Literary-art Events in Seattle

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

The Jinkx & DeLa Holiday Show

 Sun, 28 Dec at 03:00 pm Moore Theatre

The Jinkx & DeLa Holiday Show

 Sat, 27 Dec at 07:00 pm Moore Theatre

Judy Collins

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

Jim Butcher Book Launch Event!!

 Mon, 19 Jan at 06:00 pm Barnes & Noble University District 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

Seanan McGuire presents 'Through Gates of Garnet and Gold'

 Tue, 06 Jan at 07:00 pm Third Place Books Seward Park Free

Hayes Carll in Seattle

 Wed, 11 Feb at 07:00 pm Tractor Tavern

Isabel Ibañez celebrates GRACELESS HEART at B&N Northgate

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

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

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

Hayes Carll in Seattle

 Thu, 12 Feb at 07:00 pm Tractor Tavern

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

David J with very special guest Barton Carroll

 Tue, 13 Jan at 07:30 pm The Grocery USD 50

Comedy Show: Dan Donohue at Laughs Comedy Club- Seattle

 Fri, 09 Jan at 07:15 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

Radio Gaza

 Sat, 24 Jan at 07:00 pm 5608 Rainier Ave S, Seattle, WA 98118, USA

David Guterson presents 'Evelyn in Transit' (Third Place Books Ravenna)

 Fri, 23 Jan at 07:00 pm Third Place Books Ravenna Free

Comedy DOPAMINE DEALERS -Sun. Jan. 18th @ 7 PM -Presented by Luke Severeid

 Sun, 18 Jan at 07:00 pm Laughs Comedy Club USD 14

David Horsey, BEACH OF STARS

 Fri, 09 Jan at 07:00 pm The Elliott Bay Book Company Free

Asher Perlman & Tom Toro

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

Gabriel Tallent w/ Danya Kukafka, CRUX

 Wed, 21 Jan at 07:00 pm The Elliott Bay Book Company Free

Dwayne Kennedy with The N.D.T.

 Thu, 29 Jan at 09:00 pm 5608 Rainier Ave S, Seattle, WA 98118, USA

Black Ice: An American Sitcom Improvised

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

Ian Bell's Brown Derby Series: TWILIGHT

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

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

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

Jo Segura w/ Penny Reid, THE LUST CRUSADE

 Mon, 26 Jan at 07:00 pm The Elliott Bay Book Company Free

Chris Duffy presents 'Humor Me'

 Mon, 26 Jan at 07:00 pm Third Place Books Seward Park Free

The ORB Network presents Own your Worth: Build it, Brand it, Bank it.

 Tue, 03 Feb at 06:00 pm Blink UX - AI Strategy, UX Research, Product Design USD 150

KUOW Book Talks with Author Sonora Jha

 Tue, 27 Jan at 06:30 pm Seattle Public Library - Central Library Free

Caskey Russell & Rena Priest, THE DOOR ON THE SEA & POSITIVELY UNCIVILIZED

 Thu, 08 Jan at 07:00 pm The Elliott Bay Book Company Free

Advanced Storytelling Workshop: Practical and Esoteric

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

Jonathan Rosenblum presents 'We're Coming For You and Your Rotten System'

 Mon, 12 Jan at 07:00 pm Third Place Books Seward Park Free

Dr. Thomas Doherty presents 'Surviving Climate Anxiety'

 Thu, 15 Jan at 07:00 pm Third Place Books Seward Park Free

Lucas Cantor Santiago presents 'Unfinished'

 Wed, 21 Jan at 07:00 pm Third Place Books Ravenna Free

Nina McConigley, HOW TO COMMIT A POSTCOLONIAL M**der

 Tue, 27 Jan at 07:00 pm The Elliott Bay Book Company Free

Marisa Kashino, BEST OFFER WINS

 Thu, 22 Jan at 07:00 pm The Elliott Bay Book Company Free

KUOW Book Talks with Author Coll Thrush

 Thu, 26 Feb at 06:30 pm Seattle Public Library - Central Library Free

Creative Writing and Silent Reading Night

 Tue, 13 Jan at 06:30 pm Hugo House Free

Kamilah Cole presents 'An Arcane Inheritance'

 Mon, 05 Jan at 07:00 pm Third Place Books Ravenna Free

SAL Gala 2026: Words Bloom

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

ASYLUM BOOK CLUB

 Tue, 24 Feb at 06:00 pm Asylum Collective Free

Classic Pun Slam! Seattle!

