Literary-art Events in Dallas

Check out happening literary-art events all around Dallas, TX

Son of a Carpenter Tour

 Fri, 27 Mar at 07:00 pm Majestic Theater Dallas TX. .

2026 Dallas Conference on Science & Faith

 Sat, 28 Feb at 08:30 am Park Cities Baptist Church USD 29 to 856

Dance Gavin Dance, The Fall of Troy, Wolf & Bear, NOVELISTS in Dallas

 Wed, 06 May at 06:30 pm South Side Ballroom

Micky Dolenz - 60 Years of The Monkees

 Sat, 09 May at 03:00 pm Majestic Theatre

Drew & Ellie Holcomb - Never Gonna Let You Go Tour

 Wed, 13 May at 07:30 pm 2403 Flora St, Dallas, TX, United States, Texas 75201

Dallas Art Book Fair 2026

 Sat, 21 Mar at 12:00 pm Dallas Contemporary Free

Rudy Francisco Live in Dallas

 Sat, 28 Feb at 07:30 pm La Cantera Arts Conservatory USD 39

Farmers Market @ The Shed - The Spring Chapter Bookfair & Farmers Market

 Sat, 28 Mar at 09:00 am 920 S Harwood St, Dallas, TX, United States, Texas 75201

Author and Punisher

 Sun, 08 Mar at 06:00 pm Club Dada

Missing Middle Housing: Thinking Big and Building Small

 Thu, 05 Mar at 06:00 pm To Be Announced Free

2026 Black Girls Who Read Summit

 Fri, 03 Apr at 04:00 pm The Crown Venue USD 0 to 321

Talk and Book Signing with Bestselling Author Laurie Gilmore

 Thu, 07 May at 06:30 pm Half Price Books USD 19

Arts & Letters Live Presents: Yann Martel

 Wed, 29 Apr at 07:30 pm 1717 N Harwood St, Dallas, TX, United States, Texas 75201

The STEAM Festival

 Sat, 30 May at 10:00 am Texas Discovery Gardens at Fair Park USD 0 to 82

Talk and Photo Meet and Greet with Bestselling Author Alex Aster

 Tue, 07 Apr at 06:30 pm Half Price Books USD 32

Arts & Letters Live Presents: Tayari Jones

 Thu, 12 Mar at 07:30 pm 1717 N Harwood St, Dallas, TX, United States, Texas 75201

HONORING THE PAST POWERING THE FUTURE

 Sat, 28 Feb at 12:00 am River Ranch at Texas Horse Park USD 0 to 55

Arts & Letters Live Presents: Selected Shorts: Lovers & Strangers

 Sat, 07 Mar at 07:30 pm 1717 N Harwood St, Dallas, TX, United States, Texas 75201

2026 Fundraising Gala

 Fri, 27 Mar at 06:00 pm Arts District Mansion

Radiohead in the Dark with Award Winning Austin Violinist | Dallas

 Sat, 25 Apr at 07:00 pm Owenwood Farm & Neighbor Space USD 8 to 66

Fest O' Theatre: South Asian

 Sat, 21 Mar at 02:15 pm Dallas Children's Theater

Sunn O)))

 Fri, 03 Apr at 07:00 pm Trees Dallas

LUCK DCC Sketch Club Show

 Sun, 01 Mar at 05:00 pm Dallas Comedy Club

Perfect in Pearls: A Tribute to Julia Child

 Wed, 25 Mar at 06:30 pm Central Market Dallas Lovers Lane USD 100

Talk and Book Signing with Bestselling Author Jenn Lueke

 Mon, 09 Mar at 06:30 pm Half Price Books USD 35

Book Signing with Bestselling Author Elle Kennedy

 Tue, 17 Mar at 06:30 pm Half Price Books USD 20

Radiohead Concert in the Dark w Strings Attached Dallas WAITLIST SHOW

 Sun, 22 Mar at 07:00 pm Soul Friends Yoga Center USD 0 to 349

The Formula: An All-Black Improv Comedy Experience

 Thu, 05 Mar at 07:00 pm Stomping Ground Comedy Theater & Training Center Free

Art Overdose DTX - Black to the Future

 Sat, 28 Mar at 04:00 pm SANDAGA 813 USD 14 to 118

Talk and Book Signing with Authors Marissa Meyer & Tamara Moss

 Sat, 18 Apr at 03:00 pm Half Price Books USD 23

"The Love That Dares" - CORRESPONDENCE: Letters of Queer Resistance, Love & Revolution

