Literary-art Events in Minneapolis

Check out happening literary-art events all around Minneapolis, MN

Movie Screening: Letter from Masanjia

 Fri, 07 Nov at 05:15 pm Coffman Memorial Union Theater Free

"Design Your Love Life" Barnes & Noble Book Signing & Singles Event!

 Sat, 11 Oct at 11:00 am Barnes & Noble Free

Amazing Grace! coming to Orchestra Hall

 Sun, 19 Oct at 04:00 pm Orchestra Hall Minneapoolis

The Mill City Reading Series

 Sun, 26 Oct at 05:00 pm Magers & Quinn Booksellers Free

Ocean Vuong in Conversation

 Thu, 23 Oct at 07:30 pm Coffman Memorial Union

Martin Zellar & The Hardways with special guest Presley Haile

 Sat, 11 Oct at 07:30 pm The Parkway Theater

Sarah Morris: "Say Yes" Album Release

 Fri, 10 Oct at 07:00 pm 1010 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, MN, United States, Minnesota 55403

"Who Would You Be Without The Fear of Judgment?" Book Launch

 Fri, 03 Oct at 06:00 pm 1128 Harmon Pl Free

Bare Book Club Minneapolis Presents Banned Books

 Fri, 10 Oct at 08:00 pm 2001 A SPACE, 5th Street Northeast, Minneapolis, MN, USA USD 31 to 43

Django Genesis with the Ryan Picone Quartet

 Sun, 19 Oct at 05:30 pm Dunsmore Jazz Room USD 32 to 43

An Evening With Jimmy Webb

 Sun, 05 Oct at 07:30 pm 4814 Chicago Ave, Minneapolis, MN, United States, Minnesota 55417

An Evening with NIDIA GÓNGORA

 Sun, 05 Oct at 07:30 pm The Cedar Cultural Center USD 0 to 44

Words & Music by Dan Wilson with special guest Humbird

 Sat, 18 Oct at 07:30 pm The Parkway Theater

Leanne Simpson - Theory of Water

 Wed, 08 Oct at 07:00 pm Birchbark Bizhiw Free

Hunting in America Book Talk with Author Tehila Hakimi

 Sun, 05 Oct at 07:00 pm Open Book

THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA: The Silent Film with Live Orchestra

 Fri, 31 Oct at 08:00 pm Ted Mann Concert Hall

Dan Chaon presents One of Us in conversation with Antonia Angress

 Thu, 02 Oct at 07:00 pm Magers & Quinn Booksellers Free

Stupeur et Tremblements - Adapted and played by Layla Metssitane

 Fri, 10 Oct at 07:00 pm 227 Colfax Ave N, Minneapolis, MN, United States, Minnesota 55405

David Sedaris at Orpheum Theatre - Minneapolis

 Mon, 20 Oct Orpheum Theatre - Minneapolis

Book Talk & Art Happening: In Search of the Purple Desert

 Sat, 18 Oct at 05:00 pm 3032 Minnehaha Ave, Minneapolis, MN, United States, Minnesota 55406

Book Release Party! Nisha Sharma’s ILLUSIONS OF FIRE

 Thu, 09 Oct at 07:00 pm Tropes & Trifles USD 22

An Evening with JOHN McCUTCHEON

 Sat, 04 Oct at 08:00 pm The Cedar Cultural Center USD 0 to 35

Book release party! Iman Hariri-Kia's FEMALE FANTASY

 Thu, 16 Oct at 07:00 pm Tropes & Trifles USD 23

Singer, guitarist Roar Dons at Norway House Happy Hour

 Thu, 02 Oct at 06:30 pm 913 East Franklin Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, United States, Minnesota 55404

LCI Seminar 2025 - Hosted by BikeMN

 Fri, 24 Oct at 05:00 pm Bicycle Alliance of Minnesota USD 0 to 450

What's Brewing at Coffee House Press?

 Thu, 23 Oct at 06:00 pm Coffee House Press Free

Carson Faust launches If the Dead Belong Here with Mona Susan Power

 Mon, 06 Oct at 07:00 pm Magers & Quinn Booksellers Free

The Mill City Reading Series

 Sun, 23 Nov at 05:00 pm Magers & Quinn Booksellers Free

Orchid Club, Dirt Magnet, Selfish Teammate

Thu, 09 Oct at 06:30 pm 3533 East Lake Street, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55406, United States

John U. Bacon presents The Gales of November

 Tue, 21 Oct at 07:00 pm Magers & Quinn Booksellers Free

Book Release! Lyla Sage's SOUL SEARCHING

 Wed, 08 Oct at 07:00 pm Riverview Theater USD 31

Scottie Miller Trio

 Mon, 06 Oct at 07:00 pm 1010 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, MN, United States, Minnesota 55403

World Premiere of "WHAT YOU CAN'T KEEP"

 Wed, 08 Oct at 07:00 pm Parkway Theater

Greil Marcus presents Mystery Train in conversation w/ Michaelangelo Matos

 Tue, 07 Oct at 07:00 pm Magers & Quinn Booksellers Free

BuckSlam October Poetry Slam (#3.04)

 Wed, 08 Oct at 06:30 pm Indeed Brewing Company (Minneapolis)

The Gathering Sessions - Harvest Floral Pumpkins

 Sun, 05 Oct at 01:00 pm 69th Street & France Avenue, Edina, Edina, MN, United States, Minnesota 55435

Revolutions Are Made of Love Launch Celebration!

