Literary-art Events in Madison

Check out happening literary-art events all around Madison, WI

Handmade in Bangladesh: Film Screening

 Sun, 17 Aug at 05:30 pm Arts + Literature Laboratory

🎶❤️ Dances of Universal Peace ❤️🎶

 Fri, 19 Sep at 07:00 pm Unity of Madison, 601 Tompkins Dr, Madison, WI 53716

Jessica Willis Fisher

 Thu, 21 Aug at 08:00 pm The Bur Oak

Doug Bradley in Conversation with Doug Moe

 Tue, 09 Sep at 06:00 pm Mystery to Me Free

Dogtown Hollow + The Also-Rans at The Bur Oak

 Fri, 22 Aug at 08:00 pm The Bur Oak

Sound Worlds with Sven Fredrik

 Fri, 22 Aug at 07:00 pm Arts + Literature Laboratory

Peter Mulvey with Katie Dahl and Kat Wodtke of Long Mama

 Fri, 17 Oct at 08:00 pm The Bur Oak

Wisconsin at Work Walking Tour

 Thu, 04 Sep at 05:00 pm 1 S Pinckney St, Madison, WI 53703-2808, United States

August Poetry & Write Circle

 Fri, 29 Aug at 07:00 pm Brittingham Park USD 19

Micky Braun and Jason Eady Acoustic

 Wed, 24 Sep at 08:00 pm The Bur Oak

Mr Chair

 Sat, 30 Aug at 08:00 pm The North Street Cabaret USD 24

Marisa Balistreri Quartet

 Thu, 18 Sep at 07:00 pm 610 North St, Madison, WI, United States, Wisconsin 53704

Serial Killers with Dr. Scott Bonn

 Thu, 09 Oct at 08:00 pm Atwood Music Hall

Live@MTM: Pat Zietlow Miller

 Sat, 06 Sep at 11:00 am Mystery to Me Free

Open Mic | Open Stage: Dog Days of August Edition!

 Wed, 20 Aug at 07:00 pm 610 North St, Madison, WI, United States, Wisconsin 53704

A Jazz Tribute to STING!

 Fri, 29 Aug at 08:00 pm The North Street Cabaret USD 19 to 24

Bring Your Own Book Club

 Thu, 28 Aug at 06:00 pm Mystery to Me Free

When The Sun Sets, Gold Steps, Lakedrive, Adult book Club

 Sun, 07 Sep at 05:00 pm The Annex USD 18

Craig Ferguson: Pants on Fire

 Sun, 09 Nov at 07:00 pm 201 State St, Madison, WI, United States, Wisconsin 53703

Haunted Like Human w/ Becca Murray at Cargo Coffee East

 Fri, 12 Sep at 06:30 pm Cargo Coffee East

Jennifer Knapp

 Sun, 07 Sep at 08:00 pm The Bur Oak

Silent Prima Donna Book talk snd signing

 Sun, 21 Sep at 01:00 pm 2134 Regent Street Madison, WI 53726

Spending Christmas with Alicia Witt

 Sun, 21 Dec at 08:00 pm The Bur Oak

Madison’s Hidden History: From Myth to Mystery

 Thu, 21 Aug at 05:00 pm 1 S Pinckney St, Madison, WI 53703-2808, United States

Amanda J. Guzmán Talk: Collected Puerto Rico

 Thu, 18 Sep at 05:30 pm Chazen Museum of Art Free

Ben Sidran

 Fri, 05 Sep at 07:00 pm The North Street Cabaret USD 30 to 36

So You Want to be a Mystery Writer

 Tue, 26 Aug at 06:00 pm Mystery to Me Free

Live@MTM: William Kent Krueger

 Tue, 16 Sep at 06:00 pm Mystery to Me Free

Ben Sidran

 Thu, 04 Sep at 07:00 pm The North Street Cabaret USD 30 to 36

🎶❤️ Dances of Universal Peace ❤️🎶

 Fri, 17 Oct at 07:00 pm Unity of Madison, 601 Tompkins Dr, Madison, WI 53716

An Evening with Willy Porter

 Thu, 23 Oct at 08:00 pm The Bur Oak

Zak Foster: THE WORLD NEEDS YOUR NEXT QUILT

 Thu, 11 Sep at 07:00 pm 201 W Mifflin St, Madison, WI, United States, Wisconsin 53703

