Literary Art events in Kansas City

Check out happening literary art events all around Kansas City, MO

Flame & Fantasy Ball - Book Market

Sat, 26 Apr, 2025 at 08:00 am The Westin Kansas City at Crown Center

Boozy Book Fest

 Sat, 26 Jul, 2025 at 04:00 pm Sheraton Kansas City Hotel at Crown Center

First Friday with No Divide KC:

 Fri, 04 Apr, 2025 at 05:00 pm Zhou B Art Center Kansas City Free

Exit 16 by Jamie Lin Pratt

 Thu, 10 Apr, 2025 at 07:30 pm The Arts Asylum USD 34

Greg Koch featuring The Koch Marshall Trio

 Sat, 26 Apr, 2025 at 08:00 pm 2715 Rochester St, Kansas City, MO, United States, Missouri 64120

of Montreal, Bijoux Cone

 Sun, 27 Jul, 2025 at 07:00 pm 1520 Grand Boulevard, Kansas City, Missouri 64108, United States

Operation: Gatsby

 Thu, 10 Apr, 2025 at 06:00 pm 2 Memorial Drive, Kansas City, MO, United States, Missouri 64108

Olivie Blake, Gifted & Talented with Rainy Day Books

 Fri, 04 Apr, 2025 at 07:00 pm Unity Temple on the Plaza USD 37

Turnsol's Poetry Book Club: Canese Jarboe "SISSY"

 Fri, 04 Apr, 2025 at 05:30 pm Turnsol Books Free

An Evening with Amy Grant, Songs/Stories/Memories

 Fri, 04 Apr, 2025 at 07:30 pm 1601 Broadway Blvd, Kansas City, MO, United States, Missouri 64108

"In Community" How Do You See It?

 Thu, 10 Apr, 2025 at 06:30 pm Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art Free

Kirstie Lynn, Hunter Peebles & Natalie Prauser

 Wed, 16 Apr, 2025 at 07:30 pm 2715 Rochester St, Kansas City, MO, United States, Missouri 64120

Smelling Bee: book club & Q&A with poet Lindsey Webb & perfumer Alie Kiral

 Fri, 11 Apr, 2025 at 05:00 pm Turnsol Books Free

Bad Poetry

 Sat, 19 Apr, 2025 at 07:00 pm Arts on Broadway USD 14

The Elders with special guest The Nace Brothers: Under the Stars in the outdoor courtyard

 Sat, 28 Jun, 2025 at 08:00 pm 2715 Rochester St, Kansas City, MO, United States, Missouri 64120

Romantasy Sip and Shop: Book Release Party

 Thu, 17 Apr, 2025 at 05:30 pm 4247 Walnut St Free

Gretchen Rubin, Secrets of Adulthood with Rainy Day Books

 Thu, 03 Apr, 2025 at 07:00 pm Unity Temple on the Plaza USD 26

Megan Kaminski: PRAIRIE * RITUAL *ALCHEMY*

 Sun, 13 Apr, 2025 at 04:00 pm Turnsol Books Free

2025 KC Folk Fest

 Sat, 17 May, 2025 at 11:00 am Washington Square Park, Kansas City, MO

Your Dopeness book party and poetry, panel discussion, and poetry session.

 Fri, 04 Apr, 2025 at 06:30 pm 1600 E 18th St USD 35

Emilia Hart, The Sirens with Rainy Day Books

 Thu, 10 Apr, 2025 at 07:00 pm Unity Temple on the Plaza USD 36

Be Their Hero: Trauma Informed Care (Kansas City)

 Thu, 17 Apr, 2025 at 10:00 am Kansas City Regional Police Academy Free

Brad Taylor, Into the Gray Zone with Rainy Day Books

 Thu, 24 Apr, 2025 at 07:00 pm Unity Temple on the Plaza USD 37

Shanna Adamic, Audacious Optimism with Rainy Day Books

 Mon, 07 Apr, 2025 at 07:00 pm Unity Temple on the Plaza USD 35

An Intimate Evening with Lidia Bastianich

 Sun, 06 Apr, 2025 at 06:00 pm Lidia’s USD 23 to 1,122

Anna Wehrwein

 Fri, 02 May, 2025 at 05:00 pm Kansas City Artists Coalition Free

The Speakeasy presents poets JD Vale and Skye Jackson (NOLA)

 Sun, 06 Apr, 2025 at 07:00 pm 210 West 19 Terrace, Kansas City, MO, United States, Missouri 64108

Enchanted Pages Market Kansas City

Sun, 25 May, 2025 at 05:00 pm 106 W 11th St, Kansas City, MO 64105-1808, United States

Brews & Creations: Bookish Night: Paper Mache Book Boxes

 Mon, 28 Apr, 2025 at 07:00 pm ReRoll Tavern USD 25

Poetry Workshop: Responding to Visual Art with Ekphrastic Poetry

 Sat, 19 Apr, 2025 at 04:00 pm Turnsol Books Free

HuDost Live at Greenwood Social Hall!

