Literary-art Events in Boston

Check out happening literary-art events all around Boston, MA

Disney's Beauty and the Beast - Boston Official

 Tue, 14 Apr at 07:00 pm 539 Washington St, Boston, MA, United States, Massachusetts 02111

Malcolm Gladwell at Boston Symphony Hall

 Wed, 25 Mar at 08:00 pm Boston Symphony Hall

ODSC AI East 2026 Conference | BLACK FRIDAY SALE

 Tue, 28 Apr at 09:00 am Hynes Convention Center USD 0 to 912

Anne Lamott at Emerson Colonial Theatre Boston

 Mon, 30 Mar Emerson Colonial Theatre Boston

СЕРГЕЙ ДОВЛАТОВ - СПЕКТАКЛЬ «ЧЕМОДАН» в Бостоне

 Thu, 05 Feb at 08:00 pm John Hancock Hall 180 Berkely Street Boston,Ma 02116

Wednesday

 Wed, 01 Apr at 08:00 pm Royale

«Собачье сердце» в Бостоне

 Sat, 14 Mar at 07:00 pm Emerson Cutler Majestic Theatre USD 93 to 135

Haitian Art Book Signing, Artists Talk at the Museum of Fine Arts

 Sun, 08 Feb at 01:00 pm Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Free

Hideout Comedy Presents Bassam Shawl!

 Sat, 14 Mar at 08:00 pm Elephant & Castle USD 26

Bach & Khayyam

 Sat, 07 Feb at 08:00 pm Emmanuel Church in the City of Boston USD 45 to 77

Writers' Open Mic: February

 Thu, 05 Feb at 07:00 pm GrubStreet Center for Creative Writing Free

Curated Cuisine: Diane Kochilas on the greatest dishes from Athens

 Mon, 02 Feb at 06:30 pm WBUR CitySpace USD 0 to 34

Boston Health Innovation Night: Is Immunology Data the Key?

 Thu, 19 Feb at 05:30 pm Liberty Lobby Bar USD 22 to 27

Hundred-Year Book Debate of 1926

 Tue, 10 Feb at 06:00 pm Boston Public Library -Rabb Hall & Zoom Free

Ciné Club Series: And God Created Woman by Roger Vadim

 Tue, 24 Feb at 06:00 pm French Library / Alliance Française of Boston & Cambridge USD 14 to 18

LISC Massachusetts| Story Slam 2026

 Wed, 29 Apr at 06:00 pm Artists For Humanity USD 95 to 125

Boston Gay Men's Book Club

 Wed, 25 Feb at 06:15 pm Boston Public Library - Central Library Free

Tania Bruguera: Towards a Civic Art Practice

 Thu, 12 Mar at 06:00 pm ArtLab at Harvard Free

Day 1: Saturday Youth Pass (Ages 19 & Under)

 Sat, 28 Mar at 09:00 am Emerson College Free

Hands-On: Pasta alla Norma

 Fri, 27 Mar at 03:00 pm Eataly Boston USD 87

Old Vines Classic Wines – Australian heritage in a Glass

 Sun, 08 Mar at 04:30 pm Hilton Boston Park Plaza USD 68

Night at the Louvre: Art, Intrigue & a Modern Heist

 Tue, 07 Apr at 06:00 pm French Library / Alliance Française of Boston & Cambridge USD 15 to 25

Boston and the Making of a Global City

 Wed, 08 Apr at 06:00 pm Boston Public Library, Central Library in Copley Square - Rabb Hall Free

Surviving Slavery: The Sale of Indigenous People in King Philip's War

 Wed, 08 Apr at 07:00 pm Colonial Society of Massachusetts Free

Hideout Comedy Presents Bassam Shawl!

 Fri, 13 Mar at 07:30 pm The White Bull Tavern Comedy Club Boston USD 26

Comedy Night w/ Jay Badlani @ Elephant & Castle (Downtown Boston)

 Sat, 11 Apr at 08:00 pm Elephant & Castle USD 23

ELEVATE BOSTON: WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP SUMMIT

 Sat, 14 Mar at 08:30 am The Lenox Hotel USD 179 to 249

Renee Christine

 Sat, 11 Apr at 07:00 pm 939 Boylston St, Boston, MA, United States, Massachusetts 02115

Making Your Move to France: Visas, Life & Buying Property

 Thu, 19 Feb at 06:00 pm French Library / Alliance Française of Boston & Cambridge USD 10 to 15

Ciné Club: Ru by Charles-Olivier Michaud

 Tue, 17 Mar at 06:00 pm French Library / Alliance Française of Boston & Cambridge USD 14 to 21

Historically Black Phrases Live starring jarrett hill and Tre’vell Anderson

 Thu, 18 Jun at 07:00 pm WBUR CitySpace USD 0 to 29

Dos X: on the Crip Ethics of the "Misrecognitive"

