Literary-art Events in Houston

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

Free Event - Summer Vegan BBQ & Dairy-Free Ice Cream

 Sat, 23 Aug at 06:00 pm Vegan Donut & Gelato Free

8th Annual 'All White Affair' Poetry Explosion /After Party

 Sat, 23 Aug at 08:00 pm Myster's Red Room USD 16 to 71

The Riot Comedy Club Presents Tom Arnold

 Sat, 23 Aug at 07:00 pm The Riot Comedy Club upstairs at Rudyard's USD 26 to 222

Marlon Wayans Black Hollywood Affair Friday August 15th at The Basement

 Fri, 15 Aug at 09:00 pm The Basement USD 0 to 1,282

ACT (Art,Culture & Taste) Pakistan Festival 2025

 Sat, 16 Aug at 02:00 pm 9700 Bissonnet St Free

Tom Arnold Headlines The Riot Comedy Club

 Fri, 22 Aug at 07:00 pm The Riot Comedy Club upstairs at Rudyard's USD 26 to 222

THE SPELLBOUND BALL

 Sat, 08 Nov at 08:00 pm Rockefellers Houston USD 60

The Riot Comedy Club Presents Langston Kerman

 Sat, 04 Oct at 07:00 pm The Riot Comedy Club upstairs at Rudyard's USD 26 to 174

The Riot Comedy Club Presents Tom Arnold

 Fri, 22 Aug at 09:00 pm The Riot Comedy Club upstairs at Rudyard's USD 26 to 222

Apollo Chamber Players Presents Season 18 American Story, Concert 1: Declare

 Sat, 04 Oct at 07:00 pm ​Zilkha Hall, Hobby Center for the Performing Arts

The Riot Comedy Club Presents JB Ball

 Sat, 06 Sep at 07:00 pm The Riot Comedy Club upstairs at Rudyard's USD 15 to 174

ADMFA Live - Poetry Night

 Sat, 23 Aug at 08:30 pm 6210 S Dairy Ashford Rd a5 USD 14 to 262

The Old Man & The G Comedy Showcase

 Sun, 24 Aug at 07:00 pm The Secret Group USD 11 to 15

JB Ball Headlines The Riot Comedy Club

 Fri, 05 Sep at 07:00 pm The Riot Comedy Club upstairs at Rudyard's USD 15 to 174

Book Launch for Shukri Abu Baker, Palestinian Prisoner

 Sat, 23 Aug at 02:00 pm Shape Community Center Free

With Malice Towards None Produced by Apollo Chamber Players

 Fri, 22 Aug at 08:00 pm 6000 Hermann Park Dr, Houston, TX, United States, Texas 77030

Poetry Lounge Sundays

 Sun, 17 Aug at 07:00 pm Henke & Pillot

The Old Man & The G Comedy Showcase

 Sun, 31 Aug at 07:00 pm The Secret Group USD 11 to 15

Keeping Literacy Alive!

 Sat, 23 Aug at 02:00 pm 5050 Farm to Market 1960 Rd W Free

Writing from the Senses: Sound & Voice

 Sat, 23 Aug at 04:30 pm 1907 Sabine St USD 50 to 77

Figure Drawing Marathon!

 Sun, 17 Aug at 10:00 am 2305 Dunlavy St, Houston, TX, United States, Texas 77006

Langston Kerman Headlines The Riot Comedy Club

 Fri, 03 Oct at 07:00 pm The Riot Comedy Club upstairs at Rudyard's USD 26 to 174

Poetry/In-person 2526-107

 Sat, 16 Aug at 01:30 pm Inprint House USD 180

The Old Man & The G Comedy Showcase

 Sun, 17 Aug at 07:00 pm The Secret Group USD 11 to 15

Nikki Payne | The Princess and the P.I.

 Sat, 20 Sep at 05:00 pm Blue Willow Bookshop USD 24

August Community Reading

 Fri, 29 Aug at 07:00 pm 1907 Sabine St #125 Free

OpenStax and Rice University's "Counted Out" Film Screening

 Fri, 22 Aug at 07:00 pm Glasscock School of Continuing Studies, Anderson Clarke Center Rice University Free

Poetry/In-Person 2526-108

 Sat, 23 Aug at 01:30 pm Inprint House USD 180

Open mic Night at Club Fragrance

 Fri, 22 Aug at 08:30 pm 5601 Laura Koppe Rd USD 0 to 31

Poetry by Candlelight

 Fri, 10 Oct at 07:00 pm Melange Creperie USD 33 to 500

Nico Carney

 Fri, 26 Sep at 08:00 pm The Secret Group USD 26

Open mic Night at Fragrance Sports Bar

 Fri, 29 Aug at 08:30 pm 5601 Laura Koppe Rd USD 0 to 31

The Blacker The Berry – Poetry Showcase (Yolan)

