Literary-art Events in Berkeley

Check out happening literary-art events all around Berkeley, CA

2026 Bay Area Book Festival

 Sat, 30 May at 10:00 am Downtown Berkeley

Michael Pollan's A WORLD APPEARS At First Congregational Church of Berkeley

 Tue, 10 Mar at 07:00 pm First Congregational Church of Berkeley USD 40

[SOLD OUT] Richard Thompson with Zara Phillips at The Freight

 Wed, 08 Apr at 08:00 pm 2020 Addison St, Berkeley, CA, United States, California 94704

Alone in the Algorithm: Human Connection in the Age of AI

 Thu, 26 Mar at 06:30 pm Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive USD 32 to 43

An Evening With Rebecca Solnit & THE BEGINNING COMES AFTER THE END

 Fri, 06 Mar at 07:00 pm St. John’s Presbyterian Church USD 24

2026 California Neurotechnology Conference

 Sun, 26 Apr at 08:00 am International House at UC Berkeley USD 25 to 55

Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney's LAKE EFFECT In-Store Event And Book Signing

 Sun, 22 Mar at 06:00 pm Mrs Dalloway's Free

An Evening with Piper Kerman, Author of Orange Is the New Black

 Wed, 04 Mar at 07:00 pm Berkeley City Club USD 5 to 10

Litquake and Berkeleyside Literary Pub Trivia: 2026 Double Feature

 Mon, 23 Feb at 06:00 pm Gilman Brewing Company USD 45

David Wilcox, Justin Farren

 Wed, 11 Mar at 07:30 pm 1984 Bonita Ave, Berkeley, CA 94704, USA

Shereen Marisol Meraji talks to author Jeff Chang about his new book on Bruce Lee

 Thu, 05 Mar at 05:30 pm 121 Northgate Hall, # 5860, Berkeley, CA, United States, California 94720

YWCA A Mother’s Love: "The Making of a Dissident” By Satsuki Ina

 Sat, 07 Mar at 11:00 am YWCA Berkeley/Oakland USD 3 to 13

SAM DALRYMPLE: Book Signing and Discussion on 'Shattered Lands'

 Fri, 13 Mar at 06:00 pm The 1947 Partition Archive's Berkeley HQ USD 0 to 55

Electric Squeezebox Orchestra

Sun, 12 Apr at 05:30 pm The Jazzschool

Brenda Navarro's EATING ASHES In-Store Event & Book Signing

 Wed, 18 Mar at 07:00 pm Mrs Dalloway's Free

Jessica Riskin's THE POWER OF LIFE In-Store Event and Book Signing

 Tue, 31 Mar at 07:00 pm Mrs Dalloway's Free

2026 Wildavsky Lecture: Jens Ludwig

 Fri, 10 Apr at 04:00 pm Banatao Auditorium Free

Suellen Primost Memorial - Featuring Muriel Anderson

 Sat, 28 Mar at 06:00 pm Chochmat HaLev USD 29 to 50

Elizabeth F.S. Roberts' In-Store Event for IN PRAISE OF ADDICTION

 Wed, 04 Mar at 07:00 pm Mrs Dalloway's Free

Open Mic with Jamey Williams at The Freight

 Mon, 02 Mar at 07:30 pm 2020 Addison St, Berkeley, CA, United States, California 94704

Elemental SoundBath with Jósa Goodlife

 Sat, 14 Mar at 01:00 pm The Alembic

Andrew Curran's BIOGRAPHY OF A DANGEROUS IDEA In Store Event and Signing

 Fri, 20 Mar at 07:00 pm Mrs Dalloway's Free

Naomi Westwater

 Tue, 17 Mar at 07:00 pm 1984 Bonita Ave, Berkeley, CA 94704, USA

René Peña-Govea's ESTELA, UNDROWNING In-Store Event/Book Signing FOR TEENS

 Sat, 21 Mar at 06:30 pm Mrs Dalloway's Free

Paul Selig: A Channeled Weekend Workshop in Berkeley

 Sat, 13 Jun at 10:00 am The Hillside Club USD 295 to 395

Nervous System Reset: Stress Relief for Mind & Body w/ Nicole Griffin

 Fri, 13 Mar at 06:30 pm 1642 Martin Luther King Jr Way, Berkeley, CA, United States, California 94709