Ritt Deitz in Conversation with Doug Moe

 Wed, 01 Oct at 06:00 pm Mystery to Me Free

Objects that Connect Us: Sharing Stories Across Generations

 Fri, 03 Oct at 05:30 pm 1 S Pinckney St, Madison, WI 53703-2808, United States

Planetaria: Visual Poetry and the Asian-American Avant Garde

 Thu, 18 Sep at 07:00 pm Arts + Literature Laboratory

Dessa

 Sat, 13 Dec at 08:00 pm Atwood Music Hall

An Evening of Poetry with Matthew Tuckner, Jessica Tanck, and Nicholas Pierce

 Tue, 30 Sep at 06:00 pm 2717 Atwood Avenue, Madison, WI, United States, Wisconsin 53704

Tarbaby (Orrin Evans, Eric Revis, Nasheet Waits)

 Wed, 10 Sep at 07:00 pm Arts + Literature Laboratory

WHAT’S ON HER MIND by Allison Daminger in conversation with Jessica Calarco

 Thu, 04 Sep at 06:00 pm 2717 Atwood Avenue, Madison, WI, United States, Wisconsin 53704

Aldo Leopold Bench Making Workshop!

 Sat, 27 Sep at 01:00 pm 2200 Pennsylvania Ave USD 0 to 55

Peter Mulvey with Sarah Morris and Kelley Smith

 Thu, 16 Oct at 08:00 pm The Bur Oak

Toshiko Takaezu Exhibition Celebration with Glenn Adamson

 Wed, 08 Oct at 05:00 pm Chazen Museum of Art Free

Reading the Brothers Karamazov: Part 1 (Books 1-3)

 Wed, 20 Aug at 12:00 pm 1904 Winnebago St, Madison, WI, United States, Wisconsin 53704

Madison Misdeeds: A True Crime Walking Tour

 Thu, 16 Oct at 05:00 pm 1 S Pinckney St, Madison, WI 53703-2808, United States

The Simon & Garfunkel Story

 Fri, 06 Feb at 06:00 pm Overture Hall At Overture Center for the Arts

The Sweet Lillies, Adrian & Meredith

 Wed, 05 Nov at 08:00 pm The Bur Oak

Smithereens (1982)

 Wed, 19 Nov at 06:30 pm Madison Public Library

Racial Justice Summit 2025 | Hosted by YWCA Madison

 Thu, 25 Sep at 09:00 am Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center USD 50 to 300

September Sustainable Breakfast Series: Carbon Sequestration

 Tue, 16 Sep at 08:00 am 821 E Washington Ave USD 0 to 23

A Date Night Adventure! - Artistic and Musical Madison

 Thu, 31 Oct at 08:00 am 716 Langdon St USD 20

Crossroads: A Convening of Queer Midwest Curators

 Tue, 23 Sep at 05:00 pm Discovery Building Free

The Book Of Mormon

 Thu, 23 Oct at 06:00 pm Overture Hall At Overture Center for the Arts

September 3, 2025 (Wednesday): Silent Book Club of Madison

 Wed, 03 Sep at 05:30 pm Barnes & Noble (Madison, WI)

Live@MTM: Bobbie and Bill Malone in Conversation with Doug Moe

 Wed, 20 Aug at 06:00 am Mystery to Me Free

Bellen's Booyah Bash 2025! (4th Annual)

 Sat, 25 Oct at 12:00 pm McKee Farms Park

COMBINE 2025

 Mon, 20 Oct at 12:00 am Pyle Center USD 0 to 199

Walking with Ghosts: An Evening of True Crime Hauntings

 Sun, 12 Oct at 08:00 pm Atwood Music Hall

Write Your Book This Year

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