Literary-art Events in Seattle

Check out happening literary-art events all around Seattle, WA

A Midsummer Night's Dream at ACT Theatre

 Sat, 14 Feb at 07:30 pm ACT Theatre

Comedy Show: Irene Tu on Feb. 27th and 28th at Laughs Comedy- Seattle

 Fri, 27 Feb at 07:15 pm Laughs Comedy Club USD 30 to 43

Tracy Deonn, LEGENDBORN (Collector's Edition) & OATHBOUND (paperback)

 Fri, 03 Apr at 07:00 pm The Elliott Bay Book Company USD 22 to 57

Martha High's Funky Divas with Fred Wesley & The New JB Horns - A Tribute to James Brown

Thu, 19 Feb at 07:30 pm 2033 6th Ave, Seattle, WA, United States, Washington 98121

John Patrick Green, author of INVESTIGATORS, in conversation with Ben Clanton

 Sun, 22 Feb at 06:00 pm Town Hall Seattle

Tayari Jones, KIN

 Mon, 23 Mar at 07:00 pm The Elliott Bay Book Company USD 0 to 38

Stephen Graham Jones

 Mon, 30 Mar at 07:30 pm Town Hall Seattle

SAL Gala 2026: Words Bloom

 Sat, 21 Mar at 05:30 pm Seattle Convention Center - Summit Building (900 Pine St.)

Comedy show: Andy Haynes Feb.6th and 7th at Laughs Comedy Club- Seattle

 Fri, 06 Feb at 07:15 pm Laughs Comedy Club USD 30

David Szalay, FLESH

 Mon, 27 Apr at 07:00 pm The Elliott Bay Book Company Free

Comedy Show: Tori Piskin Feb. 13th and 14th at Laughs Comedy - Seattle

 Fri, 13 Feb at 07:15 pm Laughs Comedy Club USD 30 to 43

Sex Trivia @ Stoup Capitol Hill

 Wed, 11 Mar at 07:00 pm Stoup Brewing - Capitol Hill USD 13 to 23

Valentine's Native Art Market & Poetry Reading Night

 Fri, 13 Feb at 06:00 pm 55 Bell St, Seattle, WA 98121-1762, United States

Mike Doughty Solo Tour '26

 Wed, 13 May at 07:30 pm 216 Union St, Seattle, WA, United States, Washington 98101

Asher Perlman & Tom Toro

 Mon, 09 Feb at 07:00 pm The Elliott Bay Book Company Free

Extra day! L'Inferno with Lori Goldston & Corey J Brewer - SAT DOORS 3:30pm

 Sat, 07 Feb at 04:00 pm The Grocery USD 15 to 30

Stand Up Comedy Class!

 Tue, 03 Mar at 10:00 am Seattle Central College USD 225

Comedy show: GUS CONSTANTELLIS Wed. May 13th at 7pm Laughs Comedy

 Wed, 13 May at 07:00 pm Laughs Comedy Club USD 30

Rachel Griffin celebrates THE SUN AND THE STARMAKER at B&N Northgate

 Mon, 16 Feb at 06:00 pm Barnes & Noble USD 28

Nicola Griffith presents 'She is Here'

 Tue, 17 Feb at 07:00 pm Third Place Books Ravenna Free

A Burns Night with The Scotch Malt Whisky Society - Seattle

 Mon, 09 Feb at 07:00 pm The Barrel Thief USD 119 to 162

L'Inferno with live score by Lori Goldston & Corey J Brewer - doors 7PM

 Sun, 08 Feb at 07:00 pm The Grocery USD 15 to 30

Midsummer Night's Dream

 Tue, 24 Feb at 07:00 pm ACT Theatre

Ian Bell's Brown Derby Series: TWILIGHT

 Wed, 04 Feb at 08:00 pm Theatre Off Jackson

Dorothy Roberts, THE MIXED MARRIAGE PROJECT

 Thu, 26 Feb at 07:00 pm The Elliott Bay Book Company Free

Seattle Public Library: Michiko Aoyama presents 'Hot Chocolate on Thursday'

 Wed, 25 Feb at 07:00 pm Seattle Public Library - Central Library Free

Subhaga Crystal Bacon w/ Kathleen Flenniken, Cindy Veach, & Abby Murray

 Mon, 02 Mar at 07:00 pm The Elliott Bay Book Company Free

Kim Fu w/ Lucy Tan, THE VALLEY OF THE VENGEFUL GHOSTS

 Tue, 03 Mar at 07:00 pm The Elliott Bay Book Company Free

State of Africatown 2026

 Sat, 28 Feb at 10:00 am Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute Free

Midsummer Night's Dream

 Sun, 22 Feb at 02:00 pm ACT Theatre

T Kira Madden w/ Danya Kukafka, WHIDBEY

 Wed, 18 Mar at 07:00 pm The Elliott Bay Book Company Free

Midsummer Night's Dream

 Sat, 07 Mar at 07:30 pm ACT Theatre

Seattle Sketch Show by Seattle SketchFest

 Sat, 07 Mar at 06:00 pm Unexpected Productions USD 0 to 22

Desire After Dark - A Bookish Valentine Party at The Ink Drinker

 Sat, 14 Feb at 08:00 pm The Ink Drinker USD 20

Rachael DeVaux, THE HIGH-PROTEIN PLATE

 Tue, 10 Mar at 07:00 pm The Elliott Bay Book Company Free

Emily Nemens w/ Lauren Du Graf, CLUTCH

 Wed, 11 Feb at 07:00 pm The Elliott Bay Book Company Free

Scott Broker w/ Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore, THE DISAPPOINTMENT

