Literary-art Events in Chicago

Check out happening literary-art events all around Chicago, IL

Book Launch Celebration

 Sat, 06 Dec at 06:30 pm 3850 S Indiana Ave Free

Open Mic Night W/ Missta Lacraig

 Fri, 05 Dec at 07:00 pm 2715 W Madison St USD 13

An Evening with Eric Dregni

 Sat, 06 Dec at 05:00 pm Eataly Chicago USD 108

Conscious Selling: Chicago Book Launch

 Wed, 10 Dec at 05:30 pm 100 S Wacker Dr #600 Free

Watch Party: Tell Me Softly

 Fri, 12 Dec at 06:30 pm The Last Chapter Book Shop USD 17

Krampusnacht! presented by the Illumi-Naughtie Occult Burlesque

 Fri, 05 Dec at 09:30 pm The Newport Theater USD 29 to 45

Chicago Artopia Presents: Grisha Goryachev

 Sun, 22 Feb at 03:00 pm West Lawn Branch, Chicago Public Library Free

Klaus Mäkelä & Yunchan Lim

 Thu, 18 Dec at 07:30 pm Chicago Symphony Orchestra

IKAROS ENSEMBLE SEASON OPENER

 Sat, 06 Dec at 07:00 pm Ravenswood Fellowship United Methodist Church Free

Forms & Features Community Reading

 Sat, 06 Dec at 02:00 pm Poetry Foundation Free

Moon Taxi w/ Pernikoff Brothers

 Fri, 26 Dec at 08:00 pm Garcia's Chicago

Auntie Shelia's Bingo Night

 Fri, 26 Dec at 07:00 pm Da Book Joint USD 6 to 13

December Book Club w/ Three Avenues: Grace & Henry's Holiday Movie Marathon

 Sun, 07 Dec at 05:00 pm Beermiscuous Free

Cristela Alonzo: The Midlife Mixtape Tour

 Sat, 31 Jan at 07:30 pm The Vic Theatre

German Graphic Novel Book Club: 'Anna,' by Mia Oberländer

 Wed, 10 Dec at 06:00 pm Goethe-Institut Chicago Free

Assembly Required

 Sat, 06 Dec at 07:30 pm Surge Billiards USD 19

Under the Table — A Chicago Mafia LARP

 Fri, 16 Jan at 07:00 pm Goblin Market Manga & Curiosities, North Lincoln Avenue, Chicago, IL, USA USD 31

The Content Engine That Builds a $1M Real Estate Business

 Fri, 19 Dec at 12:00 pm EXIT Strategy Realty Free

Book Launch: No More Mediocre by Laura Danger

 Thu, 08 Jan at 07:00 pm Women & Children First Free

Chicago Cuatro Orchestra - Concierto Jíbaro Navideño 2025

 Sat, 13 Dec at 06:00 pm Mather High School USD 29 to 109

WE OUTSIDE: a poetry writing workshop with jamila woods & D-Composed

 Sat, 13 Dec at 02:00 pm The Land School Free

Crypto A to Z: A Fireside Chat with Larry D. Moore

 Thu, 18 Dec at 06:00 pm Da Book Joint USD 0 to 21

Blue Road: The Edna O'Brien Story

 Sat, 06 Dec at 03:00 pm AMCNewcity Theatre1500 N. Clybourn

Sulzer Comic & Arts Festival

 Sat, 06 Dec at 10:00 am Conrad Sulzer Regional Library

Jingle Til You Tingle: Songs of the Season

 Wed, 17 Dec at 07:00 pm UncommonGround - Lakeview USD 23

Mindset Workshop -Chicago

 Fri, 30 Jan at 10:00 am Chicago USD 210

Eitan Levine and Joe Briggs Do Chicago!!

 Sun, 07 Dec at 08:00 pm The Lincoln Lodge USD 18

Splitskys - Created by Hattie Hodes and Colin Covert

 Fri, 12 Dec at 07:00 pm Rudolf Steiner Branch of the Anthroposophical Society Free

Till Eulenspiegel & Bullock Sings Aucoin

 Thu, 04 Dec at 07:30 pm Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Words & Wine

 Sat, 06 Dec at 05:00 pm 57th Street Books

Christmas in Chicago CineCity Screening 12/09

 Tue, 09 Dec at 07:00 pm CineCity Studios Chicago USD 20

Baked in Love with Surely Made Match

 Sun, 21 Dec at 04:00 pm Strugglebeardbakery USD 13 to 23

D-Composed & jamila woods' the listening field

 Fri, 12 Dec at 06:30 pm The Land School Free

Ikebana Ohara Ryu [3-Week Session]

