Literary-art Events in Washington

Check out happening literary-art events all around Washington, DC

ROYALTY HERITAGE - KINGS & QUEENS

Sat, 15 Nov at 05:00 pm UDC Theater of the Arts Auditorium, Building 46 West USD 0 to 82

MOTHER of All Comedy Shows

Wed, 05 Nov at 07:00 pm Busboys and Poets TAKOMA USD 18 to 61

MAGNIFICENT LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE 2025

Fri, 07 Nov at 08:30 am National Union Building USD 0 to 530

Czech Christmas Market 2025

Sat, 08 Nov at 09:00 am Embassy of Czechia Free

Yoga and Journaling: Get Calm and Cozy at Brooklinen DC

Sun, 09 Nov at 05:30 pm Brooklinen Washington DC Free

Portrait Gallery Reading Rhythms

Fri, 21 Nov at 05:15 pm National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution Free

The Queen of Swords by Jazmina Barrera

Sun, 16 Nov at 05:00 pm Lost City Books Free

Joe List (November 20-22)

Thu, 20 Nov at 07:30 pm The DC Improv Comedy Club

ART EXPO

Sat, 28 Mar at 07:00 pm Temple Mother Earth Free

Author Talk and Q&A on ‘Crossing the Line’ and Immigration Rights

Sat, 08 Nov at 04:00 pm Cleveland Park Library Free

Fresh Fiction Book Club: Life, & Death, & Giants

Thu, 20 Nov at 07:00 pm Kramers Free

Harlem Renaissance in DC Walking Tour

Sat, 15 Nov at 05:00 pm The Howard Theatre USD 34

MAD.DC | Drawing two Capitals

Thu, 06 Nov at 06:30 pm Spanish Cultural Center - Embassy of Spain Free

Crocosmia by Miranda Mellis

Tue, 11 Nov at 07:00 pm Lost City Books Free

Noteworthy History Book Club: The Guns of August

Thu, 04 Dec at 07:00 pm Kramers Free

Resisters: How Ordinary Jews Fought Persecution in Hitler’s Germany

Thu, 06 Nov at 06:30 pm Goethe-Institut Washington Free

Write Now with Hannah Grieco

Sat, 08 Nov at 10:00 am Goethe-Institut Washington USD 10

Black to the Future Book Club: Ring Shout

Wed, 19 Nov at 07:00 pm Kramers Free

WE HAD IT COMING | A Busboys and Poets Books Presentation

Wed, 05 Nov at 06:00 pm Busboys and Poets Brookland Free

Cookbook Club: Pomegranates & Artichokes

Thu, 13 Nov at 07:00 pm Creative Grounds DC USD 11

Whodunit Book Club: What about the Bodies

Thu, 11 Dec at 07:00 pm Kramers Free

The Way to Angola's Independence

Thu, 06 Nov at 07:00 pm University of the District of Columbia USD 17

Kucheh Kollective: Book Klub

Thu, 04 Dec at 06:00 pm Kucheh Art Studio + Shop Free

Write On!

Sun, 09 Nov at 02:00 pm The Potter's House Café & Bookstore Free

Write Now with Martha Anne Toll

Sat, 15 Nov at 10:00 am Goethe-Institut Washington USD 10

A Star of Christmas

Fri, 05 Dec at 06:00 pm Howard University Free

Living Boldly - Talk Story

Fri, 07 Nov at 06:00 pm 508 I St NW Free

Write Now with Thu Anh Nguyen

Sat, 22 Nov at 10:00 am Goethe-Institut Washington USD 10

Hold Fast to Dreams - The Poetry of Langston Hughes in Song

Sat, 06 Dec at 07:30 pm 1317 G St NW, Washington, DC 20005-3102, United States

Agatha Christie + Sherry Club Chats A Pale Horse

Sun, 09 Nov at 03:00 pm Baan Siam USD 6 to 48

Black Ass Comedy - Washington, D.C.

Sat, 08 Nov at 07:00 pm Busboys and Poets USD 30

E2S2 Presents Harmonia Rosales In Conversation with Bisa Butler

Mon, 17 Nov at 06:00 pm Howard University School of Business Free

Write Now with Chet'la Sebree

Wed, 12 Nov at 06:30 pm Goethe-Institut Washington USD 10

E. Lockhart - We Fell Apart - at The Palisades Hub

Sun, 09 Nov at 06:00 pm Palisades Hub USD 32 to 38

Write On!