Life Achievement Award Celebration for devorah major

 Sun, 22 Mar at 03:00 pm First Congregational Church of Berkeley Free

Ann Carlson's SMOG AND SUNSHINE In-Store Event and Signing

 Mon, 13 Apr at 07:00 pm Mrs Dalloway's Free

Nadine Takvorian's ARMVENI - Graphic Novel For Teens In-Store Event

 Sat, 14 Mar at 06:30 pm Mrs Dalloway's Free

A Celebration of Queer Poetics

 Fri, 20 Mar at 07:00 pm La Peña Cultural Center Free

Terra ad Caelum: Songs of Land & Sky (Berkeley)

 Fri, 08 May at 07:30 pm St. Mark's Episcopal Church

Stuck: How Money, Media, and Violence Prevent Change in Congress

 Thu, 09 Apr at 05:00 pm Banatao Auditorium Free

Lior Tsarfaty Album Release concert

 Sat, 21 Mar at 07:30 pm 2215 Prince St USD 39 to 61

Clues and Red Herrings

 Sat, 07 Mar at 01:00 pm West Branch, Berkeley Public Library Free

2026 Matsui Lecture: Congressional Power in Turbulent Times

 Tue, 10 Mar at 04:00 pm Banatao Auditorium Free

JAWAUCB 36th Annual Scholarship Awards Luncheon

 Sat, 14 Mar at 10:30 am Cal Alumni House USD 18 to 39

SF Write Now@Berkeley Poetry Festival :Life into Action /Action into Words

 Fri, 20 Mar at 06:30 pm 2727 California St Free

The Berkeley Forum: Danny Ricker

 Tue, 31 Mar at 06:45 pm Wurster Hall (305) Free

ESO Celebrates Women in Jazz with special guests Andrea Claburn and Jamie Zee

 Sun, 08 Mar at 05:30 pm The Jazzschool

Write Together - March

 Sat, 07 Mar at 10:30 am 2508 San Pablo Ave Free

David Dunaway's A FOUR-EYED WORLD In Store Event and Book Signing

 Thu, 05 Mar at 07:00 pm Mrs Dalloway's Free

IN PERSON! - Original Circling® Approach & Authentic Relating

 Tue, 24 Mar at 07:00 pm 2414 6th Street, Berkeley, CA 94710

Shut Up, This is Serious

 Tue, 17 Mar at 06:00 pm YWCA Berkeley/Oakland USD 7 to 13

Sing Out! A Singalong: Songs of Freedom, Justice & Hope

 Sun, 15 Mar at 01:00 pm The Freight

Office Hours with a Mage

 Tue, 03 Mar at 07:00 pm The Alembic

Caroline Tracey's SALT LAKES In Store Event and Signing

 Tue, 24 Mar at 07:00 pm Mrs Dalloway's Free

Dianic Wicca in Literature and Life with Linda Rosewood

 Sat, 14 Mar at 03:00 pm The Alembic

Creative PLAYshop: Mind, Body, Sound

 Sat, 21 Mar at 06:00 pm Berkeley Ballet Free

East Bay Activists Community Dinner - everyone is invited!

 Mon, 30 Mar at 06:30 pm 1924 Cedar St Free

Brooklyn Sound Lab's Monthly Series - LAST Monday

 Mon, 26 May at 06:00 pm 1201 University Ave Free

Berkeley Summer Writing Program for Middle School : Info & Priority Access

 Sat, 07 Feb at 12:00 pm 21st Century LEARNING - Berkeley Middle School Writing Workshop Free

Give The Drummer Some FREE Masterclass Series

 Sat, 31 Jan at 12:00 pm 924 Gilman Free

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

 Thu, 13 Nov at 05:00 pm Berkeley Free