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
David Sedaris
Thu, 09 Apr at 07:30 pm
Symphony Hall Boston
Improv With My Friends From Work - with Cast and Writers from SNL at The Wilbur
Fri, 05 Jun
The Wilbur
Dance Gavin Dance with The Fall of Troy, Wolf & Bear and The Novelists
Tue, 26 May at 09:30 pm
Citizens House of Blues Boston
The WBUR Festival
Fri, 29 May at 10:00 am
Boston University
USD 26 to 294
Anne Lamott at Emerson Colonial Theatre Boston
Mon, 30 Mar at 07:30 pm
Emerson Colonial Theatre Boston
Dog Show: An Evening of Poetry
Mon, 30 Mar at 07:00 pm
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum
Free
Wednesday
Wed, 01 Apr at 08:00 pm
Royale
Conrad Tao "Poetry and Fairy Tales"
Sun, 15 Mar at 03:00 pm
New England Conservatory's Jordan Hall
Good Writing: An Evening with Anne Lamott & Neal Allen
Mon, 30 Mar at 07:30 pm
Emerson Colonial Theatre
WE MOVE IN COLOR - See and feel the journey
Sat, 11 Apr at 07:30 pm
Strand Theatre
USD 23 to 44
BOSTON HARBOR SAILING TOUR of the TALL SHIPS
Mon, 13 Jul at 08:00 am
Boston Harbor
Surfacing: Let's Go Over
Mon, 30 Mar at 07:00 pm
JazzUrbane Cafe
Free
50th Annual PEN/Hemingway Award Ceremony
Sun, 26 Apr at 02:00 pm
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum
Free
Anne Lamott & Neal Allen
Sun, 29 Mar at 07:00 pm
Emerson Colonial Theatre
Hideout Comedy presents Tim Butterly!
Sat, 21 Mar at 08:00 pm
Elephant & Castle
USD 26
Hideout Comedy presents Tim Butterly!
Fri, 20 Mar at 07:30 pm
The White Bull Tavern Comedy Club Boston
USD 26
Boston Health Innovation Night: Is Immunology Data the Key?
Thu, 09 Apr at 05:30 pm
Liberty Lobby Bar
USD 22 to 27
Self-Reflections: An Ekphrastic Poetry Workshop
Thu, 19 Mar at 07:00 pm
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
Books & Bottles: A Literary Journey Through French Wine
Wed, 18 Mar at 06:00 pm
French Library / Alliance Française of Boston & Cambridge
USD 159
LISC Massachusetts| Story Slam 2026
Wed, 29 Apr at 06:00 pm
Artists For Humanity
USD 95 to 125
Boston Marathon Cup Pong Tournament + Raffle for Boston Scores
Fri, 27 Mar at 07:00 pm
The Point
Free
A Message For You!
Fri, 20 Mar at 08:00 pm
Hibernian Hall
USD 0 to 109
Book signing: Jenna Blum
Thu, 19 Mar at 05:30 pm
Rozzie Bound Co-op
Free
Ukraine - from periphery to center stage in world politics?
Mon, 23 Mar at 07:00 pm
Goethe-Institut Boston
Free
Fiction Writer Laura van den Berg in Creative Writing Reading Series
Tue, 24 Mar at 06:30 pm
Massachusetts College of Art and Design
Free
Writers' Open Mic: April 2
Thu, 02 Apr at 07:00 pm
GrubStreet Center for Creative Writing
Free
Ciné Club Series: And God Created Woman by Roger Vadim
Thu, 26 Mar at 06:00 pm
French Library / Alliance Française of Boston & Cambridge
USD 14 to 18
Film Screening: The Watermelon Woman
Thu, 26 Mar at 06:00 pm
Museum of African American History
Free
Curated Cuisine: South Asian recipes from The Diaspora Spice Co.
