Literary-art Events in Seattle

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

THE CIRCLE

 Sat, 22 Nov at 05:45 pm St. Mark's Episcopal Cathedral, Seattle

Comedian Chris Redd Nov. 14th and 15th Laughs Comedy- Seattle

 Fri, 14 Nov at 07:15 pm Laughs Comedy Club USD 34 to 49

Comedy Show: Dan Donohue at Laughs Comedy Club- Seattle

 Fri, 09 Jan at 07:15 pm Laughs Comedy Club USD 30

CROWD MOUTH LIT - Kick Off Episode!

 Sun, 16 Nov at 07:00 pm 3100 Airport Way S, Seattle, WA 98134-2131, United States

Daily Stoic Live | Onstage with Ryan Holiday

 Wed, 03 Dec at 07:00 pm Town Hall Seattle USD 54 to 267

Brainpower Showcase 2025

 Sat, 15 Nov at 07:00 pm Town Hall Seattle

Kristin Koval w/ Kirsten Sundberg Lunstrum

 Thu, 13 Nov at 07:00 pm The Elliott Bay Book Company Free

Julia Francis / Seola Station

Sat, 22 Nov at 07:30 pm 5000 Rainier Ave S, Seattle, WA, United States, Washington 98118

Oyinkan Braithwaite at Seattle Public Library

 Wed, 12 Nov at 07:00 pm Seattle Public Library-Central Library Free

Resilience: Sources of Strength

 Sat, 22 Nov at 07:30 pm University District, Seattle, WA, USA

Music of Healing

 Fri, 14 Nov at 07:30 pm Epiphany Parish Seattle

Eliana Ramage, TO THE MOON AND BACK

 Mon, 10 Nov at 07:00 pm The Elliott Bay Book Company Free

Maya Jewell Zeller, THE WONDER OF MUSHROOMS

 Tue, 11 Nov at 07:00 pm The Elliott Bay Book Company Free

experience DOCUTRONICA

 Sat, 15 Nov at 04:00 pm Northwest Film Forum USD 0 to 50

Comedy Show: Chris Hardwick at Laughs Comedy- Seattle

 Fri, 16 Jan at 07:15 pm Laughs Comedy Club USD 30 to 43

Eric Heisserer w/ Ted Chiang, SIMULTANEOUS

 Fri, 14 Nov at 07:00 pm The Elliott Bay Book Company Free

Pamela Gullard, LAKE CRESCENT AND OTHER SPIRITS

 Wed, 03 Dec at 07:00 pm The Elliott Bay Book Company Free

Limitless: Stories from the Neighborhood that Shaped Seattle

 Thu, 04 Dec at 07:00 pm Third Place Books Seward Park Free

Sex Trivia @ Stoup Capitol Hill

 Wed, 12 Nov at 07:00 pm Stoup Brewing - Capitol Hill USD 13 to 23

Sheldon Costa w/ McKayla Coyle, THE GREAT WORK

 Sun, 16 Nov at 07:00 pm The Elliott Bay Book Company Free

UNCLE TOM'S WAR: Haiti and the Whipping Machine

 Fri, 21 Nov at 08:00 pm University Heights Center Free

Kawika Guillermo w/ LeiLani Nishime, OF FLOATING ISLES

 Fri, 28 Nov at 07:00 pm The Elliott Bay Book Company Free

16th Annual Holiday Bookfest

Sat, 22 Nov at 02:00 pm Phinney Neighborhood Association - PNA

Lance Garland presents 'Out There: Dispatches from My Personal Wilderness'

 Fri, 14 Nov at 07:00 pm Third Place Books Ravenna Free

Polly Dugan w/ Laurie Frankel, THE HOUSE OF CAVANAUGH

 Fri, 05 Dec at 07:00 pm The Elliott Bay Book Company Free

ASYLUM BOOK CLUB

 Tue, 25 Nov at 06:00 pm Asylum Collective Free

Sliding Scale Community Screening: The Truman Show

 Sun, 16 Nov at 12:45 pm SIFF Cinema Downtown

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

Original music inspired by Ursula K. Le Guin’s The Dispossessed

 Sat, 15 Nov at 07:30 pm Hugo House

Live Wire with Luke Burbank: Mohanad Elshieky, R. Eric Thomas, and The Brudi Brothers

 Fri, 05 Dec at 07:30 pm 200 University St, Seattle, WA, United States, Washington 98101

Comedian Laurie Kilmartin Nov. 28th and 29th at Laughs Comedy Club- Seattle

 Fri, 28 Nov at 07:30 pm Laughs Comedy Club USD 26

Winter in America - Black and Tan Hall

 Sat, 15 Nov at 09:00 pm 5608 Rainier Ave S s5608, Seattle, WA 98118, USA

Queer Silent Book Club Seattle @ Charlie’s Queer Books

 Fri, 28 Nov at 06:00 pm Charlie’s Queer Books Free

Beguiled Books - Grand Opening Weekend Celebration!