 Sat, 10 Jan at 10:00 am Japanese Culture Center USD 200

Tattler Open Mic Night

 Thu, 18 Dec at 07:00 pm 4355 N Western Ave, Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60618

ROFest Trends Chicago 2025

 Sat, 06 Dec at 05:00 pm AMC River East 21 USD 0 to 55

Allie Kessel with Maddie Fawcett-Dubow and Grace Brady

 Fri, 05 Dec at 08:00 pm UncommonGround - Lakeview USD 18

Write On! // MONDAYS // January 5-February 7

 Mon, 05 Jan at 07:00 pm The Lincoln Lodge USD 252

Moon Taxi w/ Pernikoff Brothers

 Sat, 27 Dec at 08:00 pm Garcia's Chicago

Authors on Tap: Margot Douaihy and Gillian Flynn

 Fri, 16 Jan at 07:00 pm Exile in Bookville Free

Writing a Global Life in Greek: An Evening with Gazmend Kapllani

 Thu, 04 Dec at 07:00 pm National Hellenic Museum Free

The Bi Wives Club: A Comedy Showcase

 Sun, 07 Dec at 07:00 pm Dorothy USD 16

Chicago Poetry Center's Blue Hour Generative Workshop

 Wed, 21 Jan at 06:00 pm Haymarket House Free

Chicago Artopia Presents: Tango 21 Dance Theater

 Sun, 03 May at 03:00 pm Balzekas Museum Of Lithuanian Culture, South Pulaski Road, Chicago, IL, USA Free

Evolving Realities for Chicago’s Immigrant Communities

 Sat, 06 Dec at 03:00 pm Nighthawk Free

Improvised Music Series: Walter/Cunningham/Jessalva/Smith + Akjai (Tong/Brock/Ali/Young)

 Thu, 18 Dec at 08:30 pm 3429 W Diversey #208, Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60647

Mound Summit 2025 Symposium

 Sat, 06 Dec at 08:30 am Kimpton Gray Hotel Free

CANDLELIGHT CAROLS

 Fri, 12 Dec at 07:30 pm 1424 N Dearborn, Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60610

Book Talk: Wendell McConnaha - Losing Sight of the Shore

 Sun, 07 Dec at 02:00 pm International Museum of Surgical Science Free

Chicago, IL: David Nihill at The Den Theatre

Fri, 13 Feb at 07:15 pm The Den Theatre

From The Page : A New Sory Series

 Sun, 07 Dec at 07:00 pm 3658 N Pulaski Rd USD 18

Suminagashi: Holiday Marbling Workshop at Dovetail Brewery

 Tue, 23 Dec at 06:30 pm Dovetail Brewery USD 102

Book Club: The River, The Town by Farah Ali

 Tue, 09 Dec at 06:00 pm Call & Response Books Free

Suminagashi: Meditative Marbling on Silk & Paper at Wolf Point Distilling

 Thu, 04 Dec at 05:30 pm Wolf Point Distilling USD 96

Winter Solstice Immersive Sound Healing Ceremony with Davin Youngs

 Sun, 21 Dec at 07:00 pm The Joinery USD 55

In Search of Autumn Book Launch with Michelle Davis-Newell

 Sat, 06 Dec at 12:00 pm Da Book Joint USD 0 to 27

The Winter Lounge

 Thu, 04 Dec at 04:00 pm Washington Park Arts Incubator Free

Polar Party

 Sat, 06 Dec at 10:00 am 1200 West 35th Street, Suite 0E-5010, Chicago, IL

Studio Visit: Hammersley Architecture & The Fine Arts Building

 Wed, 10 Dec at 05:00 pm Fine Arts Building Free

December Free Day at the American Writers Museum

 Sun, 21 Dec at 10:00 am American Writers Museum Free

The Poetry Open Mic at the Gallery Cabaret

 Sat, 27 Dec at 05:00 pm The Gallery Cabaret

Radiohead Concert in the Dark w Live Strings WAITLIST ONLY – DATE PENDING

 Thu, 01 Jan at 07:00 pm Secret Location in Chicago USD 0 to 322

Whitney Hanson - Words Never Die Tour 2026

 Sat, 07 Feb at 07:00 pm Bottom Lounge

Once Upon A Brunch for Book Lovers

 Sat, 20 Dec at 12:00 pm Da Book Joint USD 38 to 69

Golden Hour Featuring Jay Tyre

 Thu, 08 Jan at 05:00 pm Epiphany Center for the Arts Free

The First Time: First Shift

 Wed, 17 Dec at 07:30 pm Martyrs'

Pages & Pour: A Fireside Chat with Disruptors

 Wed, 17 Dec at 05:00 pm Da Book Joint Free

Dijon - Artist

 Sat, 06 Dec at 06:00 pm The Salt Shed Indoors - Chicago

Ikebana Ohara Ryu [3-Week Session]

