Literary-art Events in Baltimore

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

Baltimore, MD: David Nihill at Creative Alliance

Sun, 29 Mar at 07:00 pm Creative Alliance

An Evening with Ted Chiang: Magic and Imaginary Science in Fiction

 Sun, 22 Mar at 06:30 pm Bird in Hand Coffee & Books Free

Floetry | Lyric Baltimore

 Sat, 11 Apr at 08:00 pm 110 W Mt Royal Ave USD 113 to 321

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

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

Dan St. Germain at the Lou Room! (Baltimore, Md)

 Sat, 21 Mar at 07:00 pm Zissimos Bar USD 23

Women's History Month Celebration

 Sat, 21 Mar at 10:00 am The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore

Fab 5 Freddy: "Everybody's Fly"

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

BE FREE Fridays: 20 year Anniversary Reunion!

 Fri, 10 Apr at 07:00 pm Eubie Blake National Jazz Institute and Cultural Center USD 34

Geoff Bennett: "Black Out Loud"

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

Black Women Shining featuring Edwina Findley Dickerson

 Sat, 28 Mar at 10:00 am New Psalmist Baptist Church USD 45

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

A Fun Cocktail Making Class for Beginners

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

Eugene Robinson: "Freedom Lost, Freedom Won"

 Tue, 19 May at 07:00 pm Enoch Pratt Free Library Free

Elijah Nevels at the Lou Room! (Baltimore, MD)

 Sat, 23 May at 07:00 pm Zissimos Bar USD 23

23rd Annual CityLit Festival

 Sat, 11 Apr at 10:00 am Maryland Center for History and Culture

Andrew Rudick at the Lou Room (Baltimore, MD)

 Sun, 19 Jul at 07:00 pm Zissimos Bar USD 23

The Writing Seminars Reading Series: Susan Choi (Reading & Q&A)

 Wed, 25 Mar at 06:00 pm Johns Hopkins University Homewood Campus Free

The Patapsco River (MD) Chapter Presents the 22nd Annual Women In the Arts

 Sat, 21 Mar at 01:00 pm Morgan State University Carl J. Murphy Fine Arts Center USD 0 to 109

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

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

Independent Bookstore Day 2026 Baltimore

 Sat, 25 Apr at 12:00 pm Atomic Books

Live From The Lou: A Stand Up Comedy Show Featuring: Anthony Moore

 Sat, 28 Mar at 08:00 pm Zissimos Bar USD 23

Lerone Martin: "Young King"

 Thu, 07 May at 07:00 pm Enoch Pratt Free Library Free

Emma at the Everyman Theater

 Sun, 07 Jun at 01:30 pm Everyman Theatre

Field Trips to Freedom

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

Anthony Devito at the Lou Room! (Baltimore, MD)

 Sat, 13 Jun at 07:00 pm Zissimos Bar USD 23

Field Trips to Freedom

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

CosGala Bridgerton High Tea

Sat, 25 Apr at 12:00 pm 4051 N Charles st Baltimore MD

Ashante Reese: "Gather"

 Thu, 23 Apr at 07:00 pm Enoch Pratt Free Library Free

Anne Harwell Celenza: "On the Record"

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

Sujata Massey with Dan Fesperman: THE STAR FROM CALCUTTA

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

Kate Milford: "Rialto"

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

Steve Parke: "Prince"

 Tue, 05 May at 07:00 pm Enoch Pratt Free Library Free

Alice Gerrard: "Custom Made Woman"

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

CRAIG HELLA JOHNSON: Considering Matthew Shepard

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

Field Trips to Freedom

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

In Conversation: Taylor Johnson & Nakita Reed

 Sat, 09 May at 03:00 pm Enoch Pratt Free Library Free

The Drop That Contained The Sea

 Sun, 26 Apr at 03:00 pm LeClerc Hall Baltimore MD

China Martens: "The Avenue"

 Sat, 28 Mar at 02:00 pm Enoch Pratt Free Library Free

Emily Dufton: "Addiction, Inc."

