Literary-art Events in Minneapolis

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

Ann Patchett - Whistler: A Novel

 Tue, 23 Jun at 07:00 pm Plymouth Congregational Church USD 36

Daily Stoic Live | Onstage with Ryan Holiday

 Tue, 18 Aug at 07:00 pm Ted Mann Concert Hall | University of Minnesota USD 57 to 273

SWEET LAND 20th Anniversary Screening with Ali Selim, Alan Cumming & Tim Guinee

Sat, 20 Jun at 07:00 pm Walker Art Center

Book Release Party! Christina Lauren's THE ROMANCE REVIVAL

 Mon, 20 Jul at 07:00 pm Quincy Hall USD 47

2026 Muslim Women's Leadership Conference

 Sat, 13 Jun at 08:30 am InterContinental Minneapolis - St. Paul Airport USD 39 to 93

Larry McCray Band

 Sat, 25 Jul at 07:30 pm The Parkway Theater

Radical Black Futures Presents: Our Future Is Well

 Mon, 15 Jun at 05:00 pm Nicollet Island Pavilion USD 0 to 135

SOLD OUT: Hedwig and the Angry Inch: The 25th Anniversary Movie Tour

Sat, 20 Jun at 07:00 pm The Parkway Theater

Bertha: Grateful Drag

 Fri, 25 Sep at 06:00 pm First Avenue

Ann Hampton Callaway - Here’s To Life

 Fri, 11 Sep at 07:30 pm Dunsmore Jazz Room USD 60 to 71

Music in the Chapel: Gao Hong & Anthony Ross

 Sun, 04 Oct at 03:00 pm Lakewood Cemetery USD 33

Beth Orton // The Ground Above Tour '26

 Sat, 26 Sep at 07:30 pm The Parkway Theater

Miss Shannan’s Comedy Through the Chaos

 Fri, 10 Jul at 07:00 pm Dunsmore Jazz Room USD 32 to 43

FIRST AVENUE PRESENTS: MOHANAD ELSHIEKY

 Fri, 12 Jun at 08:00 pm The Cedar Cultural Center

Talk of the Stacks with Ocean Vuong

 Mon, 20 Jul at 06:30 pm 300 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, MN, United States, Minnesota 55401

Lush Country

 Sun, 12 Jul at 05:00 pm The Belvedere at Crooners USD 38 to 49

A Summer Evening Under the Tent with Boiled In Lead

 Sun, 26 Jul at 07:30 pm The Belvedere at Crooners USD 32 to 43

The Room 21st Anniversary with Greg Sestero Live!

 Thu, 13 Aug at 07:30 pm The Parkway Theater

Milkweed Presents Gary Paul Nabhan & Terry Tempest Williams

 Tue, 16 Jun at 06:00 pm Open Book Free

Mick Sterling Presents 65

 Wed, 17 Jun at 07:00 pm The Belvedere at Crooners USD 43 to 55

Lori Dokken presents … “We the People … Singing & Speaking Truth”

 Sun, 05 Jul at 07:00 pm Main Stage Showroom USD 38 to 49

Book release party! Alexandra Vasti's SCANDAL OF THE SUMMER

 Tue, 23 Jun at 07:00 pm Tropes & Trifles USD 22

A Tribute to Buddy Holly with Zachary Stevenson

 Fri, 17 Jul at 07:30 pm The Belvedere at Crooners USD 38 to 49

July Rainbow Pages Queer Book Club!

 Thu, 09 Jul at 06:30 pm Tropes & Trifles USD 13

Justin Ellis presents The Cruelty of Nice Folks w/ Lissa Jones

 Mon, 22 Jun at 07:00 pm Magers & Quinn Booksellers Free

Star of the North Author Event

 Sat, 20 Jun at 12:00 pm Hyatt Regency Minneapolis USD 69

July BIPOC Book Club: Resistance Through Love!