 Fri, 23 Jan at 08:00 pm Skylark Cafe & Club USD 20 to 37

Guest Curator Amber Flame presents "Rooting for the Future"

 Sun, 25 Jan at 02:00 pm Seattle Public Library-Central Library Free

Madeline Lane-McKinley w/ Sloane McNulty, SOLIDARITY WITH CHILDREN

 Sat, 31 Jan at 07:00 pm The Elliott Bay Book Company Free

Emma Pattee celebrates TILT at B&N Northgate

 Fri, 16 Jan at 06:00 pm Barnes & Noble Free

Mindset Workshop -Seattle

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

'We Are Not Numbers: The Voices of Gaza's Youth' — A Community Reading

 Thu, 29 Jan at 07:00 pm Third Place Books Seward Park Free

Beginner Arts & Crafts Hangout | Soft Hobbies Celebration

 Sat, 10 Jan at 02:00 pm Mosaic Room USD 7

Adaptive Leadership Workshop for Pastors and Church Leaders

 Thu, 15 Jan at 09:00 am Gwinn Commons USD 15

Marcus Fontoura presents 'Human Agency in a Digital World'

 Tue, 27 Jan at 07:00 pm Third Place Books Seward Park Free

Emerald City Romance Reader 2026 Tickets

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

TPT Live - Seattle, WA (January 24)

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

ASYLUM BOOK CLUB

 Tue, 30 Dec at 06:00 pm Asylum Collective Free

Diana Xin with Juan Carlos Reyes — 'Book of Exemplary Women'

 Wed, 14 Jan at 07:00 pm Third Place Books Ravenna Free

Kathleen Boland with Thomas Kohnstamm — 'Scavengers: A Novel'

 Thu, 15 Jan at 07:00 pm Third Place Books Ravenna Free

Jamie Madden w/ Maiko Winkler-Chin, BITTERSWEET LANE: HOW WE CREATE HOMES

 Thu, 15 Jan at 07:00 pm The Elliott Bay Book Company Free

Marty Supreme

 Tue, 30 Dec at 06:30 pm AMC Theatre - Pacific Place 11

Eric Heisserer w/ Ted Chiang, SIMULTANEOUS

 Mon, 12 Jan at 07:00 pm The Elliott Bay Book Company Free

Shen Tao, THE POET EMPRESS

 Tue, 20 Jan at 07:00 pm The Elliott Bay Book Company Free

Dao Strom w/ Jennifer (JP) Perrine & Stephanie Adams-Santos, YELLOW SONGS

 Fri, 30 Jan at 07:00 pm The Elliott Bay Book Company Free

Alan Chong Lau w/ Susie Kozawa, THIS SINGLE ROAD

 Wed, 28 Jan at 07:00 pm The Elliott Bay Book Company Free

Sex Trivia @ Stoup Capitol Hill

 Wed, 14 Jan at 07:00 pm Stoup Brewing - Capitol Hill USD 13 to 23

Read & Run on the Road: Book Club Run of No-No Boy

 Sat, 24 Jan at 10:00 am Panama Hotel and Tea House USD 35

Miz Floes presents Royalty Revisited

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

TAP 4.0: The Nyxology Sessions, Installment 8

 Sat, 17 Jan at 07:00 pm The Chapel Performance Space (4th Floor) 4649 Sunnyside Ave N, Seattle, WA 98103-6940, United States

ASYLUM BOOK CLUB

 Tue, 27 Jan at 06:00 pm Asylum Collective Free

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

 Thu, 22 Jan at 06:30 pm Converge Media USD 0 to 48

Sangamithra Iyer, GOVERNING BODIES: A MEMOIR, A CONFLUENCE, A WATERSHED

 Fri, 16 Jan at 07:00 pm The Elliott Bay Book Company Free

Tango Basics Series w/ Gabriela Condrea (6 wks)

