Literary-art Events in San Francisco
Check out happening literary-art events all around San Francisco, CA
Richard H. Thaler & Alex O. Imas in conversation with Michael Lewis
Fri, 21 Nov at 07:30 pm
275 Hayes St, San Francisco, CA, United States, California 94102
Global AI Job Fair | San Francisco
Wed, 10 Dec at 03:00 pm
San Francisco
Free
Hot Off the Page: Menopause Stories Live!
Fri, 14 Nov at 06:30 pm
Page street writers
Free
The Brvtalist presented by ClubSoda & Public Works
Sat, 29 Nov at 10:00 pm
Public Works
"Making History Fun Again" Speaker Series at The Clift
Fri, 14 Nov at 06:00 pm
The Clift Royal Sonesta Hotel
Free
CNN's Abby Phillip: Jesse Jackson and the Fight for Black Political Power
Fri, 14 Nov at 12:00 pm
The Commonwealth Club
USD 27
Novela's Ugly Sweater Party
Sat, 13 Dec at 08:00 pm
Novela
Free
(SOLDOUT) - Raina Telgemeier – Facing Feelings
Tue, 18 Nov at 06:30 pm
3200 California St, San Francisco, CA, United States, California 94118
Félicia Atkinson + Jon Porras
Sun, 16 Nov at 07:00 pm
2948 16th Street, San Francisco, California 94103, United States
SDN Conference Redux REDO!
Fri, 05 Dec at 05:00 pm
Frontier Tower | Berlinhouse
Free
Open Mic - Live at Music City Starfactory | Free Entry!
Thu, 20 Nov at 07:00 pm
Music City Starfactory (formerly Music City San Francisco)
Free
BASH- Bay Area & Sacramento Short Film Festival 2025- Part 1- PLUS
Sat, 22 Nov at 11:00 am
Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture
USD 20 to 23
ZYZZYVA /Litquake Holiday Party
Wed, 03 Dec at 08:00 pm
518 Valencia St
USD 23 to 29
Stories that Matter
Thu, 20 Nov at 06:00 pm
Goethe-Institut San Francisco
Free
Artist As First Responder End of Year Wine Down
Fri, 12 Dec at 05:00 pm
1275 Minnesota St
Free
Healing Through Self Expression: Holiday Party
Sat, 22 Nov at 12:00 pm
465 S Van Ness Ave
Free
PhotoWalk/PhotoSlam with Dave Herring
Sat, 15 Nov at 01:00 pm
Leica Store San Francisco
Free
Most Best Open Mic - Black Friday Edition
Fri, 28 Nov at 05:30 pm
220 Montgomery St
USD 0 to 66
Open Mic - Live at Music City Starfactory | Free Entry!
Thu, 04 Dec at 07:00 pm
Music City Starfactory (formerly Music City San Francisco)
Free
Open Mic - Live at Music City Starfactory | Free Entry!
Thu, 11 Dec at 07:00 pm
Music City Starfactory (formerly Music City San Francisco)
Free
BASH- Bay Area & Sacramento Short Film Festival 2025- Part 2- PLUS
Sat, 13 Dec at 11:00 am
Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture
USD 20 to 29
Merry Mercado: Volunteer Celebration
Sat, 13 Dec at 12:00 pm
826 Valencia Pirate Supply Store
Free
Visiting Writers Series: Alexis Madrigal at the Prelinger Library
Sun, 16 Nov at 02:30 pm
Prelinger Library
Free
Stuart Schuffman (aka Broke-Ass Stuart) Author Talk
Sat, 15 Nov at 05:30 pm
826 Valencia St
Free
Friends of Dorothy Read Friends of Dorothy book club
Sun, 16 Nov at 03:30 pm
Eureka Valley/Harvey Milk Memorial Branch Library
Free
November Sunset Ocean Dance at Ocean Beach
Sun, 23 Nov at 04:00 pm
Ocean Beach
USD 34
Tales from the City: a special book night with Joshua Amirthasingh
Thu, 04 Dec at 06:00 pm
Leica Store San Francisco
Free
"Laugh Den" Comedy Showcase @ Lion's Den
Wed, 19 Nov at 07:30 pm
Lion's Den Lounge and Bar
USD 13 to 18
Holding HOPE: World AIDS Day Poetry Book Launch
Mon, 01 Dec at 06:00 pm
Strut
Free
'The Caring Company' Exclusive Book Launch & Conversation
Thu, 04 Dec at 05:30 pm
50 California St
Free
Jakob Sørensen - Live at Music City Starfactory | Rock, singer/songwriter
Sat, 13 Dec at 10:00 pm
Music City Starfactory (formerly Music City San Francisco)
USD 10 to 15
MEG DONOHUE at Books Inc. in the Marina
Fri, 05 Dec at 07:00 pm
Books Inc.
Free
The Poets Booth: A night of no filter
Sat, 22 Nov at 06:30 pm
Saluhall SF
USD 34
Joe Iconis LIVE!