 Sun, 19 Jul at 04:30 pm Tropes & Trifles USD 13

Chuck Tingle presents Fabulous Bodies

 Wed, 08 Jul at 07:00 pm The Parkway Theater

Aamina Ahmad presents July Sun in conversation with V. V. Ganeshananthan

 Tue, 30 Jun at 07:00 pm Magers & Quinn Booksellers Free

June Rainbow Pages Queer Book Club!

 Thu, 11 Jun at 06:30 pm Tropes & Trifles USD 13

Think & Link with Monica Nassif and Rob Vischer

 Thu, 18 Jun at 03:00 pm Capsule, A Special Projects Agency USD 15 to 35

I Honestly Love You: Beloved Songs of Olivia Newton-John and Anne Murray

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

Friko

 Thu, 15 Oct at 07:00 pm First Avenue & 7th St Entry

Lead Out Loud: Building Influence in a Digital World

 Wed, 17 Jun at 11:00 am The Club At Golden Valley

Vibe Temple - A Sound, Breath & Movement Experience

 Sun, 05 Jul at 05:00 pm Meraki USD 16 to 44

Oh, How the Words Flow

 Sat, 13 Jun at 10:00 am Mississippi Watershed Management Organization Free

Fangs & Frights Book Fest

 Sun, 18 Oct at 11:00 am Forgotten Star Brewing

An Evening with VAN ORMAN & HELWIN with Marc Anderson

 Thu, 18 Jun at 07:30 pm The Cedar Cultural Center USD 0 to 33

Reading Beyond the Page (at Quatrefoil)

 Sat, 13 Jun at 03:00 pm Quatrefoil Library Free

Hidden Healing: Plant Walk Getting to Know the Plants Growing around Us with Eva Nyrie Garrett

 Wed, 10 Jun at 07:00 pm Kroening Nature Center

Book Talk: Naomi Kritzer and John Chu

 Thu, 18 Jun at 06:00 pm 3032 Minnehaha Ave, Minneapolis, MN, United States, Minnesota 55406

The Not-So-Silent Planet: Revolution!

 Tue, 23 Jun at 08:00 pm Phoenix Theater

HORSE LORDS with Sidi ould Ahmed Zeydan

 Sat, 11 Jul at 08:00 pm The Cedar Cultural Center USD 0 to 33

MICKY AND THE MOTORCARS

 Tue, 11 Aug at 07:30 pm The Cedar Cultural Center USD 0 to 28

Minnesota Made: Artists and Performers - Lakewood Walking Tour

 Thu, 25 Jun Lakewood Cemetery Free

Pitchfest: Hennepin County

 Fri, 06 Nov at 09:30 am McNamara Alumni Center Free

The Parkway Theater’s Larry McDonough Jazz Film and Live Music Series Presents Blue Moon

 Wed, 01 Jul at 07:00 pm The Parkway Theater

BIPOC Book Club: Resistance Through Love!

 Sun, 28 Jun at 04:30 pm Tropes & Trifles USD 13

The Loft & Milkweed Books present Katherine Packert Burke

 Sat, 11 Jul at 02:00 pm Open Book Free

Nate Pedersen presents Pseudoscience

 Wed, 24 Jun at 07:00 pm Magers & Quinn Booksellers Free

Isaac Butler presents The Perfect Moment

 Thu, 09 Jul at 07:00 pm Magers & Quinn Booksellers Free

Heroes and Villains

 Sat, 11 Jul at 12:00 am Lake Nokomis

Book release party! Victoria Lavine's NOT THAT KIND OF PROPOSAL

 Fri, 31 Jul at 07:00 pm Tropes & Trifles USD 13

Books & Bars: "Parable of the Sower" by Octavia E. Butler

 Wed, 17 Jun at 06:30 pm Utepils Brewing Co

MAGIC TUBER STRINGBAND with Mother Shipton

 Fri, 24 Jul at 08:00 pm The Cedar Cultural Center USD 0 to 33

Milkweed Presents Sean Hill

 Tue, 30 Jun at 06:00 pm Open Book Free

Andrea Bartz "The Last Ferry Out"

