Literary-art Events in Nashville

Check out happening literary-art events all around Nashville, TN

Nashville Songwriter's Showcase

 Fri, 17 Oct at 07:00 pm 2613 West End Ave, Nashville, TN

Vox Grata Presents: Voices from the Light

 Sun, 26 Oct at 05:00 pm Second Presbyterian Church Free

Don Aliquo Quintet feat. Shawn & Darden Purcell

 Fri, 07 Nov at 08:00 pm Rudy's Jazz Room USD 29 to 163

IDENTITY RESET AFTER CANCER DIAGNOSIS

 Sun, 26 Oct at 11:00 am Nashville USD 97 to 227

TN Writers | TN Stories (Southern Festival of Books): Kevin Wilson, "Run for the Hills"

 Sat, 18 Oct at 12:00 pm 1000 Rosa L Parks Blvd, Nashville, TN, United States, Tennessee 37208

The Enneagram at Work: Unlocking Better Teams & Communication

 Thu, 23 Oct at 11:30 am Tennessee Bankers Association USD 23 to 45

Closing ceremony of (Egyptian American Film Festival) “EAFF”

 Tue, 04 Nov at 06:30 pm Sheraton Music City Nashville Airport USD 50 to 150

Book Signing with Kevin White, PhD

 Wed, 15 Oct at 11:00 am 2408 Music Valley Dr, Nashville, TN, United States, Tennessee 37214

An Evening with Reese Witherspoon & Harlan Coben

 Wed, 29 Oct at 07:00 pm Schermerhorn Symphony Center

FrostFire Ball: A Fantasy Immersive Experience

 Sat, 24 Jan at 06:00 pm Nashville TN

Falling Into Place

 Sat, 01 Nov at 07:30 pm 220 Dupont Ave USD 25

Rickey Smiley's Karaoke Night at Zanies Nashville

 Wed, 12 Nov at 07:00 pm 2025 8th Ave S, Nashville, TN, United States, Tennessee 37204

WriterFest Nashville 2025

 Fri, 21 Nov at 09:30 am Belmont University USD 415 to 560

Live2Lead Nashville

 Fri, 13 Feb at 08:00 am The Greatness Factory of Nashville USD 14

Vanderbilt University Presents: The Southern Festival of Books, a program of Humanities Tennessee

 Sat, 18 Oct at 09:00 pm Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park

Vox Grata Presents: Voices from the Light

 Thu, 23 Oct at 07:30 pm St. Vincent De Paul Church Free

Mojo Brooks: I Know You F*ckin Lying Tour at Zanies Nashville

 Fri, 31 Oct at 07:00 pm 2025 8th Ave S, Nashville, TN, United States, Tennessee 37204

Dustin Nickerson at Zanies Nashville

 Fri, 14 Nov at 07:00 pm 2025 8th Ave S, Nashville, TN, United States, Tennessee 37204

Birdsong & Focused Flight

 Sat, 25 Oct at 07:30 pm West End United Methodist Church Free

Songs For Heroes 2025 | Nashville, TN

 Sat, 08 Nov at 07:00 pm American Legion Inglewood Post 82 USD 0 to 25

The Nashville 24 (5th Annual)

 Fri, 24 Oct at 05:00 pm East Nashville, Tennessee

The Vampires vs Zombies Experience in Nashville

 Sat, 01 Nov at 07:00 pm Nashville USD 10 to 40

John Fogerty | Ryman Auditorium

 Mon, 03 Nov at 07:30 pm Ryman Auditorium

Everyday Celebrity Conference

 Sat, 08 Nov at 10:00 am Riverside Revival USD 268 to 534

Mokita with Special Guest Caleb Hearn

 Thu, 13 Nov at 06:00 pm Analog at Hutton Hotel USD 19

David Lucas at Zanies Nashville

 Fri, 17 Oct at 07:00 pm 2025 8th Ave S, Nashville, TN, United States, Tennessee 37204

Nature Poetry: Autumn, Change, and Seasonal Spookiness

 Thu, 30 Oct at 05:00 pm Shelby Bottoms Nature Center & Greenway Free

Off Broadway at the Hutton presents Witch, Please!