Thu, 29 May, 2025 at 07:00 pm Greenwood Social Hall

American Aquarium with special guest Buffalo Nichols

 Tue, 06 May, 2025 at 07:30 pm 2715 Rochester St, Kansas City, MO, United States, Missouri 64120

BookTalk: A Light on the Hill w/ Caleb Morell and Dr. Jason Deusing

 Tue, 08 Apr, 2025 at 01:30 pm Sword & Trowel Bookstore Free

Jeffrey Martin

 Tue, 08 Apr, 2025 at 07:30 pm 2715 Rochester St, Kansas City, MO, United States, Missouri 64120

Exercising Indigenous Wisdom for Responses to the Climate Crisis

 Sat, 26 Apr, 2025 at 01:00 pm Anita B. Gorman Conservation Discovery Center Free

Spring Edition: Kansas City Jazz Alive 18th and Vine Walking Tour

 Sat, 12 Apr, 2025 at 10:00 am 1616 E 18th St USD 29

Micah Schnabel and Vanessa Jean Speckman, Little Vines

 Tue, 01 Apr, 2025 at 07:00 pm 3810 Broadway Boulevard, Kansas City, Missouri 64111, United States

Brandi Wells: Novelist Reading and Q+A

 Tue, 15 Apr, 2025 at 07:00 pm Turnsol Books Free

10 Years of Worship Ministries: An Evening in Song

 Tue, 29 Apr, 2025 at 07:00 pm Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary Free

Scott Cook and Wes Collins

 Wed, 23 Apr, 2025 at 07:00 pm Waldo Pizza, Broadway Street, Kansas City, MO, USA USD 34

Speakeasy

Sat, 17 May, 2025 at 08:00 pm 1108 E 30th St Suite BB, Kansas City, MO

B. Dylan Hollis, Baking Across America with Rainy Day Books

 Mon, 09 Jun, 2025 at 07:00 pm Unity Temple on the Plaza USD 48

Engineered Irony: Crossing Octave Chanute’s Kansas City Bridge

 Sat, 21 Jun, 2025 at 02:00 pm The Museum of Kansas City USD 7

Kansas City Chronicles: 200 Years of Jackson County History in a Nutshell

 Sat, 19 Apr, 2025 at 02:00 pm The Museum of Kansas City USD 7

S:CP 2025 - Kansas City Jazz Alive 18th and Vine Walking Tour

 Sat, 16 Aug, 2025 at 10:00 am 1616 E 18th St USD 29

Robert Edsel, Remember Us with Rainy Day Books

 Tue, 06 May, 2025 at 07:00 pm Unity Temple on the Plaza USD 40

Ron Chernow, Mark Twain with Rainy Day Books

 Thu, 05 Jun, 2025 at 07:00 pm Unity Temple on the Plaza USD 56

Speakeasy

Sat, 23 Aug, 2025 at 08:00 pm 1108 E 30th St Suite BB, Kansas City, MO

The Phenomenon of Flyy Girl - Omar Tyree Book Tour

 Tue, 15 Jul, 2025 at 06:00 pm 3502 Gillham Rd USD 0 to 67

NYT Bestselling Author Rick Atkinson Discusses "The Fate of the Day"

 Mon, 12 May, 2025 at 07:00 pm Unity Temple on the Plaza USD 52

Ike Ufomado LIVE at The Blackbox

 Wed, 23 Apr, 2025 at 07:00 pm THE BLACK BOX USD 25

Practical Preservation: Simple, Sensible Steps to Safeguard Family Heirloom

 Sat, 17 May, 2025 at 02:00 pm The Museum of Kansas City USD 7

Poetry & Jazz

 Thu, 08 May, 2025 at 06:30 pm Westport Coffeehouse Theater

Books & Brews: Queer Authors (June)

 Sat, 14 Jun, 2025 at 02:00 pm 1106 east 30th St, Kansas City, MO

Professional Pitch Materials

 Sat, 19 Apr, 2025 at 09:30 am Kansas City Public Library - Plaza Branch

HEALTH with Author & Punisher

 Wed, 07 May, 2025 at 12:30 am Warehouse On Broadway

CHARLOTTE'S WEB - Folly Kids Series **Registration Closed**

 Wed, 30 Apr, 2025 at 11:30 am Folly Theater

Chevelle with Asking Alexandria and Dead Poet Society

 Mon, 11 Aug, 2025 at 12:00 am VooDoo at Harrah's Kansas City

LaunchU Spring 2025 (Registration for 8-Week Course)

 Mon, 10 Mar, 2025 at 06:00 pm WEN Offices USD 75

Write Your Book This Year

 Thu, 10 Oct, 2024 at 11:00 am Virtual via Zoom Free

Rewire Your Neural Pathways for Lasting Calm, Happiness, and Success

 Mon, 02 Dec, 2024 at 12:30 pm Kansas City Free