Sat, 24 Jan at 08:00 pm
Feinstein's at the Nikko
USD 45
Black Film as Protest: Shantré Pinkney
Fri, 14 Nov at 06:00 pm
465 South Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, CA, USA
ChauntiAna Thomas - Live at Music City Starfactory | R&B, Neo- Soul, Jazz
Sat, 06 Dec at 04:45 pm
Music City Starfactory (formerly Music City San Francisco)
USD 10 to 15
Paranda Party: Nirbhau Nirvair
Sat, 15 Nov at 04:00 pm
Queer Arts Featured
USD 23 to 66
Castro Wine Walk Holiday Edition
Thu, 18 Dec at 06:00 pm
The Academy SF
USD 40 to 70
The Clift Royal Sonesta Hotel New Speaker Series: Making History Fun Again
Fri, 14 Nov at 05:00 pm
Redwood Room by The Clift
Free
A Guadalupe Feast for Art Lovers with James Matthew Wilson
Mon, 15 Dec at 06:00 pm
4350 Geary Blvd
Free
"Maxxie LaWow" Animated Film Screening Event + Drag Show!
Sun, 23 Nov at 07:00 pm
OASIS
USD 24
Persian Poetry in Translation and Exile
Thu, 20 Nov at 06:30 pm
836M
Free
BARRIO CHINO POP-UP
Wed, 26 Nov at 05:30 pm
Cigar Bar & Grill
Community Climate Café
Sun, 16 Nov at 06:30 pm
San Francisco Dharma Collective
USD 0 to 34
Sentences vs. Paragraphs—Which is Better?
Tue, 02 Dec at 06:30 pm
The Firehouse at Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture
USD 13
Healing Through Self Expression: Co-Working & Screening
Sat, 15 Nov at 12:00 pm
465 S Van Ness Ave
Free
An Afternoon with Sibylline Press
Sun, 07 Dec at 03:00 pm
297 Page St
USD 35
Pen 2 Power Showcase
Fri, 05 Dec at 05:00 pm
San Francisco Public Library (Koret Auditorium)
Free
Holy Fire San Francisco
Fri, 28 Nov at 06:00 pm
1690 21st Ave
USD 100
Couch Sessions spoken poetry & live music open mic concert
Thu, 20 Nov at 06:30 pm
One Market Plaza
Free
Karl Ove Knausgaard: The School of Night with Rachel Kushner
Sat, 17 Jan at 06:00 pm
Calvary Presbyterian Church
USD 14 to 43
November Sunset Ocean Dance at Ocean Beach
Sun, 16 Nov at 05:30 pm
Ocean Beach
USD 34
Verse in Fog: A Poetic Celebration of San Francisco
Sat, 13 Dec at 06:30 pm
Decentered Arts Studio
USD 13 to 23
Chinatown SF Neon Walking Tour 11/22
Sat, 22 Nov at 04:00 pm
Chinatown YMCA—on sidewalk
USD 17 to 37
Kim Shuck’s Poem Jam Celebrates Janice Gould
Sun, 16 Nov at 01:00 pm
Main Library - San Francisco Public Library
Free
Alice Donut / Steel Pole Bath Tub
Sat, 14 Feb at 08:30 pm
859 O'Farrell St. San Francisco CA 94109
The Queen of Swords: Jazmina Barrera and Megan McDowell on Elena Garro
Wed, 19 Nov at 07:00 pm
Medicine for Nightmares
Free
"BROKEN VESSELS" Book Launch, by Teddy N. Bujjingo.
