Literary-art Events in Austin

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

David Sedaris Austin

 Thu, 30 Apr at 07:00 pm Austin, TX

David Sedaris at Paramount Theatre Austin

 Wed, 29 Apr Paramount Theatre Austin

BookPeople Presents: Erik Larson - The Demon of Unrest

 Wed, 25 Mar at 06:00 pm Central Presbyterian Church USD 29

BookPeople Presents: Michelle C. Harris - A Latte Like Love

 Fri, 20 Mar at 07:00 pm BookPeople Free

Crop Creative Conference • April 23rd & 24th, 2026

 Thu, 23 Apr at 09:00 am Austin USD 55 to 310

BookPeople Presents: Rainbow Rowell - Cherry Baby

 Mon, 20 Apr at 07:00 pm BookPeople USD 35

Dance Gavin Dance with The Fall of Troy, Wolf & Bear and The Novelists

 Tue, 05 May at 10:00 pm Stubb's Waller Creek Amphitheater

C.S. Lewis' The Screwtape Letters - Austin

 Sun, 12 Apr at 08:00 pm Bass Concert Hall

The Mother Hips

 Fri, 27 Mar at 10:00 pm The Continental Club USD 30

BookPeople Presents: Bob Crawford - America's Founding Son

 Thu, 14 May at 07:00 pm BookPeople Free

Next of Kin

 Sat, 21 Mar at 08:30 pm 2008 S Congress Ave USD 25

Eulogy of the Independent Zine Fest

 Sat, 11 Apr at 06:00 pm HOTEL VEGAS USD 14

Jack Carr celebrates THE FOURTH OPTION at B&N-Arboretum in Austin, TX

 Mon, 11 May at 06:30 pm Barnes & Noble - Arboretum (Austin, TX) USD 39

Fae Fest

 Sat, 09 May at 10:00 am Ani's Day & Night

Radney Foster

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

Strange & Extraordinary Fest 2026

 Sat, 28 Mar at 12:00 pm KMFA Classical 89.5

The Mother Hips

 Sat, 28 Mar at 07:30 pm The Continental Club USD 30

BookPeople Presents: Nia Sioux - Bottom of the Pyramid

 Sun, 26 Apr at 02:00 pm BookPeople USD 35

AUSTIN GHOUL GANG PRESENTS: A NIGHT OF SPLATTER & SCREAMS

 Sat, 04 Apr at 07:00 pm 5775 Airport Blvd. Suite 725, Austin, TX, United States, Texas 78752

Austin Poetry Slam Grand Slam Finals

 Wed, 25 Mar at 07:00 pm 1911 Aldrich St USD 19

Dr. Seuss's The Cat In The Hat

 Thu, 30 Apr at 06:00 pm Bass Concert Hall

BookPeople Presents: Brynne Weaver - Harvest Season

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

Katie Bender: Instructions for a Séance

 Thu, 16 Apr at 07:00 pm Bass Concert Hall

Book Launch: Encounters with Unexpected Animals by Bret Anthony Johnston

 Wed, 25 Mar at 06:00 pm Harry Ransom Center Free

Beyond Biohacking: A Blueprint for Stress-Proof Resilience

 Wed, 01 Apr at 06:30 pm Kuya USD 13

Poetry Reading: Marie Howe

 Thu, 02 Apr at 06:00 pm Harry Ransom Center Free

Y'all Dinner: A Supper Club & Fundraiser

 Thu, 16 Jul at 07:00 pm Future Front USD 162 to 322

Y'ALL BAR

 Fri, 27 Mar at 07:00 pm Future Front USD 0 to 82

Tasting Heartland Masala: An Indian Cookbook from an American Kitchen

 Fri, 03 Apr at 06:30 pm Central Market Austin North Lamar USD 75

GenAI 2.0: The "Introduction to Generative AI" Second Edition Launch Party

 Thu, 19 Mar at 07:00 pm Remedy Free

Drafthouse Movie Book Fair @ The Highball

 Sat, 21 Mar at 01:00 pm The Highball Free

South Austin Song Circle: David Pulkingham, Suzanna Choffel, Kate Howard and Emma Dean

 Thu, 30 Apr at 07:00 pm 04 Center

Spring Sonic Social: Featuring Courtney Santana & Parker Woodland

 Sun, 29 Mar at 04:00 pm Found Sound ATX USD 23

BookPeople Presents: David Streitfeld - Western Star

 Thu, 26 Mar at 07:00 pm BookPeople Free

Art with an Expert – Last Artist Standing: Living and Sustaining a Creative Life Over 50

