Literary-art Events in Minneapolis

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

New Works Reading & Open Mic Night!

 Tue, 18 Nov at 07:00 pm Magers & Quinn Booksellers Free

Artblok Autumn Festival

 Fri, 21 Nov at 05:00 pm 2010 E Hennepin Ave Free

Martin Zellar and the Hardways

 Sat, 07 Feb at 08:00 pm Main Stage Showroom USD 43 to 55

Veterans Telling Stories 2025 Annual Reading

 Sat, 15 Nov at 06:00 pm Open Book

Dougie Padilla poetry reading at Eat My Words Bookstore

 Sat, 15 Nov at 01:00 pm 201 6th Street SE #220, Minneapolis, MN 55414

A Tango For Rachel - Screening & Music & Dance

 Tue, 25 Nov at 07:00 pm Center for Performing Arts

ISMO - Minneapolis, MN

 Sat, 15 Nov at 08:00 pm Hennepin Arts Pantages Theatre

The Mill City Reading Series

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

Poetry Slam "Their Eyes Were Watching God"

 Tue, 09 Dec at 06:00 pm Lutunji's Palate Free

The Shape of Absence; Memories and Metamorphosis Art Exhbition

 Sat, 22 Nov at 06:00 pm 901 18 1/2 Ave NE, Minneapolis, MN, United States, Minnesota 55418

Better Things 5x5 Reading & Open Mic (December 2025)

 Tue, 02 Dec at 07:00 pm Moon Palace Books

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

 Tue, 02 Dec at 07:00 pm Moon Palace Books

Josh Gondelman

 Sun, 23 Nov at 07:30 pm The Parkway Theater

Roman Cooking with Chef Katie Parla: A Hands-On Culinary Experience

 Fri, 16 Jan at 06:00 pm Cooks of Crocus Hill USD 0 to 162

Translation Book Club - Man Tiger

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

Let's Talk Love

 Tue, 02 Dec at 07:00 pm Semple Mansion USD 18 to 28

Book launch featuring Ricardo and Tony Oliva

 Sun, 16 Nov at 11:30 am Park Ave United Methodist Church Free

Fall Book Fair

 Sun, 16 Nov at 11:00 am Machine Shop

Miss Shannan’s Comedy Through the Chaos

 Sat, 29 Nov at 06:00 pm Dunsmore Jazz Room USD 32 to 43

Hanif Abdurraqib Reading

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

Holiday Market at the Coven

 Sat, 22 Nov at 11:00 am The Coven SLP

A Deep Winter Dive into Runes with Kari Tauring

 Sat, 17 Jan at 10:00 am Norway House USD 18 to 24

AN EVENING WITH GROUCHO featuring Frank Ferrante

 Wed, 19 Nov at 07:00 pm Main Stage Showroom USD 55 to 66

WHAT DOESN'T K*ll ME ONLY MAKES ME WEIRDER AND HARDER TO RELATE TO

 Tue, 09 Dec at 07:00 pm Granada Theater USD 20 to 41

The Annual Holiday Sing-Along with Dan Chouinard

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

An Evening with Father Patrick Desbois from Yahad In Unum

 Thu, 04 Dec at 05:00 pm Cowles Auditorium Free

Oaks, Fire and Climate Change

Tue, 18 Nov at 06:00 pm Squirrel Haus Arts

K. Woodman-Maynard signs Tuck Everlasting: The Graphic Novel

 Tue, 02 Dec at 07:00 pm Magers & Quinn Booksellers Free

Ana Gasteyer // Sugar & Booze: A Holiday Spectacular

 Tue, 09 Dec at 07:30 pm The Parkway Theater

ZAQ BAKER with PULLSTRING and afters

 Sat, 17 Jan at 08:00 pm The Cedar Cultural Center USD 0 to 23

Hali Lee presents The Big We

 Tue, 18 Nov at 06:00 pm ModernWell USD 15 to 35

WINTER SOLSTICE SOUND BATH with Marc Anderson and Natalie Nowytski

 Sun, 21 Dec at 07:30 pm The Cedar Cultural Center USD 0 to 28

Reading "An Opening" by Andrew Grum Carr

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

ADAM BOHANAN Presents A Very Funky Hanukkah Show

 Thu, 18 Dec at 07:30 pm The Cedar Cultural Center USD 0 to 28

Nordeast Catholic Underground

 Sat, 06 Dec at 06:30 pm St Clement's Church

ONDARA PRESENTS THE JET STONE CONSPIRACY

 Fri, 30 Jan at 08:00 pm The Cedar Cultural Center USD 0 to 28

Book launch! M.A. Wardell's HUSBAND OF THE YEAR

 Tue, 18 Nov at 07:00 pm Tropes & Trifles USD 21

Stories the Land Holds: Tears, Resiliency, and the Work of Healing

 Thu, 20 Nov at 07:00 pm 4801 France Ave S, Minneapolis, MN, United States, Minnesota 55410

