Literary-art Events in Baltimore

Check out happening literary-art events all around Baltimore, MD

2026 AWP Conference & Bookfair

 Wed, 04 Mar at 12:00 pm Baltimore Convention Center

George Saunders: "Vigil"

 Thu, 12 Feb at 07:00 pm Enoch Pratt Free Library Free

Norah O’Donnell: "We the Women"

 Thu, 26 Feb at 07:00 pm Enoch Pratt Free Library Free

Nevermore, My Valentine: a tour of Edgar Allan Poe's Baltimore

 Sat, 14 Feb at 02:30 pm Baltimore Visitor Center

The Writing Seminars Reading Series: Jonathan Franzen (Reading & Q&A)

 Wed, 08 Apr at 06:00 pm Johns Hopkins University Homewood Campus Free

Tayari Jones: "Kin"

 Wed, 04 Mar at 07:00 pm Enoch Pratt Free Library Free

Smut Slam Baltimore: Exes and Oh's

 Fri, 13 Feb at 08:00 pm The Bluebird Cocktail Room USD 0 to 23

Geoff Bennett: "Black Out Loud"

 Thu, 02 Apr at 07:00 pm Enoch Pratt Free Library Free

Live Jazz Jam Session (SLAP)

 Sat, 21 Feb at 08:00 pm 861 Washington Blvd USD 23

Booklovers' Breakfast featuring Angela Flournoy

 Sat, 07 Feb at 08:30 am Baltimore Marriott Waterfront USD 50 to 450

Feed the Feed: Inside Maryland’s Food Influencer Scene with NoPixAfterDark

 Wed, 04 Feb at 06:30 pm Enoch Pratt Free Library Free

Spring Faerie Ball 2026! Piper Jones, Brinjal, and Clipper City Crew Bands!

Sat, 21 Mar at 06:00 pm Space 2640

2026 BFSA Juneteenth Celebration

 Thu, 18 Jun at 09:30 am Levering Hall (JHU Homewood Campus) Free

Fab 5 Freddy: "Everybody's Fly"

 Wed, 18 Mar at 07:00 pm Enoch Pratt Free Library Free

In the Stacks: Facets of Love with Mandy Brown

 Thu, 12 Feb at 06:30 pm 17 E Mt Vernon Place, Baltimore, MD, United States, Maryland 21202

March Book Event! Bring Books, Take Books!

 Sat, 14 Mar at 09:00 am 3001 Vineyard Ln, Baltimore, MD, United States, Maryland 21218

Live From The Lou: A Stand Up Comedy Show Featuring: Brittany Carney

 Sat, 21 Feb at 08:00 pm Zissimos Bar USD 20

AUTHOR & PUNISHER w/ King Yosef and Black Magnet @ Metro Baltimore

Mon, 02 Mar at 07:00 pm 1700 North Charles Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21201, United States

Luke Severeid at the Lou Room (Baltimore, MD)! Late Show!

 Sat, 07 Feb at 09:15 pm Zissimos Bar USD 23

An Evening with Stanchion at AWP 2026

 Wed, 04 Mar at 08:00 pm Vinyl and Pages Free

A Fun Cocktail Making Class for Beginners

 Sat, 21 Mar at 01:00 pm 836 Guilford Ave USD 0 to 109

Leila Siddiqui with Sujata Massey: THE GLOWING HOURS

 Wed, 11 Feb at 06:00 pm Ivy Bookshop Free

Instant Sketch: Create a Comedy Show in One Night

 Thu, 05 Feb at 07:00 pm Highwire Improv Free

Art Exhibition: Slippy Authorship

 Sun, 08 Feb at 05:00 pm EGATNIV VINTAGE WAREHOUSE Free

Drag Me to Comedy Bingo ft Jenny Cavallero

 Fri, 27 Feb at 08:00 pm Zissimos Bar, West 36th Street, Baltimore, MD, USA USD 18 to 29

The Writing Seminars Reading Series: Carl Phillips -Turnbull Poetry Lecture

 Wed, 18 Feb at 06:00 pm Johns Hopkins University Homewood Campus Free

Book Signing Happy Hour with Naomi Rivers: WHY NOT US

 Fri, 20 Feb at 05:00 pm Bird in Hand Coffee & Books Free

Ghastly Galentine: NIGHT BLOOM, a nighttime tea and gothic bouquet party

 Fri, 13 Feb at 07:00 pm Carroll Mansion

“Waiting to Exhale” Women’s Day Conference

 Sat, 07 Mar at 12:00 pm La Familia Soundstage USD 55

AWP Offsite Reading

 Fri, 06 Mar at 08:15 pm Pickles Pub Free

Matthew Clark Davison & Alice LaPlante: "The Lab"

