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

The Poe Toaster Murder Mystery: Raven Nevermore (featuring MC Lars and a podcast-style whodunit!)

 Sat, 17 Jan at 06:30 pm Westminster Hall & Burying Ground

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

Organic Soul: The Reunion

 Fri, 30 Jan at 06:45 am The Garage USD 23

2026 Black & White Party: Something Wicked This Way Comes

 Sat, 31 Jan at 08:00 pm 400 Cathedral St, Baltimore, MD, United States, Maryland 21201

Dorothy Brown: "Getting to Reparations"

 Tue, 20 Jan at 07:00 pm Enoch Pratt Free Library Free

Erica Green and Katie Benner: "Miracle Children"

 Thu, 15 Jan at 07:00 pm Enoch Pratt Free Library Free

Mindy Thomas: "Wow in the World: Dinosaurs Are Wow!"

 Sat, 24 Jan at 11:00 am Enoch Pratt Free Library Free

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

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

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

Najee Celebrates Valentine's Day Weekend

 Fri, 13 Feb at 06:00 pm 1350 Lancaster Street, Baltimore, MD, United States, Maryland 21231

Booklovers' Breakfast featuring Angela Flournoy

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

BIG Time: Comedy inspired by Baltimorons Producer, David Bonnett Jr

 Sat, 17 Jan at 08:00 pm Baltimore Improv Group at The BIG Theater USD 10

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

John Sayles with Emma Snyder: CRUCIBLE

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

Wealth & Wine: The Business of Being a Writer with Jason Reynolds

 Thu, 22 Jan at 06:00 pm Stem & Vine USD 15 to 18

WindDown Wing Wednesday

 Wed, 28 Jan at 06:00 pm Luxcur Event Center Free

Eric Puchner presents DREAM STATE

 Thu, 22 Jan at 07:00 pm Greedy Reads Remington Free

Vision Board Night

 Fri, 30 Jan at 06:00 pm Paper Herald USD 23

Wine Paired Poetry Performance With Storytelling and Audience Interaction

 Fri, 06 Feb at 07:30 pm M&T Bank Exchange at the France-Merrick Performing Arts Center USD 40 to 62

Alice Gerrard: "Custom Made Woman"

 Tue, 27 Jan at 07:00 pm Enoch Pratt Free Library Free

A Fun Cocktail Making Class for Beginners

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

Instant Sketch: Create a Comedy Show in One Night

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

Book Signing Happy Hour with Naomi Rivers: WHY NOT US

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

ONE HOPE Conference: Soli Deo Gloria

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

Greedy Reads Book Club January: "Dwelling" by Emily Hunt Kivel

 Wed, 28 Jan at 07:00 pm Greedy Reads Remington Free

Claudia Friddell: "The Mysterious Virginia Hall"

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

Ashley Bennett presents MUSCLES & MONSTERS

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

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: "The Gilded Heiress by Joanna Shupe"

 Sun, 18 Jan at 07:00 pm Greedy Reads Remington Free

Jazz Jam Session — The Stage Is Yours

 Sat, 17 Jan at 08:30 pm 6 E Lafayette Ave USD 23

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

 Thu, 15 Jan at 07:00 pm St Mary's Seminary & University Free

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

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

CRAIG HELLA JOHNSON: Considering Matthew Shepard

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

Expand the Canon Book Club: "The House of the Spirits" by Isabel Allende

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

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

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

Writing Workshop with Authors Matthew Clark Davison and Alice LaPlante

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

1st Friday Networking Events - Baltimore

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

Luke Severeid at the Lou Room (Baltimore, MD)

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

Ben Crew presents VAN HELSING'S GUIDE TO MONSTERS AND DATING

 Thu, 15 Jan at 07:00 pm Greedy Reads Remington Free

The Gayle Harrod Band at Enoch Pratt Library

 Sat, 31 Jan at 03:00 pm Light Street Branch Library

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

Kimbilio Author Showcase

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

Albert Phillips w/ Alanah Nichole Davis: Where You From? Tales of Sandtown

 Wed, 21 Jan at 06:00 pm Bird in Hand Coffee & Books Free

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

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

Lauren Magaziner: "The Incorruptibles"