 Sat, 18 Jul at 12:00 pm 604 W 26th St, Minneapolis, MN, United States, Minnesota 55405

Reading with Stacy Carlson at Milkweed Books

 Thu, 11 Jun at 06:00 pm Milkweed Books Free

Zach and Kieran's Dynamic Duos of the 1960s

 Thu, 16 Jul at 05:30 pm Dunsmore Jazz Room USD 38 to 49

Meg Gorzycki presents Remember the Main

 Tue, 16 Jun at 07:00 pm Magers & Quinn Booksellers Free

Morning Altars Workshops at Lakewood

 Sat, 22 Aug at 09:00 am Lakewood Cemetery USD 0 to 55

Free Screening: IMMUTABLE Documentary Watch Party with MNUDL

 Mon, 22 Jun at 04:00 pm Augsburg University Free

Kirtan at Lake Harriet Spiritual Community

 Sun, 14 Jun at 07:00 pm 4401 Upton Ave South Mpls MN, Minneapolis, MN, United States, Minnesota 55410

Na Eng presents The Art of Saving Democracy

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

Mark Haber presents Ada in conversation with Chris Cander

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

The Public Scholar

 Thu, 25 Jun at 07:00 pm 3032 Minnehaha Ave, Minneapolis, MN, United States, Minnesota 55406

Visionary Fiction Book Club June

 Sun, 21 Jun at 02:00 pm 3032 Minnehaha Ave, Minneapolis, MN, United States, Minnesota 55406

Book release party! E.H. Lupton's RENAISSANCE

 Tue, 30 Jun at 07:00 pm Tropes & Trifles USD 13

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

 Thu, 14 May at 07:00 pm Minneapolis Free

A Poetry Night with John James

 Thu, 30 Jul at 06:00 pm Milkweed Books Free

Better Things 5x5 Reading & Open Mic (July 2026)

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

Steve Darnall presents Marvels in conversation with Mary Jo Pehl

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

Poetry Night with Mary Moore Easter & Robert Hedin

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

Nature Connection Sessions

 Tue, 19 May at 07:30 am Longfellow Beach USD 22 to 33

Denise Smith Cline presents The Resettlement of Vesta Blonik

 Thu, 16 Jul at 07:00 pm Magers & Quinn Booksellers Free

Celebrating We Remember Your Baptism

 Mon, 15 Jun at 06:00 pm 3032 Minnehaha Ave, Minneapolis, MN, United States, Minnesota 55406

Therapy Thursday: Unwind, Create, Reflect

 Thu, 11 Jun at 06:30 pm 4055 Central Ave NE, Columbia Heights, MN, United States, Minnesota 55421

Will Alexander Reading

 Wed, 15 Jul at 07:00 pm 2301 E 38th St, Minneapolis, MN, United States, Minnesota 55406

Weaving Communities with Audrey Thayer & Colette Hyman

 Wed, 24 Jun at 06:00 pm Milkweed Books Free

An Evening with Multimedia Artist/Author Rev. Steven Johnson Leyba

 Thu, 25 Jun at 07:00 pm 2301 E 38th St, Minneapolis, MN, United States, Minnesota 55406

Kids Book Walk

 Sat, 11 Jul at 08:00 am Thomas hollingsworth Park

Trump's Hyperimperialism in Venezuela

 Sat, 20 Jun at 06:00 pm SpringHouse Ministry Center

Translation Book Club - The Roof Beneath Their Feet

 Thu, 25 Jun at 06:00 pm Magers & Quinn Booksellers Free

Professional Report Writing Skills 1 Day Workshop | Minneapolis, MN

 Fri, 09 Jan at 09:00 am For venue details reach us at [email protected] USD 566 to 1,584