 Mon, 02 Mar at 07:00 pm Enoch Pratt Free Library Free

Natalie Davis with Mariel Penberthy: Saying Yes: My Adventures in Polyamory

 Sat, 07 Feb at 06:00 pm Bird in Hand Charles Village

Kind of a Big Dill: Writers from 6 Local Publishers @ Pickles Pub for AWP

 Thu, 05 Mar at 05:00 pm Pickles Pub Free

Must Love Memoir at AWP Baltimore

 Thu, 05 Mar at 07:00 pm Meander Art Bar Free

ONE HOPE Conference: Soli Deo Gloria

 Sat, 07 Mar at 09:00 am The Garden Church USD 34

Queer Book Club: "The Love That Dares: An Anthology of Queer Love"

 Thu, 12 Feb at 07:00 pm Greedy Reads Fells Point Free

Romance Book Club: "And Now, Back to You" by B.K. Borison

 Sun, 15 Mar at 07:00 pm Greedy Reads Remington Free

Valentine's Day Romance Book Signing

 Sat, 14 Feb at 12:00 pm Sweet Nothings The Bookish Company Free

Anne Harwell Celenza: "On the Record"

 Tue, 24 Mar at 07:00 pm Enoch Pratt Free Library Free

Ashley Bennett presents MUSCLES & MONSTERS

 Tue, 10 Feb at 07:00 pm Greedy Reads Remington Free

CRAIG HELLA JOHNSON: Considering Matthew Shepard

 Sun, 07 Jun at 04:00 pm Emmanuel Episcopal Church USD 0 to 35

Queer Book Club: "The Autobiography of Red" by Anne Carson

 Thu, 12 Mar at 07:00 pm Greedy Reads Fells Point Free

Gordon Korman: "Hypergifted"

 Tue, 10 Feb at 04:00 pm Enoch Pratt Free Library - Govans Branch Free

Art History Happy Hour: Teri Henderson & Tracey Beale

Thu, 12 Feb at 06:00 pm 10 Art Museum Dr, Baltimore, MD, United States, Maryland 21218

Tenet Vocal Artists: Note e Parole

 Fri, 06 Feb at 07:30 pm Emmanuel Episcopal Church USD 0 to 35

Field Trips to Freedom

 Sun, 26 Apr at 02:00 pm 1649 E North Ave Free

Alice Gerrard: "Custom Made Woman"

 Wed, 15 Apr at 07:00 pm Enoch Pratt Free Library Free

Erin Somers presents THE TEN YEAR AFFAIR

 Thu, 26 Feb at 07:00 pm Greedy Reads Remington Free

Anna Harwell Celenza: ON THE RECORD: Music That Changed America

 Fri, 27 Mar at 06:00 pm Bird in Hand Coffee & Books Free

Kate Milford: "Rialto"

 Thu, 23 Apr at 04:00 pm Enoch Pratt Free Library - Edmondson Avenue Branch Free

Bsrat Mezghebe: "I Hope You Find What You’re Looking For"

 Tue, 17 Feb at 07:00 pm Enoch Pratt Free Library Free

Cecily "Cause I Love You"

 Wed, 11 Feb at 07:00 pm 1350 Lancaster Street, Baltimore, MD, United States, Maryland 21231

Field Trips to Freedom

 Sun, 22 Feb at 02:00 pm 1649 E North Ave Free

Writing Workshop: A Life of Writing

 Sat, 21 Feb at 10:00 am 5801 Harford Rd, Baltimore, MD, United States, Maryland 21214

1st Friday Networking Events - Baltimore

 Fri, 06 Feb at 08:00 pm Skyloft F Rental Studio USD 3 to 55

The Flower Bearers: Rachel Eliza Griffiths in Conversation with Joël Díaz

 Fri, 13 Feb at 06:00 pm The Clifton House, Talbot Road, Baltimore, MD, USA Free

Words, Wings & Wine - Baltimore Edition

Fri, 06 Feb at 07:30 pm M&T Bank Exchange at the France-Merrick Performing Arts Center

Jung Yun: "All the World Can Hold"

 Tue, 10 Mar at 07:00 pm Enoch Pratt Free Library Free

Patrick Deneen Gives the Annual Carroll Lecture at St. Mary's

 Wed, 11 Feb at 07:00 pm St Mary's Seminary & University Free

Sujata Massey with Dan Fesperman: THE STAR FROM CALCUTTA

 Wed, 18 Mar at 06:00 pm Ivy Bookshop Free

Fine and Dandy Poetry Night

 Fri, 06 Feb at 06:30 pm 11 E Mt Royal Ave USD 0 to 23

Black Folx Book Club: "Chocolate Chip City" by Be Steadwell WITH AUTHOR!

 Wed, 18 Feb at 07:00 pm Greedy Reads Remington Free

Lily Meyer presents THE END OF ROMANCE

 Wed, 04 Feb at 07:00 pm Greedy Reads Remington Free

Big and Tall Tour

 Thu, 05 Mar at 08:00 pm Lyric Theater, Baltimore

A Conversation & Book Signing with acclaimed journalist Wil Haygood

 Thu, 12 Feb at 12:00 pm University of Baltimore School of Law Free

Field Trips to Freedom

 Sun, 29 Mar at 02:00 pm 1649 E North Ave Free

AGAVE - Archie The Messenger Live !!