 Fri, 13 Mar at 07:00 pm The Elliott Bay Book Company Free

Midsummer Night's Dream

 Fri, 27 Feb at 07:30 pm ACT Theatre

Andrew Martin with Andrew Palmer — 'Down Time: A Novel'

 Wed, 25 Mar at 07:00 pm Third Place Books Ravenna Free

Children’s Book Event with Livia Blackburne and Julia Kuo

 Sun, 15 Mar at 02:00 pm Little Saigon Creative Free

LJ Andrews with S.A. MacLean — 'Heir of Twisted Lies'

 Thu, 26 Mar at 07:00 pm Third Place Books Seward Park Free

Megan Lally with Addie Thorley — 'What We Did to Survive'

 Thu, 02 Apr at 07:00 pm Third Place Books Ravenna Free

Sex Trivia @ Reuben's - Barrel Room

 Thu, 19 Mar at 07:00 pm Reuben's Brews - Barrel House USD 13 to 23

Midsummer Night's Dream

 Thu, 05 Mar at 07:30 pm ACT Theatre

Creating Stage-Worthy Personal Stories Workshop with Kent Whipple

 Sat, 21 Mar at 03:00 pm Unexpected Productions' Market Theater USD 330

NonSeq: Jami Sieber

 Fri, 20 Mar at 08:00 pm Chapel Performance Space at Good Shepherd Center USD 7 to 23

B.K. Borison, AND NOW, BACK TO YOU

 Fri, 27 Feb at 07:00 pm The Elliott Bay Book Company USD 23

KUOW Book Talks with Author Sasha taqwšəblu LaPointe

 Mon, 23 Mar at 06:30 pm Seattle Public Library - Central Library Free

Miz Floes presents Royalty Revisited

 Thu, 19 Feb at 06:30 pm Seattle Public Library-Central Library Free

THIS IS FOR YOU: An Improvised Theatre Poetry Experience

 Sun, 05 Apr at 07:00 pm Unexpected Productions Market Theater USD 0 to 22

Original Music inspired by Emily Henry's "Beach Read"!

 Sat, 14 Feb at 07:30 pm Hugo House

Silent Book Club Night!!

 Thu, 12 Feb at 06:30 pm Stoup Brewing - Capitol Hill Free

Cyrille Neville

 Sun, 22 Feb at 07:30 pm 216 Union St, Seattle, WA, United States, Washington 98101

Ralina L. Joseph with Micki Flowers — 'Racial Exhaustion'

 Tue, 24 Feb at 07:00 pm Third Place Books Seward Park Free

Jasmin 'Iolani Hakes, THE PÅŒHAKU

 Fri, 20 Feb at 07:00 pm The Elliott Bay Book Company Free

Ryan Cahill w/ Terry Brooks & BookBorn, OF BLOOD AND FIRE

 Sun, 08 Mar at 07:00 pm The Elliott Bay Book Company USD 0 to 36

Gays Reading Books at the Library

 Thu, 19 Feb at 06:00 pm Seattle Public Library - Central Library Free

ATTACHED TO THE LIVING WORLD reading w/ contributors

 Sun, 01 Mar at 07:00 pm The Elliott Bay Book Company Free

KUOW Book Talks with Author Molly Olguin

 Thu, 23 Apr at 06:30 pm Seattle Public Library - Central Library Free

Comedy Show: Rob HaZe- Feb 20th and 21st- Laughs Comedy Seattle

 Fri, 20 Feb at 07:15 pm Laughs Comedy Club USD 30 to 43

Ralina Joseph w/ Mónica Guzmán, RACIAL EXHAUSTION

 Mon, 23 Feb at 07:00 pm The Elliott Bay Book Company Free

Scott Meslow, A PLACE BOTH WONDERFUL AND STRANGE

 Tue, 24 Feb at 07:00 pm The Elliott Bay Book Company Free

Comedy show: Henry Sir April 1st, Wednesday at 7pm Laughs Comedy

 Wed, 01 Apr at 07:00 pm Laughs Comedy Club USD 30

Meg Richman presents 'Freya the Deer'

 Tue, 10 Mar at 07:00 pm Third Place Books Seward Park Free

Unite: A BIPOC Improv Jam

 Wed, 04 Feb at 06:00 pm Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute Free

Voices for Impact: Courageous Expression in Uncertain Times

 Tue, 10 Mar at 06:00 pm U.S. Bank Centre - The Arbor Free

Tango Basics & Tango II (Adv. Beginners) Series w/ Gabriela Condrea

 Thu, 12 Mar at 07:00 pm 6532 Phinney Ave N

Trish Hackett Nicola presents 'Chinese in Washington'

