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

Songs of Defiance and Sisterhood

 Thu, 13 Nov at 06:30 pm 836M Gallery 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

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

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

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

Merry Mercado: Volunteer Celebration

 Sat, 13 Dec at 12:00 pm 826 Valencia Pirate Supply Store 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

Visiting Writers Series: Alexis Madrigal at the Prelinger Library

 Sun, 16 Nov at 02:30 pm Prelinger Library Free

Midnight Flyboys with author Bruce Henderson

 Thu, 13 Nov at 06:00 pm Mechanics' Institute USD 7 to 18

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

Holding HOPE: World AIDS Day Poetry Book Launch

 Mon, 01 Dec at 06:00 pm Strut 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

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

The Transatlantic Divide: How Europe and the US Are Drifting Further Apart

 Thu, 13 Nov at 06:00 pm TBC San Francisco Free

Joe Iconis LIVE!

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

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

Black Film as Protest: Shantré Pinkney

 Fri, 14 Nov at 06:00 pm 465 South Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, CA, USA

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

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

Kim Shuck's Poem Jam Celebrates Pat Parker

 Thu, 13 Nov at 06:00 pm Main Library - San Francisco Public Library Free

Verse in Fog: A Poetic Celebration of San Francisco

 Sat, 13 Dec at 06:30 pm Decentered Arts Studio USD 13 to 23

Holy Fire San Francisco

 Fri, 28 Nov at 06:00 pm 1690 21st Ave USD 100

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

Across the Table Part III: Discussing Israel and Palestine

 Thu, 13 Nov at 07:30 pm Manny's USD 9 to 18

"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

The Queen of Swords: Jazmina Barrera and Megan McDowell on Elena Garro

 Wed, 19 Nov at 07:00 pm Medicine for Nightmares 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

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

Lectures on Tap- How House Cats Impact the Ecology of the Natural World

 Thu, 13 Nov at 06:30 pm Union Square USD 39

Booklet Launch - "The Castro: The Story of San Francisco's Best-Known LGBTQ+ Neighborhood"

 Thu, 13 Nov at 06:00 pm Queer Arts Featured

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

Baldoria Italian Vermouth

 Wed, 19 Nov at 05:00 pm Flatiron Wines & Spirits USD 18

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

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

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

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