Literary-art Events in Nashville

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

Author event with Dan Brown

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

D.L. Hughley at Zanies Nashville

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

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

Chevelle, Asking Alexandria, Dead Poet Society in Nashville

 Tue, 09 Sep at 07:00 pm The Pinnacle

Nashville Songwriter's Showcase

 Fri, 05 Sep at 07:00 pm 2613 West End Avenue, Nashville, TN, United States, Tennessee 37203

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 Tess Holliday

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

Nashville Tarot Society for September 7th

 Sun, 07 Sep at 06:30 pm 223 Donelson Pike, Nashville, TN, United States, Tennessee 37214

The Nashville 24 (5th Annual)

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

Dustin Nickerson

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

Ever Since New York | Book Release Party!

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

Alex G | Ryman Auditorium

 Sat, 04 Oct at 08:00 pm Ryman Auditorium

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

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

An Evening with Alicia Witt

 Thu, 04 Sep at 07:00 pm Analog at Hutton Hotel USD 25 to 60

kissing other ppl

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

David Lucas at Zanies Nashville

 Fri, 17 Oct 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

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

Nashville Smut Presents: Author Katie Night

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

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

 Sat, 13 Sep at 03:45 pm Shelby Bottoms Nature Center & Greenway USD 35

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

Nashville ALT-MERICANA Songwriters Showcase

 Fri, 12 Sep at 07:00 pm The Lipstick Lounge USD 18

Dallas Moore, Scott Southworth, Daryl Wayne Dasher

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

Dustin Nickerson at Zanies Nashville

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

The Vampires vs Zombies Experience in Nashville

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

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

 Thu, 11 Sep at 11:00 am Collective615 Free

NOVELISTS in Nashville

 Mon, 13 Oct at 07:30 pm The End

John Fogerty | Ryman Auditorium

 Mon, 03 Nov at 07:30 pm Ryman Auditorium

Novelists

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

ZACH WYCUFF at the Nashville Comedy Loft!

 Fri, 26 Sep at 07:30 pm Nashville Comedy Loft

Kyle Dunnigan at Zanies Nashville

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

Author event with Lily King

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

Chief's Outsiders Round w/ Skyelor Anderson, Ben Kadlecek, & Kadlecek

 Tue, 16 Sep at 07:00 pm 200 Broadway, Nashville, TN, United States, Tennessee 37201

Beth Stelling at Zanies Nashville

 Wed, 01 Oct 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

Drew and Ellie Holcombs Neighborly Christmas at Schermerhorn Symphony Center

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

Narrative Psychology: The Power of Stories in Conflict

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

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

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

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

Southern Festival of Books

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

Author event with Mona Awad

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

Author event with Stephanie Garber

 Fri, 10 Oct at 07:30 pm Harpeth Hall School USD 37

James McCann at Zanies Nashville

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

Author event with Sally Mann

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

Will Kimbrough @ HomeGrown Kitchen & Taproom

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

John Delony at Zanies Nashville

 Wed, 03 Sep at 07:00 pm 2025 8th Ave S, Nashville, TN, United States, Tennessee 37204

Novelists at The End

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

Author event with Elizabeth Gilbert

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

Author event with John T. Edge

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

Author event with Jen Hatmaker

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

Meet "The Endurance Artist"

 Wed, 10 Sep at 06:00 pm Clementine Hall

Achilles Nashville Hope and Possibility® Race 2025

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

Cowboy Casual Release Party with Sugar and Spice Book Co

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

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

Eric Paslay's Song in a Hat w/ Special Guests Emily West, Andy Albert

 Wed, 03 Sep at 07:30 pm 200 Broadway, Nashville, TN, United States, Tennessee 37201

The Hit List Live At Harken Hall Presented By Black Sheep Tequila

 Wed, 17 Sep at 07:00 pm Harken Hall

Becoming a Collector, Curator, and Archivist

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

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

Live @ TR

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

The Commodore East Nashville Tennessee Nov 3rd

 Mon, 03 Nov at 08:00 pm Commodore Grille

Writer Your Path Writer's Workshop

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

Larkspur Book Club: The Halloween Tree

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

Author event with Clea Shearer

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

Cowboy Casual Release Party with Holly Renee!

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

PEDIGREE Foundation's DOGTOBER Writers Round

 Wed, 01 Oct at 06:00 pm 3rd & Lindsley Bar & Grill

Live2Lead Nashville

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

Reese Witherspoon & Harlan Coben

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

Ernest | Ryman Auditorium

 Tue, 04 Nov at 07:30 pm Ryman Auditorium

Edgar Allan Poe Speakeasy: Chapter Two - Nashville, TN

 Thu, 09 Oct at 06:00 pm Emerson Hall USD 60 to 71

11th Annual Conference - Redefining the Art of Writing

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

Author event with Kate Baer

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

Phil Rosenthal | Ryman Auditorium

 Wed, 12 Nov at 07:30 pm Ryman Auditorium

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

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

Larkspur Book Club: Bright Dead Things

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

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

Book Talk: Peter Guralnick on The Colonel and the King

 Fri, 12 Sep at 10:30 am 222 Rep John Lewis Way S, Nashville, TN, United States, Tennessee 37203

Chevelle

 Tue, 09 Sep at 07:00 pm The Pinnacle

Second Sundays at Betty’s

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

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

A Date Night Adventure! - The Capital of Culture

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