Literary Art events in Chicago

Check out happening literary art events all around Chicago, IL

Cre8tive Con 2025

 Fri, 21 Feb, 2025 at 05:00 pm InterContinental Chicago Magnificent Mile, an IHG Hotel USD 268

R&B Vibe Tour

 Sat, 01 Mar, 2025 at 07:00 pm Wintrust Arena

Authors on Tap: Alex Higley and Lindsay Hunter

 Fri, 28 Feb, 2025 at 07:00 pm Exile in Bookville Free

The Chocolate Mic: Open Mic with Okema 'Seven' Gunn

 Sat, 22 Feb, 2025 at 06:00 pm Da Book Joint USD 6 to 22

Kumail Nanjiani: Live Special Taping

 Sat, 15 Mar, 2025 at 06:00 pm The Vic Theatre

"Emmett's Photo" - A Live Reading

 Thu, 27 Feb, 2025 at 06:00 pm American Writers Museum USD 10 to 13

Ugochi Nwaogwugwu

 Tue, 25 Feb, 2025 at 09:00 pm Jazz Showcase USD 20 to 35

Melanin In Moonlight Gala

 Fri, 21 Mar, 2025 at 07:00 pm Hampton Inn Chicago McCormick Place USD 55

Jim Jefferies: Give 'Em What They Want Tour *SPECIAL TAPING*

 Fri, 21 Mar, 2025 at 09:30 pm The Vic Theatre

Fareed Ayaz and Abu Muhammad Qawwali

 Sat, 19 Apr, 2025 at 08:00 pm South Asia Institute USD 55 to 109

Power Tripping

 Thu, 20 Mar, 2025 at 06:00 pm Poetry Foundation Free

Art & Soul Volume One

 Fri, 07 Mar, 2025 at 07:00 pm Epiphany Center for the Arts Free

Authors on Tap: Mark Haber and Amanda Goldblatt

 Fri, 14 Mar, 2025 at 07:00 pm Exile in Bookville Free

Get Lit: Pub Night

 Tue, 11 Mar, 2025 at 05:30 pm American Writers Museum USD 8 to 29

Dwayne Kennedy Headlines a Weekend Tight Ship

 Sat, 01 Mar, 2025 at 08:00 pm Half Sour USD 20

The Eagle & Child Society

 Fri, 21 Mar, 2025 at 07:00 pm The Galway Arms Free

US99 Presents: Low Dough Show with ERNEST and Hank Ruff

 Sat, 01 Mar, 2025 at 08:45 pm Joe's on Weed St.

Optimistic Voices: The Great Melanated Gathering

 Fri, 28 Feb, 2025 at 05:30 pm 2800 N Milwaukee Ave Free

F.L.Y. L.I.B.R.E. Book Launch

 Sat, 22 Feb, 2025 at 02:00 pm UrbanTheater Company (UTC) Free

Peter Bjorn and John - Writer’s Block Tour 2025 @ Thalia Hall

 Sat, 17 May, 2025 at 07:00 pm Thalia Hall

Elevated Open Mic @ Blazed Bakery

 Thu, 27 Feb, 2025 at 07:00 pm Blazed Bakery Free

The Eagle & Child Society

 Fri, 11 Apr, 2025 at 07:00 pm The Galway Arms Free

La Decima Musa: Day 1

 Sat, 15 Mar, 2025 at 06:00 pm National Museum of Mexican Art USD 18

Antigone Reimagined

 Thu, 08 May, 2025 at 06:00 pm Poetry Foundation Free

Archivos Vivos by Adrián Viajero Román

 Sat, 08 Mar, 2025 at 10:00 am National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts & Culture Free

Flesh of Fruit (LP release) with Sharon Udoh/Cristal Sabbagh

 Fri, 21 Mar, 2025 at 08:30 pm 3111 N Western Ave Chicago IL 60618

February: Three Avenues Open Mic Night

 Sat, 22 Feb, 2025 at 07:30 pm 3009 N Southport Ave Free

Stage Reading: She Too Bad for History by CoquieHughes

 Sat, 22 Feb, 2025 at 07:00 pm Beverly Arts Center Free

Lesia ART

 Fri, 28 Feb, 2025 at 06:00 pm 2249 W Superior St, Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60612

MONTHLY OPEN MIC (ALL ARTS) @ Turner Haus Brewery

 Thu, 27 Feb, 2025 at 07:00 pm Turner Haus Brewery Free

Frequency Festival: Ensemble Dal Niente

 Sun, 23 Feb, 2025 at 08:30 pm 3111 N Western Ave Chicago IL 60618

In-Person: My Mother in Havana: A Memoir of Magic & Miracle by Rebe Huntman

 Thu, 27 Feb, 2025 at 07:00 pm Women & Children First Free

Town & County: Process & Publication

 Sat, 01 Mar, 2025 at 06:00 pm Inside Town Art Collective Free

52 Ways To Get Your ______ Together

 Sat, 29 Mar, 2025 at 06:00 pm Rill House USD 18 to 23

March: Three Avenues Open Mic Night

 Sat, 15 Mar, 2025 at 07:30 pm 3009 N Southport Ave Free

Órbita

 Fri, 07 Mar, 2025 at 07:00 pm Instituto Cervantes - Chicago USD 35

2025 Chicago Literary Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

 Sat, 12 Jul, 2025 at 01:00 pm Woodson Regional Library, Chicago Public Library Free