 Tue, 28 Apr at 07:00 pm Enoch Pratt Free Library Free

Howard Fishman: "To Anyone Who Ever Asks"

 Wed, 29 Apr at 07:00 pm Enoch Pratt Free Library Free

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

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

Sabbath Queen: Film Screening and Talkback

 Thu, 19 Mar at 07:00 pm 1711 N Charles St, Baltimore, MD 21201-5800, United States

Claudia Friddell: "The Mysterious Virginia Hall"

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

Melissa Lewis with Kyle Berkley: I SEE ME

 Tue, 31 Mar at 06:00 pm Ivy Bookshop Free

Bmore Queer Poetry Vernal Equinox Writing Workshop

 Fri, 20 Mar at 06:00 pm The Baltimore Free School Free

Cotten Seiler: "White Care: The Impact of Race on American Infrastructure"

 Tue, 31 Mar at 07:00 pm Enoch Pratt Free Library Free

The Writing Seminars Reading Series: Heather McHugh (Reading & Q&A)

 Wed, 01 Apr at 06:00 pm Johns Hopkins University Homewood Campus Free

Mike Tidwell: "The Lost Trees of Willow Avenue"

 Tue, 21 Apr at 07:00 pm Enoch Pratt Free Library Free

Andy Crouch: Living with Wisdom in the Age of A.I.

 Sun, 12 Apr at 05:00 pm St Moses Church USD 34

Dreaming Dirty in Maryland 2026

 Sat, 13 Jun at 11:00 am Lord Baltimore Hotel USD 0 to 39

The Annual Authors and Art Festival

 Sat, 29 Aug at 02:00 pm Reginald F. Lewis Museum USD 20 to 50

Lit Out Loud: Adult Storytime

 Wed, 08 Apr at 11:30 am Enoch Pratt Free Library Free

A City Dream: An Interactive Workshop for Young Community Changemakers

 Sat, 25 Apr at 11:00 am Enoch Pratt Library - Walbrook Branch Free

Roseanne Brown: "Ghost-Spider"

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

The Storytellers Book Festival for Children's Weekend Event

Sat, 01 Aug at 05:00 pm St. Francis Neighborhood Center

Brian Gilmore: “No More Worlds to Conquer”

 Sat, 25 Apr at 03:00 pm Enoch Pratt Free Library Free

Elizabeth Vartkessian: "The Deserving"

 Tue, 14 Apr at 07:00 pm Enoch Pratt Free Library Free

The Worst Day: Bruce Goldfarb in converstation with William P. Tandy

 Wed, 25 Mar at 06:00 pm Atomic Books

Vicky Osterweil: "The Extended Universe: How Disney Killed the Movies & Took Over the World"

 Thu, 30 Apr at 07:00 pm 3128 Greenmount Avenue, Baltimore, MD, United States, Maryland 21218

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

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

Howard Youth and Gemma Radko: "Birds of the Chesapeake Bay"

 Mon, 11 May at 07:00 pm Enoch Pratt Free Library Free

Lauren Reding with Jeannie Vanasco: THE KILLER IN THE HOUSE

 Thu, 26 Mar at 06:00 pm Bird in Hand Coffee & Books Free

Queens of Poetry Showcase

 Sat, 16 May at 06:00 pm Baltimore Unity Hall USD 29

THIRD FRIDAYS Pro-Democracy Dance Party at Baltimore Penn!

 Fri, 17 Apr at 04:30 pm Baltimore Penn Station

Mark Gornik: "Sharing the Crust"

