Literary-art Events in Grand Rapids

Check out happening literary-art events all around Grand Rapids, MI

An Evening with Barbara Brown Taylor

 Sat, 18 Apr at 05:30 pm Van Noord Arena

Dance Gavin Dance with The Fall of Troy, Wolf & Bear and The Novelists

 Sat, 16 May GLC Live at 20 Monroe

Festival Opening Plenary: Laurie Halse Anderson

 Thu, 16 Apr at 12:30 pm Van Noord Arena

An Evening with Robin Wall Kimmerer

 Thu, 16 Apr at 05:30 pm Van Noord Arena

A Glimpse of Africa Festival

 Sat, 15 Aug at 10:30 am Calder Plaza

Break It Down | Make It Better 2026

 Fri, 20 Mar at 10:30 am Bamboo Grand Rapids

Hockey Romance Night w/the GR Griffins

 Sat, 11 Apr at 04:30 pm Van Andel Arena

An Evening with Ross Gay

 Fri, 17 Apr at 05:30 pm Van Noord Arena

C.S. Lewis' The Screwtape Letters

 Sat, 28 Mar at 07:00 pm Devos Hall

Midwest Real Estate Investor Conference 2026

 Mon, 27 Apr at 08:00 am DeVos Place Convention Center USD 0 to 299

C.S. Lewis' The Screwtape Letters - Grand Rapids

 Sun, 29 Mar at 07:00 pm DeVos Performance Hall

Legacy of Activism: Sincerely Yours, Pauli Murray

 Sat, 21 Mar at 06:30 pm Fountain Street Church

House Special: RJ Walker & The Grand Rapids Art Museum

 Sun, 22 Mar at 02:00 pm Grand Rapids Art Museum

Honest Motherhood with Libby Ward and Ceci Kane

 Thu, 23 Apr at 06:30 pm Schuler Books (Grand Rapids)

SILVA Spoon Variety Show

 Fri, 20 Mar at 07:00 pm 975 Ottawa NW, Grand Rapids, MI, United States, Michigan 49503

2026 Festival of Faith & Writing

 Thu, 16 Apr at 12:30 pm Calvin University

Rooted & Renewed: Compassionate Strategies For Resilience

 Tue, 24 Mar at 06:00 pm Cornerstone University

Society Women with Adriane Leigh

 Thu, 26 Mar at 06:30 pm Schuler Books (Grand Rapids)

GRFS Presents: Marie Antoinette (20th Anniversary soirée)

 Fri, 29 May at 08:00 pm 1130 Wealthy St SE, Grand Rapids, MI, United States, Michigan 49506

Book Launch with Lynn Austin

 Thu, 09 Apr at 07:00 pm Baker Book House Co Free

An Evening with Philip Stead

 Mon, 20 Apr at 06:30 pm Schuler Books

MI Michigan Story: Life in the Great Lakes State

 Fri, 17 Apr at 07:00 pm The LIT by The Penny Loafer

A Number by Caryl Churchill

 Fri, 27 Mar at 07:30 pm 1110 Wealthy St SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49506-1543, United States

River of the Gods: Genius, Courage, and Betrayal in the Search for the Source of the Nile

 Sat, 21 Mar at 10:00 am Schuler Books

Bring Your Own Book Club: A "March is Reading Month" Celebration- Grand Rapids

 Sat, 28 Mar at 01:00 pm Schuler Books (Grand Rapids)

Spring Fiction Celebration

 Tue, 21 Apr at 07:00 pm Baker Book House Co Free

A Number by Caryl Churchill

 Sat, 21 Mar at 07:30 pm 1110 Wealthy St SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49506-1543, United States

Poetry as Activism

 Sat, 11 Apr at 01:00 pm Main Library - 111 Library St NE, Grand Rapids, MI, United States, Michigan 49503

🌱Ostara/Spring Equinox🌱 Sacred Rhythms Fellowship

 Mon, 23 Mar at 06:30 pm Ie3 Center for Body Wellness

Signing with Shannan Martin

 Sat, 18 Apr at 01:00 pm Schuler Books (Grand Rapids)

A Night in Ithica

 Sat, 30 May at 05:00 pm The Grand Celebration Center USD 87

Book Talk with Jen Pollock Michel

 Wed, 15 Apr at 07:30 pm Baker Book House Co Free

A Number by Caryl Churchill

 Thu, 26 Mar at 07:30 pm 1110 Wealthy St SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49506-1543, United States

Make Your Home in This Luminous Dark: Jamie Smith with Jeff Chu

 Fri, 17 Apr at 07:00 pm Sherman Street Christian Church Free

Trans Day Of Visibility

Sun, 29 Mar at 03:00 pm 3 Fulton, Grand Rapids, MI

Words Matter

 Wed, 01 Apr at 07:00 pm 642 Bridge Street NW, Grand Rapids, MI, United States, Michigan 49504

The Fortune Tellers of Rue Daru with Olesya Salnikova Gilmore

 Thu, 02 Apr at 06:30 pm Schuler Books

Disability Advocacy Awareness Day

 Thu, 26 Mar at 12:30 pm Aquinas College

70th Anniversary Michigan Tornado Outbreak April 1956

 Thu, 09 Apr at 07:00 pm 111 Library St NE, Grand Rapids, MI, United States, Michigan 49503

Küsterer Reading Club

 Mon, 06 Apr at 07:00 pm 642 Bridge Street NW, Grand Rapids, MI, United States, Michigan 49504

Meet the Author! Reading and Crafting event with Larissa Theule

 Sat, 18 Apr at 10:00 am 1750 E Beltline Ave SE, Grand Rapids, MI, United States, Michigan 49546

Sober Stand Up Comedy at Scorpion Hearts Club

 Wed, 04 Mar at 07:00 pm Scorpion Hearts Club USD 9

Books & Blooms

 Thu, 26 Mar at 06:00 pm 5120 Plainfield Ave NE Suite B, Grand Rapids, MI, United States, Michigan 49525

Aquinas College Chamber Singers: Lenten Choral Meditations

Thu, 26 Mar at 07:00 pm St. Isidore the Laborer Church Grand Rapids

Basic Training SAFL Grand Rapids

 Sat, 28 Mar at 09:30 am Aquinas College Free

Poets' Parlor: The Essential Emily Dickinson

 Mon, 13 Apr at 07:00 pm 415 Bridge St NW, Suite B, Grand Rapids, MI, United States, Michigan 49504

Professional Report Writing Skills 1 Day Workshop | Grand Rapids, MI

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

Shadows & Spells Book Club: The Stardust Thief

 Mon, 20 Apr at 07:00 pm 415 Bridge St NW, Suite B, Grand Rapids, MI, United States, Michigan 49504

Walker Book Discussion at Standale Panera Bread

 Thu, 09 Apr at 11:00 am Panera Bread

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

 Thu, 13 Nov at 08:00 pm Grand Rapids Free