Sat, 13 Dec at 11:00 am The Potter's House Café & Bookstore Free

American Jews & Israel: A Complicated Relationship

Sun, 16 Nov at 07:00 pm 4400 Massachusetts Ave NW Free

Secrets & Sins Book Signing

Sat, 14 Mar at 01:00 pm The Darcy USD 0 to 53

French Queens and Illustrious Women

Fri, 07 Nov at 07:30 pm Embassy of France USD 40

Rebecca Thorne & Susie Dumond for The Gilded Abyss

Mon, 17 Nov at 07:00 pm Jackie Lee's USD 7 to 34

Petals& Poetry : A Night of Reflection

Fri, 21 Nov at 06:00 pm Mixxed Food & Drinks Free

An Evening of Poetry and Wine

Sat, 15 Nov at 06:30 pm District Champagne USD 25

JET’s Beauty of the Week Comes to Life

Tue, 11 Nov at 06:00 pm 1310 Kitchen & Bar, Wisconsin Avenue Northwest, Washington, DC, USA USD 85

A Celtic Christmas

Sat, 06 Dec at 04:00 pm Dumbarton Concerts

Write Now with Courtney Sexton

Wed, 19 Nov at 06:30 pm Goethe-Institut Washington USD 10

Writerly Happy Hour

Thu, 11 Dec at 06:00 pm No Kisses Bar Free

SIS Book Talk : Mary-Collier Wilks, Reimagining Aid

Wed, 12 Nov at 02:30 pm American University, School of International Service, Room SIS 300 Free

Meet & Greet with Mindy Thomas - Wow in the World: Dinosaurs are Wow!

Sat, 08 Nov at 10:30 am Politics and Prose at The Wharf Free

Franklin Foer: The Diaspora Blues, Where American Jews Go From Here

Sun, 16 Nov at 07:00 pm 4400 Massachusetts Ave NW Free

I Villani

Mon, 24 Nov at 06:00 pm Italian Cultural Institute @ Embassy of Italy Free

Kucheh Kollective: Book Klub

Thu, 06 Nov at 06:00 pm Kucheh Art Studio + Shop Free

BREL ! THE SHOW

Tue, 18 Nov at 07:30 pm Embassy of France in the United States USD 75

Whodunit Book Club: Matchmaking for Psychopaths

Thu, 13 Nov at 07:00 pm Kramers Free

The Rewind story open mic + social

Thu, 18 Dec at 07:00 pm DC Writers’ Salon USD 0 to 5

Meet author Judith Umlas on Friday November 14 at 7:00 pm.

Fri, 14 Nov at 07:00 pm Alliance Française of Washington DC, 2142 Wyoming Avenue NW USD 10 to 18

Hellenism in Multicultural America: Language, Identity & Cultural Survival

Wed, 05 Nov at 06:30 pm Embassy of Greece USD 0 to 23

QUEEN MOTHER | A Busboys and Poets Books Presentation

Thu, 13 Nov at 06:00 pm Busboys and Poets 14th & V Free

Russ & Daughters: 100 Years of Appetizing

Mon, 01 Dec at 07:00 pm Sixth & I USD 0 to 161

Bridge District hARvesT Jam

Sat, 15 Nov at 01:00 pm Bridge District Free

ANYTIME CAKES: A Conversation with Dorie Greenspan and Joe Yonan

Sat, 08 Nov at 05:00 pm Bold Fork Books USD 46

Talk & Panel | 読書の秋 Fall into Reading

Thu, 06 Nov at 06:30 pm Japan Information & Culture Center, Embassy of Japan Free

An Evening with Bee Wilson and Brinda Penmetsa for THE HEART-SHAPED TIN

Wed, 19 Nov at 07:00 pm Bold Fork Books USD 7 to 40

SODA LAKE | A Busboys and Poets Books Presentation

Wed, 05 Nov at 06:00 pm Busboys and Poets 450K Free

Emil Wakim! December 18-20

Thu, 18 Dec at 07:30 pm 1523 22nd St NW, Washington D.C., DC, United States, Washington, District of Columbia 20037

Research + Practice: Nursena Caksen

Wed, 12 Nov at 06:30 pm Flagg Building, Corcoran School for the Arts and Design, George Washington University, Please use New York Avenue Door Free

Research + Practice: LJ Roberts

Wed, 05 Nov at 06:30 pm Flagg Building, Corcoran School for the Arts and Design, George Washington University, Please use New York Avenue Door Free

Foraging for Good: Exploring Wild Bites & Wine of Palestine

Sun, 09 Nov at 06:00 pm Edgewood Community Farm USD 50

Spit & Stroke - Paint | Sip | Poetry - OPEN BAR

Fri, 05 Dec at 08:00 pm The Consortium, Massachusetts Avenue Northeast, Washington, DC, USA USD 59 to 104