 Wed, 06 May at 07:30 pm Bishop Arts Theatre Center

Talk and Book Signing with Bestselling Author Cara Bastone

 Wed, 04 Mar at 07:00 pm Half Price Books USD 19

Sunbelt Book & Art Expo

 Sat, 13 Jun at 11:00 am Dallas Free

Talk and Book Signing with Bestselling Author Sally Hepworth

 Sat, 25 Apr at 06:00 pm Half Price Books USD 29

Bookish Bazaar

Sat, 21 Mar at 10:00 am Inclusion Coffee Dallas

Author and Punisher at Club Dada

 Mon, 09 Mar at 08:00 pm Club Dada

Kink & Ink

 Fri, 10 Apr at 10:00 am 300 Reunion Blvd USD 204 to 412

Talk and Book Signing with Bestselling Author Kandi Steiner

 Wed, 22 Apr at 07:00 pm Half Price Books USD 19

THE W OPEN MIC

 Sun, 22 Mar at 03:30 pm W Dallas USD 8 to 14

SheRose’s Open Mic Mondays (OMM) - Feb. 2nd Show

 Mon, 02 Feb at 07:00 pm The Wine Therapist Free

Celebrating Black History Month: Elevating Maternal Health in North Texas

 Thu, 26 Feb at 06:00 pm Methodist Charlton Medical Center USD 23 to 34

DFW Poetry Slam

 Wed, 04 Mar at 07:00 pm The Alley Music House USD 13 to 66

Queer College: Black Comics History: A Legacy Observed

 Thu, 26 Feb at 06:30 pm 4235 Cedar Springs Rd Free

Community Story Time & Book Gifting

 Sat, 28 Feb at 10:30 am Whose Books Neighborhood Bookstore Free

Talk and Book Signing with Bestselling Author Briar Boleyn

 Thu, 12 Mar at 07:00 pm Half Price Books USD 32

Laura Bush Book Club with Author Allison Pataki

 Thu, 14 May at 06:30 pm 2943 SMU Blvd, Dallas, TX, United States, Texas 75205

Dallas Lit Open Mic Spokenword and Music Competition

 Fri, 24 Apr at 07:30 pm South Dallas Cultural Center USD 19

LYRIK'S 5TH ANNUAL EARTHDAY CELEBRATION **SHOWCASE AND OPEN MIC NIGHT**

 Sat, 28 Feb at 08:00 pm CeeZoos Dallas USD 16 to 210

Jesus Our True Friend with Sally Lloyd-Jones and Jon Guerra

 Sat, 25 Apr at 07:00 pm All Saints Dallas USD 37

In The Spirit Entertainment Dallas Lit

 Fri, 24 Apr at 03:00 pm South Dallas Cultural Center USD 15 to 109

The Alchemy of Research-Creation

 Sun, 22 Mar at 01:00 pm Dallas Contemporary Free

History That Doesn't Suck with Professor Greg Jackson

 Thu, 26 Mar at 08:00 pm 231 W Jefferson Blvd, Dallas, TX, United States, Texas 75208

THEATRE SERIES '#BLANDJUSTICE' Written by and Starring Djore Nance

 Sat, 04 Apr at 08:15 pm The Women's Museum

Beyond the Margins Book Club with Julian Winters

 Sat, 28 Feb at 07:00 pm Whose Books Neighborhood Bookstore USD 0 to 22

Talk and Book Signing with Bestselling Author Jennifer Hartmann

 Fri, 10 Apr at 07:00 pm Half Price Books USD 20

Nigerian Celebrity Meet & Greet + Custom Perfume Making with Joyful Adenike

 Sat, 28 Mar at 06:00 pm 14227 Inwood Rd USD 118

The Formula: An All-Black Improv Comedy Experience

 Thu, 02 Apr at 07:00 pm Stomping Ground Comedy Theater & Training Center Free

Letting Go & Moving On 9D Breathwork 10+ Holistic Market @ Gallery De Fi

 Sat, 11 Apr at 12:00 pm Gallery DeFi USD 97

Icon Speaker Mastery Program - Dallas

 Wed, 25 Mar at 10:00 am DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Dallas Near the Galleria USD 3,244

Talk and Book Signing with Bestselling Author Patricia McConnell

 Fri, 20 Mar at 07:00 pm Half Price Books USD 28

Arts & Letters Live Presents: Bret Anthony Johnston & Colm Tóibín

 Wed, 01 Apr at 07:30 pm 1717 N Harwood St, Dallas, TX, United States, Texas 75201

"We Are Everywhere!" - CORRESPONDENCE: Letters of Queer Resistance, Love & Revolution

 Wed, 18 Mar at 07:30 pm Bishop Arts Theatre Center

Talk and Book Singing with Author Rena Pederson

 Tue, 10 Mar at 07:00 pm Half Price Books USD 20

Arts & Letters Live Present: Katherine Center

 Thu, 21 May at 07:30 pm First United Methodist Church, Dallas

Book Ends Classic Literature Book Club

 Fri, 13 Mar at 07:00 pm Whose Books Neighborhood Bookstore Free

Black Writers Weekend 2026 The Pop Up Experience - Dallas

 Sat, 02 May at 09:00 am 919 Morrell Ave #110 USD 18 to 40

Inner Moonlight: Jess Smith

 Wed, 11 Mar at 07:30 pm 314 W 8th St, Dallas, TX, United States, Texas 75208

Plot Twist & Oak Cliff is for Lovers Book Club

 Thu, 26 Feb at 07:00 pm Whose Books Neighborhood Bookstore Free

What We Carry When No One’s Watching (A Guided Journaling Workshop)

