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

LBF Group Outing: Trinity by Lena Waithe

 Sun, 01 Mar at 03:00 pm Baltimore Center Stage Free

Norah O’Donnell: "We the Women"

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

Tayari Jones: "Kin"

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

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

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

Viva Brasil! Carnival Dance Party at Creative Alliance

 Sat, 28 Feb at 07:00 pm Creative Alliance

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

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

Geoff Bennett: "Black Out Loud"

 Thu, 02 Apr 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

2026 BFSA Juneteenth Celebration

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

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

Sat, 21 Mar at 06:00 pm Space 2640

The importance of being earnest: writers on cringe

 Wed, 04 Mar at 05:00 pm Red Emma's Bookstore Coffeehouse Free

A Soldier's Life: Six Triple Eight Presentation, Panel, and Book Signing

 Sat, 07 Mar at 01:00 pm Reginald F. Lewis Museum

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

March Book Event! Bring Books, Take Books!

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

Atomic Books X McSweeney's Presents AWP Happy Hour

 Wed, 04 Mar at 05:00 pm Atomic Books

Fab 5 Freddy: "Everybody's Fly"

 Wed, 18 Mar 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

Moon Jelly Reading at Baltimore National Aquarium

Wed, 04 Mar at 07:00 pm Baltimore National Aquarium

Andrew Rudick at the Lou Room (Baltimore, MD)

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

A Fun Cocktail Making Class for Beginners

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

3 Blind Mice Screening + Cast Q&A

 Sat, 28 Feb at 06:00 pm Impact Hub Baltimore Free

BIG Time: Comedy inspired by Explorer and Historian, Evan Woodard

 Sat, 28 Feb at 08:00 pm Baltimore Improv Group at The BIG Theater USD 5

23rd Annual CityLit Festival

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

Must Love Memoir at AWP Baltimore

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

Carrie Fucile and Brenton Lim X_X_I

 Thu, 26 Feb at 07:30 pm Maryland Art Place Inc Free

The Hot L Poets Series: AWP Edition

 Fri, 06 Mar at 07:00 pm Mt. Vernon Place United Methodist Church Free

BIG Time: Comedy inspired by Oscar Nominated Hairstylist Tene Wilder

 Sat, 07 Mar at 08:00 pm Baltimore Improv Group at The BIG Theater USD 13

Eugene Robinson: "Freedom Lost, Freedom Won"

 Tue, 19 May at 07:00 pm Enoch Pratt Free Library 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: Chang-rae Lee (Reading & Q&A)

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

Lerone Martin: "Young King"

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

BIG Time: Comedy inspired by NETFLIX Love is Blind Contestant, Dylan Maddox

 Sat, 14 Mar at 08:00 pm Baltimore Improv Group at The BIG Theater USD 13

Experiencing the Diaspora Through Culinary Connection with Dr. Kishi Ducre

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

Eastern European Voices for Resistance and Reinvention

 Fri, 06 Mar at 07:00 pm Library Nineteen Free

SPEAKEASY LIT DANCE PARTY | AWP 2026 | Eckleburg, Gargoyle & Boudin

 Fri, 06 Mar at 06:00 pm Lord Baltimore Hotel Free

The Enchanted Garden x AWP: A Literary Wellness Mixer & Experience

 Fri, 06 Mar at 06:00 pm Impact Hub Baltimore Free

Poetics of Liberation: A Reading and Community Gathering

 Thu, 05 Mar at 07:00 pm Le Mondo Free

The Adroit Journal, The Kenyon Review, & Ploughshares Present: LIT UP

 Thu, 05 Mar at 08:00 pm Angels Rock Bar Baltimore Free

Button Poetry Live: Charm City AWP

 Fri, 06 Mar at 07:00 pm Baltimore Unity Hall USD 23

AWP Offsite Reading

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

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

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

“Waiting to Exhale” Women’s Day Conference

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

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

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

ONE HOPE Conference: Soli Deo Gloria

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

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

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

Claudia Friddell: "The Mysterious Virginia Hall"

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

The Wayward Writer Literary Extravaganza!

