Literary-art Events in Boston

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

ODSC AI East 2026 Conference | BLACK FRIDAY SALE

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

Improv With My Friends From Work - with Cast and Writers from SNL at The Wilbur

 Fri, 05 Jun at 07:30 pm 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

Time to Trust Tour: Boston

 Fri, 15 May at 07:30 pm Boch Center Wang Theatre

The WBUR Festival

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

Improv With My Friends From Work - with Cast and Writers from SNL

 Fri, 05 Jun at 11:30 pm The Wilbur

Ira Glass and Etgar Keret - Half-Baked Stories About My Dead Mom at Emerson Colonial Theatre Boston

 Tue, 06 Oct Emerson Colonial Theatre Boston

BOSTON HARBOR SAILING TOUR of the TALL SHIPS

 Mon, 13 Jul at 08:00 am Boston Harbor

50th Annual PEN/Hemingway Award Ceremony

 Sun, 26 Apr at 02:00 pm John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum Free

Skip the Small Talk Night at Trident Books

 Wed, 06 May at 07:00 pm Trident Booksellers & Cafe USD 24

LISC Massachusetts| Story Slam 2026

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

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

Living Language: A Poetry Celebration of Voice with Amanda Shea

 Sat, 25 Apr at 04:00 pm Museum of African American History: Boston Campus Free

Book Launch: "Slow Burn" by National Youth Poet Laureate Evan Wang

 Sat, 25 Apr at 07:00 pm Civic Pavilion Free

Mrs. Trillium's Book Garden Presents: Signature Series w/ Erin O'Brien

 Wed, 13 May at 06:00 pm Trillium Fort Point USD 71

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

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

Founding Mothers: Women of the Revolution

 Mon, 11 May at 05:30 pm Old North Church 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

Curated Boston: Signature Street Art & Global Murals

 Sun, 26 Apr at 02:00 pm Walking Tour (that meets at the corner of Huntington and Gainsborough) USD 40

ArtsEmerson $10 Rush for THE SECRET SHARER on APR 26 @ 2:00 PM

 Sun, 26 Apr at 02:00 pm Emerson Paramount Center USD 10

Comedy Night w/ Joe Nunnink @ Elephant & Castle (Downtown Boston)