 Wed, 20 Aug at 08:00 pm MOCA HTX USD 19 to 48

Dr Kojo Sarfo Headlines The Laugh Block with JCann at Riot Comedy Club

 Thu, 04 Sep at 09:00 pm Rudyard's USD 35 to 228

DAISY's In-Person Book Club -- DAISY's Deep Reads

 Sat, 16 Aug at 10:30 am McGovern-Stella Link Neighborhood Library Free

Third Space Third Coast – The Creative Current

 Tue, 19 Aug at 06:00 pm 2101 Winter St c105 USD 23

Leigh Bardugo & John Picacio | Invisible Parade

 Fri, 29 Aug at 07:00 pm St. Thomas Presbyterian Church PC(USA) USD 29

Live Music By Shake Russell

 Sun, 17 Aug at 07:00 pm Cowboy Surfer USD 32

Book Release Celebration!

Sun, 24 Aug at 09:30 am 8600 Sweetwater Ln 77037

Shawn Allen’s Blues, Funk & Soul Revue at The Big Easy - Live Music - Dancing

 Sat, 13 Sep at 09:00 pm The Big Easy

Wayward Creatures Book Launch: A Poetry Reading & Community Gathering

 Fri, 29 Aug at 07:00 pm Basket Books and Art Free

Myth & Marble: Masterpieces of Ancient Roman Sculpture

 Tue, 26 Aug at 07:00 pm ICCC Houston USD 13 to 18

Mojo Brookzz: I Know You F*ckin Lying at the Houston Improv

 Fri, 19 Dec at 07:30 pm Improv Houston

Florence: Jewel of the Italian Renaissance

 Mon, 08 Sep at 07:00 pm ICCC Houston USD 135 to 162

Sor Juana - Divina Lysi mía - Poetry & Music

Sun, 07 Sep at 07:00 pm 3400 Main St, Houston, TX 77002-9515, United States

Finding Our Spiritual Purpose (Free Event)

 Sun, 24 Aug at 02:00 pm 2802 Albany Street Free

Breaking Free with Ajna Surah Houston

 Sun, 24 Aug at 06:00 pm 500 McKinney St USD 135

Sienna Hubert Ross Headlines The Comedy Club

 Thu, 06 Nov at 07:00 pm The Riot Comedy Club upstairs at Rudyard's USD 28 to 191

Province 8 Presents: An Evening of R&B, Hip-Hop & Poetry

 Sat, 23 Aug at 07:00 pm Foundation Room Houston USD 10 to 18

TMC Helix Park Book Club

 Thu, 18 Sep at 11:30 am 1855 Old Spanish Trl Free

INTRODUCTION TO TESLA METAMORPHOSIS

 Fri, 07 Nov at 07:00 pm Body Mind & Soul AUD 2

West Texas Exiles

 Sat, 27 Sep at 07:00 pm McGonigel's Mucky Duck

Jen Hatmaker | Awake

 Wed, 01 Oct at 07:00 pm Resurrection MCC USD 41

DAISY's In-Person Book Club -- DAISY's Deep Reads

 Wed, 20 Aug at 05:00 pm High Meadows Branch Library Free

Books on The Ground

Sat, 18 Oct at 02:00 pm 2955 Gulf frwy Houston tx 77004

Houston, TX: Sex, Lies & Petty Sh!t (Poetry/Comedy Showcase)

 Sun, 07 Sep at 07:00 pm Five Central USD 23 to 162

Raising Sons- The Back to School Experience

 Sat, 23 Aug at 10:00 am Mickey Leland College Preparatory Academy for Young Men USD 75 to 135

Natasha Leggero at the Houston Improv

 Thu, 09 Oct at 07:30 pm Improv Houston

Blooming With Grace Brunch

 Sat, 16 Aug at 11:00 am Davis Street at Hermann Park

Houston, TX An Evening with Samin Nosrat

 Wed, 08 Oct at 07:30 pm Cullen Theater University of Houston

DAISY's In-Person Book Club -- DAISY's Deep Reads

 Wed, 27 Aug at 05:00 pm McCrane-Kashmere Gardens Neighborhood Library Free

Elise Hart Kipness

 Sat, 16 Aug at 03:00 pm Murder by the Book

Houston Science Fiction and Fantasy August Meetup

 Mon, 25 Aug at 06:30 pm Melange Crêperie Free

Manifesto Showcase At Super Happy Fun Land (August 31)

 Sun, 31 Aug at 08:00 pm Super Happy Fun Land

2025 Comic Indie Con

 Sat, 01 Nov at 01:00 pm 2025 W 11th St, Houston, TX 77008-6320, United States Free

