Literary-art Events in Seattle

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

Cascade PBS Ideas Festival

 Sat, 06 Jun at 10:00 am Fremont Studios USD 59 to 127

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child at Paramount Theatre Seattle

 Sat, 22 Aug at 07:30 pm Paramount Theatre Seattle

Supper Fan Club at MOPOP: Star Trek

 Sat, 05 Sep at 06:30 pm 325 5th Ave N, Seattle, WA, United States, Washington 98109

SAL Presents: Ann Patchett

 Thu, 09 Jul at 07:30 pm Benaroya Hall

Community Celebration: Ai Weiwei's Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads

 Sat, 30 May at 10:00 am Olympic Sculpture Park

The Eras Tour (Drag Version) Seattle 5/23 - Saturday EVENING

 Sat, 23 May at 06:00 pm Elysian Fields USD 60

Hedwig & The Angry Inch: 25th Anniversary Movie Tour with John Cameron Mitchell

 Wed, 15 Jul at 07:00 pm Neptune Theatre

The Sound Healing Symphony— Back at St. Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral

 Sat, 30 May at 08:00 pm Saint Mark's Episcopal Cathedral USD 31 to 60

BOOKLOVER'S BURLESQUE: Seattle Fantasy l/Sci-Fi Edition

 Fri, 22 May at 06:30 pm The Triple Door

Taylor Swift The Eras Tour (Drag Version) Seattle 5/24

 Sun, 24 May at 10:00 am Elysian Fields USD 60

Comedy Show: Sam Jay on Oct 8th - 10th at Laughs Comedy- Seattle

 Thu, 08 Oct at 08:00 pm Laughs Comedy Club USD 34 to 47

Kieron Walquist & Lue Hughes, a poetry reading

 Wed, 17 Jun at 07:00 pm The Elliott Bay Book Company Free

Seanan McGuire presents 'Inkpot Gods'

 Tue, 16 Jun at 07:00 pm Third Place Books Seward Park Free

Write Comedy Like the Pros: Sketch Class with Joe Guppy: Summer 2026

 Sat, 18 Jul at 10:30 am 650 S Orcas St, Suite 101 USD 341

PhotoFest | Focusing & Sharpness with John Greengo

 Sun, 31 May at 02:15 pm The Collective Seattle - Slacktide (2nd Floor, Room A) Free

Comic Tavern: a Comedy Night w/ Ricci Armani & Friends

 Sun, 31 May at 07:00 pm Comet Tavern USD 15

PhotoFest | Photographing for the Story + Sale with Vanessa Joy

 Sat, 30 May at 09:00 am The Collective Seattle - Alpenglow Room Free

Page Powars in conversation with Margaret Owen

 Sun, 31 May at 03:00 pm Beguiled Books Free

Comedy show: Vincent Bryant Thursday Aug. 6th at 8pm-Laughs Comedy Seattle

 Thu, 06 Aug at 08:00 pm Laughs Comedy Club USD 27

Taylor Swift The Eras Tour (Drag Version) Seattle 5/23

 Sat, 23 May at 10:00 am Elysian Fields USD 60

Stand Up Comedy with Jaci Terjeson @ Michael Florentino Cellars (SODO)

 Fri, 29 May at 07:00 pm Michael Florentino Cellars SODO USD 25 to 34

Eugenie Jones Concert

 Sat, 27 Jun at 05:00 pm Fountainhead Gallery USD 34

Smarty Pints! Mount St. Helens

 Mon, 18 May at 06:30 pm Burke-Gilman Brewing Company Free

Café After Dark: Reading Night

 Thu, 21 May at 06:30 pm Urban Coffee House USD 19

Bestsellers: Improv Comedy

 Sun, 26 Jul at 07:30 pm Unexpected Productions USD 0 to 22

" Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet: A New Musical"

 Sun, 24 May at 02:00 pm Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute USD 65 to 86

Luke Goebel, K*ll DICK

 Sat, 30 May at 07:00 pm The Elliott Bay Book Company Free

Stephanie Coontz, FOR BETTER AND WORSE

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

Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Dinner 2026

 Tue, 16 Jun at 05:00 pm Seattle Public Library - Central Library USD 0 to 214

Rachel Schneider celebrates LIGHT WIELDER at B&N Northgate

 Sat, 13 Jun at 04:30 pm Barnes & Noble USD 42

Poe Unexpected: Edgar Allan Poe Improvised

 Fri, 02 Oct at 07:30 pm Unexpected Productions Market Theater USD 0 to 22

Tom Lin presents 'Babylon, South Dakota'

