Literary-art Events in San Francisco
Check out happening literary-art events all around San Francisco, CA
R.F. Kuang: Taipei Story with Abigail Hing Wen
Wed, 23 Sep at 07:00 pm
Calvary Presbyterian Church
USD 17 to 50
David Sedaris
Sun, 15 Nov at 04:00 am
War Memorial Opera House
Daily Stoic Live | Onstage with Ryan Holiday
Thu, 11 Jun at 07:00 pm
A.C.T.'s Toni Rembe Theater
USD 54 to 247
An Evening with David Sedaris
Sat, 14 Nov at 08:00 pm
War Memorial Opera House
Social Media Prom
Thu, 18 Jun at 07:00 pm
The Savoy Tivoli
USD 23 to 50
PASEO ARTÍSTICO: RAISE YOUR VOICE / ¡LEVANTA LA VOZ!
Sat, 13 Jun at 01:00 pm
2958 24th Street., San Francisco, CA, United States, California 94110
House of Glide: Celebrating Pride and Power
Tue, 16 Jun at 06:00 pm
Glide Memorial Church
Free
EW... PRIDE! featuring Joe Delon
Sat, 27 Jun at 08:00 pm
Underground SF
USD 21 to 27
Laughs and Lit: Queer Storytelling and Comedy
Thu, 25 Jun at 07:00 pm
Medicine for Nightmares
Free
Dusty Baker: A Memoir in Baseball and Life
Wed, 24 Jun at 12:00 pm
The Commonwealth Club
USD 27
Bollywood Nights at Salesforce Park - Free
Fri, 01 May at 05:30 pm
Salesforce Park
Free
THE BEATLES by Jim Marshall Book Launch
Sun, 07 Jun at 03:00 pm
Trick Dog
Free
The Eras Tour (Drag Version) San Francisco, CA 6/6
Sat, 06 Jun at 10:00 am
The Marker Union Square San Francisco
USD 54
Matt Haig – The Midnight Train
Mon, 08 Jun at 07:00 pm
Jewish Community Center of San Francisco
USD 33 to 49
Kristin Hannah at Sydney Goldstein Theater
Wed, 23 Sep at 07:30 pm
Sydney Goldstein Theater
James McMurtry and the Martial Law Review
Sat, 25 Jul at 08:30 pm
777 Valencia Street San Francisco CA 94110
Emily St. John Mandel
Thu, 17 Sep
Sydney Goldstein Theater
MAGGIE STIEFVATER: THE DREAM THIEVES GN at Books Inc. Opera Plaza
Sat, 08 Aug at 06:00 pm
Books Inc. Opera Plaza
USD 23 to 32
Emily St. John Mandel at Sydney Goldstein Theater
Fri, 18 Sep
Sydney Goldstein Theater
Alonzo King LINES Ballet Pre-Professional Summer Program Showcase 2026
Sat, 27 Jun at 08:00 pm
Cowell Theater
USD 18 to 33
Book Sale Block Party (4th Annual)
Sat, 06 Jun at 12:00 pm
1630 17th St
Free
LDEI-SF 2nd Annual Culinary Rummage Sale
Sat, 18 Jul at 10:00 am
Prospect
Free
Gad Saad: Suicidal Empathy—Dying to Be Kind
Wed, 10 Jun at 05:30 pm
The Commonwealth Club
USD 27
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
A.C.T. Celebrates Juneteenth
Thu, 18 Jun at 05:30 pm
A.C.T.'s Strand Theatre
Free
Archive Alchemy: Queer Art Luminaries Show and Tell
Sat, 20 Jun at 03:00 pm
Main Library - San Francisco Public Library
Free
Larry Hayes and John Shea discuss "14 Going on 24"
Mon, 22 Jun at 07:00 pm
BookShop West Portal
Free
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
Make New Friends - Travelers Edition
Thu, 18 Jun at 06:30 pm
Salesforce Park
Free
Young Writers Summer Camp at Mechanics'
Mon, 22 Jun at 09:30 am
Mechanics' Institute
USD 482 to 535
Anand Giridharadas at Sydney Goldstein Theater
Thu, 08 Oct
Sydney Goldstein Theater
More Than One Thing: Celebrating Creative Multitudes
Thu, 11 Jun at 03:00 pm
Creativity Explored
Free
BASH- Bay Area & Sacramento Short Film Festival 2026- Part 2- PLUS
