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

Cyril Neville Mardi Gras Celebration at The Freight

 Tue, 17 Feb at 05:00 pm 2020 Addison St, Berkeley, CA, United States, California 94704

Litquake and Berkeleyside Literary Pub Trivia: 2026 Double Feature

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

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

The Berkeley Slam ft. Darius Simpson

 Wed, 18 Feb at 08:00 pm The Starry Plough Pub USD 10

The Black Out Slam

 Wed, 25 Feb at 08:00 pm The Starry Plough Pub USD 10

Constantinople & Hana Blazikova

 Thu, 12 Feb at 04:00 pm First Baptist Church of Berkeley

The Berkeley Slam ft. Jelal Huyler

 Wed, 11 Feb at 08:00 pm The Starry Plough Pub USD 10

POETRY ES RESISTIR: Live Music, Theater, & Poetry

 Thu, 19 Feb at 07:30 pm La Peña Cultural Center USD 17 to 22

David Oppenheimer's THE DIVERSITY PRINCIPLE In-Store Event and Signing

 Thu, 26 Feb at 07:00 pm Mrs Dalloway's Free

Electric Squeezebox Orchestra

Sun, 12 Apr at 05:30 pm The Jazzschool

2026 Wildavsky Lecture: Jens Ludwig

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

IN PERSON! - Original Circling® Approach & Authentic Relating

 Tue, 17 Feb at 07:00 pm 2414 6th Street, Berkeley, CA 94710

Dance Alchemy: Stillness in Motion

 Fri, 20 Feb at 07:30 pm The Green Yogi TELEGRAPH USD 29 to 39

Mortified's Doomed Valentines Show

 Sat, 14 Feb at 07:00 pm 1317 San Pablo Ave, Berkeley, CA, United States, California 94702

Black History: To Boldly Go

 Sat, 14 Feb at 03:00 pm 2090 Kittredge St Free

Paul Selig: A Channeled Weekend Workshop in Berkeley

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Naomi Westwater

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

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

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

Earhart Trio in Concert: SPIRAL TIME

 Sat, 28 Feb at 07:30 pm Berkeley Piano Club USD 29

Monthly Song & Meditation • 3rd Sundays

 Sun, 15 Feb at 06:30 pm 2727 California St, Berkeley, CA 94703-1846, United States

Monisha Bajaj's A YEAR OF KITES In-Store Event And Book Signing - FOR KIDS!

 Sat, 21 Feb at 04:00 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

Lior Tsarfaty Album Release concert

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

Resonance: Bach and Khayyam—Ensemble Constantinople

 Thu, 12 Feb at 07:00 pm 2330 Durant Ave., Berkeley, CA, United States, California 94704

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

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

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

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

Write Together - March

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

[NIGHT 2] Richard Thompson with Zara Phillips at The Freight

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

2026 Matsui Lecture: Congressional Power in Turbulent Times

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

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

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

Fireside Chat with Author Niloufar Khonsari

 Tue, 10 Feb at 05:30 pm Wells Fargo C420, Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley Free

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

 Sun, 08 Mar at 05:30 pm The Jazzschool

Nature of Mind and Mind of Nature: A Conversation with Mongolian Poet Mend-Ooyo Gombojav

 Sun, 22 Feb at 05:00 pm The Alembic

Descent to the Underworld: Mythic Journeys to the Unconscious with Alyssa Polizzi

 Sun, 15 Feb at 01:00 pm The Alembic

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

How to Use Your Creativity to Build Resilience

 Sun, 15 Feb at 02:00 pm Gilman Brewing Company USD 5 to 14

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

 Sun, 15 Mar at 01:00 pm The Freight

FREE! Brown Bag Jazz Hangs: John Schott on Louis Armstrong

 Wed, 18 Feb at 12:30 pm 2087 Addison Street, Berkeley, CA, United States, California 94704

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

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

Shut Up, This is Serious

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

Rachel Rueckert's THE DETERMINED In-Store Launch And Book Signing

 Tue, 24 Feb 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

Caroline Tracey's SALT LAKES In Store Event and Signing

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

One Life, Four Stories: Book Event with Rev. Dr. David Ourisman

 Tue, 17 Feb at 04:00 pm 1798 Scenic Avenue, Berkeley, CA, United States, California 94709

Cultivating Emotional Balance: Monthly Practices for Making Our Tender, Messy Emotions the Path

Tue, 17 Feb at 06:30 pm The Alembic

Transit Book Club Salon: A Very Cold Winter

 Thu, 26 Feb at 06:30 pm Transit Books USD 0 to 10

Office Hours with a Mage

 Tue, 10 Feb at 07:00 pm The Alembic

February 2026 Picture Book Club for Grown Ups

 Sun, 22 Feb at 03:30 pm Mr.Mopps Children's Books Free

Brooklyn Sound Lab's Monthly Series - LAST Monday

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

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