Literary-art Events in Columbus

Check out happening literary-art events all around Columbus, OH

Dana Gould! Live Standup Comedy Show @ The Attic Comedy Club Columbus

 Fri, 05 Jun at 07:00 pm The Attic Comedy Club USD 36 to 53

Columbus Book Festival 2026

 Sat, 11 Jul at 10:00 am 96 S Grant Ave, Columbus, OH, United States, Ohio 43215

Dana Gould! Live Standup Comedy Show @ The Attic Comedy Club Columbus

 Sat, 06 Jun at 07:00 pm The Attic Comedy Club USD 36 to 53

12th Annual NABSE Midwest Regional Conference

 Thu, 30 Apr at 08:00 am Hilton Columbus/Polaris Free

Hashtag Comedy Presents: Laurie Kilmartin! (7PM)

 Sat, 23 May at 07:00 pm The Hashtag Comedy Club USD 32

ZainaB Johnson LIVE @ The Attic Comedy Club! Show #3

 Sat, 03 Oct at 07:00 pm The Attic Comedy Club USD 36 to 65

Mother’s Day Hat and Afternoon Tea-party

 Sat, 09 May at 11:00 am Mitchell Hall USD 134

Kevin Farley LIVE @ The Attic Comedy Club

 Fri, 24 Apr at 09:30 pm The Attic Comedy Club USD 27 to 53

Books Ahoy! Cruise into Reading: BOOK FAIR

 Sat, 30 May at 11:00 am Land-Grant Brewing Company

Beyond the Read Author Event

 Sat, 25 Jul at 10:00 am Columbus Convention Center USD 28 to 365

The Last Dinner Party

 Tue, 09 Jun at 08:00 pm PromoWest Productions

Sabrina Wu LIVE @ The Attic Comedy Club

 Sat, 13 Jun at 07:00 pm The Attic Comedy Club USD 25 to 48

ZainaB Johnson LIVE @ The Attic Comedy Club!

 Fri, 02 Oct at 07:00 pm The Attic Comedy Club USD 36 to 65

Walk for Children - 2026 Save Soil Walkathon in Columbus

 Sun, 26 Apr at 08:30 am Scioto Audubon Metro Park Free

2026 Columbus Indie Bookstore Crawl!

 Sat, 25 Apr at 07:00 am Columbus, Ohio

Harmony: Gospel Soul Series hosted by Debra James Tucker

 Sun, 03 May at 06:00 pm 945 King Ave, Columbus, OH, United States, Ohio 43212

GRAMERCY BOOK CLUB FEATURES TONI MORRISON'S THE BLUEST EYE IN JUNE!

 Tue, 02 Jun at 07:00 pm Gramercy Books USD 21

An Evening with TOM PERROTTA, "the Steinbeck of Suburbia!"

 Thu, 07 May at 07:00 pm Drexel Theatre USD 11 to 30

Modern Parisian Bistro

 Fri, 29 May at 06:00 pm Mitchell Hall USD 97

An Intimate Lunch with New York Times Bestselling Author Mary Kay Williams!

 Tue, 09 Jun at 12:00 pm Giuseppe's Ritrovo USD 59

Juneteenth BASH 2026: Black Authors Spotlight on Heritage

 Sun, 14 Jun at 01:00 pm Columbus Metropolitan Library: Martin Luther King Branch Free

Bestselling authors of THE PERSONAL LIBRARIAN are back with A PAIR OF ACES!

 Sun, 28 Jun at 04:30 pm The King Arts Complex USD 38

Atoms to Galaxies III: Poetry Open mic for unveiling the wonders of science

Wed, 29 Apr at 08:00 pm 2250 N High St, Columbus, OH

Paris, Je t’aime

 Thu, 07 May at 06:00 pm Mitchell Hall USD 102

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee at Garden Theater Columbus

 Thu, 14 May at 07:00 pm Garden Theater Columbus

Resistance Songs ft. The Pinkerton Raid (solo) * Megan Bee * Eric Nassau

 Sat, 04 Jul at 07:00 pm Rumba Cafe USD 19

Bright Mediterranean Cooking

 Thu, 21 May at 10:00 am Columbus State Community College, Mitchell Hall Event Center USD 102

Divorce Diaries @ The Attic Comedy Club Columbus

 Sat, 01 Aug at 07:00 pm The Attic Comedy Club USD 20 to 31

Thai Take-out at Home

 Mon, 13 Apr at 06:00 pm Mitchell Hall USD 102

Under the Tuscan Sun

 Thu, 04 Jun at 06:00 pm Columbus State Community College, Mitchell Hall Event Center USD 102 to 113

SAY WORD WEDNESDAYS | NATIONAL POETRY MONTH

 Wed, 15 Apr at 07:00 pm 273 S 3rd St USD 18

Chris Martin Live Standup Comedy Show @ The Attic Comedy Club Columbus

 Fri, 17 Jul at 09:00 pm The Attic Comedy Club USD 25

Stories at the Center: Author Eric Gnezda in Conversation with Alec Wightman

 Wed, 29 Apr at 08:00 pm 945 King Ave, Columbus, OH, United States, Ohio 43212

Karen Scott Features at Poetry Cauldron Open mic (Dorian hosts, limited open mic list)