 Thu, 15 Jan at 07:00 pm Phinney Center (Room 3) USD 196 to 355

It's Time: A Zine Launch Party

 Thu, 08 Jan at 06:00 pm ARTS at King Street Station Free

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

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

Stand By Me: The Film and Its Stars 40 Years Later

 Sat, 28 Mar at 07:30 pm Paramount Theatre

Guest Curator Amber Flame presents "Peepless in Seattle"

 Sun, 01 Mar at 02:00 pm Seattle Public Library-Central Library Free

KUOW Book Talks with Author Molly Olguin

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

KUOW Book Talks with Author Sasha taqwšəblu LaPointe

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

ASYLUM BOOK CLUB

 Tue, 26 May at 06:00 pm Asylum Collective Free

ASYLUM BOOK CLUB

 Tue, 28 Apr at 06:00 pm Asylum Collective Free

ASYLUM BOOK CLUB

 Tue, 31 Mar at 06:00 pm Asylum Collective Free

The Round - Embrace the Night: An Argentine Tango Experience

 Thu, 29 Jan at 07:30 pm Fremont Abbey Arts Center

Live Reading for BIRDBRAINS, A Lyrical Guide to Washington State Birds

 Thu, 22 Jan at 06:00 pm C & P Coffee Company

Stephen Graham Jones

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

Emerald City Romance Reader Event - Author/Vendor Registration

 Sat, 13 Jun at 09:00 am South Seattle College USD 15 to 165

Women's Nature Circle

 Tue, 03 Feb at 06:30 pm 12535 15th Ave NE ste 120 USD 61

Stand Up Comedy Class!

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

Hotel Goodbyes Book Signing w/Stephen Jon Thompson

 Sat, 28 Feb at 01:00 pm 4324 University Wy NE Free

Nook & Cranny "Read Around the World" Book Club

 Sun, 25 May at 04:30 pm 5637 University Wy NE Free

3rd Friday Art Walk at Nook & Cranny

 Fri, 20 Jun at 05:00 pm 5637 University Wy NE Free

Content Marketing Training: 1 Day Session in Seattle, WA

 Thu, 27 Nov at 09:00 am regus WA, Seattle - Plaza 600 USD 542 to 706

Improv & Flow: Seattle

 Sun, 16 Nov Seattle Center Armory - 4th Floor Free

Winter 2026 Somos Vecinos Spanish Classes with Casa Latina!

 Mon, 05 Jan at 06:00 pm Casa Latina Seattle USD 253

Improv Happy Hour

 Sat, 05 Jul at 07:30 pm Unexpected Productions Market Theater USD 0 to 24

Powerful Voices Open Mic Show - Live Music, Comedy, Poetry+ More!

 Thu, 30 Oct at 05:00 pm Seattle Free

Master the Art of Storytelling: 1 Day Professional Workshop in Seattle, WA

 Wed, 22 Oct at 09:00 am Regus - Seattle - Plaza 600 USD 416 to 519

Nook & Cranny "Be the Revolution" Book Club

 Sun, 18 May at 04:30 pm 5637 University Wy NE

CROWD MOUTH LIT - Winter's Deep

 Sun, 25 Jan at 06:00 pm 3100 Airport Way S, Seattle, WA 98134-2131, United States

Robert Burns Night at The Barrel Thief

 Sun, 25 Jan at 06:00 pm The Barrel Thief USD 104 to 180

Emily Rath: Alcott Hall Release Event

 Tue, 27 Jan at 06:00 pm 8507 35th Ave NE USD 43

🔥Get Your Flirt On! Seattle Social Event

 Tue, 27 Jan at 07:00 pm Fremont Abbey Arts Center

January Clown Lab

 Sat, 24 Jan at 10:00 am Seattle Open Arts Place (formerly known as 18th & Union) Free

Smart Email Strategy for Business Growth: 1 Day Course in Seattle, WA

 Wed, 21 Jan at 09:00 am Plaza 600 USD 542 to 706