Literary-art Events in San Francisco

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

New Year's Eve with FANTASTIC NEGRITO

 Wed, 31 Dec at 08:30 pm 777 Valencia Street San Francisco CA 94110

Karl Ove Knausgaard: The School of Night with Rachel Kushner

 Sat, 17 Jan at 06:00 pm Calvary Presbyterian Church USD 14 to 43

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

Cold Cave

 Sun, 15 Feb at 08:00 pm 777 Valencia Street San Francisco CA 94110

Mania - The ABBA Tribute

 Thu, 29 Jan Palace Of Fine Arts USD 100 to 178

Welcome To Night Vale

 Wed, 21 Jan at 04:00 pm Palace Of Fine Arts

The Count of Monte Cristo - NYE 2026 Celebration @ Novela

 Wed, 31 Dec at 08:00 pm Novela USD 0 to 2,670

Mortified’s 20 Year Anniversary: Featuring the reunion of The Freeze! (L...

 Sat, 17 Jan at 09:00 pm Swedish American Hall

Alice Donut / Steel Pole Bath Tub

 Sat, 14 Feb at 08:30 pm 859 O'Farrell St. San Francisco CA 94109

A Streetcar Named Desire - San Francisco

 Sat, 24 Jan Toni Rembe Theater

2026 Burns Supper

 Sat, 31 Jan at 06:00 pm St. Francis Yacht Club USD 80

The Wayfinder with Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author Adam Johnson

 Thu, 08 Jan at 06:00 pm Mechanics' Institute USD 13 to 23

Joe Iconis LIVE!

 Sat, 24 Jan at 08:00 pm Feinstein's at the Nikko USD 45

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

Is Social Media Dismantling Democracy?

 Thu, 22 Jan at 06:00 pm Mechanics' Institute USD 7 to 18

Chris Duffy at the Magic Patio: A Magical Book Launch

 Sun, 11 Jan at 04:00 pm The Magic Patio USD 55

Present to Lifesciences CVC's/VC's/angels during JP Morgan @ OMM Law

 Mon, 12 Jan at 01:00 pm O'Melveny & Myers LLP USD 0 to 5,337

"Wood Wide Web" w/ Mycologist Christian Schwarz + Tacos By Chef Chad Hyatt

 Tue, 13 Jan at 05:30 pm Sports Basement Bryant Street USD 0 to 39

Evelyn in Transit with bestselling author David Guterson

 Sat, 07 Feb at 10:30 am Mechanics' Institute USD 7 to 18

Breaking Bad Badfinger: A Legacy Revival Led by Bob Evans aka Tony King

 Fri, 23 Jan at 06:30 pm Biscuits & Blues USD 44 to 76

San Francisco Youth Poet Laureate Showcase

 Fri, 23 Jan at 06:00 pm Main Library - San Francisco Public Library Free

Black History Month Student Showcase

 Thu, 26 Feb at 05:00 pm Museum of the African Diaspora Free

Chinatown SF Neon Walking Tour 2/7

 Sat, 07 Feb at 04:45 pm Chinatown YMCA—on sidewalk USD 17 to 37

How I Met My Agent

 Sun, 11 Jan at 03:00 pm 297 Page St USD 25

Don't Think About Dinner with Jenn Lueke

 Sun, 25 Jan at 04:00 pm Manny's USD 55

Behind the Scenes of the Crossword Puzzle's Past, Present, and Future

 Thu, 22 Jan at 07:00 pm BookShop West Portal Free

JACOB ANTHONY ROSE at Books Inc. Opera Plaza

 Sat, 10 Jan at 03:00 pm Books Inc. Free

The Race for Governor 2026: Steve Hilton

 Tue, 20 Jan at 12:00 pm The Commonwealth Club USD 27

Behind the Scenes of the Crossword Puzzle's Past, Present, and Future with Natan Last

 Thu, 15 Jan at 07:00 pm BookShop West Portal

An Irish Film Night with Producer Paddy O’Leary

 Sat, 17 Jan at 07:00 pm United Irish Cultural Center Free

The Artist's Way Workshop

 Tue, 13 Jan at 06:00 pm Mechanics' Institute USD 429 to 482

War, Race, and Culture: Book Talk with Gordon Chang

 Sat, 07 Feb at 11:00 am Chinese Historical Society of America Museum USD 15 to 51