 Sat, 28 Feb at 11:00 am South Dallas Cultural Center USD 15

Tate Lecture Series Presents: Dan Buettner

 Tue, 10 Mar at 08:00 pm 6405 Boaz Ln, Dallas, TX, United States, Texas 75205

Talk and Book Signing with Bestselling Author Catherine Cowles

 Fri, 06 Mar at 07:00 pm Half Price Books USD 19

Greater Dallas Organic Garden Club Meeting: Amy Martin's Wild DFW

 Sun, 22 Mar at 02:00 pm North Haven Gardens Free

The Society Inc Supports The Arts Youth Poetry Slam & Open Mic

 Sat, 21 Mar at 10:00 am Willie B Johnson Recreation Free

NEXT…but first, coffee

 Thu, 11 Jun at 07:30 pm Hamon Hall

ROOT • ED: A Writing Workshop on Black Identity and Cultural Expression

 Thu, 05 Feb at 07:00 pm South Dallas Cultural Center, South Fitzhugh Avenue, Dallas, TX, USA Free

Author Event with Brooke Averick

 Thu, 04 Jun at 07:00 pm Texas Theatre USD 48

Poetry Smash

 Wed, 05 Aug at 06:00 pm The Women's Museum

Thoughts and Perspectives

 Thu, 05 Mar at 08:00 pm CeeZoos Dallas USD 0 to 18

Curio Reads Book Club

 Thu, 19 Mar at 07:00 pm Whose Books Neighborhood Bookstore Free

Poetry Smash #5

 Thu, 19 Mar at 07:30 pm The Women's Museum

An Evening With! Reavis Z. Wortham

 Thu, 26 Mar at 06:30 pm Hall of State in Fair Park 3939 Grand Ave., Dallas, TX, United States, Texas 75210

Arts & Letters Live Presents David Szalay

 Mon, 20 Apr at 07:30 pm 1717 N Harwood St, Dallas, TX, United States, Texas 75201

Art of Spokenword - Origin Story

 Sun, 15 Mar at 06:00 pm SolHaus Loft USD 0 to 49

Poetic Versus Open Mic And Slam

 Wed, 18 Mar at 08:00 pm The Alley Music House USD 14 to 71

Talk and Book Signing with Bestselling Author Veronica Roth

 Fri, 15 May at 06:30 pm Half Price Books USD 30 to 55

Dallas Girls Book Club

 Sun, 22 Mar at 10:30 am Whose Books Neighborhood Bookstore Free

Sunday Evening Theatre Stage Reading 'Dot' By Colman Domingo

 Sun, 29 Mar at 05:00 pm The Women's Museum

Talk and Book Signing with Bestselling Author Marcus Kliewer

 Thu, 23 Apr at 07:00 pm Half Price Books

Poetry Smash #7

 Thu, 21 May at 07:30 pm The Women's Museum

Better Society Book Club

 Sat, 07 Mar at 11:30 am Whose Books Neighborhood Bookstore Free

Sabrina Rudin: Healthy with a Side of Happy

 Tue, 05 May at 05:00 pm Bird's Bookstore USD 42 to 54

Plot Twist Book Club

 Fri, 20 Mar at 07:00 pm Whose Books Neighborhood Bookstore Free

Let's Read Together Book Club

 Sat, 28 Mar at 07:00 pm Whose Books Neighborhood Bookstore Free

Kingdom Communicator Workshop

 Sat, 14 Mar at 09:00 am The Meeting Place USD 107 to 430

Foundation in The Path to Enlightenment - Meditation Practitioner Course in the USA (Dallas, TX)

 Thu, 02 Apr at 06:30 pm Southern Methodist University

On the Road: Readings with Young German Writers

 Sun, 29 Mar at 04:30 pm Frances Anne Moody Hall at Southern Methodist University

star power - an open mic at top ten records

 Wed, 21 Jan at 07:00 pm Top Ten Records and Library Free

FBC Dallas Book Club

 Thu, 12 Mar at 07:00 pm 314 W Eighth St Free

Ned Fritz: From Bachman Greenbelt to Texas Wilderness

 Tue, 12 May at 06:30 pm Bachman Lake Dallas Public Library

Jill Sayre: On Wings of Stone and Light

 Wed, 11 Mar at 04:00 pm Bird's Bookstore USD 0 to 22