 Thu, 30 Oct at 07:00 pm 879 29th Ave SE USD 0 to 37

Translation Book Club - Man Tiger

 Thu, 20 Nov at 06:00 pm Magers & Quinn Booksellers Free

Agates IndyBookstore Tour

 Sun, 02 Nov at 01:00 pm Milkweed Books Free

Nicole Baart presents Where He Left Me with William Kent Krueger

 Thu, 13 Nov at 07:00 pm Magers & Quinn Booksellers Free

Book release party! Sam Tschida's UNDEAD AND UNWED

 Thu, 30 Oct at 07:00 pm Tropes & Trifles USD 21

Bill Gaythwaite presents A Place in the World with Mubanga Kalimamukwento

 Wed, 22 Oct at 07:00 pm Magers & Quinn Booksellers Free

Mama Hellcats

 Thu, 13 Nov at 07:00 pm 3010 Minnehaha Ave, Minneapolis, MN, United States, Minnesota 55406

The Phantom Carriage (1921) w/ live score by Paris 1919 featuring Terrell X'Avion

 Wed, 29 Oct at 07:30 pm The Parkway Theater

Star of the North | English Country Dance Weekend

 Fri, 10 Oct at 07:30 pm 3748 Minnehaha Ave, Minneapolis, MN, United States, Minnesota 55406

ELOUR with Annie and the Bang Bang and The Changeups at Schooner Tavern

 Sat, 25 Oct at 08:00 pm Schooner Tavern

“I Honestly Love You” Hit songs of Olivia Newton-John & Anne Murray

 Sat, 01 Nov at 07:00 pm Main Stage Showroom USD 38 to 49

Minneapolis, MN An Evening with David Sedaris

Mon, 20 Oct at 07:00 pm Hennepin Arts Orpheum Theatre

500 Grooves and Counting - Special Live Podcast Event

 Thu, 16 Oct at 05:00 pm The Station at Malcolm Yards USD 22

Reading "An Opening" by Andrew Grum Carr

 Fri, 20 Feb at 06:00 pm Lakewood Cemetery Free

Saint Paul Almanac Reading Series

 Tue, 04 Nov at 06:00 pm Boneshaker Books Free

Bake sandbakkels, kourabiedes, and coconut cake with Lee Svitak Dean

 Sat, 18 Oct at 10:30 am Norway House USD 40 to 46

Book Talk: Agrippina the Younger

 Wed, 22 Oct at 06:00 pm 3032 Minnehaha Ave, Minneapolis, MN, United States, Minnesota 55406

John Waters: Going to Extremes // w. Transmission’s DJ Jake Rudh

 Sat, 01 Nov at 07:00 pm The Parkway Theater

Tobin Thompson Pediatric Lectureship: The Rock in My Throat

 Wed, 05 Nov at 05:30 pm Hennepin Healthcare Clinic & Specialty Center Free

Milkweed Presents Jennifer Eli Bowen book launch feat. V.V. Ganeshananthan

 Tue, 21 Oct at 06:00 pm Open Book Free

The Unknown Country Film Screening

 Mon, 13 Oct at 07:00 pm 4200 Cedar

Joe Siple presents The Five Wishes of Mr. Murray McBride

 Wed, 08 Oct at 07:00 pm Magers & Quinn Booksellers Free

Ada Limón at Pantages Theatre - MN

 Wed, 08 Oct at 07:00 pm Pantages Theatre - MN

Poets & Pints #125

 Wed, 15 Oct at 07:00 pm Sisyphus Brewing

An Evening with John Hendrix @ Anselm House

 Tue, 11 Nov at 05:00 pm Anselm House - Melrose Station Free

Somewhere - The Play

 Fri, 12 Dec at 06:00 pm Mcguire Proscenium Stage - Guthrie Theater

Music in the Chapel: Makam Baklava

 Sun, 02 Nov at 03:00 pm Lakewood Cemetery USD 16

Novembering

 Sat, 01 Nov at 12:00 pm Heritage Center of Brooklyn Center

World Premiere: "The Temptations of Veslemøy" by Kjell Habbestad

 Sun, 02 Nov at 04:00 pm Mindekirken, 924 E 21st St, Minneapolis, MN 55404

October Rainbow Pages Queer Book Club!

 Thu, 02 Oct at 06:30 pm Tropes & Trifles USD 13

Karen Engstrom presents Shadowland

 Mon, 13 Oct at 07:00 pm Magers & Quinn Booksellers Free

Teen Maker Break: Writers

 Thu, 16 Oct at 02:00 pm 725 Vineland Place, Minneapolis, MN, United States, Minnesota 55403

VENUS OF MARS w/special guests

 Wed, 12 Nov at 07:00 pm Trylon Cinema

MEG FLEMING 'The Everything Trail' Picture Book Story Time!

