Literary-art Events in Nashville

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

Soul Food Poetry Cafe at City Winery - Nashville

 Sat, 30 Aug at 07:30 pm City Winery - Nashville

FrostFire Ball: A Fantasy Immersive Experience

 Sat, 24 Jan at 06:00 pm Nashville TN

An Evening with Reese Witherspoon & Harlan Coben

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

Nashville Songwriter's Showcase

 Fri, 15 Aug at 07:00 pm 2613 West End Avenue, Nashville, TN, United States, Tennessee 37203

Chevelle, Asking Alexandria, Dead Poet Society in Nashville

 Tue, 09 Sep at 07:00 pm The Pinnacle

Writing for Wellness: Creating a Journaling Practice

 Sat, 23 Aug at 10:30 am Church Street Park Free

Author event with Tess Holliday

 Sat, 06 Sep at 06:30 pm Parnassus Books USD 19

D.L. Hughley at Zanies Nashville

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

Ever Since New York | Book Release Party!

 Sat, 20 Sep at 04:00 pm Land Of A Thousand Hills Coffee & Social-Edgehill Free

Nashville Creatives Club - August Happy Hour!

 Sat, 16 Aug at 05:00 pm Barrel Proof Free

LANDMVRKS "NORTH AMERICA 2025" TOUR w/ Novelists, Silly Goose & Resolve in Nashville

 Fri, 10 Oct at 08:00 pm The Basement East

kissing other ppl

 Fri, 03 Oct at 09:00 pm 402 12th Ave S, Nashville, TN, United States, Tennessee 37203

WriterFest Nashville 2025

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

Author event with Chuck Tingle

 Wed, 27 Aug at 06:30 pm Nashville Public Library USD 35

An Afternoon with Mary Katherine Backstrom

 Sat, 16 Aug at 02:00 pm Books-A-Million USD 35

Finding Our Spiritual Purpose (Free Event)

 Sat, 23 Aug at 02:00 pm Baha'i Center of Nashville Free

Will Kimbrough @ HomeGrown Kitchen & Taproom

 Sun, 14 Sep at 02:00 pm Homegrown Taproom & Kitchen

Creative writing workshop (Richland Park Library)

 Fri, 29 Aug at 05:00 pm Nashville Public Library Richland Park Branch Free

Soul Food Poetry Cafe Presents: The 5th Annual All-White Affair Featuring K-Love The Poet

 Sat, 30 Aug at 07:30 pm City Winery Nashville

David Lucas at Zanies Nashville

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

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

 Tue, 19 Aug at 07:00 pm 915 Boscobel St USD 10

Camilla Can Vote Story Time at the Tennessee State Museum

 Sat, 23 Aug at 10:30 am Tennessee State Museum 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

NOVELISTS in Nashville

 Mon, 13 Oct at 07:30 pm The End

Nashville Smut Presents: Author Katie Night

 Sun, 07 Sep at 05:00 pm East Nashville Books Free

Dallas Moore, Scott Southworth, Daryl Wayne Dasher

 Tue, 09 Sep at 07:30 pm 200 Broadway, Nashville, TN, United States, Tennessee 37201

Louis C.K. | Ryman Auditorium

 Sun, 31 Aug at 07:30 pm Ryman Auditorium

Author event with Dan Brown

 Sat, 13 Sep at 06:30 pm Montgomery Bell Academy USD 50

The Jazzy Gnome Sessions W/ Brian Brown

 Fri, 05 Sep at 07:00 pm 1005 W Kirkland Ave, Nashville, TN, United States, Tennessee 37216

Author event with Elizabeth Gilbert

 Wed, 17 Sep at 06:30 pm Langford Auditorium USD 43

Drew and Ellie Holcombs Neighborly Christmas at Schermerhorn Symphony Center

 Fri, 12 Dec at 07:30 pm Schermerhorn Symphony Center

The Vampires vs Zombies Experience in Nashville

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

The Nashville 24 (5th Annual)

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

Kyle Dunnigan at Zanies Nashville

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

Mary Chapin Carpenter & Brandy Clark | Ryman Auditorium

 Thu, 02 Oct at 07:00 pm Ryman Auditorium

Author event with Mona Awad

 Fri, 26 Sep at 06:30 pm Parnassus Books USD 37

Live @ TR

 Thu, 25 Sep at 05:00 pm Travellers Rest Historic House Museum USD 0 to 269

Author event with R.F. Kuang

 Sun, 31 Aug at 05:00 pm Langford Auditorium USD 43

Beth Stelling at Zanies Nashville

 Wed, 01 Oct at 07:00 pm 2025 8th Ave S, Nashville, TN, United States, Tennessee 37204