The Poetry Brothel Chicago: Blooming Ballads

 Sun, 23 Mar, 2025 at 07:00 pm Ghost Donkey - River North USD 5 to 75

April 18 - Chicago - Pedro Gonzalez Stand Up Hour (English)

 Fri, 18 Apr, 2025 at 06:00 pm RED ROOM Comedy Club USD 37 to 119

8 abrazos para Lorca

 Sun, 09 Mar, 2025 at 06:00 pm Instituto Cervantes - Chicago USD 35

Love is LoveFest IV presented by Ritual Rhythms Chicago

 Sat, 22 Feb, 2025 at 09:30 pm The Newport Theater USD 29 to 45

In-Person: Renegade Grief by Carla Fernandez

 Thu, 27 Mar, 2025 at 07:00 pm Women & Children First Free

[Free Event] Book Talk: When Friends Come from Afar by Susan Blumberg-Kason

 Sat, 08 Mar, 2025 at 02:00 pm Heritage Museum of Asian Art Free

Black Social Dance: Chicagoland Moves

 Fri, 28 Feb, 2025 at 06:00 pm Abbott Hall Free

Chicago, IL- David Nihill, Shelf Help Tour at The Vic Theatre

 Sat, 22 Feb, 2025 at 07:30 pm The Vic Theatre

THURSDAY MARCH 13: MEME SIMPSON

 Thu, 13 Mar, 2025 at 07:30 pm The Comedy Bar - Chicago Main Stage USD 30 to 33

March Book Club with Three Avenues: There Are Rivers in the Sky

 Sun, 23 Mar, 2025 at 05:00 pm Beermiscuous Free

She Figured It Out!

 Sat, 08 Mar, 2025 at 11:30 am Lincoln Park Cultural Center USD 32 to 55

Astrobabe! Comedy Show: Deluxe

 Thu, 13 Mar, 2025 at 07:00 pm Dorothy USD 16

K. Carlton, inc Experiences: A Night at the Opera, La Bohème 2025

 Sat, 22 Mar, 2025 at 07:30 pm Lyric Opera of Chicago

THURSDAY MARCH 13: LEONARDA JONIE

 Thu, 13 Mar, 2025 at 07:30 pm The Comedy Bar - Chicago Main Stage USD 39 to 75

April Book Club with Three Avenues: Forest of Noise: Poems

 Sun, 06 Apr, 2025 at 05:00 pm Beermiscuous Free

small Talk: Casual Couch Conversations about Non-Monogamy

 Thu, 06 Mar, 2025 at 07:00 pm Dorothy USD 16

Tributosaurus Becomes... Bob Dylan at Martyrs'!

 Fri, 07 Mar, 2025 at 08:00 pm Martyrs'

Ikebana Ohara Ryu [2 Week Course]

 Sat, 15 Mar, 2025 at 10:00 am 2940 North Lincoln Avenue,Unit 2,Chicago,60657,US

Tolkien, Lewis, and the Christian Life

 Fri, 21 Feb, 2025 at 07:00 pm 931 W Wilson Ave USD 0 to 14

Tribute 2 Women Event Tour Award Ceremony

Sat, 08 Mar, 2025 at 07:00 pm Spaceish Chicago

La Decima Musa: Day 2

 Sun, 16 Mar, 2025 at 10:00 am National Museum of Mexican Art Free

Ikebana Ohara Ryu [3 Week In Person Course] [March]