 Sat, 25 Oct at 07:00 pm Analog at Hutton Hotel USD 54 to 72

Southern Festival of Books

 Sat, 18 Oct at 10:00 am Nashville, TN

Author event with Kate DiCamillo and Sophie Blackall

 Fri, 24 Oct at 06:30 pm Parnassus Books USD 25

Palomino County Magazine Launch Party

 Thu, 16 Oct at 07:00 pm Analog at Hutton Hotel USD 16 to 31

Author & Book Signing Event • Russ Levenson • Witness to Belief

 Sat, 01 Nov at 05:00 pm St. George's Episcopal Church Free

Mimosas and Mics: Brunch and Open Mic Fundraiser Event

 Sat, 15 Nov at 11:00 am The Corner Wedgewood USD 13 to 429

Ernest | Ryman Auditorium

 Tue, 04 Nov at 07:30 pm Ryman Auditorium

Molly Lovette Nashville Album Preview Show

 Fri, 17 Oct at 07:00 pm Analog at Hutton Hotel

Nashville Creatives Club - November Happy Hour!

 Wed, 12 Nov at 05:00 pm East Nashville Beer Works Free

Author event with John T. Edge

 Mon, 27 Oct at 06:30 pm Parnassus Books USD 37

Cameron Crowe: The Uncool Book Tour

 Fri, 31 Oct at 12:30 am CMA Theater

Boos and Brews Sponsorship

 Fri, 24 Oct at 06:00 pm TailGate Brewery USD 109 to 1,069

Phil Rosenthal | Ryman Auditorium

 Wed, 12 Nov at 07:30 pm Ryman Auditorium

Recipes and Memories: A Grief Writing Workshop

 Thu, 20 Nov at 12:00 pm Alive's Grief Center Free

Author event with Kate Baer

 Mon, 10 Nov at 06:30 pm Parnassus Books USD 23

Coffee with Authors at the Southern Festival of Books: Audio Books!

 Sat, 18 Oct at 09:30 am Tennessee State Museum Free

Recovery Community Open Mic Night

 Mon, 24 Nov at 05:30 pm Drkmttr Free

Author event with Jason Reynolds

 Thu, 16 Oct at 06:30 pm Tennessee State Library & Archives USD 25

Live Event at 1 Hotel Nashville - Network for a Cause

 Wed, 15 Oct at 07:00 pm 1 Hotel Nashville USD 25

Nashville Creatives Club - December Happy Hour!

 Wed, 10 Dec at 05:00 pm Barrel Proof Free

Student Event: Sky Full of Elephants Conversation

 Thu, 16 Oct at 10:00 am Little Theatre Free

Writer Your Path Writer's Workshop

 Sat, 15 Nov at 09:00 am Grace Place Church USD 29

Kids' Writing Workshop with Adam Rosenbaum

 Mon, 20 Oct at 04:00 pm Parnassus Books USD 13

NPL Literary Award Public Lecture featuring Amor Towles

 Sat, 15 Nov at 10:00 am Martin Luther King Jr. Magnet High School Free

Spice Fest 2025

 Sat, 18 Oct at 11:00 am Books-A-Million USD 24 to 47

All Day Immersion with Baron Baptiste

 Sat, 25 Oct at 09:00 am 2007 Acklen Ave, Nashville, TN 37212-3715, United States

James McCann at Zanies Nashville

 Fri, 14 Nov at 09:15 pm 2025 8th Ave S, Nashville, TN, United States, Tennessee 37204

