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

November Free Day at the American Writers Museum

 Sun, 16 Nov at 10:00 am American Writers Museum Free

African Poetry Book Distribution Project: Poetry Reading and Research

 Sat, 15 Nov at 01:00 pm Poetry Foundation Free

HOT SAUCE POETRY & COMEDY (2 Shows)

 Fri, 14 Nov at 07:30 pm 3953 S King Dr USD 17 to 61

Rice Seedling Sutra

 Sun, 16 Nov at 05:30 pm Bond Chapel Free

Holiday Banned Book Drive

 Sat, 22 Nov at 06:00 pm Jamii Center for Arts and Media Free

Pink Floyd Concert in the Dark with Award Winning Violinist and Vocalist

 Sun, 16 Nov at 07:00 pm Secret Location in Chicago USD 0 to 322

IKAROS ENSEMBLE SEASON OPENER

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

Auntie Shelia's Bingo Night

 Fri, 14 Nov at 07:00 pm Da Book Joint USD 0 to 7

Chicago Artopia Presents: Grisha Goryachev

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

The Art and Science of Business by Book Signing

 Sat, 22 Nov at 04:00 pm The Silver Room Free

Bad Momz of Comedy at Theater on the Lake

 Fri, 14 Nov at 07:00 pm Theater on the Lake

Till Eulenspiegel & Bullock Sings Aucoin

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

Eco Friends Community Social ft Ashlee Piper

 Thu, 20 Nov at 06:30 pm 4754 N Rockwell St Free

Julia Shiplett: AMBIGUOUS

 Sun, 23 Nov at 08:00 pm The Lincoln Lodge USD 24

AMFM L!ve | Season 2, Episode 2

 Thu, 20 Nov at 07:00 pm Working From_Fulton Market Free

Chicago Podcasters Meetup

 Sun, 16 Nov at 02:00 pm 200 W Madison St Free

The Power of Common Sense Sustainability: Health + People

 Wed, 19 Nov at 11:30 am 222 W Merchandise Mart Plaza | Meet on 6 Conference Center, Suite 6-180 Free

AUTHOR'S LYDIA HARE BOOK SIGNING

 Sat, 29 Nov at 01:00 pm Gallery Guichard Free

Lit & Luz Live Magazine Show: Repair / Reparar

 Fri, 14 Nov at 07:00 pm Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago Free

Author Story Time with Clothilde Ewing

 Sat, 15 Nov at 10:30 am Three Avenues Bookshop USD 0 to 24

Chicago Cuatro Orchestra - Concierto Jíbaro Navideño 2025

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

Windy City Words

 Sat, 15 Nov at 07:00 pm 4251 N Lincoln Ave Chicago IL 60618

Writing + Drawing Meet-Up

 Mon, 24 Nov at 07:00 pm 4754 N Rockwell St Free

Indigo Sessions

 Sun, 30 Nov at 07:00 pm Dorothy USD 16

Chris Williamson - Self Discovery Live Show

 Fri, 14 Nov at 07:30 pm The Vic Theatre

Annual Fundraiser: If Not Us, Then Who?

 Sat, 15 Nov at 06:00 pm 2247 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60622-8957, United States

ISAC Lecture: Naoise Mac Sweeney, University of Vienna

 Wed, 03 Dec at 07:00 pm Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures - Breasted Hall Free

Book Launch: The Slightest Green: A Novel by Sahar Mustafah

 Fri, 14 Nov at 07:00 pm Women & Children First Free

Krampusnacht! presented by the Illumi-Naughtie Occult Burlesque

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

Book Event: Cursed Daughters by Oyinkan Braithwaite

 Sun, 16 Nov at 07:00 pm Women & Children First Free

Assembly Required

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

Abby Govindan: Pushing 30 Comedy Hour

 Tue, 02 Dec at 08:00 pm The Lincoln Lodge USD 30

VOLUNTEER at NATURAL HAIR FEST® CHICAGO - CLICK HERE

 Sun, 30 Nov at 09:00 am 201 W Lake St Free

Conscious Selling: Chicago Book Launch

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

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

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

Spazz On The Mic

 Sat, 22 Nov at 07:00 pm 3132 W Marquette Rd USD 18 to 35

Gratitude Pause: A Meditation and Connection Workshop

 Sun, 16 Nov at 10:30 am 4116 N Clark St USD 45

November Book Club with Three Avenues: Big Chief

 Sun, 16 Nov at 05:00 pm Beermiscuous Free

Book Club: The River, The Town by Farah Ali

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

Golden Hour Featuring Jade Maze with Bradley Williams

 Wed, 19 Nov at 05:00 pm 201 S. Ashland Avenue, Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60607

Winter Solstice Immersive Sound Healing Ceremony with Davin Youngs

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

Q&A and Book Signing With Rebecca M. Zornow

 Sun, 23 Nov at 04:00 pm The Last Chapter Book Shop USD 27

Q&A Book Signing with Clio Evans

 Sat, 15 Nov at 06:30 pm The Last Chapter Book Shop USD 27

Janesh Rahlan - Headlines Chicago Comedy Club at The House of Blues!

 Thu, 20 Nov at 07:30 pm House of Blues Chicago USD 18

Polar Party

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

Good Trouble Book Signing and Conversation with Forest Issac Jones

 Sun, 16 Nov at 02:00 pm Da Book Joint USD 0 to 27

Eitan Levine and Joe Briggs Do Chicago!!

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

The Mill | variety show & open mic

 Thu, 13 Nov at 06:30 pm Burlington Bar Free

Andy Bolduc Headlines Tight Ship! A Special Weekend Pop Up Show!