 Sat, 09 May at 08:00 pm Elephant & Castle USD 23

PRFMA Cultural Pageant Gala

 Sat, 13 Jun at 06:30 pm Florian Hall USD 30

Sinners & Stardust 2026

 Fri, 14 Aug at 09:00 am Boston Park Plaza USD 79 to 437

Writers' Open Mic: May 7

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

Hands-On: Pasta alla Norma

 Fri, 27 Mar Eataly Boston USD 87

Boston UX Content Meetup

 Thu, 30 Apr at 06:00 pm Boston Public Library - Central Library Free

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

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

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

ArtsEmerson $10 Rush for THE SECRET SHARER on APR 28 @ 7:30 PM

 Tue, 28 Apr at 07:30 pm Emerson Paramount Center USD 10

Boston / Roxbury Book Lovers Expo 2026

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

Book Talk: Out of This Strife Will Come Freedom

 Thu, 14 May at 06:00 pm Museum of African American History: Boston Campus Free

Boston Film, Media & Television Networking

 Sun, 24 May at 06:30 pm Rock & Rye American Bar USD 9 to 20

The Long Legacy: The Cost and Continuance of Indigenous Resistance

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

Book Launch for Other Paths for Shahrazad

 Sat, 09 May at 02:00 pm Boston Public Library

Renewal

 Sat, 09 May at 07:00 pm The Substation USD 0 to 29

Queer Teen Zine Day Party

 Sat, 02 May at 02:00 pm Just Book-ish Free

Jewish Downtown Boston Movie Series - Everything Is Illuminated

 Wed, 13 May at 07:00 pm The Boston Synagogue USD 7 to 130

Book Talk & Signing: Something Worth Saving

 Wed, 20 May at 05:30 pm Museum of African American History: Boston Campus Free

The 2026 New England Book Ball

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

"A little Girl with Big Rights" Book Launch

 Sat, 25 Apr at 03:00 pm Hyde Park Branch of the Boston Public Library USD 35

Queer History West End Exhibit Opening

 Wed, 17 Jun at 06:00 pm The West End Museum Free

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

 Thu, 14 May at 08:00 pm Boston Free

Squirrel Tales Author & Illustrator Visit: Mr. Chow's Night Market

 Sat, 25 Apr at 11:00 am Beacon Hill Books & Cafe Free

Majlis: Poetry, Multimedia, and Conversation

 Sun, 26 Apr at 03:00 pm Civic Pavilion Free

Women Writers of Boston Meetup

 Sat, 25 Apr at 12:00 pm Boston Public Library Free

Soie: Behind the Curtain

 Thu, 30 Apr at 06:30 pm French Library / Alliance Française of Boston & Cambridge USD 0 to 12

Author Talk: Linford D. Fisher

 Thu, 30 Apr at 06:00 pm Roslindale Branch of the Boston Public Library Free

Collective Futures Fund x Accelerator: Info Session and Artist Talk

 Wed, 13 May at 06:00 pm Tufts University Art Galleries Free

Squirrel Tales Author Visit: Lindsay Cadigan

 Tue, 19 May at 04:00 pm Beacon Hill Books & Cafe Free

Tour of the Brim-DeForest Library at American Ancestors

 Sat, 09 May at 11:00 am 97 Newbury St, Boston, MA, United States, Massachusetts 02116

MGH 8th Annual Poetry at Work Celebration featuring Dr. Rita Charon

 Tue, 28 Apr at 12:00 pm MGH Russell Museum Free

Author Talk: Milo Todd

 Wed, 13 May at 06:00 pm Distraction Brewing Co. USD 0 to 23

Storytime & Book Market

 Sat, 06 Jun at 10:00 am Fort Point Room at Atlantic Wharf Free

Who We Art: Book Signing

 Sun, 24 May at 06:00 pm 131 Beverly St Free

Book Showcase & Live Reading: Poems on Love, Heartbreak & Growth

 Sat, 23 May at 03:00 pm Shaw-Roxbury Branch of the Boston Public Library Free

Don't Talk About Joe Mac with Author Spring Toledo

 Thu, 11 Jun at 06:00 pm The West End Museum USD 13

English Book Club - Abdellah Taïa

 Tue, 02 Jun at 06:00 pm French Library / Alliance Française of Boston & Cambridge USD 7

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 Songs for the Broken Hearted

 Mon, 27 Apr at 07:00 pm The Boston Synagogue USD 0 to 130

Cafe Underground - Open Mic

 Mon, 20 Apr First Church in Boston, 66 Marlborough Street, Boston, MA, USA Free

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

The Boston Gay Men's Book Club

 Wed, 29 Apr at 06:15 pm Boston Public Library - Central Library Free

Le club des lecteurs : Fatou Diome

 Wed, 20 May at 06:00 pm French Library / Alliance Française of Boston & Cambridge Free

Elsewheres: Migration and Narration

 Thu, 30 Apr at 12:00 pm 121 Bay State Rd Free

Not Your Bubbe Book Club Discussion of Rules for Ghosting

 Mon, 29 Jun at 07:00 pm The Boston Synagogue USD 0 to 130

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

 Thu, 30 Oct at 08:00 pm Boston Free

BU CLAS Mini-Conference and Graduation Ceremony

 Wed, 29 Apr at 03:00 pm 67 Bay State Rd Free

Professional Report Writing Skills 1 Day Workshop | Boston, MA

 Fri, 09 Jan at 09:00 am For venue details reach us at [email protected] USD 519 to 1,453

Le club des lecteurs : Jean Rouaud

 Wed, 29 Apr at 06:00 pm French Library / Alliance Française of Boston & Cambridge Free

Photoshop for Photographers 101

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

Book Lovers Expo Boston

 Sat, 25 Apr at 11:00 am 1234 Columbus Ave Free

Lightroom 101: Learn to Organize and Find Your Photos

 Tue, 11 Mar at 06:30 pm Artisan's Asylum USD 64

Silver Sapphics @ The Pryde

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