 Sat, 11 Apr at 03:00 pm 200 E Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Austin, TX, United States, Texas 78712

Women Who Tiki: A Guided Rum Tasting with Shannon Mustipher

 Thu, 09 Apr at 06:00 pm The Long Goodbye USD 60

Mayor's Book Club: Jason Mott

 Wed, 15 Apr at 07:00 pm Austin Central Library, Austin Public Library Free

ArmadilloCon 48

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

BookPeople Presents: Laura Fisk - The Texas State Coloring Book

 Sat, 09 May at 07:00 pm BookPeople Free

BookSpring Fest: A Read Aloud Celebration

 Sat, 02 May at 12:00 pm BookSpring Free

BookPeople Presents: Alex Segura - Enemy of My Enemy (Marvel Crime)

 Sat, 28 Mar at 04:00 pm BookPeople Free

2026 Eric Williams Memorial Lecture (EWML)- Marlon James

 Thu, 02 Apr at 05:15 pm George Washington Carver Museum Free

Texas Author Series Happy Hour and Book Signing with Prof. Peniel E. Joseph

 Wed, 25 Mar at 06:00 pm Chez Zee American Bistro USD 0 to 24

Warmth of Words: The Curvy Cauldron’s Spring Poetry Social

 Fri, 27 Mar at 01:00 pm Casa de Luz Village USD 49

Spark Curiosity EDU Conference 2026

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

BookPeople Presents: Ashanté M. Reese - Gather

 Wed, 15 Apr at 07:00 pm BookPeople Free

BookPeople Presents: Katherine Applegate - The Littlest Elephant

 Mon, 23 Mar at 05:00 pm BookPeople Free

BookPeople Presents: Mark Pryor - The Most Mysterious Bookshop in Paris

 Tue, 31 Mar at 07:00 pm BookPeople Free

Friends & Family Spring Festival

 Sat, 25 Apr at 01:00 pm Windsor Park Branch, Austin Public Library Free

Manga Marvel and Morsels

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

AUSTIN HARRY POTTER Trivia

Wed, 15 Apr at 07:00 pm Tony C's Pizza and Beer Garden (Tony C's Pizza & Beer Garden Anderson Lane)

BookPeople Presents: Isabella Skrypczak - A Polish Girl in Siberia

 Fri, 10 Apr at 07:00 pm BookPeople Free

Author Reading: Merlin Holland

 Wed, 15 Apr at 06:00 pm Harry Ransom Center Free

BookPeople Presents: Rex Ogle - Fruitcake: A Graphic Novel

 Thu, 16 Apr at 06:00 pm BookPeople Free

I Scream Social: Jasmine Games, Ray Foster, Sabrine Petusky

 Fri, 24 Apr at 07:00 pm Alienated Majesty Books Free

BookPeople Presents: Brad Neely - Creased Comics

 Mon, 30 Mar at 07:00 pm BookPeople Free

Don Davis Lecture: Adam Smyth

 Thu, 19 Mar at 06:00 pm Harry Ransom Center Free

I Scream Social: Day at the Park (Spring)

 Sun, 29 Mar at 12:00 pm Sparky Pocket Park Free

BookPeople Presents: Sophia Glock - Before We Wake

 Sun, 12 Apr at 06:00 pm BookPeople Free

BookPeople Presents: Abigail Silva - Mis Poderes Maravillosos

 Sat, 11 Apr at 10:30 am BookPeople Free

Improv Foundations (In Person) - 12 Classes

 Mon, 19 Jan at 07:00 pm Genesis Creative Collective USD 580

BookPeople Presents: Libby Ward - Honest Motherhood

 Fri, 17 Apr at 07:00 pm BookPeople USD 35

BookPeople Presents: Isaac Fitzgerald - American Rambler

 Tue, 02 Jun at 07:00 pm BookPeople Free

Austin Monthly Open MIC Night

 Wed, 28 Jan at 06:30 pm 2200 Guadalupe St Free

BookPeople Presents: Breanna Carzoo - Lawn-Mowing Day!

 Sat, 25 Apr at 10:30 am BookPeople Free

Texas Justice Tour with Final Days on Earth host Claire St. Amant

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

Panel Discussion: Lives and Literacy in Ancient Egypt

 Thu, 09 Apr at 06:00 pm Harry Ransom Center Free

BookPeople Presents: Lindy West - Adult Braces

 Wed, 22 Apr at 07:00 pm BookPeople Free

BookPeople Presents: Brady Smith - Maxwell Dark

 Wed, 08 Apr at 05:00 pm BookPeople Free

BookPeople Presents: Timothy Schraeder Rodriguez Conversion Therapy Dropout

 Fri, 15 May at 07:00 pm BookPeople Free

BookPeople Presents: Erin O'Brien - Dig In!