Sat, 06 Dec at 02:00 pm
Word of Salvation Ministries Church , Kampala
Free
Very Marian Advent Prayer Service: Lessons and Carols with Abp. Cordileone
Sun, 14 Dec at 04:00 pm
Star of the Sea Church
Free
Disciples of the Pear Garden: Cantonese Opera in 19th-Century California
Sun, 07 Dec at 02:00 pm
Chinese Historical Society of America Museum
USD 15 to 28
A Conversation with Cameron Crowe at Orpheum Theatre - San Francisco
Sun, 23 Nov at 07:00 pm
Orpheum Theatre - San Francisco
Gathering Light: ️Tending the Inner Flame hosted by Frida People Collective
Fri, 21 Nov at 07:00 pm
220 Montgomery St
USD 0 to 66
Autonomy vs. Autocracy with Patrick Wolff and Steve Wasserman
Thu, 20 Nov at 06:00 pm
Mechanics' Institute
USD 7 to 18
Katabatik Night at Recombinant Network Editions 2025
Sat, 06 Dec at 08:00 am
Gray Area
Baldoria Italian Vermouth
Wed, 19 Nov at 05:00 pm
Flatiron Wines & Spirits
USD 18
Walking Tour - The Coit Tower Murals
Sun, 16 Nov at 10:00 am
Coit Tower
USD 23
Performance: Kim Shuck's Poem Jam: Endangered, Extirpated, Extinct
Thu, 11 Dec at 06:00 pm
Main Library - San Francisco Public Library
Free
Friends of Dorothy Read Friends of Dorothy book club
Sun, 18 Jan at 03:30 pm
Eureka Valley/Harvey Milk Memorial Branch Library
Free
On Indigenous Seedkeeping and Food Sovereignty (In-Person)
Wed, 19 Nov at 06:00 pm
California Institute of Integral Studies - Main building
USD 11 to 32
Profitability Boost Series: For Existing Storefronts and Restaurants
Mon, 08 Dec at 01:00 pm
4400 Mission St
Free
Write Together - December
Sat, 06 Dec at 10:30 am
297 Page St
Free
Lowkey Artist Talk with Author Daniel Handler
Sun, 16 Nov at 04:00 pm
Manny's
USD 9 to 19
Open Mic
Sun, 16 Nov at 04:00 pm
Clarion Performing Arts Center
USD 0 to 7
Emmanuel Acho at Congregation Emanu-El San Francisco
Thu, 04 Dec at 06:30 pm
Congregation Emanu-El
USD 21 to 40
Genre Smoosh book club
Sun, 23 Nov at 03:30 pm
Eureka Valley/Harvey Milk Memorial Branch Library
Free
How I Met My Agent
Sun, 11 Jan at 03:00 pm
297 Page St
USD 25
An Evening with Jamil Zaki
Wed, 03 Dec at 05:30 pm
Millennium School
Free
‘2000 Meters to Andriivka’: Screening with Director Mstyslav Chernov
Tue, 02 Dec at 06:00 pm
The Commonwealth Club
USD 24
New Standalone Mystery from Cara Black & A Conversation with Rhys Bowen!
Tue, 02 Dec at 07:00 pm
BookShop West Portal
Free
Alex Vindman on Values, Realism, and U.S. National Security
Fri, 05 Dec at 12:00 pm
The Commonwealth Club
USD 27
A Fireside Chat with Ken Wilcox and Karl Ulrich: Lessons from Leading and L
Thu, 20 Nov at 05:30 pm
Metropolitan Club
USD 39
2026 Burns Supper
Sat, 31 Jan at 06:00 pm
St. Francis Yacht Club
USD 80
Present to Medtech/BioTech/Deeptech/AI CVC's/VC's/ANGELS @SF Permit Center
Wed, 14 Jan at 12:30 pm
City and County of San Francisco Permit Center
USD 0 to 5,334
What's Your Process?
Sun, 16 Nov at 03:00 pm
297 Page St
USD 25
Save and Destroy: Preserving S.F.'s Skateboarding Legacy at the Embarcadero
Wed, 19 Nov at 06:00 pm
Manny's
USD 12 to 25
Collections Tour: Intro to the Archive
Fri, 13 Feb at 01:30 pm
Letterform Archive
USD 13 to 34
Collections Tour: Intro to the Archive
Fri, 13 Mar at 01:30 pm
Letterform Archive
USD 13 to 34
Genre Smoosh book club
Sun, 26 Apr at 03:30 pm
Eureka Valley/Harvey Milk Memorial Branch Library
Free
Genre Smoosh book club
Sun, 22 Mar at 03:30 pm
Eureka Valley/Harvey Milk Memorial Branch Library
Free
Genre Smoosh book club
Sun, 22 Feb at 03:30 pm
Eureka Valley/Harvey Milk Memorial Branch Library
Free
Rewriting Silicon Valley’s (Ethical) Code with Author Jim Fruchterman
Mon, 17 Nov at 06:00 pm
Manny's
USD 12 to 25
Friends of Dorothy Read Friends of Dorothy
Sun, 15 Feb at 03:30 pm
Eureka Valley/Harvey Milk Memorial Branch Library
Free
Dancegiving Ocean Dance at Ocean Beach
Thu, 27 Nov at 10:00 am
Ocean Beach
USD 34
An Evening of Words & Music with Roxy Music’s Phil Manzanera
Thu, 19 Feb at 08:00 pm
859 O'Farrell St. San Francisco CA 94109
ZYZZYVA Movie Night with Ingrid Rojas Contreras and Daniel Handler
Wed, 03 Dec at 06:00 pm
Roxie Theater
Queer Bedtime Stories
Thu, 01 Jun at 07:30 pm
Queer Arts Featured
USD 0 to 18
Conceptos básicos de Finanzas para Tiendas Minoristas y Restaurantes
Mon, 17 Nov at 01:00 pm
4400 Mission St
Free
Truth and Consequences with editors Michael Ellsberg and Jan R. Thomas
Thu, 05 Mar at 06:00 pm
Mechanics' Institute
USD 7 to 18
The Wayfinder with Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author Adam Johnson
Thu, 08 Jan at 06:00 pm
Mechanics' Institute
USD 13 to 23
Collections Tour: Intro to the Archive
Fri, 09 Jan at 01:30 pm
Letterform Archive
USD 13 to 34
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