Literary-art Events in San Francisco
Check out happening literary-art events all around San Francisco, CA
Amy Tan in conversation with George McCalman
Tue, 26 May at 06:30 pm
Bayfront Theater
USD 23
Social Media Prom
Thu, 18 Jun at 07:00 pm
The Savoy Tivoli
USD 23 to 50
An evening of music and conversation with Lol Tolhurst
Thu, 21 May at 08:00 pm
777 Valencia Street San Francisco CA 94110
House of Glide: Celebrating Pride and Power
Tue, 16 Jun at 06:00 pm
Glide Memorial Church
Free
Foundering: The Killing of Bob Lee
Wed, 27 May at 07:00 pm
220 Montgomery St
USD 0 to 66
Open Source Assistive Technology Hackathon
Thu, 21 May at 09:00 am
88 Colin P Kelly Jr St
Free
THE BEATLES by Jim Marshall Book Launch
Sun, 07 Jun at 03:00 pm
Trick Dog
Free
Matt Haig – The Midnight Train
Mon, 08 Jun at 07:00 pm
Jewish Community Center of San Francisco
USD 33 to 49
ZYZZYVA Movie Night with Ingrid Rojas Contreras and Rebecca Solnit
Thu, 17 Sep at 06:00 pm
Roxie Theater
Lectures on Tap - A History of Medical Marketing: Snake Oil, Drugs, & More
Mon, 25 May at 06:30 pm
Nob Hill
USD 49
ZYZZYVA Movie Matinee with Ingrid Rojas Contreras and Andrew Sean Greer
Sat, 17 Oct at 12:30 pm
Roxie Theater
James McMurtry and the Martial Law Review
Sat, 25 Jul at 08:30 pm
777 Valencia Street San Francisco CA 94110
THE 2026 SF PORCHFEST KICKOFF PARTY @ THE UTAH!
Fri, 29 May at 05:00 am
500 4th Street, San Francisco, CA
Book Sale Block Party (4th Annual)
Sat, 06 Jun at 12:00 pm
1630 17th St
Free
Celebrate the Launch of Ayelet Waldman's New Novel, A Perfect Hand
Tue, 19 May at 07:00 pm
BookShop West Portal
Free
"Laugh Den" Comedy Showcase @ Lion's Den
Wed, 20 May at 07:30 pm
Lion's Den Lounge and Bar
USD 10 to 23
BASH- Bay Area & Sacramento Short Film Festival 2026- Part 1- PLUS
Sat, 23 May at 09:30 am
Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture
USD 20 to 25
Young King: The Making of Martin Luther King Jr.
Tue, 26 May at 07:00 pm
KALW Public Media
Free
Generations of Expression: Japanese American Youth Shaping Culture
Sun, 24 May at 12:30 pm
KOHO Co-Creative Hub
Free
FANCYPANTS Presents V is for VERITAS!
Sun, 17 May at 07:00 pm
The Stud
USD 15 to 50
Bay Area Indies Film Festival
Sat, 30 May at 01:00 pm
Delancey Street Screening Room
USD 23 to 29
Make New Friends - Travelers Edition
Sun, 07 Jun at 04:00 pm
Salesforce Park
Free
Indie Folk Rock after Dark - The Faight Collective
Sat, 06 Jun at 07:00 pm
The Faight Collective
USD 18 to 23
JOE KUKURA Celebration of Life
Sun, 17 May at 02:00 pm
The New Farm SF
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
Larry Hayes and John Shea discuss "14 Going on 24"
Mon, 22 Jun at 07:00 pm
BookShop West Portal
Free
Single Business Professionals Mixer, ages 21- 49
Wed, 20 May at 07:00 pm
Novela
Joe (Mission Local) & Joe (SF Standard) Discuss the Results of the Primary
Tue, 09 Jun at 06:00 pm
Manny's
USD 9 to 37
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 25
When We Exhale: Black Women Writers on Rest, Grief & Intimacy
Thu, 28 May at 07:00 pm
220 Montgomery St
USD 0 to 66
Archive Alchemy: Queer Art Luminaries Show and Tell
Sat, 20 Jun at 03:00 pm
Main Library - San Francisco Public Library
Free
BACH 6/2026 - Fior D'Italia Restaurant Anniversary Dinner
Sun, 28 Jun at 06:00 pm
Fior d'Italia
USD 151
SF Startups, Investors, Professionals: Pitch & Networking Event
Tue, 02 Jun at 07:00 pm
Casements Bar
USD 10 to 39
Most Best Open Mic
Fri, 27 Mar
220 Montgomery St
USD 0 to 66
Jonathan Weber discusses his new book "City on the Edge"
Tue, 07 Jul at 07:00 pm
BookShop West Portal
Free
Worst Quality Crab Podcast - Live!