 Tue, 07 Apr at 07:00 pm Enoch Pratt Free Library Free

Elizabeth Hazen with Courtney LeBLanc & Mary Jo Salter: THE SKY WILL HOLD

 Sat, 04 Apr at 04:00 pm The Ivy Bookshop - Back Patio Free

Humanities in the Village Ft. Jeanne-Marie Jackson and Emmanuel Awine

 Mon, 30 Mar at 06:30 pm Bird in Hand Coffee & Books Free

Expand the Canon Book Club: "Rubyfruit Jungle" by Rita Mae Brown

 Tue, 07 Apr at 07:00 pm Greedy Reads Remington Free

Brian Kwoba: HUBERT HARRISON: FORBIDDEN GENIUS OF BLACK RADICALISM

 Mon, 23 Mar at 06:00 pm Bird in Hand Coffee & Books Free

Open Mic Night

 Tue, 07 Apr Urban Life Center USD 11

Romance Book Club: "No Place Like You" by Jillian Meadows

 Sun, 19 Apr at 07:00 pm Greedy Reads Remington Free

Book Launch: ADHD & G.O.D + Special Guest Author - Angela D. Wharton

 Fri, 20 Mar at 06:00 pm Empowerment Temple AME Church USD 23

Maria Adelmann presents THE ADJUNCT

 Thu, 02 Apr at 07:00 pm Greedy Reads Remington Free

Shirley Brewer and Betsy Boyd, GODDESS OF SWIZZLE

 Tue, 07 Apr at 06:00 pm The Ivy Bookshop - Back Patio Free

Kate McElderry and Martha Sweeney: DECLAN SOMEONE

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

Harrison Hill and Audrey Clare Farley: THE ORACLE'S DAUGHTER

 Wed, 08 Apr at 06:00 pm The Ivy Bookshop - Back Patio Free

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

 Thu, 14 May at 08:00 pm Baltimore Free

Black Folx Book Club: "Nasty Work" by Ericka Hart

 Thu, 30 Apr at 07:00 pm Greedy Reads Remington Free

From Field Notes to First Drafts: Writing Poetry in the Wild - Workshop

 Sun, 26 Apr at 11:00 am Wyman Park Dell USD 18 to 66

Christian John Wikane and Khary Simon: A NIGHT AT THE DISCO

 Wed, 15 Apr at 06:00 pm Bird in Hand Coffee & Books Free

New Date! The Voice of Protest: Poems and Music

 Sat, 28 Mar at 06:00 pm Bird in Hand Coffee & Books Free

Michelle Jabès Corpora: "She Knows All the Names"

 Tue, 19 May at 04:00 pm Enoch Pratt Library - Roland Park Branch Free

Book Signing- The Space Between: Author Tamara Henry

 Sat, 28 Mar at 01:00 pm Avenue Kitchen & Bar Free

Nicole Hackett with Susan Coll: MOM BRAIN

 Tue, 21 Apr at 06:00 pm The Ivy Bookshop - Back Patio Free

Blxcc Ink Collective presents: An Author's Showcase

 Sat, 28 Mar at 11:00 am Langston Hughes Community, Business & Resource Center USD 18 to 21

Black Folx Book Club: "A Body Made Home" by Kai Marshall Green

 Wed, 13 May at 07:00 pm Greedy Reads Remington Free

A Reading with Graduates of the JHU Creative Writing MFA Program

 Tue, 28 Apr at 06:00 pm Bird in Hand Coffee & Books Free

Black Folx Book Club: "The Ties Between Us" by Chencia C Higgins

 Wed, 17 Jun at 07:00 pm Greedy Reads Remington Free

33 1/3: Tom Waits' Swordfisthtrombones

 Wed, 08 Apr at 05:30 pm Atomic Books

Revolutionary Writers Poetry Festival

 Fri, 15 May at 10:00 am The Voxel USD 55 to 322

Celebrating 50 Years of Bartleby: UMBC's Creative Arts Journal

 Fri, 17 Apr at 06:00 pm Bird in Hand Coffee & Books Free

Kyle McCarthy with Nate Brown: IMMERSIONS: A NOVEL

 Fri, 15 May at 06:00 pm Ivy Bookshop Free

Expand the Canon Book Club: "Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit"

 Tue, 02 Jun at 07:00 pm Greedy Reads Remington Free

Queer Book Club: "We Are Green and Trembling" by Gabriela Cabezón Cámara

 Thu, 14 May at 07:00 pm Greedy Reads Fells Point Free

MA in Science Writing and MA in Writing Combined Thesis Readings

 Sun, 17 May at 06:00 pm 3400 N Charles St Free

Sheena Hill: THE GRAND GUIDE: MINDFUL TOOLS FOR MODERN GRANDPARENTING

 Sat, 18 Apr at 06:00 pm Ivy Bookshop Free

Snug Books Presents: An Evening With Poets - Open Mic & Book Readings

 Sat, 18 Apr at 06:30 pm Snug Books, LLC Free

Queer Book Club: "Heap Earth Upon It" by Chloe Michelle Howarth

 Thu, 09 Apr at 07:00 pm Greedy Reads Fells Point Free

Taunya English: "Honeybird Blue"

 Thu, 21 May at 04:00 pm Enoch Pratt Free Library - Brooklyn Branch Free