 Sat, 04 Oct at 10:30 am 2720 43rd St W, Minneapolis, MN, United States, Minnesota 55410

Personal Essay Writing Class with Jennifer Cramer-Miller and Emma Nadler

 Fri, 31 Oct at 10:00 am ModernWell USD 300 to 330

Hanif Abdurraqib Reading

 Mon, 17 Nov at 07:00 pm Coffman Union Theater - University of Minnesota

Safeguarding our community from white Christian Nationalism: Rev. Angela Denker

 Wed, 08 Oct at 06:30 pm 1555 40th Ave NE, Columbia Heights, MN, United States, Minnesota 55421

Morning Altars Workshops at Lakewood

 Sat, 11 Oct at 09:00 am Lakewood Cemetery USD 0 to 55

The Association Lab: A Mind Mapping Workshop

 Wed, 15 Oct at 12:00 pm ModernWell USD 15 to 18

Frank Weber at Minni Mystery Con

 Sun, 09 Nov at 09:00 am Once Upon A Crime

Bare Book Club Minneapolis presents Banned Books!

 Sat, 11 Oct at 08:00 pm 2001 a space

Milkweed Presents Grady Chambers with Aamina Ahmad

 Wed, 29 Oct at 06:00 pm Open Book Free

Front Yard Mission Night

Sun, 26 Oct at 06:00 pm 560 40th Ave NE, Columbia Heights, MN, United States, Minnesota 55421

Blue Delliquanti presents Queers at the Table in conversation with Low

 Wed, 15 Oct at 07:00 pm Magers & Quinn Booksellers Free

Main Street Revolution Luncheon presents . . . .

 Thu, 09 Oct at 11:00 am 7201 Metro Blvd Free

Opening-Day Panel: Dyani White Hawk: Love Language

 Sat, 18 Oct at 01:00 pm 725 Vineland Place, Minneapolis, MN, United States, Minnesota 55403

All Your Faces Release Party

 Sat, 18 Oct at 03:00 pm Cosmic Coffee MN

Jack Zipes: Remembering the Jewish and German Questions & The Wellikans

 Tue, 14 Oct at 07:00 pm Magers & Quinn Booksellers Free

Exhibit Opening for Winston: A Woman’s Fight for Freedom in Minnesota

 Sat, 11 Oct at 11:30 am 2303 Third Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN, United States, Minnesota 55404

Better Things 5x5 Reading and Open Mic (October 2025)

 Tue, 07 Oct at 07:00 pm Moon Palace Books

Elizabeth Jarrett Andrew and Vishwas R. Gaitonde in conversation

 Wed, 29 Oct at 07:00 pm Magers & Quinn Booksellers Free

Fall Book Fair

 Sun, 16 Nov at 11:00 am Machine Shop

Poetry Café Book Launch for Dr. William Halverson's Translation of Garborg's "Haugtussa"

Sat, 04 Oct at 02:00 pm Norway House, 913 E Franklin Ave Minneapolis, MN 55404

Kelly Foster Lundquist presents Beard in conversation with Chris Stedman

 Thu, 06 Nov at 07:00 pm Magers & Quinn Booksellers Free

Zoë Bakes Cookies Book Launch

 Thu, 23 Oct at 06:00 pm ModernWell USD 40 to 45

Grown Up Book Fair at Forgotten Star Brewing

 Sun, 02 Nov at 12:00 pm 38 Northern Stacks Drive, Fridley, MN, United States, Minnesota 55421

Minnesota STEM Book Fest

 Sun, 12 Oct at 10:00 am 3537 Zenith Ave S, Minneapolis, MN, United States, Minnesota 55416

Stories the Land Holds: Opening the Book

 Thu, 09 Oct at 07:00 pm 4801 France Ave S, Minneapolis, MN, United States, Minnesota 55410

A Deep Winter Dive into Runes with Kari Tauring

 Sat, 03 Jan at 10:00 am Norway House USD 18 to 24

✨ Therapy Thursday ✨ Every 2nd Thursday | Music 🎶 + Art 🎨

 Thu, 09 Oct at 06:30 pm 4055 Central Ave NE, Columbia Heights, MN, United States, Minnesota 55421

Edward McPherson presents Look Out in conversation with Curtis Sittenfeld

 Mon, 27 Oct at 07:00 pm Magers & Quinn Booksellers Free

It’s A Lot // Sitcom Pilot Screening & Stand-Up Comedy Show

 Tue, 07 Oct at 07:30 pm The Parkway Theater

The Annual Holiday Sing-Along with Dan Chouinard

 Sun, 14 Dec at 07:30 pm Dunsmore Jazz Room USD 32 to 43

Pattern/Constraint/Sound: A group reading with Douglas Kearney

 Tue, 11 Nov at 07:00 pm The Loft Literary Center Free