 Thu, 19 Feb at 07:00 pm Third Place Books Ravenna Free

Wendy Martin w/ Miranda Mundt, CASTLE SWIMMER: VOL 3

 Tue, 17 Mar at 07:00 pm The Elliott Bay Book Company Free

Thomas Kohnstamm with Robert Sindelar— 'Supersonic'

 Thu, 26 Feb at 07:00 pm Third Place Books Ravenna Free

Sandip Roy w/ Chandan Reddy, CHAPAL RANI, THE LAST QUEEN OF BENGAL

 Fri, 06 Mar at 07:00 pm The Elliott Bay Book Company Free

Kathryn Gillespie presents 'The Sound of Feathers'

 Fri, 13 Mar at 07:00 pm Third Place Books Ravenna Free

Sasha Senderovich presents 'In the Shadow of the Holocaust'

 Thu, 12 Feb at 07:00 pm Third Place Books Ravenna Free

Naomi Hirahara w/ Mayumi Tsutakawa, CROWN CITY

 Thu, 05 Mar at 07:00 pm The Elliott Bay Book Company Free

Matthew Clark Davison w/ Stacy D. Flood, THE LAB

 Mon, 16 Feb at 07:00 pm The Elliott Bay Book Company Free

Palentine’s Flower Crown Workshop

 Sat, 07 Feb at 02:00 pm 1716 NW Market St USD 118

Guest Curator Amber Flame presents "Meet Cute at the Library"

 Sun, 22 Feb at 02:00 pm Seattle Public Library-Central Library Free

Comm Lead February Second Friday: Turning Your Self-Talk into a Superpower

 Fri, 13 Feb at 05:30 pm Walker-Ames Room, Kane Hall Free

Andrew Lam w/ Thanh Tân, STORIES FROM THE EDGE OF THE SEA

 Wed, 25 Feb at 07:00 pm The Elliott Bay Book Company Free

Emerald City Romance Reader 2026 Tickets

 Sat, 13 Jun at 11:00 am South Seattle College USD 0 to 50

Stephen Bezruchka presents 'Born Sick in the USA'

 Wed, 25 Feb at 07:00 pm Third Place Books Ravenna Free

Kurt Russo with Chenoa Egawa and Fiorella De La O

 Tue, 10 Feb at 07:00 pm Third Place Books Seward Park Free

Gregory O'Malley, THE ESCAPES OF DAVID GEORGE

 Fri, 06 Feb at 07:00 pm The Elliott Bay Book Company Free

Meadowgoat / Alexander James Adams / synthiak / Gareth Davis

 Fri, 20 Feb at 07:00 pm Gallery 1412 USD 13

Richard Hell, GODLIKE

 Mon, 09 Mar at 07:00 pm The Elliott Bay Book Company Free

Comedy Show: Shannon Fiedler - June 19th and 20th- Laughs Comedy Seattle

 Fri, 19 Jun at 07:15 pm Laughs Comedy Club USD 27 to 37

Griot Party 253 vs Griot Party 206

 Sat, 28 Feb at 08:00 pm 5608 Rainier Ave S, Seattle, WA 98118, USA

Mary Boone and Nora Nickum — 'Unfathomable' and 'Twelve Daring Grays'

 Thu, 19 Mar at 06:00 pm Third Place Books Ravenna Free

Kate Schatz with Molly Wizenberg — 'Where the Girls Were: A Novel'

 Mon, 16 Mar at 07:00 pm Third Place Books Ravenna Free

2/7 An Interactive Evening Suitable for Introverts @ FREMONT ABBEY

 Sat, 07 Feb at 05:00 pm 4272 Fremont Ave N, Seattle, WA 98103, USA

Black Ice: An American Sitcom Improvised

 Sun, 01 Feb at 07:00 pm Unexpected Productions Market Theater USD 0 to 22

Destiny By Day

 Sat, 14 Feb at 10:00 am Swoon City Free

Botanical Fiber Art Workshop: Upcycle Your Clothing with Hand Embroidery

 Wed, 22 Apr at 06:00 pm UW Center For Urban Horticulture

Megan Milks w/ Corinne Manning, MEGA MILK

 Sun, 08 Feb at 07:00 pm The Elliott Bay Book Company Free

PNBA Award Celebration with Kelly Goto

 Fri, 27 Feb at 07:00 pm Third Place Books Ravenna Free

Norma Wong, WHO WE ARE BECOMING MATTERS

 Wed, 04 Mar at 07:00 pm The Elliott Bay Book Company Free

Augustin Hadelich, violin & Francesco Piemontesi, piano

 Thu, 19 Mar at 07:30 pm University of Washington - Meany Hall

Gabriel Saxton-Ruiz & Dusty Henry, INTERPOL'S ANTICS & 20TH CENTURY AMBIENT

 Tue, 17 Feb at 07:00 pm The Elliott Bay Book Company Free

Author Talk & Happy Hour

 Thu, 12 Feb at 04:00 pm MG2 Free

Dr. Terence Keel, THE CORONER'S SILENCE

 Mon, 16 Mar at 07:00 pm The Elliott Bay Book Company Free