 Wed, 14 Jan at 04:00 pm Enoch Pratt Free Library - Hamilton Branch Free

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

 Sat, 07 Feb at 06:00 pm Bird in Hand Coffee & Books Free

Black Folx Book Club: "Son of the Morning" by Akwaeke Emeze

 Wed, 14 Jan at 07:00 pm Greedy Reads Remington Free

Profs & Pints Baltimore: The Green Knight and Medieval Yule

 Sat, 17 Jan at 06:00 pm Guilford Hall Brewery USD 18

Gordon Korman: "Hypergifted"

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

Tenet Vocal Artists: Note e Parole

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

Fine and Dandy Poetry Night

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

Elizabeth Vartkessian: "The Deserving"

 Wed, 28 Jan at 07:00 pm Enoch Pratt Free Library Free

Margaret Musgrove: "Ashanti to Zulu: African Traditions"

 Wed, 18 Feb at 06:00 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

Matthew Clark Davison & Alice LaPlante: "The Lab"

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

But Make It Books January Book Club

 Wed, 28 Jan at 07:00 pm The Wine Collective Free

Something, Something, Poetry: A Writing Workshop

 Sat, 31 Jan at 03:00 pm Red Emma's Bookstore Coffeehouse Free

In Conversation: Taylor Johnson & Nakita Reed

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

Tim Paggi presents THE OTHER SIDE OF THE HALLWAY

 Mon, 26 Jan at 07:00 pm Greedy Reads Remington Free

The 22nd Annual Variations Party

 Sat, 17 Jan at 02:00 pm 5426 Harford Rd, Baltimore, MD 21214-2215, United States

Fab 5 Freddy: "Everybody's Fly"

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

Jung Yun: "All the World Can Hold"

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

Experiencing the Diaspora Through Culinary Connection with Dr. Kishi Ducre

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

Musical Improv Open Event!

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

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

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

Sketch Writer's Lab at The Highwire Center

 Sun, 01 Feb at 11:00 am Highwire Improv Free

Anne Harwell Celenza: "On the Record"

 Tue, 24 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

Author’s Showcase

 Sat, 24 Jan at 11:00 am 5011 Arbutus Avenue, Baltimore Maryland 21215

The Anatomy of Criticism with Lawrence Burney

 Thu, 15 Jan at 06:00 pm Enoch Pratt Free Library Free

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

Born to Mic “The Poetry Cipher”

 Wed, 14 Jan at 06:00 pm Abb 360 USD 13 to 23

Valentine's Day Romance Book Signing

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

L'Avventura

 Mon, 02 Feb at 07:00 pm 1711 N Charles St, Baltimore, MD, United States, Maryland 21201

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

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

The Wishing Tree Closing

 Sun, 25 Jan at 03:00 pm 116 W Mulberry St Free

March Book Event! Bring Books, Take Books!

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

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

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

abdu mongo ali presents: between every breath, there is atmosphere

 Thu, 22 Jan at 06:30 pm 10 Art Museum Dr, Baltimore, MD, United States, Maryland 21218

Youth Grand Slam 2026!

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

Enoch Cook III: "Turn On: Five Easy Plays"

 Sat, 24 Jan at 02:00 pm Enoch Pratt Free Library - Hampden Branch Free

Dreaming Dirty in Maryland 2026

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

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

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

13th Annual Poe Bus Tour with David Keltz as Poe in Person

 Sun, 18 Jan at 01:00 pm Annabel Lee Tavern USD 25

A Very Gay Literary Hour

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

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

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

Musical Improv Open Event!

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

Kate McElderry and Martha Sweeney: DECLAN SOMEONE

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

Jessica Francis Kane with Christine Grillo: FONSECA

 Wed, 14 Jan 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

Our Being is Being in Time

 Tue, 27 Jan at 06:00 pm 3100 Greenmount Avenue, Suite A, Baltimore, MD 21218

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

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

China Martens: "The Avenue"

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

Good Grief - Great GOD 2026

 Wed, 25 Feb at 06:00 pm MICA (Maryland Institute College of Art) - The Gateway - BBOX Theater USD 82 to 210

Humanities in the Village, ft. Dora Malech, TRYING X TRYING

 Mon, 26 Jan at 06:30 pm Bird in Hand Coffee & Books Free