Thu, 21 May at 07:00 pm
220 Montgomery St
USD 0 to 66
LitLounge: In Defense of the Short Story
Thu, 28 May at 06:00 pm
Mechanics' Institute
USD 0 to 13
Plant Propagation with Pam Peirce
Sat, 30 May at 10:00 am
Garden for the Environment
USD 27 to 59
SF - 'FILM IN A DAY!' Actors, Writers & Directors Short Film Challenge
Sat, 08 Aug at 09:00 am
SAN FRANCISCO LOCATION- Given to Fully Registered Participants ONLY
USD 0 to 322
Meet Caro Claire Burke, Author of Yesteryear!
Tue, 26 May at 07:00 pm
United Irish Cultural Center
USD 19 to 32
Migrant Heart: Essays About Things I Can't Forget
Tue, 30 Jun at 07:00 pm
KALW Public Media
Free
Sunset Ocean Dance
Sun, 24 May at 06:30 pm
Ocean Beach
USD 34
Peter Richardson's "Brand New Beat," with Laura Lewers
Thu, 28 May at 07:00 pm
BookShop West Portal
Free
BAYCAT Spring 2026 Media Showcase
Thu, 21 May at 06:00 pm
Blue Shield of California Theater at YBCA
Free
Aja Monet
Sun, 31 May at 04:00 pm
The Chapel
Shakespeare Intensive with Brian Lohmann
Sat, 23 May at 10:00 am
BATS Bayfront Theatre
Thieves! Cons! Blackmail! w/ Bestselling Authors Karen Odden & Cara Black
Thu, 18 Jun at 06:30 pm
Best Bookstore in Union Square
Free
Poetry Workshop with Nia Pearl
Sat, 06 Jun at 12:00 pm
Yerba Buena Gardens
USD 0 to 20
DR. DEEPIKA CHOPRA: THE POWER OF REAL OPTIMISM at Books Inc. in the Marina
Thu, 28 May at 07:00 pm
Books Inc.
USD 36
Literary Speakeasy at Martuni's
Thu, 28 May at 07:00 pm
Martuni's
Free
Restorative Yoga with Poetry by Jennifer Barone
Sun, 10 May at 03:30 pm
Glow Yoga & Wellness
USD 39 to 66
Taxing the Titans: How Will San Francisco Tax Big Business?
Tue, 19 May at 06:00 pm
220 Montgomery St
USD 0 to 66
The Doomsday Clock: A Call for Action
Thu, 11 Jun at 01:00 pm
Jewish Community Center of San Francisco
Free
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
Octavia’s Legacy: Imagining the Futures She Made Possible
Sun, 14 Jun at 02:00 pm
Main Library - San Francisco Public Library
Free
GREENLIT Choreography Showcase
Fri, 29 May at 07:30 pm
Zaccho Dance Theatre
USD 0 to 55
DON SAINTE-JOHNN at Books Inc. Opera Plaza
Sat, 30 May at 03:00 pm
Books Inc. Opera Plaza
Free
Movies at Mechanics' Presents: Members Choice
Fri, 05 Jun at 06:00 pm
Mechanics' Institute
USD 7 to 13
Young Writers Summer Camp at Mechanics'
Mon, 22 Jun at 09:30 am
Mechanics' Institute
USD 482 to 535
DVAN Reading Series | Hoangmai Pham in Conversation with Kathy L. Nguyễn
Thu, 18 Jun at 07:00 pm
Green Apple Books on the Park
Free
The Hidden Fairness Fight Behind “Liberal” San Francisco’s Biggest Debates
Thu, 21 May at 06:00 pm
Manny's
USD 9 to 37
Performance: Kim Shuck's Poem
Thu, 11 Jun at 06:00 pm
San Francisco Public Library
Free
The Spiritual Wisdom of Bob Dylan – An Evening of Music & Meaning
Mon, 01 Jun at 07:00 pm
Jewish Community Center of San Francisco
USD 27
Author: Grace Loh Prasad, The Translator's Daughter
Wed, 15 Jul at 06:00 pm
Sunset Branch Library
Free
JAN M. FLYNN at Books Inc. Laurel Village
Thu, 21 May at 05:30 pm
Books Inc
USD 0 to 23
The Inaugural Luce Literary Society
Thu, 21 May at 06:00 pm
InterContinental San Francisco, an IHG Hotel
USD 29
Powerful Voices Open Mic Show - Live Music, Comedy, Poetry+ More!
