Literary-art Events in Charlotte

Check out happening literary-art events all around Charlotte, NC

The Notebook

 Tue, 19 May at 07:30 pm Belk Theater at the Blumenthal Arts Center

Kathy Griffin: New Face, New Tour

 Thu, 30 Apr at 07:00 pm Knight Theater at Levine Center for the Arts

Charlotte African American Book Festival

 Sat, 27 Jun at 11:00 am Second Ward High School Gymnasium USD 0 to 214

Dan Navarro/Tim Easton/Jessica Willis Fisher

 Wed, 25 Mar at 07:30 pm The Evening Muse USD 20

Leah Rudick! Feb 5-7

 Thu, 05 Feb at 07:30 pm 330 N Tryon St, Charlotte, NC, United States, North Carolina 28202

Trope Bookshop presents HARVEST SEASON by Brynne Weaver

 Thu, 11 Jun at 06:30 pm Belk Chapel USD 53

Wine About Poetry

 Sun, 08 Mar at 05:30 pm The Auto Pour USD 19 to 36

D'LAI: "I Beg Your Pardon" Comedy Tour in Charlotte

 Fri, 26 Jun at 07:00 pm Duckworth's Grill & Taphouse Uptown

Black History Month: Poetry With Passion

 Fri, 27 Feb at 07:00 pm Blush CLT USD 14 to 25

KARLA BONOFF

 Sat, 21 Mar at 08:00 pm 130 North Tryon Street Charlotte NC 28202

Love & Basketball - Live Stage Play & Showcase

 Sat, 14 Feb at 08:00 pm 9013 Perimeter Woods Drive suite d, Charlotte, NC, USA USD 34 to 66

Trivia For Us: Black History Month "A Taste Of Soul" Edition

 Thu, 26 Feb at 07:00 pm Cuzzo's Cuisine II USD 25 to 31

A Night For The Love Of God

 Fri, 13 Feb at 07:30 pm 101 W Sugar Creek Rd USD 33 to 42

The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show

 Sat, 07 Feb at 11:00 am 300 E 7th Street, Charlotte, NC, United States, North Carolina 28202

Writing Lyrics with Local HipHop Artist Myrt's Son!

 Sat, 07 Feb at 11:30 am Ivory/Baker Recreation Center Free

The Author's Advantage

 Sun, 08 Mar at 09:00 am The Westin Charlotte USD 65 to 230

An Evening of Honest Songs at The Pauline Tea-Bar

 Fri, 20 Feb at 06:00 pm The Pauline Tea-Bar Apothecary USD 0 to 13

Slam Charlotte Poetry Slam

 Fri, 20 Feb at 07:00 pm Nine Eighteen Nine Studio Gallery USD 11 to 19

Group Chat Girlies x Front Paige Media: A Comedy and Conversation Show

 Fri, 27 Mar at 07:00 pm The Olde Mecklenburg Brewery & Biergarten USD 19

Fantastic Cat

 Tue, 21 Apr at 07:30 pm The Evening Muse USD 38 to 43

2026 Queen City Book Fair

 Sat, 16 May at 12:00 pm Venue at 8470 USD 0 to 135

Wine About Poetry

 Sun, 08 Feb at 05:30 pm The Auto Pour USD 19 to 36

Poetry In Motion Competition February

 Thu, 12 Feb at 07:00 pm Heist Brewery and Barrel Arts USD 13

The Power of One | Plutus Impact Summit

 Wed, 06 May at 05:00 pm The Dubois Center at UNC Charlotte Center City USD 600 to 2,000

Quentin Talley & The Soul Providers

 Fri, 20 Feb at 07:30 pm The Evening Muse USD 20

Poetry Workshop with Poet Sade Sade!

 Sat, 07 Mar at 11:30 am Ivory/Baker Recreation Center Free

Writing Lyrics with Local HipHop Artist Myrt's Son at Goodyear Arts!

 Sat, 21 Feb at 01:00 pm Goodyear Arts Free

Matthew Alexander Album Release with Rob McHale

 Wed, 13 May at 07:30 pm The Evening Muse USD 20

Classic Black Cinema Series: "Cane River"

 Sun, 08 Feb at 02:00 pm Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts + Culture Free

SAGA 2026 Genre Fiction Writing Conference

 Fri, 06 Mar at 10:00 am Hilton Charlotte University Place USD 116 to 345

Coffee & Conversations

 Wed, 25 Feb at 08:00 am Charlotte Urban Design Center Free

Poetry Workshop with Poet Sade Sade at Goodyear Arts!

 Sat, 21 Mar at 01:00 pm Goodyear Arts Free

Get Centered: A Mindful Poetry Workshop Featuring Frank Expressions

 Sat, 14 Mar at 12:00 pm Allegra Westbrooks Regional Library - Beatties Ford Road Free

Poetica at The Bohemian: A Wine Bar

 Wed, 25 Feb at 07:00 pm The Bohemian: A Wine Bar USD 15 to 18

Find Your Muse Open MIC featuring Risu!

