Literary-art Events in Berkeley

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

2026 Bay Area Book Festival

 Fri, 29 May at 06:00 pm Downtown Berkeley

Ramblin' Jack Elliot at The Freight

 Fri, 22 May at 08:00 pm 2020 Addison St, Berkeley, CA, United States, California 94704

Scott Amendola’s Anniversary Quartet

 Thu, 16 Apr at 08:00 pm 1984 Bonita Ave, Berkeley, CA 94704, USA

Hope is a Time Traveler: Globalist Pasts & Potentials

 Sat, 30 May at 07:30 pm The Freight USD 22 to 127

2026 California Neurotechnology Conference

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

Adam Mansbach's GO THE F*CK TO COLLEGE In-Store Event and Book Signing

 Sat, 23 May at 07:00 pm Mrs Dalloway's Free

Litquake and Berkeleyside Literary Pub Trivia: 2026 Double Feature

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

QT+ Gala 2026

 Sat, 11 Apr at 04:00 pm Pauley Ballroom Free

Semi Finals Night #1

 Wed, 15 Apr at 08:00 pm The Starry Plough Pub USD 15

Semi Finals Night #2

 Wed, 22 Apr at 08:00 pm The Starry Plough Pub USD 15

Electric Squeezebox Orchestra

Sun, 12 Apr at 05:30 pm The Jazzschool

What Haunts Us Still: Surviving and Storytelling

 Sun, 31 May at 05:30 pm The Freight USD 22 to 127

Electric Squeezebox Orchestra

Sun, 10 May at 05:30 pm 2087 Addison Street, Berkeley, CA, United States, California 94704

Social Forces/Clinical Cases

 Mon, 13 Apr at 04:30 pm Goldman Theater, David Brower Center Free

Annie Leonard and André Carothers' PROTEST In-Store Event And Book Signing

 Tue, 28 Apr at 07:00 pm Mrs Dalloway's Free

Tracy Clark-Flory's MY MOTHER'S DAUGHTER In-Store Event And Book Signing

 Tue, 05 May at 07:00 pm Mrs Dalloway's Free

Jordan Ritter Conn's AMERICAN MEN In-Store Event And Book Signing

 Sun, 26 Apr at 06:00 pm Mrs Dalloway's Free

LAST Monday Anniversary Jam (This Month on Saturday!)

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

Bay Area Book Festival: Black Feminist Futurescaping

 Sun, 31 May at 07:30 pm The Freight

Publishing the Future

 Sat, 30 May at 05:30 pm The Freight USD 22 to 127

Lone Glen: FIFTY Mothers

Sat, 25 Apr at 05:00 pm 1409 Derby St, Berkeley, CA 94702-2310, United States

Paul Selig: A Channeled Weekend Workshop in Berkeley

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

The Sacred Veil (Berkeley)

 Sun, 19 Apr at 04:00 pm St. Mark's Episcopal Church

SWERVE Book Launch Party with Tracey Knapp, Kim Addonizio, Susan Browne and music by Snelby Grelling

 Sat, 11 Apr at 04:00 pm Art House Gallery & Cultural Center

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

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

Meetup: Veganism Is Anti-Oppression & Solidarity Across Species with APEX Advocacy

 Sat, 18 Apr at 11:00 am Berkeley Animal Rights Center

Jesse Nathan & Diana Arterian

 Sun, 12 Apr at 03:00 pm Art House Gallery & Cultural Center

Eva Des Lauriers' I'M GONNA GET YOU BACK In-Store Launch And Book Signing

 Tue, 19 May at 07:00 pm Mrs Dalloway's Free

Free Your Voice with Phoenix Song

 Sun, 12 Apr at 02:30 pm The Green Yogi USD 71

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

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

Berkeley Shakespeare Company presents: Cyrano

 Fri, 08 May at 07:30 pm Live Oak Theater USD 21 to 29

Preserving Ancestral Knowledge as BIPOC Writers

 Sat, 30 May at 01:30 pm The Brower Center, Tamalpais Room USD 0 to 27

AI vs the Author: Writers Grapple with How New Tools Shape Our Future

 Sun, 19 Apr at 02:00 pm Gilman Brewing Company USD 5 to 10

Getting Unstuck with Ramona Ausubel

 Sat, 30 May at 01:30 pm The Brower Center, Goldman Theater USD 0 to 27

Book Launch for Feeding Ghosts by Colleen Shoshana McKee

 Sat, 11 Apr at 03:00 pm 2727 California St, Berkeley, CA 94703-1846, United States

Jane Fulton Alt's STILL LIFE In-Store Event And Book Signing

 Mon, 20 Apr at 07:00 pm Mrs Dalloway's Free

Becoming an "Authorpreneur"

 Sat, 30 May at 04:00 pm The Brower Center, Goldman Theater USD 0 to 27

Maps for Worlds Still Becoming: Experiments in Genre, Language, and Form

 Sat, 30 May at 02:45 pm The Brower Center, Tamalpais Room USD 0 to 27

Decca: The Letters of Jessica Mitford with Editor Peter Y. Sussman

 Wed, 06 May at 07:00 pm Berkeley City Club USD 5 to 10

Write Together - May

 Sat, 02 May at 10:30 am 2508 San Pablo Ave Free

N.T. McQueen's NEVER HIDE FROM THE DEVIL In-Store Event For Teens

 Fri, 29 May at 06:30 pm Mrs Dalloway's Free

What is That Beautiful House: Crafting Engaging Settings and Playful Prose

 Sat, 30 May at 04:00 pm The Brower Center, Tamalpais Room USD 0 to 27

Indicator Lights: Fine Tuning the Past to Drive Your Story into the Future

 Sat, 30 May at 11:00 am The Brower Center, Tamalpais Room USD 0 to 27

How to Become an Audiobook Narrator

 Sat, 30 May at 12:15 pm The Brower Center, Tamalpais Room USD 0 to 27

“Yeah I’m a Writer. Now What?”

 Sat, 30 May at 02:45 pm Brower Center, Kinzie Room USD 0 to 27

The Ins and Outs of MFA programs with SJSU

 Sat, 30 May at 12:15 pm The Brower Center, Goldman Theater USD 0 to 27

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