 Sat, 15 Mar, 2025 at 10:00 am Japanese Culture Center USD 200

In-Person: We Contain Landscapes by Patrycja Humienik

 Fri, 21 Mar, 2025 at 07:00 pm Women & Children First Free

Ivy+ Alumni: Books & Brews

 Tue, 04 Mar, 2025 at 05:30 pm Chicago French Market Free

Crimes & Cocktails Chicago LAUNCH Social Book Chapter

 Tue, 25 Feb, 2025 at 07:30 pm Untitled Supper Club USD 29

"Writing the big impossible thing" - a Pulitzer on the Road event

 Wed, 05 Mar, 2025 at 06:00 pm Chopin Theatre Free

Once Upon A Brunch

 Sun, 23 Feb, 2025 at 12:00 pm Da Book Joint USD 38

Vincent Mason - Hell Is A Dance Floor Tour with Clayton Mullen

 Wed, 26 Feb, 2025 at 08:00 pm Carol's Pub

The Story Luck Show

 Sun, 06 Apr, 2025 at 06:30 pm Theater Wit

BCQ presents: HER - A Celebration of Women in History

 Sat, 08 Mar, 2025 at 09:30 pm The Newport Theater USD 23

LOVE AND LIBERATION starring Janeff the Poet

 Fri, 11 Apr, 2025 at 07:00 pm The Promontory USD 26 to 220

Running Tour of West Loop Women for International Women's Day

 Sat, 08 Mar, 2025 at 10:00 am Madison Street Books USD 13 to 39

The Healed Her

 Sat, 22 Feb, 2025 at 01:00 pm Chicago South Loop Hotel USD 31

Quality Time Company and Sound Gallery Present: Calm Collective

 Thu, 06 Mar, 2025 at 06:00 pm The Joinery USD 37

Frida Kahlo and the Bravest Girl in the World Public

 Sat, 19 Apr, 2025 at 10:00 am National Museum of Mexican Art Free

Pour Your Heart Out Fest

 Fri, 07 Mar, 2025 at 04:00 pm X - Fat Azz Cycling & Fitness Studio USD 23 to 189

Blood Wolf Moon

 Thu, 10 Apr, 2025 at 06:00 pm Poetry Foundation Free

Fareed Ayaz and Abu Muhammad Qawwali

 Sun, 20 Apr, 2025 at 07:00 pm South Asia Institute USD 55 to 109

Worthy of the Event: An Essay by Vivian Blaxell

 Mon, 07 Apr, 2025 at 07:00 pm Women & Children First Free

Art Speaks at Stan Mansion

 Thu, 20 Mar, 2025 at 06:00 pm 2408 N Kedzie Blvd USD 28

Indigo X Camila

 Sun, 23 Feb, 2025 at 07:00 pm 201 S. Ashland Avenue, Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60607

The Contemporary African Kitchen - Book Discussion

 Sat, 22 Feb, 2025 at 12:00 pm 900 North Michigan Shops Free

Book Talk: The Day God Saw Me as Black with D. Danyelle Thomas

 Thu, 20 Mar, 2025 at 07:00 pm Call & Response Books USD 0 to 34

Radicle Conversation: Welcome 2025 Residents

 Thu, 27 Feb, 2025 at 06:00 pm Hyde Park Art Center Free

Anjali x Chicago: Launch Party with Children's Book Author Sheetal Sheth

 Sun, 16 Mar, 2025 at 11:00 am Three Avenues Bookshop Free

Like a Hammer: Poets on Mass Incarceration

 Thu, 06 Mar, 2025 at 06:00 pm Poetry Foundation Free

The Man Died: Screening and Q&A

 Sat, 08 Mar, 2025 at 02:00 pm 710 N Lake Shore Dr Free

Rude Girl | Contemporary German Graphic Novel Book Club

 Wed, 09 Apr, 2025 at 06:00 pm Goethe-Institut Chicago Free

Frequency Series:Missing Piece w/Jackson Jr./Sugimoto/Diamon

 Sun, 16 Mar, 2025 at 08:30 pm 3111 N Western Ave Chicago IL 60618

Ministry

 Fri, 09 May, 2025 at 07:30 pm The Riviera Theatre

Archive(s) of Style

 Thu, 27 Feb, 2025 at 06:00 pm Poetry Foundation Free

Mike Hanford LIVE in Chicago!

 Sun, 18 May, 2025 at 06:00 pm The Lincoln Lodge USD 30

A Conversation with Tracy Deonn!

 Fri, 07 Mar, 2025 at 06:00 pm Seminary Co-op Bookstore USD 28

The Poetry Open Mic at The Gallery Cabaret

Sat, 22 Feb, 2025 at 05:00 pm The Gallery Cabaret

Travelers in the Mist: A Celebration of Poet Elise Paschen

 Fri, 11 Apr, 2025 at 06:00 pm The Cliff Dwellers

FRIDAY MAY 9: GUS CONSTANTELLIS

 Fri, 09 May, 2025 at 09:45 pm The Comedy Bar - Chicago Main Stage USD 33 to 39

Book Club Run of Bff: A Memoir of Friendship Lost and Found

 Sun, 02 Mar, 2025 at 02:00 pm Three Cities Social USD 13 to 39

Oathbound Midnight Release Party

 Mon, 03 Mar, 2025 at 10:00 pm Call & Response Books USD 17 to 38

Imagining Indigenous Futures

 Thu, 27 Mar, 2025 at 06:00 pm 60 W Walton St, Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60610

Todd Barry

 Fri, 06 Jun, 2025 at 07:30 pm Park West

Book Talk & Signing: The Afrofuturist Evolution with Ytasha Womack

 Thu, 27 Mar, 2025 at 07:00 pm Call & Response Books USD 0 to 25

Jefferson Fisher Meet & Greet "The Next Conversation"

 Thu, 10 Apr, 2025 at 07:00 pm The Book Cellar USD 37

Wine Crawl Presents The Guilty Pleasures Experience (Waitlist )

 Sat, 22 Feb, 2025 at 01:00 pm TBD Free