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

George Saunders at Back Bay Event Center

 Thu, 29 Jan at 07:00 pm Back Bay Events Center USD 53

ODSC AI East 2026 Conference | BLACK FRIDAY SALE

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

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration 2026

 Mon, 19 Jan at 12:00 pm George Sherman Union Free

Hideout Comedy presentsKelly MacFarland!

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

Cognoscenti Presents: The phenomenon of Taylor Swift

 Tue, 27 Jan at 06:30 pm WBUR CitySpace USD 0 to 34

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

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

Open Mic Night

 Sat, 31 Jan at 07:00 pm Boston Conservatory Theater Free

Hideout Comedy Presents Bassam Shawl!

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

An Evening with NY Times Bestselling Author Jenna Blum - Book Launch Event

 Tue, 13 Jan at 06:30 pm The Lenox Hotel USD 13 to 45

Burns Supper 2026 at The Haven

 Fri, 23 Jan The Haven USD 129 to 150

Boston Health Innovation Night: Is Immunology Data the Key?

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

Curated Cuisine: Diane Kochilas on the greatest dishes from Athens

 Mon, 26 Jan at 06:30 pm WBUR CitySpace USD 0 to 34

"Vibe Check" Live with special guest Carlos Simon

 Wed, 28 Jan at 06:00 pm WBUR CitySpace USD 0 to 29

4th Annual BURNS CABARET at The Haven

 Fri, 23 Jan at 09:30 pm The Haven USD 54

LISC Massachusetts| Story Slam 2026

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

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

CEI Gallery Presents: Humanity As Praxis

 Thu, 29 Jan at 05:30 pm 15 Channel Center St Free

A Poetic Night: RealTalk@Boston Edition

 Sat, 17 Jan at 06:30 pm La Sala Boston Free

Hands-On: Pasta alla Norma

 Tue, 20 Jan at 03:00 pm Eataly Boston USD 87

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

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

Intergenerational Sapphics group!

 Sat, 24 Jan at 04:00 pm Farnsworth House Free

Algorythm+/ How Data and Storytelling Intertwine in the Age of AI

 Fri, 23 Jan at 07:00 pm Boston USD 78 to 89

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

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

Hundred-Year Book Debate of 1926

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

Mindset Workshop -Boston

 Sat, 24 Jan at 10:00 am Boston USD 210

ELEVATE BOSTON: WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP SUMMIT

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

Bach & Khayyam

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

Community Day, January 2026

 Sat, 24 Jan at 10:00 am The Writers' Room of Boston Inc Free

Provincetown Stories by Russ Lopez

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

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

The Raven in the Frog Pond: Edgar Allan Poe and the Boston Literati in 1845

 Sat, 17 Jan at 02:00 pm Boston Public Library, Central Library in Copley Square - Rabb Hall Free

Hands-On: Pasta alla Norma

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

Children's Storytime at the Museum: We Go Slow

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

CCH Speaker Series: Rick Leskowitz, MD

 Tue, 27 Jan at 05:30 pm 276 Newbury St Free

Matisse at War: Art and Resistance in Nazi-Occupied France

 Thu, 15 Jan at 06:00 pm French Library / Alliance Française of Boston & Cambridge USD 0 to 12

Author Visit Story Time: Sarah S. Brannen

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

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

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

Children's Storytime at the Museum: Joy Takes Root

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

Dr. Richard Hogan: Parenting The Tech Savvy Child

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

Hideout Comedy Presents Bassam Shawl!

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

"The Cheerful Chip" Author Event with Sarah McKinnon at More Than Words

 Sun, 25 Jan at 03:00 pm More Than Words Bookstore & Event Space Free

AI in Marketing 2026: What’s Real, What’s Next, and What Actually Works

 Tue, 13 Jan at 06:00 pm Northeastern University Free

Translating Poetry

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

Boston Gay Men's Book Club

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

Wines of the French Alps

 Wed, 28 Jan at 06:00 pm French Library / Alliance Française of Boston & Cambridge USD 150 to 171

Ciné Club Series: Eloïse's Journey (La Page Blanche) by Murielle Magellan

 Thu, 22 Jan at 06:00 pm French Library / Alliance Française of Boston & Cambridge USD 14 to 18

Conrad Tao "Poetry and Fairy Tales"

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

Famous Opening Lines: Inside the Art of Literary Translation

 Tue, 20 Jan at 06:00 pm French Library / Alliance Française of Boston & Cambridge USD 45 to 55

beth kantrowitz & Jennifer Liston Munson discuss The Blue of Distance

 Tue, 20 Jan at 06:00 pm Kingston Gallery Free

The WBUR Festival

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

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

Juliet & Jul-Yingtai

 Thu, 15 Jan Strand Theatre Free

Squirrel Tales Author Visit: Vita Murrow

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

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

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

"Black Dahlia: M**der, Monsters, and Madness in Midcentury Hollywood"

 Sat, 31 Jan at 06:00 pm East End Books Boston Seaport USD 0 to 38

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Playing with Words: Translating Constrained Literature

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

Curated Cuisine: Boston’s booming coffee culture

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

2026 Boston Writing Workshop

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

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

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

Revolutionaries Revealed

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

Rudiyat Press Launch Party

 Sat, 17 Jan at 01:00 pm The West End Museum USD 15

Winter Read & Write

 Tue, 27 Jan at 06:30 pm Loring Greenough House Free

New Weapons, Old Debates: A History of Weapons Prohibitions

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

Not Your Bubbe's Book Club

 Mon, 21 Jul at 07:00 pm The Boston Synagogue Free

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

 Thu, 30 Oct at 08:00 pm Boston Free

Surfacing Site: A Panel on "suite for a minor meeting"

 Thu, 26 Feb at 06:00 pm SMFA at Tufts Free

Film Screening: "Your Opinion, Please"

 Tue, 10 Feb at 02:00 pm Snell Library Free

Photoshop for Photographers 101

 Wed, 05 Mar at 06:00 pm Artisan's Asylum USD 96

Silver Sapphics @ The Pryde

 Tue, 16 Sep at 10:00 am 59 Harvard Ave Free