Literary-art Events in Raleigh

Check out happening literary-art events all around Raleigh, NC

25th Annual African American Cultural Celebration

 Sat, 31 Jan at 10:30 am North Carolina Museum Of Art

Carolina CryptidCon Tour 2026 - Eventeny

 Fri, 24 Jul at 11:00 am 4285 Trinity Road, Raleigh, NC 27607

City of Oaks Comicbook Odyssey (COCO)

 Fri, 20 Feb at 03:00 pm Sheraton Raleigh Hotel USD 19 to 111

Maria Semple | Go Gentle

 Tue, 21 Apr at 06:30 pm Quail Ridge Books USD 35

Sadeqa Johnson | Keeper of Lost Children

 Tue, 17 Feb at 06:30 pm Quail Ridge Books USD 0 to 35

Artist Talk with Jason Craighead

 Sat, 31 Jan at 04:00 pm Artspace Free

Little Native Poetry II

 Sat, 31 Jan at 06:00 pm Little Native Coffee Co. USD 10

Making Music at the North Carolina Museum of Art

 Fri, 30 Jan at 02:00 pm North Carolina Museum of Art Free

TNTNC26 Author Event & Book Signing

 Fri, 27 Mar at 05:00 pm 3920 Arrow Dr USD 20 to 157

Margaret Renkl and Billy Renkl | The Weedy Garden (STORYTIME)

 Sat, 21 Feb at 10:30 am Quail Ridge Books Free

Mark Greaney | The Hard Line

 Wed, 25 Feb at 06:30 pm Quail Ridge Books USD 0 to 36

Spring Council | Southern Roots

 Wed, 18 Feb at 06:30 pm Quail Ridge Books USD 0 to 35

Elle Cosimano | Finlay Donovan Crosses the Line

 Wed, 25 Mar at 06:30 pm Quail Ridge Books USD 33

Shanora Williams | Mayhem and the Mortal

 Tue, 24 Mar at 06:30 pm Quail Ridge Books USD 38

Paper Hearts: A Bookish Market

 Sat, 14 Feb at 12:00 pm Tap Yard Raleigh Free

Drafthouse Movie Book Club

 Sat, 21 Feb at 02:30 pm Video Vortex - Raleigh Free

Padgett Gerler at Wonderland!

 Fri, 30 Jan at 10:15 am Quail Ridge Books

Sally Hepworth | Mad Mabel

 Wed, 29 Apr at 06:30 pm Quail Ridge Books USD 34

Open Mic Night

 Fri, 30 Jan at 07:00 pm Black Farmers Hub Free

Diamond Forde | The Book of Alice

 Wed, 28 Jan at 06:30 pm Quail Ridge Books USD 0 to 22

The Raleigh Shakespeare Festival

 Sat, 21 Mar at 12:00 pm Stewart Theatre Free

Raleigh Book Fair

 Sat, 28 Feb at 12:00 pm Raleigh Iron Works

American Revolution Lecture Series: Rick Atkinson

 Thu, 19 Feb at 07:00 pm North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources USD 13 to 18

Author’s Coffee Café

 Sat, 28 Feb at 10:00 am 3634 Capital Blvd USD 0 to 109

Ebony Lynn Mudd Author Visit

 Sat, 31 Jan at 11:30 am Liberation Station Bookstore Free

POETIC HIGH open mic Love Affair

 Fri, 13 Feb at 10:00 pm Terminal 8 - Bar & Lounge USD 10 to 130

Author Conversation with Amy Rossi, The Cover Girl

 Mon, 09 Mar at 06:30 pm D. H. Hill Jr. Library, Fishbowl Forum Free

STEPHEN KING TRIVIA!