 Sat, 15 Nov at 11:00 am 109 1st Ave S Free

Barnes & Noble presents Brad's Annual Christmas Reading 2025

 Sat, 06 Dec at 06:00 pm Barnes & Noble University District Free

Seattle Eats Live with Tan Vinh, Rachel Belle, and J. Kenji López-Alt

 Mon, 10 Nov at 07:30 pm Town Hall Seattle USD 23

Leah Song (Rising Appalachia) @ BALLARD HOMESTEAD

 Thu, 20 Nov at 07:30 pm Ballard Homestead

The Jinkx & DeLa Holiday Show

 Sat, 27 Dec at 07:00 pm Moore Theatre

Seattle Latinx Bookclub - Bad Indians

 Sat, 22 Nov at 12:00 pm TBD Free

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

"Personal Branding for Introverts" Author Meet-and-Greet

 Mon, 10 Nov at 04:00 pm Friday Afternoon Tea Free

Emily Lieb w/ Margaret O'Mara, ROAD TO NOWHERE

 Thu, 20 Nov at 07:00 pm The Elliott Bay Book Company Free

The Metaphysical Music of Dane Rudhyar

 Sat, 29 Nov at 06:30 pm Seattle Theosophical Library

A Conversation with Salman Rushdie

 Tue, 02 Dec at 07:30 pm Benaroya Hall

Field Notes from a Fungi Forager | Ashley Rodriguez at Wunderground Cafe

 Wed, 19 Nov at 06:00 pm Wunderground Coffee + Cafe USD 5 to 18

Megha Majumdar w/ Kim Fu, A GUARDIAN AND A THIEF

 Thu, 04 Dec at 07:00 pm The Elliott Bay Book Company Free

Neuroscience, AI and Society: Cory Doctorow

 Thu, 04 Dec at 07:00 pm Samuel E. Kelly Ethnic Cultural Center Free

An Interactive Evening Suitable for Introverts @ FREMONT ABBEY

 Fri, 14 Nov at 05:00 pm 4272 Fremont Ave N, Seattle, WA, United States, Washington 98103

Kalehua Kim w/ Malia Maxwell & Keliko K. M. Adams, MELE

 Wed, 12 Nov at 07:00 pm Casa Latina Seattle Free

Asterism Books Holiday Sale

 Sat, 29 Nov at 10:00 am 569 Occidental Ave S Free

Brian Barth presents 'Front Street'

 Tue, 18 Nov at 07:00 pm Third Place Books Ravenna Free

Gather: An Artist Trust Celebration

 Tue, 09 Dec at 06:00 pm Georgetown Ballroom USD 39 to 268

Tuck Woodstock w/ Serena Hommes, SEX CHANGE AND THE CITY

 Mon, 17 Nov at 07:00 pm The Elliott Bay Book Company Free

Jinwoo Park with Elaine U. Cho — 'Oxford Soju Club'

 Mon, 17 Nov at 07:00 pm Third Place Books Ravenna Free

A Night of Persian Poetry

 Thu, 13 Nov at 07:00 pm Third Place Books Ravenna Free

Sacred Pause: A Conversation with KD Hall Book Launch & Reading Experience

 Fri, 14 Nov at 06:30 pm The 2100 Building USD 0 to 48

Alex Iantaffi, TRANS AND DISABLED

 Mon, 24 Nov at 07:00 pm The Elliott Bay Book Company Free

The Bullitt Lecture in American History presents Eve L. Ewing

 Thu, 04 Dec at 07:00 pm Seattle Public Library-Central Library Free

TAP 4.0: The Nyxology Sessions, Installment 8

 Sat, 13 Dec at 07:00 pm The Chapel Performance Space (4th Floor) 4649 Sunnyside Ave N, Seattle, WA 98103-6940, United States

Comedian Sienna Hubert-Ross Nov. 21st and 22nd at Laughs Comedy- Seattle

 Fri, 21 Nov at 07:30 pm Laughs Comedy Club USD 27 to 37

The CAUSE: Album & Book Release — A Healing Thru Expressive Art Celebration

 Sat, 13 Dec at 07:00 pm Black & Tan Hall USD 25 to 40

Mirrors & Muses: Yin Yoga Flow and Spoken Poetry

 Thu, 13 Nov at 06:00 pm Bhakti Studio USD 39

SAL Gala 2026: Words Bloom

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

Ray Skjelbred Trio: Hot Chicago Jazz

 Sat, 22 Nov at 02:00 pm 5000 Rainier Ave S, Seattle, WA, United States, Washington 98118

Smokey Robinson: Up Close - Hits and More

 Mon, 01 Dec at 07:30 pm 2033 6th Ave, Seattle, WA, United States, Washington 98121