 Sat, 07 Mar at 10:00 am Japanese Culture Center USD 200

American Prophets: Kathryn Gin Lum, "Heathen" (IN PERSON)

 Wed, 10 Dec at 06:00 pm American Writers Museum USD 10 to 13

Happy Baby & The Drop Productions Present A Dopamine Comedy Show

 Sun, 11 Jan at 09:00 pm Laugh Factory USD 34

Don Was and the Pan-Detroit Ensemble

 Sun, 25 Jan at 08:00 pm Garcia's Chicago

Will Overman and Grady Spencer

 Sat, 07 Feb at 07:00 pm UncommonGround - Lakeview USD 18

Listening Tour Stop with Amy Kemp - Hosted by Taina Rodriguez-Encarnacion

 Wed, 21 Jan at 07:00 pm 4042 N Pulaski Rd suite 1 USD 34

Pop Quiz Hot Shot

 Thu, 12 Sep at 07:30 pm The Lincoln Lodge USD 21

Authors on Tap: Brian Raftery and Gillian Flynn

 Thu, 12 Feb at 07:00 pm Exile in Bookville Free

January Blue Hour Featuring Jimin Seo and Tarik Dobbs

 Wed, 21 Jan at 07:30 pm Haymarket House Free

Author & Punisher / King Yosef / Black Magnet at Reggies

 Sat, 21 Feb at 07:00 pm Reggies

A Tribute to the Poet John Starrs

 Thu, 18 Dec at 08:30 pm 3111 N Western Ave Chicago IL 60618

Rendezvous Arts: Christmas O'Carolan with art by Mary Foster

 Sun, 14 Dec at 02:30 pm Artifact Events

Ikebana Ohara Ryu [1 Day Workshop]

 Sat, 17 Jan at 03:00 pm Japanese Culture Center USD 82

Love, War, and Diplomacy in Canaan during the Amarna Age with Eric H. Cline

 Wed, 07 Jan at 07:00 pm Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures Museum Free

Christmas in Chicago Lincoln Park Screening

 Mon, 15 Dec at 06:00 pm Facets USD 20

Tribute to Robert Burns at Martyrs' Live

Tue, 27 Jan at 06:30 pm Martyrs'

Inaugural Chicago Jewish Book Festival at Chicago Loop Synagogue

 Sun, 07 Dec at 01:30 pm 16 South Clark Street, Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60603

Read the Room: A Literary Competition Comedy Show

 Tue, 21 Jan at 07:00 pm The Lincoln Lodge USD 12

Jessica Seacrest "Of Course It's Good!" Cookbook Launch

 Thu, 08 Jan at 07:00 pm Everybody's Coffee (Wilson Abbey) USD 41

Data as Power: 50 Years of HMDA

 Wed, 10 Dec at 09:00 am University Club of Chicago, Michigan Room 2nd floor USD 20

Ikebana Ohara Ryu [1 Day Workshop]

 Sun, 15 Mar at 02:00 pm Heritage Museum of Asian Art USD 82

An Author Farewell Event

 Tue, 06 Jan at 06:30 pm Volumes Bookcafe USD 22

C2E2 2026

 Fri, 27 Mar at 10:00 am 2301 S Lake Shore Dr, Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60616

February Blue Hour Featuring Jalen Eutsey and Michelle Peñaloza

 Wed, 18 Feb at 07:30 pm Haymarket House Free

Jenn Lueke "Don't Think About Dinner" Cookbook Launch

 Tue, 20 Jan at 07:00 pm Everybody's Coffee (Wilson Abbey) USD 50

Gloria J. Browne-Marshall - "A Protest History of the United States" - Rufus Williams

 Thu, 11 Dec at 04:00 pm 5751 S Woodlawn Ave, Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60637

Ikebana Ohara Ryu [2-Week Session]

 Sat, 21 Feb at 10:00 am Japanese Culture Center USD 136

Poetry Pop-up

 Thu, 04 Dec at 10:00 am Field Museum

May Blue Hour Featuring Patrycja Humienik and Soham Patel

 Wed, 20 May at 07:30 pm Haymarket House Free

Talk | Carla Arocha, Stéphane Schraenen, Madeleine Grynsztejn, Irma Boom & Barbara Vanderlinden

 Sat, 06 Dec at 02:00 pm 220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60611

April Blue Hour featuring Diego Báez and Samyak Shertok

 Wed, 15 Apr at 07:30 pm Haymarket House Free

Brad Bigelow - "Virginia Faulkner"

 Thu, 29 Jan at 04:00 pm 5751 S Woodlawn Ave, Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60637