POETRY NIGHT! Alcohol-free bar night at Gramp's Garage

 Tue, 19 Aug at 05:00 pm Gramps Garage Free

Alex G | Ryman Auditorium

 Sat, 04 Oct at 08:00 pm Ryman Auditorium

Author event with Lily King

 Wed, 08 Oct at 06:30 pm Parnassus Books USD 35

TN Writers | TN Stories: "From the Fiery Furnace to the Promise Land"

 Sat, 13 Sep at 10:30 am Tennessee State Museum Free

Becoming a Collector, Curator, and Archivist

 Thu, 11 Sep at 12:00 pm Tennessee State Museum USD 0 to 14

Odie’s Nashville / Full Band

Tue, 26 Aug at 06:00 pm Odie's

Led Varela (Comedia en Español) at Zanies Nashville

 Thu, 04 Sep at 07:00 pm 2025 8th Ave S, Nashville, TN, United States, Tennessee 37204

James McCann at Zanies Nashville

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

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

Parthenon Symposium: Women Athletes and Tennessee Trailblazers

 Tue, 19 Aug at 06:00 pm The Parthenon Free

Author event with Sally Mann

 Thu, 11 Sep at 06:30 pm Frist Art Museum USD 43

Cowboy Casual Release Party with Sugar and Spice Book Co

 Tue, 07 Oct at 06:30 pm Urban Cowboy Bar USD 55 to 82

Author event with Jen Hatmaker

 Thu, 25 Sep at 07:00 pm University School of Nashville USD 37

Edgar Allan Poe Speakeasy: Chapter Two - Nashville, TN

 Thu, 09 Oct Emerson Hall USD 60 to 71

Trevor Wallace | Ryman Auditorium

 Thu, 08 Jan at 07:30 pm Ryman Auditorium

Author event with John T. Edge

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

Novelists at The End

 Mon, 13 Oct at 07:30 pm 2219 Elliston Pl Nashville TN 37203

Dustin Nickerson at Zanies Nashville

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

Achilles Nashville Hope and Possibility® Race 2025

 Sat, 06 Sep at 06:00 am Richland Creek Greenway

The Language of Loss - Putting Grief into Words

 Tue, 19 Aug at 11:00 am The Center for Hope & Healing @ Woodmont Christian Church USD 25

From Drained to Driven: A Practical Energy Reboot for High-Achieving Women

 Thu, 11 Sep at 11:00 am Collective615 Free

DOGTOBER Writers Round featuring Jamie O'Neal & Friends with Emcees Joe Breezy & Danielle Breezy

 Wed, 01 Oct at 07:30 pm 3rd & Lindsley Nashville

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

Narrative Psychology: The Power of Stories in Conflict

 Fri, 03 Oct at 09:00 am Spark: Lipscomb's Idea Center USD 55 to 273

Author event with Clea Shearer

 Tue, 30 Sep at 06:30 pm Parnassus Books USD 35

Writer Your Path Writer's Workshop

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

Southern Festival of Books

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

Cowboy Casual Release Party with Holly Renee!

 Tue, 07 Oct at 06:30 pm Urban Cowboy Bar

Novelists

 Sun, 12 Oct at 06:00 pm The End Nashville

Ernest | Ryman Auditorium

 Tue, 04 Nov at 07:30 pm Ryman Auditorium

Reese Witherspoon & Harlan Coben

 Tue, 28 Oct at 06:00 pm Schermerhorn Symphony Center

Author event with Kate Baer

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

11th Annual Conference - Redefining the Art of Writing

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

Larkspur Book Club: Bright Dead Things

 Thu, 25 Sep at 11:00 am Larkspur Conservation - Library and Learning Center

Soul Food Poetry Cafe

 Sun, 31 Aug at 12:30 am City Winery - Nashville

Poets and Dreamers - with special guest Laurel Lewis

 Tue, 09 Sep at 04:00 pm Grimey's New & Preloved Music

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

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

Killer Nashville

 Thu, 21 Aug at 08:00 am Nashville Embassy Suites

Chevelle

 Tue, 09 Sep at 07:00 pm The Pinnacle

Author event with Samin Nosrat

 Mon, 29 Sep at 06:30 pm Montgomery Bell Academy USD 56

VERSE THERAPY POETRY OPEN MIC NIGHT: Words Unleashed

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

Chevelle with Asking Alexandria and Dead Poet Society

 Wed, 10 Sep at 12:00 am The Pinnacle - Nashville

The Carnegie Writers' Group of Nashville

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

Spoken Word

 Fri, 20 Oct at 07:00 pm Twin Kegs II 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

Write Your Book This Year

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

Larkspur Book Club: How to Love a Forest

 Thu, 21 Aug 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