 Wed, 27 May at 06:00 pm BookPeople USD 0 to 41

BookPeople Presents: Sarah Welch - How to Fill Your Hug Bank

 Sat, 09 May at 10:30 am BookPeople Free

Past Due: Poems on Injustice & Ways to Pay Attention, Reading with Tammy Gomez & Milo Starr Johnson

Fri, 20 Mar at 07:00 pm 5501 N Lamar Blvd, Ste A105, Austin, TX, United States, Texas 78751

BookPeople Presents: Taylor Esposito - Boots Beneath Her Bed

 Tue, 21 Apr at 07:00 pm BookPeople Free

BookPeople Presents: Isabel Klee

 Sun, 10 May at 06:00 pm Central Presbyterian Church USD 41

Haunted Like Human with Mystery Loves Company

 Thu, 19 Mar at 07:00 pm Captain Quack's Soundspace USD 20

Texas Author Series Happy Hour and Book Signing with Seth Harp

 Thu, 21 May at 06:00 pm Chez Zee American Bistro USD 0 to 24

BookPeople Presents: Page Powars - And They Were Roommates

 Wed, 03 Jun at 06:00 pm BookPeople USD 16

BookPeople Presents: Andrew Forrester - How the Story Goes

 Wed, 06 May at 07:00 pm BookPeople Free

3/23 Blind Date w/ a Book Swap

 Mon, 23 Mar at 06:00 pm Springwoods Park USD 14

BookPeople Presents: Jennifer Lee & LeUyen Pham - As I Dream Of You

 Thu, 07 May at 06:00 pm BookPeople Free

BookPeople Presents: Tahereh Mafi - Release Me

 Thu, 09 Apr at 06:00 pm BookPeople USD 31

Hyphenated Book Club - April Meet Up

 Thu, 16 Apr at 06:00 pm Asian American Resource Center Free

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

 Thu, 14 May at 07:00 pm Austin Free

BookPeople Presents: Lynn Painter - First and Forever

 Sat, 16 May at 04:00 pm BookPeople USD 23 to 41

Reading to Resistance: March Session

 Sun, 29 Mar at 02:00 pm Birdhouse Books Free

On the Road: Readings with Young German Writers in Austin

 Sun, 22 Mar at 03:00 pm German-Texan Heritage Society Free

Food Studies Workshop: Recipe Writing—Memories and Culinary Experience from Latin America

 Mon, 13 Apr at 12:00 pm 2300 Red River St, Austin, TX, United States, Texas 78705

Creative Writer’s (Un)block

 Sat, 02 May at 02:00 pm Flow Yoga Westgate USD 25 to 37

BookPeople Presents: Brooke Averick - Phoebe Berman's Gonna Lose It

 Fri, 05 Jun at 06:00 pm BookPeople USD 33

BookPeople Presents: Grace Farris - See One, Do One, Teach One

 Mon, 06 Apr at 05:00 pm BookPeople USD 37

Smoke'n Mic Night

 Wed, 03 Jul at 07:00 pm Zola Hookah Lounge USD 7 to 34

BookPeople Presents: Brianna Madia - Homesick Nomad

 Mon, 04 May at 07:00 pm BookPeople USD 34

Texas Author Series Happy Hour and Book Signing with Patricia Lee Lewis

 Thu, 23 Apr at 06:00 pm Chez Zee American Bistro USD 0 to 24

OVERSTIMULATED: a standup comedy show hosted by an overstimulated girl

 Tue, 03 Sep at 07:00 pm Spokesman Coffee Free

BookPeople Presents: Evan LeRoy & Paula Forbes: New School Barbecue

 Wed, 13 May at 07:00 pm BookPeople USD 0 to 41

BookWoman 2nd Thursday Poetry featuring Karen Kevorkian

 Thu, 09 Apr at 07:15 pm BookWoman Free

Hyphenated Book Club - June Meet Up

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

Meet the author: Terao Tetsuya with translator Kevin Wang

 Mon, 23 Mar at 06:00 pm 8637 Spicewood Springs Rd Free

Spring 2026 Session 2 Quiet Writing Group w/ Giulia

 Fri, 27 Mar at 10:00 am The Perry-Castañeda Library, 4.102 Free