 Sun, 08 Mar at 06:00 pm The 1920 Social

Deborah Heiligman: "Loudmouth Emma Goldman vs. America (a love story)"

 Wed, 25 Mar at 04:00 pm Enoch Pratt Library - Roland Park Branch Free

Community & Family Valentines Jazz Brunch

 Sat, 14 Feb at 11:00 am 29th Street Community Center USD 25

Second Saturday S#!t Show - February 14, 2026 - (headliner) - Matt Dundas

 Sat, 14 Feb at 08:00 pm 2549 N Howard St, Baltimore, MD, United States, Maryland 21218

Margaret Musgrove: "Ashanti to Zulu: African Traditions"

 Wed, 18 Feb at 06:00 pm Enoch Pratt Free Library Free

Roseanne Brown: "Ghost-Spider"

 Wed, 15 Apr at 04:00 pm Enoch Pratt Library - Walbrook Branch Free

Kimbilio Author Showcase

 Thu, 05 Mar at 07:00 pm Enoch Pratt Free Library Free

Angel's Egg

 Thu, 12 Feb at 09:00 pm 1711 N Charles St, Baltimore, MD, United States, Maryland 21201

In Conversation: Taylor Johnson & Nakita Reed

 Sat, 28 Feb at 03:00 pm Enoch Pratt Free Library Free

Randolph MFA Faculty & Alumni Reading with MC Danez Smith

 Fri, 06 Mar at 06:00 pm Bird in Hand Coffee & Books Free

Hot L Poets Series, ft. Rebecca Aronson & Wayne Miller

 Sun, 08 Feb at 04:00 pm Bird in Hand Coffee & Books Free

Experiencing the Diaspora Through Culinary Connection with Dr. Kishi Ducre

 Thu, 26 Feb at 06:00 pm 1132 Greenmount Ave Free

House of Mourning: A Journey of Poetry, Grief and Healing

 Sun, 22 Feb at 03:00 pm 2001 Liberty Heights Ave, Baltimore, MD, United States, Maryland 21217

B.K. Borison presents AND NOW, BACK TO YOU

 Mon, 23 Feb at 05:00 pm Library Nineteen USD 23 to 34

Meet KEVIN M. SCOTT, author of the Debut Thriller SHADOWS & DECEIT

 Sat, 07 Mar at 01:00 pm Vinyl and Pages USD 45

Eli Erlick presents BEFORE GENDER

 Fri, 20 Feb at 07:00 pm Greedy Reads Remington Free

Musical Improv Open Event!

 Sat, 14 Feb at 12:00 pm Highwire Improv Free

Nature Inspired Book Club: Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver

 Sun, 22 Feb at 03:00 pm Friends of Masonville Cove

Mary Helen Washington with Martha Jones: PAULE MARSHALL: A WRITER'S LIFE

 Tue, 17 Feb at 06:00 pm Ivy Bookshop Free

Youth Grand Slam 2026!

 Wed, 25 Feb at 06:00 pm Red Emma's Bookstore Coffeehouse Free

Claudia Friddell: "The Mysterious Virginia Hall"

 Thu, 30 Apr at 03:30 pm Enoch Pratt Free Library - Govans Branch Free

Off the Chain: a Cave Canem reading hosted by Tameka Cage Conley

 Wed, 04 Mar at 07:00 pm Urban Reads Bookstore Free

Writing Workshop with Authors Matthew Clark Davison and Alice LaPlante

 Mon, 02 Mar at 05:30 pm Enoch Pratt Free Library Free

Rebecca Novack presents M**der BIMBO

 Tue, 17 Mar at 07:00 pm Greedy Reads Remington Free

Jeannette L. Clariond with translator Forrest Gander: EVEN TIME BLEEDS

 Tue, 03 Mar at 06:00 pm Bird in Hand Coffee & Books Free

Field Trips to Freedom

 Sun, 31 May at 02:00 pm 1649 E North Ave Free

LOVE OF FRIENDS of the Hampden Library 2026

 Thu, 12 Feb at 05:30 pm Enoch Pratt Free Library - Hampden Branch USD 0 to 18

Anderson & Roe Piano Duo with Wordsmith, hip-hop artist

 Sat, 28 Mar at 07:30 pm Earl and Darielle Linehan Concert Hall USD 45

K. Ibura: "Tempest"

 Tue, 24 Feb at 04:00 pm Enoch Pratt Free Library Free

Audible Browsing Experience!

 Fri, 06 Mar at 06:00 pm Urban Reads Bookstore Free

Expand the Canon Book Club: "Beloved" by Toni Morrison

 Tue, 03 Mar at 07:00 pm Greedy Reads Remington Free

Split Lip & Friends Reading to Benefit CHARM

 Thu, 05 Mar at 07:00 pm Baltimore Unity Hall Free

Kate McElderry and Martha Sweeney: DECLAN SOMEONE

 Thu, 19 Mar at 06:00 pm Ivy Bookshop Free

Musical Improv Open Event!

 Sat, 14 Mar at 12:00 pm St Mark's Lutheran Church Free