Cursive w/ AJJ (duo)

 Mon, 01 Dec at 07:00 pm 509 1st Avenue Northeast, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55413, United States

Global AI Job Fair | Minneapolis

 Wed, 10 Dec at 03:00 pm Minneapolis Free

An Evening with The Joy Formidable

 Sat, 14 Mar at 08:00 pm The Parkway Theater

Mindset Workshop -Minneapolis

 Sun, 01 Feb at 10:00 am Minneapolis USD 229

Amythyst Kiah with special guest TBA

 Thu, 08 Jan at 07:30 pm The Parkway Theater

The Runes: A Pandemic Journey - Deep Winter Dive Series with Kari Tauring

 Sat, 22 Nov at 10:00 am Norway House USD 18 to 112

A Deep Winter Dive into Runes with Kari Tauring

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

The Sioux Chef: Make Americas Borderless Again -Turtle Island Cookbook Tour

 Tue, 18 Nov at 06:30 pm Guthrie Theater USD 56 to 181

SOLD OUT: Rob Anderson // Are You Afraid of The ‘90s? // Late Show

 Tue, 18 Nov at 09:30 pm The Parkway Theater

New Year's Eve with HALEY (and more) at the Wolf House

 Wed, 31 Dec at 07:30 pm 3359 NE Tyler St USD 43

Chelsea Handler: The High and Mighty Tour

 Sat, 25 Apr at 08:00 pm Hennepin Arts State Theatre

Two Jakes do Tom Waits

 Sat, 21 Mar at 06:30 pm Dunsmore Jazz Room USD 32 to 43

Sue Scott’s Island of Discarded Women w/ Leigh Finke, Chastity Brown + More

 Thu, 04 Dec at 07:30 pm Main Stage Showroom USD 38 to 49

INFEKT in Minneapolis

 Fri, 17 Apr at 07:00 pm The Loft Literary Center

The Association Lab: A Mind Mapping Workshop

 Mon, 17 Nov at 10:00 am ModernWell USD 15

The Annual Holiday Sing-Along with Dan Chouinard

 Tue, 23 Dec at 06:00 pm Dunsmore Jazz Room USD 32 to 43

Los Straitjackets & Deke Dickerson 'Rockin' Dance Party'

 Wed, 04 Mar at 07:30 pm 3010 Minnehaha Ave, Minneapolis, MN, United States, Minnesota 55406

Giving old family journals, letters, and photos a new, creative life

 Sat, 10 Jan at 10:30 am Norway House USD 24 to 29

BEN COOK-FELTZ'S HOLIDAY SHINDIG with ANN REED and ZIPPY LASKE

 Sun, 14 Dec at 02:00 pm The Cedar Cultural Center USD 17 to 23

Book Launch—Playing the Game: Embodied Brilliance beyond the Moral Limits of Race in Sport

 Wed, 19 Nov at 07:00 pm 767 Eustis St., Suite 140, Saint Paul, MN, United States, Minnesota 55114

Mali Obomsawin: "Sugarcane" with Live Score

 Thu, 16 Apr at 07:30 pm 725 Vineland Place, Minneapolis, MN, United States, Minnesota 55403

Les Miserables

 Mon, 16 Feb Orpheum Theatre - Minneapolis

Horror Explorers "Strange Pictures" November discussion @ Washburn Library

 Sat, 22 Nov at 02:00 pm Friends of the Washburn Library

"The Gilded Age Christmas Cookbook" Baking Demo, with author Becky Diamond

 Sun, 23 Nov at 01:00 pm 704 S 2nd St, Minneapolis, MN, United States, Minnesota 55401

Harry Potter and The Cursed Child

 Fri, 24 Apr at 06:00 pm Orpheum Theatre - Minneapolis

Open Mic ~ Music ~ Poetry ~ Hip Hop ~ Jazz ~ Vendors Needed Wanted

 Wed, 05 Mar at 07:00 pm Minneapolis USD 7 to 34

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child at Orpheum Theatre - Minneapolis

 Sat, 25 Apr Orpheum Theatre - Minneapolis

Macbeth - Discussion at Guthrie Theater - Wurtele Thrust Stage

 Sun, 08 Feb at 01:00 pm Guthrie Theater - Wurtele Thrust Stage

Little Women - Discussion at Guthrie Theater - Wurtele Thrust Stage

 Sun, 26 Apr at 01:00 pm Guthrie Theater - Wurtele Thrust Stage

Mamas Ignite Collective Creative Circles

 Mon, 24 Nov at 05:30 pm The Legacy Building USD 0 to 77

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

 Thu, 30 Oct at 07:00 pm Minneapolis Free

Unlock Powerful Stories: 1 Day Storytelling Session in Minneapolis, MN

 Tue, 14 Oct at 09:00 am Spaces - Minneapolis - North Loop USD 453 to 566