Larkspur Book Club: The Halloween Tree

 Thu, 30 Oct at 11:00 am Larkspur Conservation - Library and Learning Center

Dolly Good Time-A WriterFest Benefit for Dolly Parton's Imagination Library

 Sat, 22 Nov at 06:00 pm Nelson's Green Brier Distillery USD 162

Dustin Nickerson

 Fri, 14 Nov Zanies Comedy Night Club - Nashville USD 34 to 46

Creative Writing Workshops: The Character Lab: A Fiction Workshop

 Sat, 22 Nov at 10:30 am Church Street Park Free

Sound Bath at Shelby Bottoms Nature Center - John Paul & Massood Taj

 Sat, 25 Oct at 03:45 pm Shelby Bottoms Nature Center & Greenway USD 35

Shine the Light Nashville

 Tue, 21 Oct at 06:00 pm 6735 Centennial Blvd Nashville, TN 37209

Prospect House Songwriters' Round Ten: The Real, The Hook, The Hang

 Tue, 21 Oct at 07:00 pm 915 Boscobel St USD 10

Clay Rice Silhouettes

 Thu, 23 Oct at 02:00 pm Phillips Toy Mart

Author Event with Mac Barnett & Shawn Harris

 Tue, 04 Nov at 06:30 pm Ensworth Red Gables Campus (Lower & Middle Schools) USD 28 to 32

Andrew Peterson Presents: Behold the Lamb of God

 Mon, 08 Dec at 07:00 pm Ryman Auditorium

11th Annual Conference - Redefining the Art of Writing

 Sat, 08 Nov at 09:00 am Nashville USD 61

Author event with Billy Collins

 Tue, 18 Nov at 06:30 pm Dead Poets' Society Room at Montgomery Bell Academy USD 29

A Very Bookish Holiday Market Hosted by Sugar and Spice Book Co.

 Sun, 07 Dec at 01:00 pm Southern Grist - Nations (West Nashville) Free

The Commodore East Nashville Tennessee Nov 3rd

 Mon, 03 Nov at 08:00 pm Commodore Grille

Global AI Job Fair |Nashville

 Wed, 10 Dec at 03:00 pm Nashville Free

Winter Silent Book Club

 Thu, 11 Dec at 11:00 am Larkspur Conservation - Library and Learning Center Free

David Nihill Talking Tangents Tour at Zanies Nashville

 Thu, 26 Mar at 07:00 pm 2025 8th Ave S, Nashville, TN, United States, Tennessee 37204

Elevate Your Personal Brand: A Three-Pillar Framework for Women in Business

 Thu, 13 Nov at 10:00 am Collective615 USD 247 to 328

Trevor Noah | Ryman Auditorium

 Mon, 09 Feb at 08:00 pm Ryman Auditorium

Author event with Sarah Adams

 Mon, 05 Jan at 06:30 pm Vanderbilt University Student Life Center USD 24

Sankofa Charity GALA and Motorcycle Charity Ride 2026

 Thu, 12 Mar at 06:00 pm Holiday Inn Express & Suites Nashville-Opryland (2461 McGavock Pike, Nashville, TN)

October Vue in the Round

 Thu, 16 Oct at 07:00 pm Ford Ice Center Bellevue

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

 Wed, 05 Feb at 07:00 pm Nashville USD 7 to 34

Second Sundays at Betty’s

 Sun, 14 Sep at 06:30 pm Betty's Grill Free

VERSE THERAPY POETRY OPEN MIC NIGHT: Words Unleashed

 Fri, 21 Mar at 07:00 pm 2131 26th Ave N Free

Rocky Mountain High Experience - A John Denver Christmas

 Fri, 31 Oct at 06:00 pm Tennessee Performing Arts Center - James K Polk Theater

Creative Writing Workshop

 Wed, 08 Oct at 04:00 pm Nashville Public Library Hermitage Branch Free

The Carnegie Writers' Group of Nashville

 Sat, 11 Jan at 02:30 pm Nashville Public Library Green Hills Branch Free

Undiscovered Nashville - On The Verge - Song Writer Showcase & Open Mic

 Thu, 11 Jul at 07:00 pm The Green Light Bar, 833 Hawkins Street, Nashville, TN, USA Free

Larkspur Book Club: Wintering

 Thu, 20 Nov at 11:00 am Larkspur Conservation - Library and Learning Center

A Date Night Adventure! - The Capital of Culture

 Wed, 30 Oct at 08:00 am 600 Dr. M.L.K. Jr Blvd USD 15