 Mon, 02 Feb at 04:00 pm Renaissance Park Free

Children's Storytime at the Museum: We Go Slow

 Sat, 07 Feb at 01:00 pm Museum of African American History: Boston Campus Free

Tiny Humans, Big Emotions

 Thu, 05 Feb at 05:30 pm 99 W Cedar St, Boston, MA 02114-3305, United States

Water Mirror Echo: Bruce Lee & The Making of Asian America

 Fri, 06 Feb at 06:30 pm Paramount Theatre (Boston, Massachusetts)

Neurologic Music Therapy® Training Inst - April 23-26 in Boston

 Thu, 23 Apr at 08:00 am Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital Boston USD 413 to 802

Spreading the Cloak: Brigid’s Legacy of Leadership & Creativity

 Mon, 02 Feb at 06:00 pm Hampshire House Free

Youth Book Fair

 Sat, 28 Feb at 10:00 am Hibernian Hall Free

Author Visit Story Time: Sarah S. Brannen

 Sat, 28 Feb at 11:00 am Beacon Hill Books & Cafe Free

Self-Reflections: An Ekphrastic Poetry Workshop

 Thu, 19 Mar at 07:00 pm Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum

History At Play™, LLC presents Victorian Love & Gossip for Valentine's Day

 Fri, 13 Feb at 07:00 pm The Merchant Kitchen & Drinks USD 40 to 61

Curated Cuisine: Boston’s booming coffee culture

 Mon, 09 Mar at 06:30 pm WBUR CitySpace USD 0 to 34

Boston / Roxbury Book Lovers Expo 2026

 Sat, 25 Apr at 11:00 am Roxbury Community College Free

US PREMIERE: In Search of Phillis Wheatley Peters

 Thu, 26 Feb at 06:00 pm Museum of African American History: Boston Campus Free

Children's Storytime at the Museum: Joy Takes Root

 Sat, 21 Feb at 10:00 am Museum of African American History: Boston Campus Free

Hideout Comedy presents Tim Butterly!

 Sat, 21 Mar at 08:00 pm Elephant & Castle USD 26

Day 2: Team Slam Finals Pass (All Ages)

 Sun, 29 Mar at 06:00 pm Semel Theater Free

Chat & Chowder | Accidental Diplomat

 Wed, 11 Feb at 06:00 pm Foley & Lardner LLP Free

Cello Masterclass and Recital with Julian Schwarz

 Wed, 11 Feb at 07:00 pm 236 Huntington Ave suite 304 Free

Hideout Comedy presents Tim Butterly!

 Fri, 20 Mar at 07:30 pm The White Bull Tavern Comedy Club Boston USD 26

Translating Poetry

 Thu, 12 Feb at 06:00 pm French Library / Alliance Française of Boston & Cambridge USD 45 to 55

Nonfiction Form Writing with Ciera Miller

 Fri, 13 Feb at 06:30 pm The Writers' Room of Boston Inc USD 5 to 12

FOUND Magazine's 25th Anniversary Tour with Davy and Peter Rothbart

 Fri, 08 May at 07:00 pm WBUR CitySpace USD 0 to 29

Dr. Richard Hogan: Parenting The Tech Savvy Child

 Fri, 20 Feb at 07:00 pm Florian Hall USD 35 to 300

Day 2: Sunday Adult Day Pass (Ages 20+)

 Sun, 29 Mar at 11:30 am Emerson College Free

Voice with Matt Albren

 Fri, 20 Feb at 06:30 pm The Writers' Room of Boston Inc USD 5 to 12

Conrad Tao "Poetry and Fairy Tales"

 Sun, 15 Mar at 03:00 pm New England Conservatory's Jordan Hall

The Long Legacy: The Cost and Continuance of Indigenous Resistance

 Thu, 28 May at 05:30 pm Boston Public Library - Central Library Free

Marketing and Branding with Ciera Miller

 Fri, 13 Mar at 06:30 pm The Writers' Room of Boston Inc USD 5 to 12

Signature Series Presents: Great American Songbook: What About Us—A P!NK Celebration

 Fri, 06 Mar at 08:00 pm 136 Massachusetts Ave, Boston, MA, United States, Massachusetts 02115

Squirrel Tales Author Visit: Vita Murrow

 Tue, 10 Feb at 04:00 pm Beacon Hill Books & Cafe Free

Women of the West End Walking Tour

 Thu, 19 Mar at 05:30 pm The West End Museum USD 13

Sensory Writing with Hayley Pisciotti

 Fri, 20 Mar at 06:30 pm The Writers' Room of Boston Inc USD 5 to 12

Cuisine & Creativity: Lunch & Poetry Workshop

 Sat, 21 Feb at 12:00 pm Museum of African American History: Boston Campus USD 23

Hands-On: Pasta alla Norma

 Fri, 27 Feb at 03:00 pm Eataly Boston USD 87

Reading & Discussion - Navid Kermani in conversation with Susannah Heschel

 Wed, 11 Feb at 07:00 pm Goethe-Institut Boston

Holiday Squirrel Tales Story Time: Lunar New Year with Sylvia Chen

 Tue, 17 Feb at 10:00 am Beacon Hill Books & Cafe Free

Cafe Underground - Open Mic

 Mon, 16 Feb at 07:00 pm First Church in Boston, 66 Marlborough Street, Boston, MA, USA Free

