Literary-art Events in San Francisco

Check out happening literary-art events all around San Francisco, CA

SARAH SILVERMAN – IN CONVERSATION

 Thu, 19 Mar at 07:00 pm Jewish Community Center of San Francisco USD 55 to 1,800

Meet Bestselling Author Patrick Radden Keefe with Isaac Chotiner

 Tue, 14 Apr at 07:00 pm United Irish Cultural Center USD 43 to 48

Litquake and City Arts present: Ada Limón with Alexis Madrigal

 Tue, 14 Apr at 07:30 pm Sydney Goldstein Theater

Allan Harris: The Poetry of Jazz

 Fri, 24 Apr at 04:00 pm SFJazz Center - Joe Henderson Lab

GP Dinner #195 | Regenerative Economics w/John Fullerton

 Wed, 18 Mar at 06:00 pm 1025 Tennessee St USD 135 to 162

Jim Collins: What to Make of a Life

 Thu, 09 Apr at 06:00 pm The Commonwealth Club USD 32

Chris Thayer @ Punch Line San Francisco

 Tue, 21 Apr at 07:30 pm Punch Line San Francisco

The Weight of Thread

 Fri, 17 Apr at 08:00 pm Dance Mission Theater

SAN FRANCISCO: Собачье Сердце

 Sat, 28 Mar at 07:00 pm Herbst Theatre

Dining Out For Life Bay Area

 Thu, 16 Apr at 10:00 am San Francisco AIDS Foundation Free

Meet Bestselling Author Colm Toíbín

 Fri, 03 Apr at 07:00 pm United Irish Cultural Center USD 43 to 48

Fagatha Christie's Book Club

 Sat, 18 Apr at 02:00 pm The Stud USD 10

Спектакль "СОБАЧЬЕ СЕРДЦЕ"

 Sat, 28 Mar at 07:00 pm Herbst Theatre

Michelle Shocked + Cintra Wilson - SF

 Tue, 17 Mar at 07:30 pm 988 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco, CA, United States, California 94133

Nowruz

 Sun, 29 Mar at 07:00 pm Red Poppy Art House USD 29 to 45

The Oneness Collective presents "Oneness - The Blossoming"

 Sun, 03 May at 06:00 pm Dance Mission Theater, 24th Street, San Francisco, CA, USA

Ocean Memory

 Wed, 18 Mar at 07:00 pm Cowell Theater USD 0 to 109

Meet Olympic Bronze Medalist Shannon Rowbury!

 Thu, 19 Mar at 07:00 pm BookShop West Portal Free

Chinatown SF Neon Walking Tour 3/21

 Sat, 21 Mar at 06:00 pm Chinatown YMCA—on sidewalk USD 17 to 37

Lowkey Artist Talk - Alonzo King

 Wed, 29 Apr at 06:00 pm Manny's USD 9 to 37

Clarion SF Presents Get-Hype Open-Mic Poetry Showcase

 Fri, 03 Apr at 07:00 pm Clarion Performing Arts Center

Rocketship

 Thu, 09 Apr at 08:00 pm 777 Valencia Street San Francisco CA 94110

Jane Symmes

 Wed, 08 Apr at 08:00 pm 777 Valencia Street San Francisco CA 94110

Born To Lose: The Misfits Who Made Dog Day Afternoon

 Thu, 19 Mar at 07:30 pm 4 Star Theater

Lit Laugh Lyric: Celebrate Women's History Month

 Fri, 20 Mar at 07:30 pm Make-Out Room Free

Meet the Candidates for Governor: Steve Hilton

 Thu, 02 Apr at 06:00 pm Manny's USD 5 to 15

Paradiso 17: Hannah Lillith Assadi with Ingrid Rojas Contreras

 Tue, 24 Mar at 07:00 pm City Lights Booksellers & Publishers Free

Teen Poetry Slam Semi Finals | Youth Speaks

 Fri, 27 Mar at 05:30 pm Koret Auditorium Free

Most Best Open Mic

 Fri, 27 Mar at 05:30 pm 220 Montgomery St USD 0 to 66

Celebrate Francophonie Day in San Francisco Bay Area!

 Fri, 27 Mar at 06:00 pm Legion of Honor USD 23

Dead in the Kitchen with DEADJACENT

 Fri, 03 Apr at 07:00 pm Manny's USD 15 to 31

60+ Passover Seder Gathering

 Mon, 30 Mar at 11:30 am Jewish Community Center of San Francisco USD 0 to 20

Jennifer Doleac: The Science of Second Chances in Criminal Justice

 Tue, 31 Mar at 05:30 pm The Commonwealth Club USD 24

Coretta's King: An Artist's Perspective

 Fri, 03 Apr at 06:00 pm Bayview Opera House Ruth Williams Memorial Theatre Free

Exploring America's Racial Consciousness (In Person)

 Fri, 10 Apr at 05:30 pm California Institute of Integral Studies - Main building USD 11 to 32

Q&A with Congressional Candidate Connie Chan

 Thu, 09 Apr at 07:00 pm BookShop West Portal Free

How They Did It: Revision Across Genres

 Sun, 12 Apr at 03:00 pm Page Street Co-Working USD 25

LLD's 1st NEW WORKS Festival!