 Sat, 31 Jan at 12:30 pm Pourworks, 900 East Six Forks Road #120, Raleigh, NC, USA Free

The Lover And The Sword 5: The "Love" Themed Poetic Showdown and Open Mic

 Sat, 14 Feb at 06:30 pm 415 Hillsborough St suite 101 USD 0 to 15

Release Day Event for This Safe Darkness by Alexis Maragold

 Tue, 17 Feb at 07:00 pm 207 S West St USD 25 to 40

Read Smart Author Event - The Legend of Wyatt Outlaw

 Wed, 15 Apr at 06:30 pm Oberlin Regional Library Free

Author & Punisher / King Yosef / Black Magnet

 Thu, 05 Mar at 07:00 pm 658 Maywood Ave, Raleigh, NC, United States, North Carolina 27603

Eleanor Spicer Rice | After the Rain (STORYTIME)

 Mon, 09 Mar at 10:30 am Quail Ridge Books Free

Rick Tulsky | Injustice Town

 Wed, 11 Mar at 06:30 pm Quail Ridge Books USD 0 to 35

Wine & Equine 🍷🐴

 Wed, 28 Jan at 06:00 pm M & M Tack Shop

Dec/Jan Book Club

 Wed, 28 Jan at 07:00 pm So & So Books

Forest Rising Live @Salty Turtle Beer Raleigh

 Sat, 31 Jan at 06:00 pm 13100 Falls of Neuse Rd Suite 130, Raleigh, NC, United States, North Carolina 27614

Book Club Bash: Romance Edition!

 Wed, 11 Feb at 06:30 pm Quail Ridge Books USD 12

Bloomed & Wilted The Book Release Party!

 Tue, 10 Feb at 06:00 pm The Royal Banquet USD 23 to 45

Hannah Thurman | Mercy Hill

 Wed, 20 May at 06:30 pm Quail Ridge Books USD 0 to 34

Transitions LifeCare Presents: Nnenna Freelon Book Reading and Signing

 Wed, 28 Jan at 06:30 pm Transitions LifeCare (auditorium) Free

Kimberly Wilson | Where There's a Whale There's a Way (STORYTIME)

 Sat, 28 Mar at 10:30 am Quail Ridge Books Free

Lit for the Culture

 Sun, 29 Mar at 02:00 pm Fresh Collective NC Free

Cathy Goldberg Fishman | A Walk in the Forest (STORYTIME)

 Sat, 18 Apr at 10:30 am Quail Ridge Books Free

Olivia Muenter | Little One

 Tue, 10 Feb at 06:30 pm Quail Ridge Books USD 0 to 34

Ryan Cahill in conversation with Christopher Ruocchio

 Tue, 10 Mar at 06:30 pm Quail Ridge Books USD 0 to 35

H.F. Day Book Signing | Folk & Fable Co. (Raleigh, NC)

 Sat, 21 Mar at 02:00 pm 7444 Creedmoor Rd, Raleigh, NC 27613-1663, United States

Sarah Glenn Marsh | Our Rogue Fates

 Wed, 13 May at 06:30 pm Quail Ridge Books USD 0 to 35

Bart D. Ehrman | Love Thy Stranger

 Wed, 01 Apr at 06:30 pm Quail Ridge Books USD 0 to 35

Gavin Larsen | Infinite Steps

 Tue, 17 Mar at 06:30 pm Quail Ridge Books USD 0 to 40

Shannon Stocker | The Roach King of Raleigh

 Wed, 18 Mar at 06:30 pm Quail Ridge Books USD 0 to 22

Book Reading: Southern News, Southern Politics, by Rob Christenson

 Mon, 16 Feb at 07:00 pm Mordecai Historic Park Classroom in the Visitors Center USD 0 to 13

MyndWorks / Become an Efficient Product Owner

 Sat, 04 Jun at 07:00 pm Raleigh USD 78

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

 Thu, 30 Oct at 08:00 pm Raleigh Free

Afternoon Open Mic Poetry at Five Points Center for Active Adults, ages 18+

 Wed, 07 Aug at 03:00 pm Five Points Center for Active Adults Free