A Girl in Revolutionary Iran

 Tue, 10 Feb at 06:30 pm 29 Chestnut Hill Ave USD 7 to 386

Chat & Chowder | Prisoners of Hope

 Wed, 22 Apr at 06:00 pm Foley & Lardner LLP Free

Playing with Words: Translating Constrained Literature

 Wed, 11 Mar at 06:00 pm French Library / Alliance Française of Boston & Cambridge USD 45 to 55

Stephen Puleo Presentation at the North End Library

 Wed, 11 Mar at 06:00 pm 25 Parmenter St, Boston, MA, United States, Massachusetts 02113

London Falling: New Yorker Writer Patrick Radden Keefe's new book

 Tue, 21 Apr at 07:00 pm WBUR CitySpace USD 0 to 34

Belief and Beauty: The Spiritual World of Isabella Stewart Gardner

 Sat, 07 Feb at 09:30 am 30 Brimmer St, Boston, MA, United States, Massachusetts 02108

Visual Forms with Lachlan Applegate

 Fri, 27 Feb at 06:30 pm The Writers' Room of Boston Inc USD 5 to 12

In-Person Workshop: Two Days of Sourdough Baking with Andrew Janjigian

 Fri, 13 Mar at 05:00 pm 177 Milk St USD 789

Not Your Bubbe Book Club Hosts Discussion of the Society by Karen Winn

 Mon, 23 Feb at 07:00 pm The Boston Synagogue USD 0 to 130

Signature Series Presents: Great American Songbook: What About Us—A P!NK Celebration

 Thu, 05 Mar at 08:00 pm 136 Massachusetts Ave, Boston, MA, United States, Massachusetts 02115

Urban Renewal in Lowell MA: Book Talk with Charlie Gargiulo

 Wed, 04 Mar at 06:00 pm The West End Museum USD 13

Croatia's Take on a World in Flux

 Thu, 05 Feb at 03:30 pm 121 Bay State Rd Free

"The Cheerful Chip" Author Event @ South Boston Public Library

 Wed, 18 Feb at 03:30 pm South Boston Branch of the Boston Public Library Free

BOOK TALK - Roy Grundmann and Julia Cumes: Between Fear and Hope

 Wed, 04 Feb at 01:00 pm ONLINE EVENT (Goethe-Institut Boston)

Youth Pass: 2026 Individual Teen Preliminary Poetry Slam #1 & Workshop

 Sat, 28 Feb at 12:00 pm Boston Public Library - Central Library Free

Intergenerational Sapphics group!

 Sat, 28 Feb at 04:00 pm Farnsworth House Free

Meet Author Karen Winn at Book Signing Event

 Sat, 07 Feb at 12:00 pm Rozzie Bound Co-op Free

Author talk with Virginia Pye on Marriage and Other Monuments

 Tue, 24 Feb at 07:00 pm First Church in Boston, 66 Marlborough Street, Boston, MA, USA Free

Critical Digital Experience: a talk by Jonah Brucker-Cohen

 Wed, 25 Mar at 12:30 pm Ryder Hall Free

A Tribute To Poet Danielle Legros Georges

 Sun, 22 Feb at 04:00 pm 131 Beverly St Free

محفل ادبی شبهای بوستون - شب شصت و چهارم

 Fri, 06 Feb at 07:00 pm Dodge Hall

2026 Boston Writing Workshop

 Sat, 28 Mar at 09:00 am Hilton Boston Logan Airport

The 2026 New England Book Ball

 Sat, 25 Apr at 11:00 am Mountain view grand Whitefield Nh

Provincetown Stories by Russ Lopez

 Sat, 11 Apr at 06:00 pm East End Books Boston Seaport USD 0 to 38

Curated Cuisine: South Asian recipes from The Diaspora Spice Co.

 Tue, 24 Mar at 06:30 pm WBUR CitySpace USD 0 to 61

Osez Écrire : A Creative Writing Workshop en français

 Tue, 31 Mar at 11:00 am French Library / Alliance Française of Boston & Cambridge USD 170 to 225

David Sedaris

 Thu, 09 Apr at 07:30 pm Symphony Hall Boston

Autocracy 2.0: How China's Rise Reinvented Tyranny

 Tue, 24 Mar at 12:30 pm 121 Bay State Rd Free

The WBUR Festival

 Fri, 29 May at 10:00 am Boston University USD 26 to 294

New Weapons, Old Debates: A History of Weapons Prohibitions

 Tue, 03 Feb at 12:30 pm 121 Bay State Rd Free

Revolutionaries Revealed

 Sat, 21 Feb at 01:00 pm Boston Common Free

Not Your Bubbe Book Club Hosts A Discussion of Hostage

 Mon, 23 Mar at 07:00 pm The Boston Synagogue USD 0 to 130