Tue, 24 Mar at 06:30 pm
WBUR CitySpace
USD 0 to 61
Hands-On: Pasta alla Norma
Fri, 27 Mar at 03:00 pm
Eataly Boston
USD 87
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
Day 1: Saturday Youth Pass (Ages 19 & Under)
Sat, 28 Mar at 09:00 am
Emerson College
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
Comedy Night w/ Jay Badlani @ Elephant & Castle (Downtown Boston)
Sat, 11 Apr at 08:00 pm
Elephant & Castle
USD 23
In Conversation With Victoria Christopher Murray
Thu, 02 Apr at 06:00 pm
Frugal Bookstore
USD 18
Story-time and Draw Along with Raúl the Third
Fri, 10 Apr at 05:00 pm
The Substation
Free
Hands-On: Pasta alla Norma
Tue, 07 Apr at 03:00 pm
Eataly Boston
USD 87
Science + Literature: Historical & Modern Mysteries
Wed, 15 Apr at 07:00 pm
GrubStreet
Free
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
2026 Boston Writing Workshop
Sat, 28 Mar at 09:00 am
Hilton Boston Logan Airport
London Falling: New Yorker Writer Patrick Radden Keefe's new book
Tue, 21 Apr at 07:00 pm
WBUR CitySpace
USD 0 to 34
A Reading and Conversation with Marie NDiaye
Wed, 22 Apr at 05:30 pm
121 Bay State Rd
Free
Author Talk: Amy Littlefield
Wed, 22 Apr at 06:00 pm
Distraction Brewing Co.
Free
Grimm Grimmer Grimmest(Mega Awesome Super Huge Wicked Fun Podcast Playdate)
Sun, 26 Apr at 02:00 pm
WBUR CitySpace
USD 0 to 28
Mothers, Daughters, and the Supernatural: A Conversation with Marie NDiaye
Sat, 25 Apr at 05:00 pm
French Library / Alliance Française of Boston & Cambridge
USD 10 to 15
FOUND Magazine's 25th Anniversary Tour with Davy and Peter Rothbart
Fri, 08 May at 07:00 pm
WBUR CitySpace
USD 0 to 29
Sinners & Stardust 2026
Fri, 14 Aug at 09:00 am
Boston Park Plaza
USD 79 to 437
Evicshen, Cursed Image, Kelly Bray at Boston City Hall
Sat, 28 Mar at 07:30 pm
Boston City Hall
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
Restoring.TheFeeling: Open Mic & AUX + Artist Market
Fri, 27 Mar at 07:00 pm
Impeccable Art Gallery
Free
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
Day 2: Team Slam Finals Pass (All Ages)
Sun, 29 Mar at 06:00 pm
Semel Theater
Free
Boston / Roxbury Book Lovers Expo 2026
Sat, 25 Apr at 11:00 am
Roxbury Community College
Free
Books & Bottles: A Literary Journey Through French Wine
Wed, 15 Apr at 06:00 pm
French Library / Alliance Française of Boston & Cambridge
USD 159
Bookish Black Boston Presents: Pages & Petals
Sat, 28 Mar at 02:00 pm
Boston Flower Co.
USD 66
Renee Christine / Farayi Malek
Sat, 11 Apr at 07:00 pm
939 Boylston St, Boston, MA, United States, Massachusetts 02115
Sensory Writing with Hayley Pisciotti
Fri, 20 Mar at 06:30 pm
The Writers' Room of Boston Inc
USD 5 to 12
Ciné Club Series: White Material by Claire Denis
Fri, 17 Apr at 06:00 pm
French Library / Alliance Française of Boston & Cambridge
USD 14 to 18
Day 2: Sunday Adult Day Pass (Ages 20+)
Sun, 29 Mar at 11:30 am
Emerson College
Free
Afrocentered Color Series Book Launch @ Just Book-ish
Sat, 04 Apr at 04:00 pm
Just Book-ish
Free
Intergenerational Sapphics group!