 Mon, 06 Apr at 07:30 pm The Evening Muse USD 5 to 8

Get Centered: A Mindful Poetry Workshop featuring Asma

 Sat, 11 Apr at 12:00 pm Allegra Westbrooks Regional Library - Beatties Ford Road Free

STEM-RESEARCH

 Thu, 26 Feb at 07:00 pm Event Masterz USD 19

Pouring Poetry

 Thu, 26 Feb at 07:00 pm 7828 Rea Rd USD 10 to 18

Gavin Marengi and Nathan C Davis and Caroline Keller

 Thu, 30 Apr at 07:30 pm The Evening Muse USD 20

Pillow Talk ~ Infused, Poetry & Art AfterDark

 Fri, 20 Feb at 08:00 pm Premez Cannabis Midwood USD 29

Valgur | Florecienta | Belis

 Sat, 14 Feb at 09:00 pm Petra's USD 19

Alex Falcone! March 5-7

 Thu, 05 Mar at 07:30 pm 330 N Tryon St, Charlotte, NC, United States, North Carolina 28202

Hidden Hospitality Book Talk

 Tue, 10 Feb at 06:00 pm 3500 Shamrock Dr, Charlotte, NC, United States, North Carolina 28215

Poetry In Motion Competition Season 2 Finale

 Thu, 12 Mar at 07:00 pm Heist Brewery and Barrel Arts USD 13

Master - Do The Right Thing

 Wed, 11 Feb at 07:00 pm 4237 Raleigh Street, Charlotte, NC, United States, North Carolina 28213

Melodic Meditation : Galentines Edition

 Fri, 13 Feb at 07:30 pm HeartLight Spiritual Center USD 0 to 66

Juice - Movie & Talkback

 Sun, 15 Feb at 04:00 pm 4237 Raleigh Street, Charlotte, NC, United States, North Carolina 28213

Get Centered: A Mindful Poetry Workshop featuring Shane Manier

 Sat, 14 Feb at 12:00 pm Allegra Westbrooks Regional Library - Beatties Ford Road Free

The Black American Experience in the Carolinas - A Black History Month Event

 Sat, 14 Feb at 10:00 am 3427 North Tryon St, Charlotte, NC, United States, North Carolina 28206

Cook. Swap. Repeat. A cookbook club get-together

 Sun, 22 Mar at 04:00 pm The Creative Hub by CBO USD 54

“Carolina Independent Film Collective” March 2026

 Tue, 03 Mar at 06:30 pm 4237 Raleigh Street, Charlotte, NC, United States, North Carolina 28213

Janelle Sy’mone & Lamar

 Fri, 20 Mar at 09:00 pm Petra's USD 19

World Poetry Day: Poetry With Passion

 Sat, 21 Mar at 06:00 pm Blush CLT USD 14 to 25

Storytime with 11-year-old Author Tatum Grace Helaire

 Sun, 08 Feb at 01:00 pm That's Novel Books Free

Jazz & the Saxophone Workshop with Sax player Zoot Payne!

 Sat, 02 May at 11:30 am Ivory/Baker Recreation Center Free

IV Poetry Open Mic

 Wed, 18 Feb at 07:00 pm The Conspiracy USD 11 to 19

THE QUEEN CITY CREATIVES ARTS, THEATER, & FILM EXTRAVAGANZA SEMINAR

 Sat, 07 Mar at 01:00 pm RESIDENCE INN @ MARRIOTT USD 20

Fight Your Lie Tour - North Carolina

 Fri, 20 Mar at 07:00 pm Forest Hill Church Park Rd

Drum Circle Workshop with Rocky Little!

 Sat, 01 Aug at 11:30 am Ivory/Baker Recreation Center Free

Bridgerton Brunch

Sat, 18 Apr at 11:00 am The Dickinson Event Space

Fate & Fiction: Tarot & Storycraft Collide with A. L. Sterling, Erin Archer

 Sat, 28 Feb at 12:00 pm The Bag Lady Provisions and Gifts Free

The Art Of Love Edition

 Sat, 28 Feb at 08:00 pm 9506 Monroe Rd USD 34

Poetry Workshop with Nemo Sum: Voices, Verses & Vulnerability

 Sat, 06 Jun at 11:30 am Ivory/Baker Recreation Center Free

Mosaic Journaling Workshop - Art & Creative Writing Ivory Baker!

 Sat, 25 Jul at 11:30 am Ivory/Baker Recreation Center Free

POETIC JUSTICE ~ Live Stage Play & Showcase

 Sat, 11 Apr at 08:00 pm 9013 Perimeter Woods Drive suite d, Charlotte, NC, USA USD 23 to 66

The Art of the Psalms: Ancient Creativity, Contemporary Imagination

 Fri, 06 Feb at 06:30 pm Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary USD 61 to 802

CLT Poetry Think Tank February (In-Person)

 Sat, 28 Feb at 11:00 am Goodyear Arts Free

Fundamentals of Stained Glass Class: Cosmic Whale Panel

 Tue, 10 Feb at 06:00 pm MakerSpace Charlotte USD 259

Read it Up Literacy Festival Featured Vendor or Author 2026

 Sat, 07 Mar at 11:00 am OPHELIA GARMON - BROWN COMMUNITY CENTER USD 202

Jazz & Saxophone Workshop with Sax player Zoot Payne at Goodyear Arts!