Thu, 14 May at 05:00 pm
San Francisco
Free
Womxn's Integration: Reading Club
Tue, 19 May at 04:00 pm
The Temple
Free
Book Talk: Orange with Noel Quiñones & T.S. Leonard
Sun, 07 Jun at 02:00 pm
Fabulosa Books
Free
SF - 'FILM IN A DAY!' Actors, Writers & Directors Short Film Challenge
Sat, 22 Aug at 09:00 am
SAN FRANCISCO LOCATION- Given to Fully Registered Participants ONLY
USD 0 to 322
The Story Exchange: An Interactive Storytelling Event
Sat, 30 May at 06:00 pm
The Fold
Free
Write Together June
Sat, 06 Jun at 10:30 am
297 Page St
Free
On Black Buddhism and Radical Thought (In Person)
Thu, 04 Jun at 06:00 pm
California Institute of Integral Studies - Main building
USD 11 to 32
San Francisco Book Launch: A Celebration of Orange
Sat, 06 Jun at 07:00 pm
Medicine for Nightmares
Free
Bottled Water Tasting Workshop
Sat, 23 May at 11:30 am
Alcademics
USD 50
Everything is Photograph: A Life of André Kertész
Thu, 02 Jul at 06:00 pm
Mechanics' Institute
USD 7 to 18
End of Year Youth Leadership Celebration
Wed, 27 May at 05:00 pm
30 Grove St
Free
Ru Marshall discusses his new book "American Trickster" with Alison Owings
Tue, 16 Jun at 07:00 pm
BookShop West Portal
Free
Tu Palabra en Mi Cuerpo de Lencha / Your Word on My Dyke Body
Sun, 21 Jun at 03:00 pm
100 Larkin St
Free
Poetry Reading and Discussion with Colette Lafia and Friends
Tue, 02 Jun at 07:00 pm
BookShop West Portal
Free
Grant Writing® 1 Day Masterclass in San Francisco, CA | Wisdom Hub
Tue, 23 Jun at 09:00 am
Regus - San Francisco
USD 417 to 588
Movies at Mechanics' Presents Members Choice
Fri, 12 Jun
Mechanics' Institute
USD 7 to 13
ALAA AL-BARKAWI at Books Inc. in the Marina
Fri, 12 Jun at 07:00 pm
Books Inc.
Free
A Store to Remember with James Mullane
Mon, 15 Jun at 12:00 pm
Mechanics' Institute
USD 0 to 7
An Evening of Mark Twain with Ben Griffin and Lynne Kaufman
Thu, 04 Jun at 06:00 pm
Mechanics' Institute
USD 7 to 18
Poetry & Altered States of Consciousness
Fri, 03 Jul at 07:30 pm
The Church of Mother Gong
Free
Yoga Nidra Personal Retreat
Sat, 27 Jun at 09:00 am
770 Dolores St, San Francisco, CA, United States, California 94110
TIM PRATT at Books Inc. Opera Plaza
Thu, 10 Sep at 06:00 pm
Books Inc. Opera Plaza
Free
On Neurodivergent Somatics in Therapy (In Person)
Thu, 16 Jul at 06:00 pm
California Institute of Integral Studies - Main building
USD 11 to 41
From Heather's Mommies to Tango's Daddies
Tue, 09 Jun at 12:00 pm
Mechanics' Institute
USD 0 to 7
Shakespeare's Margaret: The Dramatic Life of a Warrior Queen
Thu, 20 Aug at 06:00 pm
Mechanics' Institute
USD 7 to 18
Poetry Workshop
Sun, 21 Jun at 12:00 pm
125 Quint St
Free
Sirenland Poetry Book Release Party w/ Jennifer Barone & Duo Pizzicato
Fri, 05 Jun at 06:30 pm
Telegraph Hill Books, Grant Avenue, San Francisco, CA, USA
WAYNE FEINSTEIN: TURNING at Books Inc. Laurel Village
Sun, 28 Jun at 05:00 pm
Books Inc
Free
The Newcomers: The Chronicles of Touperdu with author Pam Troy
Thu, 11 Jun at 06:00 pm
Mechanics' Institute
USD 7 to 18
Book Release Party: The Desert Spring Movement by Arel Wiederholt Kassar
Sat, 06 Jun at 04:00 pm
Latin American Club
Free
Healing Burnout Through Nature’s Wisdom (In Person)
Thu, 13 Aug at 06:00 pm
California Institute of Integral Studies - Main building
USD 11 to 32
San Francisco Women’s Political Tour: Protest & Power
Fri, 30 Jan at 02:00 pm
Mary Ellen Pleasant Memorial Park
USD 0 to 39
The Last Human Bear with author Greg Sarris
Thu, 06 Aug at 06:00 pm
Mechanics' Institute
USD 7 to 18
Linda's Book Launch
Sat, 06 Jun at 02:00 pm
1015 Howard St
Free
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