 Sat, 07 Mar at 06:00 pm Atomic Books

Anne Harwell Celenza: "On the Record"

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

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

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

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

Independent Bookstore Day 2026 Baltimore

 Sat, 25 Apr at 12:00 pm Atomic Books

Field Trips to Freedom

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

Steve Parke: "Prince"

 Tue, 05 May 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

Kate Milford: "Rialto"

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

In Conversation: Taylor Johnson & Nakita Reed

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

A Time You Changed Your Mind

 Thu, 05 Mar at 06:00 pm Fadensonnen Free

Sifting Through Book Publicity: What Do Emerging Authors Actually Need?

 Fri, 06 Mar at 01:30 pm The Baltimore Convention Center Free

Greedy Reads Book Club March: "Dominion" by Addie E. Citchens

 Wed, 25 Mar at 07:00 pm Greedy Reads Remington Free

Alice Gerrard: "Custom Made Woman"

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

Matthew Clark Davison & Alice LaPlante: "The Lab"

 Mon, 02 Mar 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

Sujata Massey with Dan Fesperman: THE STAR FROM CALCUTTA

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

Kimbilio Author Showcase

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

Ashante Reese: "Gather"

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

Field Trips to Freedom

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

Angela Simms with Lawrence Brown: FIGHTING FOR A FOOTHOLD

 Fri, 13 Mar at 06:00 pm Ivy Bookshop Free

Literary Death Match Baltimore - 20th Anniversary Spectacular!

 Sat, 07 Mar at 07:00 pm The Club Car USD 22

Jung Yun: "All the World Can Hold"

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

Paul Coates: Black Literary Production--From Propaganda to Publishing

 Fri, 06 Mar at 06:00 pm The Real News Network Free

Randolph MFA Faculty & Alumni Reading with MC Danez Smith

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

Open Mic Night in the City

 Fri, 27 Feb at 08:00 pm One North Charles

Poetry & Conversation with Moira Egan and Jennifer A Sutherland

 Wed, 11 Mar at 06:30 pm Enoch Pratt Free Library Free

Good Grief - Great GOD 2026

 Wed, 25 Feb MICA (Maryland Institute College of Art) - The Gateway - BBOX Theater USD 82 to 210

Writing Workshop with Authors Matthew Clark Davison and Alice LaPlante

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

Youth Grand Slam 2026!

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

Yellow Arrow Publishing's 10 Year Anniversary Celebration & Reading: An AWP Off-Site Event

 Wed, 04 Mar at 06:00 pm Barcocina

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

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

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

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

AWP ROCK & ROLL READING w/ Moth Broth @ Metro Baltimore

Wed, 04 Mar at 06:00 pm 1700 North Charles Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21201, United States

WNP Offsite at AWP26, Creative Alliance

Wed, 04 Mar at 06:30 pm Creative Alliance

Musical Improv Open Event!

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

Nicole Hackett with Susan Coll: MOM BRAIN

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

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

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

Emily Dufton: "Addiction, Inc."

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

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

 Sun, 19 Apr 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

Rebecca Novack presents M**der BIMBO

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

Howard Fishman: "To Anyone Who Ever Asks"

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

Sabbath Queen: Film Screening and Talkback

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

TRANSVENGENCE X LAMBDA LITERARY

 Thu, 05 Mar at 07:00 pm The Compound Free

Writing Our Resistance: Queer, feminist, & otherwise radical reading

 Thu, 05 Mar at 05:00 pm Leon's Backroom Bar Free

Split Lip & Friends Reading to Benefit CHARM

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

The Writing Seminars Reading Series: Amanda Gunn & Gwen E. Kirby

 Wed, 04 Mar at 06:00 pm Johns Hopkins University Homewood Campus Free

Audible Browsing Experience!

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

A Very Gay Literary Hour

 Fri, 06 Mar at 05:00 pm Vinyl and Pages Free

Erin Somers presents THE TEN YEAR AFFAIR

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

Lauren Reding with Jeannie Vanasco: THE KILLER IN THE HOUSE

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