Third Annual Love Songs for the Soul Series

 Sat, 14 Feb at 07:30 pm 1450 Franklin St USD 32

Ecologies in Motion

 Mon, 01 Dec at 05:15 pm Joe Goode Annex Free

Kitty Stryker on Sustaining Your Activism: Standing Up Without Falling Down

 Tue, 27 Jan at 05:00 pm Commonwealth Club World Affairs

DAVID RICHO at Books Inc. in the Marina

 Thu, 08 Jan at 07:00 pm Books Inc. Free

San Francisco Queer Women’s History Tour: From Activism to Nightlife

 Fri, 26 Dec at 02:00 pm Harvey Milk Plaza USD 35 to 39

Friends of Perfection

 Sat, 31 Jan at 07:00 pm 2948 16th Street, San Francisco, California 94103, United States

Mindset Workshop -San Francisco

 Tue, 10 Feb at 10:00 am San Francisco USD 210

Cow Hollow SF Neon Walking Tour 1/3

 Sat, 03 Jan at 05:15 pm On sidewalk in front of Presidio Theater USD 19 to 37

Movies at Mechanics' Presents: Stage Door (1937)

 Fri, 09 Jan at 06:00 pm Mechanics' Institute USD 7 to 13

Downtown SF Neon Walking Tour 1/14

 Wed, 14 Jan at 05:15 pm On sidewalk in front of Harrington's Bar and Grill USD 19 to 37

Tonglen: A Journey in Transformation and Ease

 Sat, 24 Jan at 10:00 am SF Dharma Collective Free

"Making History Fun Again" Speaker Series at The Clift

 Thu, 15 Jan at 06:00 pm The Clift Royal Sonesta Hotel Free

Friends of Dorothy Read Friends of Dorothy

 Sun, 15 Feb at 03:30 pm Eureka Valley/Harvey Milk Memorial Branch 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

Collections Tour: Intro to the Archive

 Fri, 09 Jan at 01:30 pm Letterform Archive USD 13 to 34

Trouble Maker: The Fierce, Unruly Life of Jessica Mitford with Carla Kaplan

 Fri, 27 Feb at 06:00 pm Mechanics' Institute USD 7 to 18

Kelli Stanley discusses her new novel, The Reckoning, with Jim L'Etoile

 Thu, 15 Jan at 07:00 pm BookShop West Portal Free

Navid Kermani in conversation with Jaron Lanier

 Thu, 22 Jan at 06:00 pm Goethe-Institut San Francisco Free

Movies' at Mechanics Presents: M Butterfly (1993)

 Fri, 30 Jan at 06:00 pm Mechanics' Institute USD 7 to 13

Workshop with Rebecca Hall: Writing for the Graphic Medium!

 Sat, 17 Jan at 12:00 pm Sour Cherry Comics Free

Impound Comics Booking Signing & Pop Up

 Fri, 30 Jan at 04:00 pm Invisible Jet Comics Free

Most Best Open Mic

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

TALK | "Xavier 'X' Atencio: The Legacy of An Artist, Imagineer, and Disney Legend"

 Sat, 10 Jan at 06:00 pm 1 Letterman Dr, San Francisco, CA 94129, United States

You're Going to Die: Poetry, Prose, & Everything Goes - SF

 Thu, 08 Jan at 07:30 pm 988 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco, CA, United States, California 94133

Paul Eastwick: The New Science of Love and Connection

 Fri, 13 Feb at 06:00 pm The Commonwealth Club USD 38

In Conversation With Randy Shaw on his book about the Tenderloin

 Sun, 11 Jan at 01:00 pm GLIDE Memorial Church Free

Water Tasting, Education, and Appreciation!

 Sat, 31 Jan at 11:30 am Alcademics USD 21 to 45

REBECCA NEWBERGER GOLDSTEIN – THE MATTERING INSTINCT

 Thu, 05 Feb at 07:00 pm Jewish Community Center of San Francisco USD 27

Genre Smoosh book club

 Sun, 25 Jan at 03:30 pm Eureka Valley/Harvey Milk Memorial Branch Library Free

Author Book Talk at NJAHS SF Japantown: Rockin the Boat: Mary Uyematsu Kao

 Sun, 25 Jan at 01:00 pm National Japanese American Historical Society Free

Nell Bernstein and Chesa Boudin on the Fight to Close Youth Prisons

 Thu, 15 Jan at 06:00 pm The Commonwealth Club USD 24

There and Back: 2026 Home Season

 Thu, 05 Feb at 07:30 pm ODC Theater, 3153 17th St, San Francisco, CA 94110-1332, United States