Jazmina Barrera and Megan McDowell — on Elena Garro

 Thu, 20 Nov at 07:00 pm Third Place Books Ravenna Free

Kathleen Flenniken & Laura Read—'Dressing in the Dark,' 'The Serious World'

 Wed, 12 Nov at 07:00 pm Third Place Books Ravenna Free

Dusty Henry with Martin Douglas — '20th Century Ambient'

 Mon, 24 Nov at 07:00 pm Third Place Books Seward Park Free

Judy Collins

 Thu, 22 Jan at 07:30 pm 2033 6th Ave, Seattle, WA, United States, Washington 98121

Guest Curator Amy Hirayama presents Collab-O-Rama

 Sun, 23 Nov at 02:00 pm Seattle Public Library-Central Library Free

Author Talk: Stacey Levine discusses "Mice, 1961"

Thu, 20 Nov at 06:30 pm Ballard Branch of The Seattle Public Library

Gobble Up Seattle 2025

 Sat, 15 Nov at 10:00 am Maguson Park Hangar 30 USD 3

Cinema Dissection: Double Indemnity

 Sat, 22 Nov at 10:00 am SIFF Film Center

Ryan Boudinot and Rebecca Brown — 'Broken Utopia' and 'Obscure Destinies'

 Tue, 11 Nov at 07:00 pm Third Place Books Ravenna Free

José Alaniz w/ Megan Kelso, Leonard Rifas, & T Edward Bak

 Mon, 01 Dec at 07:00 pm The Elliott Bay Book Company Free

Salmon in the Trees: Protecting the Tongass National Forest of Alaska

 Thu, 20 Nov at 06:00 pm Burke Museum

A Holiday Salmon Dinner with Rob Casey

 Thu, 04 Dec at 06:30 pm Wallingford Senior Center, Lower Level of Good Shepherd Center USD 0 to 71

Members' Dinner w/ Special Guest Author Sonja Anderson

 Wed, 19 Nov at 05:00 pm Swedish Club USD 49

Mindset Workshop -Seattle

 Sun, 11 Jan at 10:00 am Seattle USD 210

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

The Mahler Adagietto and the Muse - Love, Art, and Self-Reflection

 Sat, 06 Dec at 01:30 pm Steinway Piano Gallery USD 34

Amy Tan Loves Birds: An Insanely Fun Benefit for KNKX and BirdNote

 Tue, 02 Dec at 07:30 pm Town Hall Seattle

Liz Tomforde celebrates her Windy City series at B&N Northgate

 Mon, 01 Dec at 05:00 pm Barnes & Noble USD 28 to 53

Andy Frasco & The U.N. – Growing Pains Tour w/ support from Lonesome Joy

 Sat, 07 Feb at 08:00 pm Neumos

Rebecca Brown & Ryan Boudinot w/ Brekan Blakeslee & Matthew Stadler

 Tue, 02 Dec at 07:00 pm The Elliott Bay Book Company Free

Ballard Bookworms: Community Story Time

 Sun, 07 Dec at 10:30 am Greenwood Branch of The Seattle Public Library

Padma Lakshmi

 Tue, 18 Nov at 07:30 pm Benaroya Hall

Katherine Whatley/Robert Millis/Noel Kennon

 Wed, 17 Dec at 08:00 pm Chapel Performance Space at Good Shepherd Center

Isabel Ibañez celebrates GRACELESS HEART at B&N Northgate

 Sun, 18 Jan at 04:00 pm Barnes & Noble USD 42

Comedian Sophie Buddle Dec. 12th and 13th at Laughs Comedy Club- Seattle

 Fri, 12 Dec at 07:15 pm Laughs Comedy Club USD 25 to 37

Seattle An Evening with Yotam Ottolenghi

 Thu, 26 Feb at 07:30 pm Paramount Theatre

Ruchika Malhotra: Uncompete Book Launch

 Wed, 19 Nov at 04:00 pm Imperia Lake Union USD 25 to 60

Jens Lekman

 Wed, 03 Dec at 07:00 pm Neumos

The Jinkx & DeLa Holiday Show

 Sun, 28 Dec at 03:00 pm Moore Theatre

Advanced Storytelling Workshop: Practical and Esoteric

 Sat, 17 Jan at 03:00 pm Unexpected Productions' Market Theater USD 309

TPT Live - Seattle, WA (January 24)

 Sat, 24 Jan at 08:30 am Courtyard by Marriott Seattle Downtown/Lake Union USD 119

#433: Return of Writer's Craft with Rosa Lane, Jennifer Oakes & "Emily"

 Thu, 13 Nov at 06:00 pm Ballard Branch of The Seattle Public Library

Hayes Carll in Seattle

 Thu, 12 Feb at 07:00 pm Tractor Tavern

Stephen Graham Jones

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

Hayes Carll in Seattle

 Wed, 11 Feb at 07:00 pm Tractor Tavern