Hybrid Event: Some Kind of Famous, Ava Wilder

Thu, 06 Nov at 07:00 pm East City Bookshop USD 0 to 30

A Book Signing + Meet & Greet with Dorie Greenspan

Sat, 08 Nov at 03:30 pm Bold Fork Books USD 40

Sherry Fair @ The Square

Sat, 08 Nov at 02:00 pm The Square USD 19 to 30

1882 Lecture Series: Access to Public Education

Thu, 13 Nov at 05:30 pm 508 I St NW Free

Graduating Corporate

Fri, 05 Dec at 09:30 am Chief USD 995

Goldmund Quartet

Sun, 22 Mar at 05:00 pm St. John's Church Georgetown Parish USD 13 to 61

The Inner Loop November Reading

Tue, 18 Nov at 07:00 pm Sonny’s Pizza Free

Il Mecenate

Wed, 05 Nov at 06:00 pm Italian Cultural Institute @ Embassy of Italy Free

How Turn Your Expertise Into a Paid Signature Talk — Fast- DC

Wed, 12 Nov at 11:00 am Washington USD 0 to 32

SIS Book Talk : Alan McPherson, The Breach: Iran-Contra

Thu, 13 Nov at 05:30 pm American University, School of International Service, Founders Room Free

THIS UNRULY WITNESS | A Busboys and Poets Books Presentation

Wed, 12 Nov at 06:00 pm Busboys and Poets 450K Free

Writing the World: Stories That Shape Us

Thu, 13 Nov at 07:00 pm The Speakeasy at Capo Deli USD 36

Chris Martin | DC | Nov. 14 & 15

Fri, 14 Nov at 07:30 pm The Bier Baron Tavern and Comedy Loft

VAUGHN VREELAND: A Book Signing + Meet & Greet

Thu, 06 Nov at 06:00 pm Bold Fork Books USD 40

Hybrid Event: To the Moon and Back, Eliana Ramage

Thu, 13 Nov at 07:00 pm East City Bookshop USD 0 to 42

GIRLS, UNLIMITED | A Busboys and Poets Books Presentation

Mon, 10 Nov at 06:00 pm Busboys and Poets 14th & V Free

Awesome Con 2026

Fri, 13 Mar at 01:00 pm Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington, DC, USA

Serhii Plokhy - The Nuclear Age

Thu, 20 Nov at 07:00 pm Solid State Books USD 0 to 37

Voices of Remembrance and Resilience

Sun, 15 Mar at 07:30 pm St Mark's Capitol Hill USD 0 to 34

Hybrid Event: Coldwire, Chloe Gong

Wed, 05 Nov at 07:00 pm East City Bookshop USD 26 to 33

IN-GALLERY | Exploring Portrait Mode: Portrait Is a Verb

Wed, 12 Nov at 05:00 pm National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution Free

CHESNOK: A Conversation with Polina Chesnakova and Olga Massov

Wed, 05 Nov at 07:00 pm Bold Fork Books USD 7 to 40

Special screening of award-winning LA Times documentary OUT OF PLAIN SIGHT

Thu, 11 Dec at 06:30 pm National Academy of Sciences Free

46th Charles H. Thompson Lecture with keynote Dr. David Stovall

Wed, 05 Nov at 05:00 pm School of Education Myrtilla Miner Building Free

Write Now with Courtney LeBlanc

Wed, 05 Nov at 06:30 pm Goethe-Institut Washington USD 10

Michelle Obama

Wed, 12 Nov at 07:30 pm Sixth & I USD 24 to 58

The Poetic Checkmate Tournament & Poetry Slam @ Busboys and Poets

Sat, 08 Nov at 01:00 pm 2004 Martin Luther King Jr Ave SE USD 13

On the Other Coasts: 1936-39 Spanish Exiles in the Americas

Tue, 11 Nov at 06:00 pm Spanish Cultural Center - Embassy of Spain Free

Pamela Nadell in Conversation with her Students

Wed, 12 Nov at 04:00 pm 4400 Massachusetts Ave NW Free

The REAL HISTORY of ESPIONAGE - and why it matters today | DEXTER INGRAM

Wed, 05 Nov at 05:30 pm Edward J. Pryzbla Student Center Free

5th Tuesdays Open Mic | 14th and V | Hosted by: Glo Shines

Tue, 30 Dec at 08:00 pm Busboys and Poets USD 8

An Evening with Gesine Bullock-Prado for MY HARVEST KITCHEN

Tue, 04 Nov at 07:00 pm Bold Fork Books USD 7 to 40