Sat, 28 Mar at 04:00 pm
Farnsworth House
Free
Pierre-Henry Gomont in Conversation: Soviet Land
Tue, 24 Mar at 06:00 pm
French Library / Alliance Française of Boston & Cambridge
USD 0 to 10
FORESYTHE | Midwifery + The Black Birthing Family Official Anthology Launch
Sun, 05 Apr at 03:00 pm
Just Book-ish
Free
Jen Bervin, Visual Artist & Poet with Multidisciplinary Practice
Tue, 07 Apr at 06:30 pm
Massachusetts College of Art and Design
Free
Squirrel Tales Author Visit: Carrie Finison
Sat, 18 Apr at 11:00 am
Beacon Hill Books & Cafe
Free
English Book Club - Annie Ernaux
Tue, 17 Mar at 06:00 pm
French Library / Alliance Française of Boston & Cambridge
USD 7
The Long Legacy: The Cost and Continuance of Indigenous Resistance
Thu, 28 May at 05:30 pm
Boston Public Library - Central Library
Free
Chat & Chowder | Prisoners of Hope
Wed, 22 Apr at 06:00 pm
Foley & Lardner LLP
Free
The Third Space
Sat, 21 Mar at 12:00 pm
Boston Public Library - Central Library
Free
Author talk with Virginia Pye on Marriage and Other Monuments
Wed, 25 Mar at 07:00 pm
First Church in Boston, 66 Marlborough Street, Boston, MA, USA
Free
Women of the West End Walking Tour
Thu, 19 Mar
The West End Museum
USD 13
Narrating (Not) Belonging in Israel
Tue, 24 Mar at 04:30 pm
Elie Wiesel Center for Jewish Studies
Free
Critical Digital Experience: a talk by Jonah Brucker-Cohen
Wed, 25 Mar at 12:30 pm
Ryder Hall
Free
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
Provincetown Stories by Russ Lopez
Sat, 11 Apr at 06:00 pm
East End Books Boston Seaport
USD 0 to 38
Poetic Just US Featured Speaker Sunshine
Sun, 22 Mar at 07:00 pm
Push De Spot
USD 13
Cafe Underground - Open Mic
Mon, 16 Mar at 07:00 pm
First Church in Boston, 66 Marlborough Street, Boston, MA, USA
Free
Symbolic storytelling conversational visit to the Boston MFA
Fri, 27 Mar at 01:00 pm
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
USD 162
The 2026 New England Book Ball
Sat, 25 Apr at 11:00 am
Mountain view grand Whitefield Nh
Autocracy 2.0: How China's Rise Reinvented Tyranny
Tue, 24 Mar at 12:30 pm
121 Bay State Rd
Free
Author Talk: Chris Wrenn
Mon, 30 Mar at 07:00 pm
the Square Root
Free
Squirrel Tales Author Visit: Sara Levine
Tue, 14 Apr at 04:00 pm
Beacon Hill Books & Cafe
Free
Soie: Behind the Curtain
Thu, 30 Apr at 06:30 pm
French Library / Alliance Française of Boston & Cambridge
USD 0 to 12
Powerful Voices Open Mic Show - Live Music, Comedy, Poetry+ More!
Thu, 14 May at 08:00 pm
Boston
Free
Squirrel Tales Illustrator Visit: Julie Benbassat
Tue, 31 Mar at 04:00 pm
Beacon Hill Books & Cafe
Free
Squirrel Tales Author & Illustrator Visit: Mr. Chow's Night Market
Sat, 25 Apr at 11:00 am
Beacon Hill Books & Cafe
Free
First-Gen Common Read
Mon, 16 Mar at 05:30 pm
Newbury Center
Free
Big Screen Boston: Film Clip Show and Book Talk
Wed, 22 Apr at 06:00 pm
The West End Museum
USD 13
The Art of the Harlem Renaissance: Presentation by Rosalyn Elder
Sat, 21 Mar at 02:00 pm
Shaw-Roxbury Branch of the Boston Public Library
Free
Author Talk: Linford D. Fisher
Thu, 30 Apr at 06:00 pm
Roslindale Branch of the Boston Public Library
Free
Not Your Bubbe Book Club Discussion of As a Jew By Sarah Hurwitz
Mon, 01 Jun at 07:00 pm
The Boston Synagogue
USD 0 to 130
Not Your Bubbe Book Club Discussion of Maine Characters by Hannah Orenstein
Mon, 24 Aug at 07:00 pm
The Boston Synagogue
USD 0 to 130
Not Your Bubbe Book Club Hosts A Discussion of Hostage
Mon, 23 Mar at 07:00 pm
The Boston Synagogue
USD 0 to 130
Book Talk: “Soviet Narratology and Spatial Story Design” by Sylke Meyer
Mon, 06 Apr at 01:00 pm
Snell Library
Free
English Book Club - Abdellah Taïa
Tue, 02 Jun at 06:00 pm
French Library / Alliance Française of Boston & Cambridge
USD 7
Poem Reading w/ Heather Nelson and Gunilla Kester: BU Beacon
Sat, 11 Apr at 07:30 pm
George Sherman Union B03 -BU Central
USD 0 to 5
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