Sat, 27 Jun at 09:30 am
Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture
USD 20 to 25
Migrant Heart: Essays About Things I Can't Forget
Tue, 30 Jun at 07:00 pm
KALW Public Media
Free
Greg Sarris Discusses "The Last Human" with Nina Schuyler
Tue, 30 Jun at 07:00 pm
BookShop West Portal
Free
Melissa Murray: Understanding the U.S. Constitution
Wed, 08 Jul at 06:00 pm
The Commonwealth Club
USD 27
Library Day at the New Farm Saturday
Sat, 11 Jul at 11:00 am
The New Farm
Free
New Queer Cinema x Trans New Weird: Teen Death Drive
Sat, 06 Jun at 01:00 pm
701 Mission St, San Francisco, CA, United States, California 94103
2026 WAWDF Weekend #1 - Film Screenings
Sat, 18 Jul at 04:00 pm
Dance Mission Theater
USD 10 to 23
BACH 6/2026 - Fior D'Italia Restaurant Anniversary Dinner
Sun, 28 Jun at 06:00 pm
Fior d'Italia
USD 151
SF - 'FILM IN A DAY!' Actors, Writers & Directors Short Film Challenge
Sat, 08 Aug
SAN FRANCISCO LOCATION- Given to Fully Registered Participants ONLY
USD 0 to 322
Women of the Gold Rush: San Francisco’s Fearless Rebels Walking Tour
Thu, 04 Jun at 02:00 pm
Saints Peter and Paul Church
USD 0 to 39
Indie Folk Rock after Dark w/ Anthony Arya, Ft. David Redd, Laurin Hunter
Sat, 06 Jun at 07:00 pm
The Faight Collective
USD 18 to 23
San Francisco Queer Women’s History Tour: The Castro — Trailblazer Special
Thu, 11 Jun at 03:00 pm
Harvey Milk Plaza
USD 0 to 34
Loukeman | Dyltwosix | nonsuit
Sat, 10 Oct at 09:00 pm
The Great Northern
USD 37
Litquake Out Loud
Sun, 04 Oct at 11:00 am
Esplanade, Yerba Buena Gardens
Free
Summer Solstice Celebration + Bonfire in Ocean Dance!
Sun, 21 Jun at 06:30 pm
Ocean Beach
USD 39
Lectures on Tap-From Minimalism to Maximalism: Icons of the Modern Interior
Tue, 16 Jun at 06:30 pm
North Beach
USD 39
War in Iran (Part 3/3): What's Next?
Wed, 17 Jun at 06:00 pm
Manny's
USD 5 to 15
BASH- Bay Area & Sacramento Short Film Festival 2026- Part 1 S2- PLUS
Sat, 21 Nov at 11:00 am
Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture
USD 20 to 25
Jonathan Weber discusses his new book "City on the Edge"
Tue, 07 Jul at 07:00 pm
BookShop West Portal
Free
Reclaim Your Power & Ignite Your Creativity
Sat, 08 Aug at 05:00 pm
770 Dolores St, San Francisco, CA, United States, California 94110
Most Best Open Mic
Fri, 26 Jun at 05:30 pm
220 Montgomery St
USD 0 to 66
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
New Queer Sound: Bob Ostertag, Amanda Chaudhary, and Bill Hsu
Thu, 25 Jun at 07:30 pm
Center for New Music
USD 13 to 18
Ben Wikler: How to End America’s Meltdown and Save Democracy
Tue, 28 Jul at 06:00 pm
The Commonwealth Club
USD 27
Thieves! Cons! Blackmail! w/ Bestselling Authors Karen Odden & Cara Black
Thu, 18 Jun at 06:30 pm
Best Bookstore in Union Square
Free
Arion Press: Craft and the Declaration of Independence
Sat, 13 Jun at 03:30 pm
Bayfront Theater
Free
Film Historian Joseph McBride in Conversation
Sun, 26 Jul at 01:30 pm
Golden Gate Valley Branch Library
Free
Poetry Workshop with Nia Pearl
Sat, 06 Jun at 12:00 pm
Yerba Buena Gardens
USD 0 to 20
They Were Just Kids: A Forum for Amari, for Every Child We’ve Lost, and ...