 Fri, 10 Apr at 08:00 pm Dance Mission Theater USD 28 to 66

Because the Night (Belongs to Women Writers): Reclamation and Resistance

 Sat, 11 Apr at 09:00 pm Main Library - San Francisco Public Library

Cleo Wade: In a World of Sunrises

 Mon, 13 Apr at 06:00 pm The Commonwealth Club USD 32

Dr. Larry Gerston: Overcoming Trumpism and Saving American Democracy

 Thu, 16 Apr at 06:00 pm The Commonwealth Club USD 27

Robert Moor: In Trees Book Talk at SF Botanical Garden

 Tue, 14 Apr at 07:00 pm San Francisco County Fair Building USD 0 to 33

The Edge of Space-Time: Particles, Poetry & the Cosmic Dream Boogie

 Tue, 21 Apr at 07:00 pm BookShop West Portal Free

Grace Notes: Poetry at Grace Cathedral

 Wed, 22 Apr at 07:00 pm Grace Cathedral Free

Teen Poetry Slam Finals | Youth Speaks

 Fri, 24 Apr at 05:30 pm Brava Theater Free

Independent Bookstore Day Crawl

 Sat, 25 Apr at 10:00 am San Francisco Bay Area Free

The Embodied Nervous System Immersion with Stephanie Lopez

 Tue, 28 Apr at 01:00 pm Hotel Kabuki - JDV by Hyatt USD 365

Dolby Atmos Production Certification (SF & Online)

 Thu, 30 Apr at 10:00 am Women's Audio Mission USD 515 to 618

How to Increase Your Luck, with Stanford’s Tina Seelig

 Wed, 29 Apr at 05:30 pm The Commonwealth Club USD 24

DANIELA GERSON – THE WANDERERS

 Thu, 30 Apr at 07:00 pm Jewish Community Center of San Francisco USD 27 to 49

Simone Stolzoff: How to Not Know

 Thu, 14 May at 06:00 pm The Commonwealth Club USD 27

Plant Propagation with Pam Peirce

 Sat, 30 May at 10:00 am Garden for the Environment USD 27 to 64

CJ LEEDE in conversation with SARAH GAILEY at Books Inc. Opera Plaza

 Mon, 15 Jun at 07:00 pm Books Inc. Opera Plaza USD 35 to 40

Emma Straub

 Fri, 10 Apr at 04:00 pm Sydney Goldstein Theater

SF - 'FILM IN A DAY!' Actors, Writers & Directors Short Film Challenge

 Sat, 12 Sep at 09:00 am SAN FRANCISCO LOCATION- Given to Fully Registered Participants ONLY USD 0 to 322

John O'Connor - A Short, Strange Trip

 Sun, 19 Apr at 02:00 pm Book Passage Ferry Building

BASH- Bay Area & Sacramento Short Film Festival 2026- Part 1- PLUS

 Sat, 30 May at 11:00 am Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture USD 18 to 23

DJ Grampaphone Presents Battle of the Saxes! A Gramophone Concert

 Thu, 26 Mar at 06:00 pm Mechanics' Institute USD 7 to 13

The Weird Variety Show: Fights Fascism - SF

 Sat, 28 Mar at 07:30 pm 988 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco, CA, United States, California 94133

French chanson & jazz: a concert by Mathilde Mauguière on March 19

 Thu, 19 Mar at 06:00 pm Alliance Française de San Francisco USD 18

Meet the Candidates for Governor: Ian Calderon

 Thu, 16 Apr at 06:00 pm Manny's USD 5 to 15

The Complex with authors Karan Mahajan and Rita Bullwinkel

 Wed, 25 Mar at 06:00 pm Mechanics' Institute USD 7 to 18

Understanding Anosognosia: Hidden Barrier in Dementia Care

 Wed, 18 Mar at 01:00 pm Jewish Community Center of San Francisco Free

BASH- Bay Area & Sacramento Short Film Festival 2026- Part 2- PLUS

 Sat, 27 Jun at 11:00 am Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture USD 20 to 26

Young Writers Summer Camp at Mechanics'

 Mon, 22 Jun at 09:30 am Mechanics' Institute USD 482 to 535

LONG DAY'S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT

 Fri, 24 Apr at 07:30 pm Phoenix Theatre USD 30

Bay Faction and NUFFER

 Fri, 10 Apr at 07:00 pm 3160 16th Street, San Francisco, California 94103, United States

Ambreen Butt with Padma Dorje Maitland and Aleesa Pitchamarn Alexander

 Thu, 26 Mar at 06:00 pm Gallery Wendi Norris Free

LitLounge: The Power of Life with author Dr. Jessica Riskin

 Thu, 02 Apr at 06:00 pm Mechanics' Institute USD 0 to 13

From Owner to Operator Workshop

 Thu, 02 Apr at 04:00 pm New York Life Insurance USD 11 to 22

Movies at Mechanics' Presents The Maltese Falcon (1941)

 Fri, 20 Mar at 06:00 pm Mechanics' Institute USD 7 to 13

Dance Show: What Makes Us Great Again?

