: Joe Rothenberg - You Call Yourself a Dragon?!

 Sat, 22 Aug at 07:00 pm BookPeople Free

BookPeople Presents: Lizzie Brooks - Imperfectly Perfect Posey

 Sat, 11 Jul at 10:30 am BookPeople Free

Mutant Night: Fallout Theater's Sketch and Improv Showcase

 Sun, 30 Jun at 07:30 pm Fallout Theater USD 0 to 12

The Turn Up Open Mic

 Tue, 07 Jul at 07:00 pm Torch Center at The Linc USD 13

The Woods Woman Method: A Summer Art Workshop Series - Workshop 5

 Sat, 11 Jul at 12:00 pm Asian American Resource Center Free

BookPeople Presents: Rebecca Thorne - Moss'd in Space

 Mon, 06 Jul at 07:00 pm BookPeople Free

BookPeople Presents: Stacey McEwan - A Forsaken Prophecy

 Sun, 26 Jul at 07:00 pm BookPeople USD 0 to 35

Opening: From Hell to Health, Journeys Through PTSD/PTSI

 Sat, 13 Jun at 12:00 pm 227 Congress Ave, Austin, TX, United States, Texas 78701

BookPeople Presents: Liana Cincotti - Summer of Stars

 Thu, 13 Aug at 07:00 pm BookPeople Free

Saul Ravencraft's Damned Show

 Fri, 26 Jun at 06:30 pm New Nature's Treasures Event Center USD 13

Write Together at the Typewriter Table

 Sat, 16 May FORTUNE TELLER Free

Grant Writing® 1 Day Expert-Led Masterclass in Austin, TX | Wisdom Hub

 Tue, 16 Jun at 09:00 am Regus - Austin USD 417 to 588

BookPeople Presents: Hannah Brown - Reasons to be Loved by You

 Thu, 25 Jun at 06:00 pm BookPeople USD 34

BookPeople Presents: Naina Kumar - Just a Highland Fling

 Tue, 21 Jul at 07:00 pm BookPeople Free

Reading to Resistance: June Session

 Sun, 28 Jun at 02:00 pm Birdhouse Books Free

Smoke'n Mic Night

 Wed, 03 Jul at 07:00 pm Spinners USD 7 to 23

BookPeople Presents: Talitha L. LeFlouria - Searching for Jane Crow

 Wed, 12 Aug at 07:00 pm BookPeople Free

Elder Wisdom: Brainy Break (Adult Program)

 Tue, 16 Jun at 02:00 pm Wells Branch Community Library Free

Hyphenated Book Club - July Meet Up

 Thu, 23 Jul at 06:00 pm Asian American Resource Center Free

Elder Wisdom Group (Adult Program)

 Tue, 07 Jul at 02:00 pm Wells Branch Community Library Free

Powerful Voices Open Mic Show - Live Music, Comedy, Poetry+ More!

 Thu, 14 May at 07:00 pm Austin Free

Hyphenated Book Club - June Meet Up

 Thu, 18 Jun at 06:00 pm Asian American Resource Center Free

LUNGS

 Fri, 17 Jul at 07:30 pm CRASHBOX USD 0 to 16

Hyphenated Book Club - Sep Meet Up

 Thu, 24 Sep at 06:00 pm Asian American Resource Center Free

The Woods Woman Method: A Summer Art Workshop Series - Workshop 3

 Sat, 20 Jun at 12:00 pm Asian American Resource Center Free

The Shameful Comforts - Summer Solstice - Music & Mirth - 6/20/2026 @ Grotto 101

 Sat, 20 Jun at 07:00 pm 2605 Jones Rd #101, Austin, TX 78745, USA

The Poetry Lives Foundation presents GROWTH: A themed open mic

 Sat, 30 May at 04:00 pm Dandelion House Free

Girl Guitar Presents: Write a Song in an Hour(ish) Workshop

 Sat, 13 Jun at 11:00 am 8701 S. 1st St. Bldg 2 Ste. 220., Austin, TX, United States, Texas 78748

BookWoman 2nd Thursday Poetry featuring Margo Davis and Rebecca A. Spears

 Thu, 11 Jun at 07:15 pm BookWoman Free

BookWoman BookGroup Discussion of The Lion Women of Tehran by Marjan Kamali

 Thu, 30 Jul at 10:00 pm 5501 N Lamar Blvd, Ste A105, Austin, TX, United States, Texas 78751

Weekly Open Mic

 Tue, 02 Jun 760 airport blvd, suite 168, Austin, TX, United States, Texas 78702