 Mon, 15 Jun at 07:00 pm Third Place Books Ravenna Free

Joseph Eckert w/ Kim Fu, THE TRAVELER

 Fri, 12 Jun at 07:00 pm The Elliott Bay Book Company Free

Laura Cranehill with Daryl Gregory — 'Wife Shaped Bodies'

 Wed, 20 May at 07:00 pm Third Place Books Ravenna Free

Alex Garland w/ Marcus Harrison Green, HOME: WATER OF WESTERN WASHINGTON

 Sun, 24 May at 07:00 pm The Elliott Bay Book Company Free

Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Summit 2026

 Wed, 27 May at 08:00 am Seattle Public Library - Central Library Free

Ray Nayler w/ Nicola Griffith, PALACES OF THE CROW

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

Frida... A Self-Portrait

 Sat, 06 Jun at 07:30 pm 700 Union St, Seattle, WA, United States, Washington 98101

Tommy Orange

 Thu, 21 May at 07:30 pm Town Hall Seattle

Emily Rath celebrates DEVOUR ME at B&N Northgate

 Sun, 16 Aug at 06:00 pm Barnes & Noble USD 30

WE ARE NOT NUMBERS Reading

 Wed, 20 May at 07:00 pm The Elliott Bay Book Company Free

Unpoetry at the Frye

 Thu, 17 Sep at 06:30 pm 704 Terry Ave, Seattle, WA, United States, Washington 98104

Advanced Storytelling Workshop: Practical and Esoteric

 Sat, 26 Sep at 03:00 pm Unexpected Productions' Market Theater USD 309

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

Emily Varga celebrates THE RIVER SHE BECAME at B&N Northgate

 Thu, 02 Jul at 06:00 pm Barnes & Noble USD 30

Cynthia Brothers and Shannon Koyano Present: The Vanishing Seattle Varie...

 Wed, 20 May at 08:00 pm Clock-Out Lounge

Designing your own water smart permaculture paradise with Jessi Bloom

 Sat, 30 May at 11:00 am 5275 California Ave SW, Seattle, WA, United States, Washington 98136

Said by The Father and Son

 Sat, 15 Aug at 05:00 pm Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute USD 34 to 66

Alice Bag

 Fri, 17 Jul at 07:00 pm 429 Eastlake Avenue East, Seattle, Washington 98109, United States

Book Blast in SEATTLE!

 Sat, 19 Sep at 11:00 am Seattle Airport Marriott USD 0 to 39

Tomás Q. Morín, CAT LOVE

 Mon, 15 Jun at 07:00 pm The Elliott Bay Book Company Free

Ed Taylor w/ Enrique Cerna, THE POWER OF THE RIVER

 Fri, 22 May at 07:00 pm The Elliott Bay Book Company Free

Remembering Our Heroes: An Evening with Bruce Lee and Pancho Villa

 Fri, 05 Jun at 06:00 pm A Resting Place Free

Classic Pun Slam! Seattle!

 Fri, 22 May at 08:00 pm Skylark Cafe & Club USD 20 to 37

Eileen Garvin w/ Moira Macdonald

 Mon, 25 May at 07:00 pm The Elliott Bay Book Company Free

Paige Lewis w/ Jane Wong, CANON

 Thu, 28 May at 07:00 pm The Elliott Bay Book Company Free

Gays Reading Books at the Library

 Thu, 21 May at 06:00 pm Seattle Public Library - Central Library Free

Kiara Valdez, Kids Story Time & Book Signing

 Sat, 23 May at 11:00 am Barnes & Noble University District Free

Book Club - Reading the Rainbow

 Wed, 20 May at 06:30 pm 1716 NW Market St Free

Scott Kurashige, AMERICAN PERIL: THE VIOLENT HISTORY OF ANTI-ASIAN RACISM

 Wed, 10 Jun 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

Thea Riofrancos, EXTRACTION: THE FRONTIERS OF GREEN CAPITALISM

 Tue, 19 May at 07:00 pm The Elliott Bay Book Company Free

" Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet: A New Musical"

 Sat, 23 May at 05:00 pm Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute USD 49 to 71

SESSC Juneteenth Street Gathering

 Wed, 17 Jun at 11:00 am 4655 S Holly St Free

TO LOOK WEST (World Premiere by Connor Koppin) (SEATTLE PERFORMANCE)

 Sat, 30 May at 07:00 pm Trinity Parish Episcopal Church, Seattle

Svetlana Satchkova w/ Tara Conklin, THE UNDEAD

 Mon, 18 May at 07:00 pm The Elliott Bay Book Company Free

Beth Piatote with Rena Priest — 'distant water'

 Tue, 19 May at 07:00 pm Third Place Books Ravenna Free

An Evening with Elaine Pagels

 Thu, 04 Jun at 07:00 pm St. Stephen's Episcopal Church Free

Kauakanilehua Māhoe Adams w/ Keliko K. M. Adams, AN EXPANSE OF BLUE

 Fri, 29 May at 07:00 pm The Elliott Bay Book Company Free

Summer Soiree: Move over Heated Rivalry...