 Sat, 16 May at 01:00 pm Goodyear Arts Free

Repro Rights Shabbat

 Fri, 13 Feb at 06:13 pm Temple Beth El Charlotte

Root & Rise - A Creative Arts & Wellness Experience

 Sat, 28 Mar at 02:00 pm VAPA Center USD 55

Love At First Line: Author Speed Dating

 Sun, 15 Feb at 12:00 pm That's Novel Books Free

Explore Bio Art: Make a Slime Mold Maze!

 Mon, 09 Feb at 06:00 pm 1003 Louise Ave Suite A USD 65

Art Workshop with CLT Artist, Asma!

 Sat, 04 Apr at 11:30 am Ivory/Baker Recreation Center Free

Art Workshop with CLT Artist, Asma at Goodyear Arts!

 Sat, 18 Apr at 01:00 pm Goodyear Arts Free

Friends of the Library 54th Annual Book & Author Events featuring Paula McLain and Annie Hartnett

 Mon, 09 Mar at 10:00 am 1900 Selwyn Ave, Charlotte, NC, United States, North Carolina 28207

Get Centered: A Mindful Poetry Workshop

 Sat, 09 May at 12:00 pm Allegra Westbrooks Regional Library - Beatties Ford Road Free

Spring Concert ~ She/They/We

 Sat, 28 Mar at 02:00 pm First United Methodist Church Charlotte, NC

Get Centered: A Mindful Poetry Workshop

 Sat, 13 Jun at 12:00 pm Allegra Westbrooks Regional Library - Beatties Ford Road Free

Poetry Workshop with Nemo Sum at Goodyear Arts!

 Sat, 20 Jun at 01:00 pm Goodyear Arts Free

FALCO & BOOK PLAY JERRY GARCIA

 Thu, 23 Apr Neighborhood Theatre

Deadly Gold Rush: Stories from Charlotte's 1830s Gold Rush and a Modern Day Mystery

 Sat, 14 Mar at 10:30 am 3500 Shamrock Dr, Charlotte, NC, United States, North Carolina 28215

Mosaic Journaling Workshop - Art & Creative Writing

 Sat, 18 Jul at 01:00 pm Goodyear Arts Free

Mindfulness Techniques for the Workplace

 Thu, 19 Feb at 06:00 pm 2916 Parkway Ave Free

Market Your Children's Book Workshop

 Sun, 22 Feb at 01:00 pm That's Novel Books Free

Brandon Reese Discusses His New Book Fantastic Frog and the Amazing Tad Lad

 Sat, 07 Feb at 11:00 am 4139 Park Rd, Charlotte, NC, United States, North Carolina 28209

Romance Writing Workshop with Shae Musselman

 Tue, 10 Feb at 06:00 pm Trope Bookshop Free

Wuthering Heights - Movie & Talkback

 Sat, 14 Feb at 02:50 pm 4237 Raleigh Street, Charlotte, NC, United States, North Carolina 28213

Author Event- Dr. Daniel Black

 Sat, 07 Feb at 02:00 pm Charlotte Mecklenburg Library - Hickory Grove Free

Writing Club

 Thu, 19 Feb at 05:30 pm That's Novel Books Free

Flechazos Poetry Workshop

 Thu, 12 Feb at 06:00 pm OBRA Collective Gallery (in VAPA Center) Free

Using the Whole Animal Butchery Course Kannapolis, USA | Dr. Theresa Emmerich Kamper

 Fri, 01 May at 09:00 am Kannapolis North Carolina

Queen in Every Woman Tea Party!

 Sat, 21 Feb at 02:00 pm Renaissance Pâtisserie USD 25

Denise Smith Cline Discusses Her Book The Resettlement of Vesta Blonik with Ann Wicker

 Wed, 25 Feb at 07:00 pm 4139 Park Rd, Charlotte, NC, United States, North Carolina 28209

Ashley Mangione Reads and Discusses her Picture Books

Sat, 28 Feb at 10:30 am 4139 Park Rd, Charlotte, NC, United States, North Carolina 28209

Operation Author: Marketing Mastermind

 Fri, 10 Jul at 09:00 am Embassy Suites by Hilton Charlotte Uptown USD 0 to 500

Writing Club

 Thu, 12 Feb at 05:30 pm That's Novel Books Free

Fundamentals of Stained Glass Class: Sweetheart Valentines

 Sat, 07 Feb at 05:00 pm MakerSpace Charlotte USD 116

Book Signing with Local Author Dominic Blye

 Sat, 28 Feb at 12:00 pm That's Novel Books Free