Mon, 08 Jun at 05:30 pm
The Commonwealth Club
USD 22
Fall in Love: Author Shirlene Obuobi's Latest Romance, with Jessica Joyce
Thu, 23 Jul at 06:30 pm
Best Bookstore in Union Square
Free
The Master Mediator Training
Wed, 22 Jul at 08:30 am
UC Hastings College of the Law
USD 0 to 3,000
Dave Eggers - Contrapposto: A Novel
Tue, 16 Jun at 07:00 pm
Calvary Presbyterian Church
Explore North Beach with IIS
Sat, 19 Sep at 02:00 pm
Istituto Italiano Scuola
USD 55
Tremendous Telescopes: The Future of American Space Observation
Thu, 30 Jul at 05:30 pm
The Commonwealth Club
USD 24
Narrative Musical Improv Intensive with Tara Copeland
Sun, 12 Jul at 10:00 am
1 Market St
USD 109
Performance: Kim Shuck's Poem
Thu, 11 Jun at 06:00 pm
San Francisco Public Library
Free
A Lantern Riddle | 燈謎
Fri, 07 Aug at 07:30 pm
Clarion Performing Arts Center
USD 32
The Doomsday Clock: A Call for Action
Thu, 11 Jun at 01:00 pm
Jewish Community Center of San Francisco
Free
San Francisco Women’s Political Tour: Protest & Power
Fri, 30 Jan at 02:00 pm
Mary Ellen Pleasant Memorial Park
USD 0 to 39
Octavia’s Legacy: Imagining the Futures She Made Possible
Sun, 14 Jun at 02:00 pm
Main Library - San Francisco Public Library
Free
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
Early Elvis: Meteoric Rise to Stardom
Thu, 16 Jul at 01:00 pm
Jewish Community Center of San Francisco
Free
Workshop: Climate Communication; Emotions & Actions
Sun, 19 Jul at 01:00 pm
Main Library - San Francisco Public Library
Free
JACOB ANTHONY ROSE at Books Inc. Opera Plaza
Sat, 17 Oct at 03:00 pm
Books Inc. Opera Plaza
Free
Author: Grace Loh Prasad, The Translator's Daughter
Wed, 15 Jul at 06:00 pm
Sunset Branch Library
Free
The Last Human Bear with author Greg Sarris
Thu, 06 Aug at 06:00 pm
Mechanics' Institute
USD 7 to 18
Workshop: Finding Your Place in the Climate Justice Movement
Sun, 19 Jul at 01:30 pm
Main Library - San Francisco Public Library
Free
Book Talk: Orange with Noel Quiñones & T.S. Leonard
Sun, 07 Jun at 02:00 pm
Fabulosa Books
Free
3rd Annual SF Screenings Of GROOVE!
Fri, 24 Jul at 09:00 pm
3290 Sacramento St., San Francisco, CA
Manny’s Writing Workshop Club
Sat, 17 Jan at 02:00 pm
Manny's
USD 19 to 74
Homesick for a World Unknown
Sat, 06 Jun at 03:30 pm
The Randall Museum
USD 6
Jane Austen Summer Camp with Brian Lohmann
Sat, 29 Aug at 10:00 am
BATS Bayfront Theatre
Write Together June
Sat, 06 Jun at 10:30 am
297 Page St
Free
Remembering Earth through Embodied Spiritual Ecology (In Person)
Thu, 30 Jul at 06:00 pm
California Institute of Integral Studies - Main building
USD 11 to 32
Silk and Silver Threads: Brilliance and Sheen in Andean Textile Traditions
Sat, 20 Jun at 10:00 am
de Young Museum
USD 7 to 18
Celebrate M.F.K. Fisher Month at Foreign Cinema in San Francisco
Thu, 09 Jul at 05:00 pm
Foreign Cinema
Share a unique supper over poetry
Sat, 06 Jun at 07:00 pm
Forest Hill
USD 125
Alicia Escott at Teknion: Artist Talk and Conversation
Wed, 10 Jun at 05:00 pm
Teknion
Free
Workshop: Climate Communication; Emotions & Actions
Sun, 05 Jul at 01:00 pm
Main Library - San Francisco Public Library
Free
Ru Marshall discusses his new book "American Trickster" with Alison Owings
Tue, 16 Jun at 07:00 pm
BookShop West Portal
Free
Performance: Kim Shuck's Poem Jam Celebrates Ecopoetry
Thu, 09 Jul at 06:00 pm
San Francisco Main library
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
Young Adult Author Night!
Wed, 24 Jun at 07:00 pm
BookShop West Portal
Free
Women of a Promiscuous Nature with Donna Everhart and Scott Stern
Thu, 09 Jul at 06:00 pm
Mechanics' Institute
USD 7 to 18
Pride & Prejudice: Chapter 1 Onward!
Fri, 19 Jun at 02:00 am
The Love Potion Library
The Art of Resilience
Sat, 27 Jun at 01:00 pm
986 Mission St - Community Works Restorative HUB
Free
A Store to Remember with James Mullane
Mon, 15 Jun at 12:00 pm
Mechanics' Institute
USD 0 to 7
Movies at Mechanics' Presents Casablanca (1942)
Fri, 12 Jun at 06:00 pm
Mechanics' Institute
USD 7 to 13
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