 Wed, 15 Apr at 08:00 pm 2250 N High St, Columbus, OH, United States, Ohio 43201

Poetry Workshop featuring Jennifer Hambrick - In-Person Option

 Sat, 11 Apr at 01:00 pm Northwood-High Building USD 0 to 13

Taste of Cape Cod

 Thu, 28 May at 06:00 pm Mitchell Hall USD 102

An Evening with Maia Kobabe & Swati "Lucky" Srikumar

 Thu, 07 May at 07:00 pm Cover to Cover Children's Books Free

Around the World in 3 Chicken Dishes

 Tue, 24 Mar Columbus State Community College, Mitchell Hall Event Center USD 102

Black Feminist Night School : April

 Thu, 23 Apr at 06:00 pm Zora's House Free

Created Conference 2026

 Sat, 19 Sep at 09:00 am 5950 Godown Rd USD 23 to 77

Referral Roundtable

 Thu, 07 May at 10:00 am ECDI Free

Tarot Tea Party - Justice and Judgement

 Thu, 14 May at 07:00 pm 127 N. Central Ave, Columbus, OH, United States, Ohio 43222

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

 Thu, 14 May at 08:00 pm Columbus Free

Liberated Lit Club - Rasheed Newson, There's Only One Sin in Hollywood

 Fri, 12 Jun at 06:00 pm Zora's House Free

David Leisner, celebrated concert guitarist–composer in concert

 Sat, 02 May at 07:30 pm 2260 E. Mound St., Bexley, OH, United States, Ohio 43209

An Evening with Author & Illustrator Matthew Cordell

 Tue, 14 Apr at 06:00 pm 2116 Arlington Avenue, Columbus, OH, United States, Ohio 43221

Jess Lourey; "The Verdant Cage"

 Tue, 21 Apr at 07:00 pm 631 S 3rd St, Columbus, OH, United States, Ohio 43206

Romance Roundup Book Club❤️ STAR SHIPPED by Cat Sebastian

 Thu, 16 Apr at 07:00 pm Blue Couch Bookshop Free

Truth As Source: Writing Toward What's Real

 Sat, 11 Apr at 11:30 am Lincoln Theatre Free

Peter Canellos

Wed, 06 May at 07:00 pm 631 S 3rd St, Columbus, OH

Puff& Poetry (Columbus)

 Sat, 02 May at 07:00 pm 4427 Crossroads Center USD 34

diVERSES Poetry Book Fair

 Sat, 18 Apr at 12:00 pm diVERSES The Stanza Free

Grandma Joy and Me, Brad Ryan's Transformative Journey of Healing!

 Tue, 28 Jul at 07:00 pm Bexley Public Library USD 0 to 35

Columbus Camera Show

 Sat, 02 May at 09:30 am Northwest Masonic Temple USD 5 to 8

Gramercy Book Club Picks THE LAST LETTERS OF SALLY AND WALTER for May!

 Tue, 05 May at 05:00 pm Gramercy Books USD 10 to 31

Get Funky Get Swoll by Akhim Yuseff Cabey Book Reading Event

 Sun, 03 May at 06:00 pm Makers Social USD 34

An Evening with Three Acclaimed Poets to Celebrate National Poetry Month!

 Thu, 16 Apr at 07:00 pm Gramercy Books Free

Poetry on the Palette

 Sat, 30 May at 01:00 pm Columbus Metropolitan Library USD 34

POETRY NIGHT! Conversation and Readings with Charlene Fix and Rikki Santer!

 Wed, 13 May at 07:00 pm Gramercy Books Free

IN-PERSON Ekphrastic Writing Workshop with Tyiesha Radford Shorts

 Thu, 07 May at 05:30 pm Ohio Arts Council's Riffe Gallery Free

The Book Loft Presents: Brieanna Wilkoff

 Sun, 17 May at 01:00 pm 631 S 3rd St, Columbus, OH, United States, Ohio 43206

Author Wayne Feinstein Talks with Gramercy's Linda Kass About Debut Novel!

 Thu, 02 Jul at 07:00 pm Gramercy Books USD 6 to 22

Gather & Grow

 Thu, 26 Mar 1393 N 4th St Free

Bigger Than Me: My Story, My Culture - Book Launch

 Sun, 12 Apr at 03:00 pm 2411 E Main St, Bexley, OH, United States, Ohio 43209

Pens & Presence Meetup!

 Mon, 13 Apr at 06:00 pm East African Coffee House Free

How Insects Shape Culture: A Buzz-Worthy Talk with Two Entomologists!

 Wed, 10 Jun at 07:00 pm Gramercy Books USD 6 to 41

Jocelyn Jane Cox in Conversation with Fellow Memoirist Marty Ross-Dolen!

 Tue, 30 Jun at 07:00 pm Gramercy Books USD 6 to 22

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

 Thu, 30 Oct at 08:00 pm Columbus Free

Author Event - Kristy Boyce

 Tue, 26 May at 06:00 pm Blue Couch Bookshop Free

Author Event - Bonnie Quinn

 Thu, 28 May at 06:30 pm Blue Couch Bookshop Free

Professional Report Writing Skills 1 Day Workshop | Columbus, OH

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

An Afternoon of Poetry and Art

 Sun, 19 Apr at 02:00 pm Blue Couch Bookshop Free

Book Club : Skylark

 Wed, 22 Apr at 06:00 pm Blue Couch Bookshop Free

2023 Morning Writing Circle

 Sun, 04 Jun at 09:30 am 2843 Dresden St Free

Ron Shaull presents “A History of Paper, From Pulp to Pixel”

 Thu, 14 May at 07:30 pm Thurber Center Free