 Fri, 14 Nov at 08:00 pm Half Sour USD 12

Lit & Luz: Live Reading and Conversation with Diana Garza Islas

 Thu, 13 Nov at 07:00 pm Pilsen Community Books Free

Book Launch: Kin: The Future of Family by Sophie Lucido Johnson

 Thu, 13 Nov at 07:00 pm Women & Children First Free

Patti Smith

 Sun, 16 Nov The Chicago Theatre

Art on My Mind A Chicago Critics Table Public Salon Series (Nov 15)

 Sat, 15 Nov at 04:00 pm Green Line Performing Arts Center Free

Grief Transmutes in (Re)Connection

 Thu, 20 Nov at 06:00 pm Poetry Foundation Free

Barry Pearce - 'The Plan of Chicago' - Book Release Party at Martyrs'

 Sat, 15 Nov at 01:00 pm 3855 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60613

Jingle Til You Tingle: Songs of the Season

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

Klaus Mäkelä & Yunchan Lim

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

Life in our Creative World: Forming Christian Imagination through the Arts

 Fri, 21 Nov at 07:00 pm 218 S Wabash Ave Free

Book Launch: Dandelion: A Memoir in Essays by Danielle Bainbridge

 Wed, 19 Nov at 07:00 pm Women & Children First Free

Chicago Poetry Center's Blue Hour Generative Workshop

 Wed, 19 Nov at 06:00 pm Haymarket House Free

Power Trip Film Screening

 Sun, 16 Nov at 01:30 pm Movement on Montrose Free

THE FUNKTION: A Social Mixer & Variety Show

 Sat, 29 Nov at 08:00 pm Surge Billiards USD 20

An Evening with Eric Dregni

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

The Poetry Open Mic at The Gallery Cabaret

 Sat, 22 Nov at 05:00 pm The Gallery Cabaret

The Sentence Project with Heather Corcoran

 Sun, 16 Nov at 11:30 am 55 E Ontario St Free

Allie Kessel with Maddie Fawcett-Dubow and Grace Brady

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

Atheer Yacoub & Friends

 Tue, 18 Nov at 08:00 pm The Lincoln Lodge USD 18

Book Launch, Signing & Workshop with H.S. Jackson

 Sat, 15 Nov at 12:00 pm Da Book Joint USD 6 to 19

SLO BURN II

 Sun, 16 Nov at 06:00 pm Three Top Lounge at The Salt Shed USD 26

Toubab Krewe at Martyrs'

 Thu, 13 Nov at 08:00 pm 3855 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60613

Bernard Terrell Cigars Presents Stogies & Stories Open Mic Night

 Fri, 21 Nov at 08:00 pm Bernard Terrell Cigars USD 20

World Aids Day Panel: Raising Our Voices

 Mon, 01 Dec at 07:00 pm Women & Children First Free

“So I Have This Idea For a Book” From First Idea to First Draft with Anne

 Fri, 14 Nov at 06:00 pm Hey, I Thought Of You USD 45

Free Street Institute: Storytelling Certificate

 Sat, 22 Nov at 09:00 am 1419 W Blackhawk St USD 189

Once Upon A Brunch for Book Lovers

 Sat, 22 Nov at 12:00 pm Da Book Joint USD 38

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

 Sun, 07 Dec at 05:00 pm Beermiscuous Free

Chicago Screenwriters Network (CSN) November 2025: Table Read

 Sun, 30 Nov at 05:30 pm Mrs. Murphy & Sons Irish Bistro USD 0 to 12

Book Talk: Wendell McConnaha - Losing Sight of the Shore

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

Salt & Light | Gospel Living in the Workplace

 Wed, 03 Dec at 07:30 am 218 S Wabash Ave 2nd floor Free

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

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

321 Plays for Trans Futures

 Thu, 20 Nov at 11:00 am Fine Arts Building USD 15

Albert Pullman, The Forgotten Brother

 Sun, 16 Nov at 02:00 pm HPF Pullman Exhibit Hall USD 0 to 20

Liber- arte : Visual Storytelling for Social Change with Farha Khan

 Sat, 15 Nov at 01:00 pm Creative Chicago Reuse Exchange USD 23

Film Screening and Special Guests: Skeletons in the Horror Genre

 Thu, 20 Nov at 07:00 pm International Museum of Surgical Science USD 0 to 18

Tiffany Yu in Conversation with Jessica Jordan Ping

 Wed, 19 Nov at 06:30 pm Three Avenues Bookshop USD 0 to 36

Pop Quiz Hot Shot

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

Monthly Mindfulness Moment

 Tue, 18 Nov at 07:00 pm 4801 W Peterson Ave suite 608 USD 13

December Free Day at the American Writers Museum

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

Day With(out) Art 2025: Meet Us Where We’re At… With Artist Mary Patten

 Mon, 01 Dec at 10:00 am Smart Museum of Art Free

Augmented Intelligence: Dr. John Whyte on the Next Era of Digital Health

 Tue, 02 Dec at 03:30 pm 222 W Merchandise Mart Plaza Free

Mindset Workshop -Chicago

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

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

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

Leah Johnson & George M. Johnson present THERE'S ALWAYS NEXT YEAR

 Tue, 02 Dec at 06:30 pm Women & Children First Free

The Chicago Book Club November Meet Up

 Tue, 18 Nov at 06:00 pm The She Shed USD 21

Queering Chaos Conversations: Queering Family and Community

 Tue, 18 Nov at 07:00 pm Dorothy USD 14 to 26

Natural Hair Fest® CHICAGO Creativity, Community & Culture

 Sun, 30 Nov at 10:00 am The Congress Plaza Hotel & Convention Center USD 14 to 122

Arrested Mobility Book Signing & Panel Conversation with Charles T Brown

 Wed, 19 Nov at 06:00 pm Da Book Joint USD 0 to 37

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

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