 Sat, 21 Mar at 07:00 pm Creativity Theater

Literary Talk with Author Rachel Khong and Q + A

 Fri, 17 Apr at 06:00 pm 495 Geary St Free

Penetrating Whiteness with Author Ralph Remington

 Thu, 09 Apr at 06:00 pm Mechanics' Institute USD 7 to 18

Dr. Maya Kornberg: Stuck—How Money/Media/Violence Stop Change in Congress

 Thu, 26 Mar at 05:30 pm The Commonwealth Club USD 24

Jim Page in Concert

 Fri, 10 Apr at 08:00 pm United Irish Cultural Center USD 23

DVAN Reading Series | Storytellers & Activists

 Thu, 26 Mar at 06:00 pm The Ruby Free

3/19 - I'll Bring the Apps On Tour - San Francisco, CA

 Thu, 19 Mar at 06:00 pm 689 Florida St USD 28 to 55

Terra ad Caelum: Songs of Land & Sky (SF)

 Sat, 09 May at 03:00 pm Noe Valley Ministry

Facing Life's Last Chapters with Love and Light

 Mon, 23 Mar at 12:00 pm Mechanics' Institute USD 0 to 13

Spices & Stories: April 2026

 Sat, 11 Apr at 01:00 pm New Delhi Restaurant & Bar USD 55 to 429

An Evening with Geshe Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche

 Thu, 23 Apr at 06:00 pm California Institute of Integral Studies - Main building USD 11 to 32

Face-to-Face with the Filmmaker presents HOMETOWN HOMELESS by Maleah Welsh

 Tue, 31 Mar at 06:30 pm Bernal Heights Branch Library Free

Climate Action Youth Summit: Authors Corner

 Fri, 24 Apr at 10:00 am Yerba Buena Center for the Arts

Liz Tran: AQ—A New Kind of Intelligence

 Thu, 30 Apr at 06:00 pm The Commonwealth Club USD 27

Movies at Mechanics' Presents Sabrina (1954)

 Fri, 01 May at 06:00 pm Mechanics' Institute USD 7 to 13

Charlotte Brooks Book Talk: The Moys of New York and Shanghai

 Sat, 06 Jun at 11:00 am Chinese Historical Society of America Museum USD 15 to 35

Sapphic Romantasy with C.L. Clark & Be Steadwell

 Thu, 14 May at 06:30 pm Main Library - San Francisco Public Library Free

LWHS Head, Heart, Hands EIB Conference Series—Heart Track

 Thu, 19 Mar at 05:30 pm Lick Wilmerding High School Free

LOCAL COLOR Book Party

 Sun, 22 Mar at 02:00 pm San Francisco Main Library, Latine Room, downstairs Free

Movies at Mechanics' Presents On Golden Pond (1981)

 Fri, 15 May at 06:00 pm Mechanics' Institute USD 7 to 13

ISQED'26 Author Registration

 Wed, 08 Apr at 08:30 am Seven Hills Conference Center USD 0 to 685

Of Senses & Spirit — Spring Renewal

 Sun, 29 Mar at 01:00 pm The Castro Room USD 34 to 50

Al Olender with Ahna Ell

 Mon, 30 Mar at 08:00 pm Cafe Du Nord USD 27

Meet Local Author Claire Bobrow

 Thu, 02 Apr at 07:00 pm BookShop West Portal Free

Movies at Mechanics' Presents Clueless (1995)

 Fri, 03 Apr at 06:00 pm Mechanics' Institute USD 7 to 13

Movies at Mechanics' Presents West Side Story (1957)

 Fri, 10 Apr at 06:00 pm Mechanics' Institute USD 7 to 13

Shakespeare Intensive with Brian Lohmann

 Sat, 23 May at 10:00 am BATS Bayfront Theatre

Mar 17 Tango Poetry Project night at El Valenciano - Lecture & DJ with projection

 Tue, 17 Mar at 07:30 pm El Valenciano Restaurant & Bar

Birds of the Bay Area with Dick Evans and Hannah Hindley

 Thu, 23 Apr at 06:00 pm Mechanics' Institute USD 7 to 18