 Thu, 23 Jul at 06:00 pm To Be Announced USD 63

A Special Evening with Maria Mudd Ruth

 Thu, 21 May at 06:30 pm Folio: The Seattle Athenaeum USD 75

Herbal Tea Blending at The Lab at Ada's

 Thu, 21 May at 06:30 pm The Lab at Ada's USD 35

Tom Fleischner with Saul Weisberg — 'Astonished by Beauty'

 Thu, 21 May at 07:00 pm Third Place Books Seward Park Free

Joseph Osmundson w/ Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore, SPAWNING SEASON

 Tue, 26 May at 07:00 pm The Elliott Bay Book Company Free

Caty Rogan celebrates KISSED BY THE GODS at B&N Northgate

 Wed, 03 Jun at 06:00 pm Barnes & Noble USD 43

Kendra Langford Shaw presents 'The Pillagers' Guide to Arctic Pianos'

 Tue, 26 May at 07:00 pm Third Place Books Ravenna Free

Tamiko Nimura, A Place for What We Lose, Seattle Community Launch

 Sat, 06 Jun at 01:00 pm Church - Blaine Memorial United Methodist Free

Gabriella Page-Fort, Wendy Call, & Shelley Fairweather-Vega,

 Tue, 09 Jun at 07:00 pm The Elliott Bay Book Company Free

KUOW Book Talks with Author Sonora Jha

 Thu, 21 May at 06:30 pm Seattle Public Library - Central Library Free

WA author Jess Walter at B&N

 Thu, 25 Jun at 05:00 pm Barnes & Noble University District Free

A.M. Gittlitz w/ Trevor May

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

Maria Giesbrecht and Elise Powers — 'A Little Feral' and 'Size of Your Joy'

 Mon, 18 May at 07:00 pm Third Place Books Ravenna Free

Mike Huguenor w/ Keith Rosson, ELVIS IS DEAD, I'M STILL ALIVE

 Fri, 19 Jun at 07:00 pm The Elliott Bay Book Company Free

One Book, One Coast presents: Zine-making Workshop with Densho

 Sat, 06 Jun at 02:00 pm Seattle Public Library - Central Library Free

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

 Thu, 14 May at 05:00 pm Seattle Free

ASYLUM BOOK CLUB

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

Rachel Linden presents 'A Sprinkle of Sweet Serendipity'

 Thu, 21 May at 07:00 pm Third Place Books Ravenna Free

SEA (AUG 5, 6, 7 - 2026) Practices

 Wed, 05 Aug at 08:00 am Expansive Pioneer Building Free

Hillary's Book Launch: THE WELL IS DEEP

 Thu, 04 Jun at 06:30 pm Vermillion Free

Caro Claire Burke, YESTERYEAR

 Sun, 31 May at 07:00 pm The Elliott Bay Book Company Free

Celebrate America's 250th with The American Miracle Film Screening

 Sun, 14 Jun at 01:00 pm DAR Rainier Chapter House Free

Daniel Pope w/ Daniel Tam-Claiborne & Julia Hands, GO HELP YOURSELF

 Tue, 16 Jun at 07:00 pm The Elliott Bay Book Company Free

Jed Myers & Michele Bombardier — 'Can't Be Far' & 'Don't Ask Me How I Know'

 Wed, 17 Jun at 07:00 pm Third Place Books Ravenna Free

Stacey Lindsay w/ Chelsia Andreassen, BEING 40

 Thu, 21 May at 07:00 pm The Elliott Bay Book Company Free

Contemporary Book Club: "Say You'll Remember Me" by Abby Jimenez

 Tue, 19 May at 06:30 pm 109 1st Ave S USD 8

Alan Lau and Susie Kozawa — 'This Single Road'

 Wed, 03 Jun at 07:00 pm Third Place Books Ravenna Free

Steven Pfau with Dave Wheeler — 'Say Nephew'

 Mon, 01 Jun at 07:00 pm Third Place Books Ravenna Free

Rachel Lynn Solomon "Extracurricular" Book Release Event

 Mon, 13 Jul at 07:00 pm Old Stove Brewing Co - Gardens USD 7 to 29

Wave Books Poetry Reading

 Tue, 02 Jun at 07:00 pm ANTiPODE Art Gallery Free

Beast & Thorn by Chelsey Ann Tompkins book release tour

 Fri, 24 Jul at 07:00 pm 109 1st Ave S USD 20