Houston Science Fiction and Fantasy August Write-In

 Tue, 19 Aug at 06:00 pm Melange Crêperie Free

Houston, TX | Spits, Sips & Smokes

 Sat, 01 Nov at 07:00 pm Houston, Texas

Zelda Presents

 Sun, 24 Aug at 06:00 pm 2305 Dunlavy St, Houston, TX, United States, Texas 77006

Art in the AM: Josh Pazda Hiram Butler Gallery & Garden

 Sat, 16 Aug at 10:30 am Josh Pazda Hiram Butler USD 0 to 7

Stacy Willingham in conversation with Abby Endler

 Thu, 28 Aug at 06:30 pm Murder by the Book

An Evening with Samin Nosrat

 Wed, 08 Oct at 07:30 pm Wortham Theater Center

Drunk Shakespeare Houston

 Sat, 16 Aug at 05:00 pm The Emerald Theatre USD 29 to 69

Alpha Male (from the TL;DR Reading Series)

 Thu, 21 Aug at 07:00 pm Midtown Bar & Grill

Vampires vs Zombies Experience in Houston

 Sat, 01 Nov at 07:00 pm Houston USD 13 to 50

Houston Filmmaker Showcase - August 2025

 Wed, 27 Aug at 07:15 pm 2009 West Gray St, Houston, TX, United States, Texas 77019

Reflective Marks in WAX - An Intuitive Encaustic Art Workshop(Intermediate)

 Sat, 23 Aug at 11:00 am The Silos at Sawyer Yards USD 88 to 111

The Community Studies Center Fall 2025 Authors Series: Charissa J. Threat

 Fri, 03 Oct at 05:30 pm Lone Star College-North Harris Free

Joe R. Lansdale and Bev Vincent

 Tue, 19 Aug at 06:30 pm Murder by the Book

Arthouse Houston presents: WINGS OF DESIRE

 Tue, 26 Aug at 07:00 pm 2009 West Gray St, Houston, TX, United States, Texas 77019

The Purple Reign Gala Treasuring The Crown Jewels

 Sat, 25 Oct at 05:00 pm The Whitehall Houston USD 0 to 1,229

How to Break Up with Your Phone

 Thu, 18 Sep at 04:00 pm Student Center Theater Free

JLF Houston 2025

 Sat, 06 Sep at 10:00 am 1370 Southmore Blvd, Houston, TX, United States, Texas 77004

Power of Literacy Luncheon 2025

 Fri, 24 Oct at 11:00 am The Post Oak Hotel at Uptown Houston

Inprint Creative Writing Workshop Fiction/In-Person 2526-210

 Sat, 13 Sep at 01:30 pm Inprint House USD 180

The Community Studies Center Authors Series: Kionna Walker Lemalle

 Fri, 24 Oct at 05:30 pm Lone Star College-North Harris Free

TPT Live - Houston, TX (September 6)

 Sat, 06 Sep at 08:30 am Hilton Houston Post Oak by the Galleria USD 119

Evening with David Magee

 Thu, 18 Sep at 07:00 pm 303 Jackson Hill Street, Houston, TX, United States, Texas 77007

Inprint Writers Workshop - Novel/In-Person 2526-204

 Thu, 02 Oct at 06:00 pm Inprint House USD 375

Rob Anderson: Are You Afraid of the '90s? at the Houston Improv

 Wed, 29 Oct at 07:30 pm Improv Houston

Inprint Writers Workshop - Nonfiction/In-Person 2526-205

 Sat, 20 Sep at 09:30 am Inprint House USD 315

The Community Studies Center Authors Series: Abbie L. Grubb

 Fri, 14 Nov at 05:30 pm Lone Star College-North Harris Free

Tomás And The Library Lady Produced by Magik Theatre

 Wed, 10 Sep at 11:00 am 6000 Hermann Park Dr, Houston, TX, United States, Texas 77030

Google Cloud Lateral Movement: Leveraging Default Service Accounts

 Tue, 26 Aug at 11:30 am SLB USD 0 to 269

An Evening with Jane Fonda

 Mon, 20 Oct at 07:30 pm 615 Louisiana St Ste 100, Houston, TX, United States, Texas 77002

Common Sense: Reducing Everyday Reality to its Basic Elements

 Mon, 25 Aug at 08:00 am River Oaks District USD 423

The Community Studies Center Fall 2025 Authors Series: Makonen Campbell

 Thu, 25 Sep at 05:30 pm Lone Star College-North Harris Free

AuthorPalooza 2025

 Sat, 27 Sep at 08:30 am Ley Student Center USD 82 to 199

Gulf Coast Reads: An Evening with Jennifer Mathieu

 Mon, 13 Oct at 06:30 pm West University Branch Library Free

Macario Martinez

 Mon, 13 Oct at 06:00 pm White Oak Music Hall - Upstairs

Inprint Spanish Creative Writing Workshop/In-Person 2526-211

 Sat, 04 Oct at 01:30 pm Inprint House USD 180