Spices & Stories: February 2026

 Sat, 14 Feb at 01:00 pm New Delhi Restaurant & Bar USD 55 to 429

Shadi Hamid: The Case for American Power

 Wed, 28 Jan at 06:00 pm The Commonwealth Club USD 27

Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel: Eat Your Ice Cream

 Tue, 20 Jan at 06:00 pm The Commonwealth Club USD 27

Salem’s Lot (1979) at the Haunted & Historic Balboa

Wed, 14 Jan at 07:00 pm Balboa Theater

Emily Feng: Identity and Belonging in Xi Jinping's China

 Thu, 29 Jan at 05:30 pm The Commonwealth Club USD 24

Meet Bestselling Author Colm Toíbín

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

Berkeley Rep Docent Talk: How Shakespeare Saved My Life

 Mon, 02 Feb at 12:00 pm Mechanics' Institute USD 0 to 13

SHELLY PAGE at Books Inc. in the Marina

 Thu, 26 Mar at 07:00 pm Books Inc. Free

Emmanuel Acho at Congregation Emanu-El San Francisco

 Thu, 12 Feb at 06:30 pm Congregation Emanu-El USD 21 to 40

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Free Community Day

 Mon, 19 Jan at 11:00 am Museum of the African Diaspora Free

Social Media Creators & Influencers Meetup San Francisco #4

 Wed, 21 Jan at 06:30 pm To be announced USD 25 to 30

Pricing for Profitability in 2026

 Mon, 12 Jan at 11:30 am 4400 Mission St Free

Movies at Mechanics' Presents: All About Eve (1950)

 Fri, 23 Jan at 06:00 pm Mechanics' Institute USD 7 to 13

'American Solitaire' Film Screening

 Mon, 26 Jan at 06:00 pm The Commonwealth Club USD 22

Collections Tour: Intro to the Archive

 Fri, 13 Feb at 01:30 pm Letterform Archive USD 13 to 34

The Bay Agenda: ICE & the Bay Area - Your Legal Rights

 Tue, 13 Jan at 06:00 pm 220 Montgomery St USD 0 to 66

Bill Gurley: Thriving in a Career You Actually Love

 Thu, 26 Feb at 06:00 pm The Commonwealth Club USD 32

The Power and Process of Writing an Op-ed: Matt Fleischer (SF Chron)

 Wed, 28 Jan at 06:00 pm Manny's USD 9 to 37

Genre Smoosh book club

 Sun, 22 Feb at 03:30 pm Eureka Valley/Harvey Milk Memorial Branch Library Free

Judith Enck: The Problem with Plastic

 Thu, 19 Feb at 05:30 pm The Commonwealth Club USD 24

LLD's 1st NEW WORKS Festival!

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

(Free) Loving the Silent Tears Musical Screening, Saint Mary Cathedral, SF

 Sat, 31 Jan at 11:30 am Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption

Dr. Bob Wachter: How AI Is Transforming Health Care

 Mon, 09 Feb at 06:00 pm The Commonwealth Club USD 27

Water Tasting, Education, and Appreciation!

 Thu, 08 Jan at 06:00 pm Alcademics USD 21 to 40

Improve Your Business Branding Strategy

 Mon, 26 Jan at 11:30 am 4400 Mission St Free

IN FOSTER CITY, CA - Original Circling® Approach & Authentic Relating

 Sun, 25 Jan at 02:00 pm Foster City California

Kenneth Wilcox: The China Business Conundrum

 Tue, 10 Feb at 05:30 pm The Commonwealth Club USD 24

Flatways, Toussaint St. Negritude, Sung Kim, Julia Mazawa

 Thu, 15 Jan at 08:00 pm The Peacock Lounge

Alison Saar: 31st Annual Hamaguchi Print Week Visiting Artist Lecture

 Wed, 11 Mar at 06:30 pm Timken Hall at California College of the Arts Free

Collections Tour: Intro to the Archive

 Fri, 13 Mar at 01:30 pm Letterform Archive USD 13 to 34

Booked Entertainment’s Fantasy Fête

Sat, 14 Mar at 08:00 am Great American Music Hall

Disrupting Dementia: A Global Approach to Improving Brain Health

 Thu, 12 Mar at 06:00 pm Mechanics' Institute USD 7 to 18

Genre Smoosh book club

 Sun, 22 Mar at 03:30 pm Eureka Valley/Harvey Milk Memorial Branch Library 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 Economy 2026: Bubble or Boom?

 Wed, 11 Feb at 11:00 am The Commonwealth Club USD 27

Спектакль "СОБАЧЬЕ СЕРДЦЕ"

 Sat, 28 Mar at 07:00 pm Herbst Theatre