DALLAS IS LIT! RETURNS MAY 6-9, 2026
Dallas Is Lit! is back for the fourth year in a row! Join us May 6-9th for this four-day celebration of literature and community. Featuring authors, community leaders, creatives, performers, and book lovers, this year's event lineup features a mix of returning favorites plus a few new additions, including our marquee Community Symposium Narrative Power & The Futures We Create. Dallas Is Lit! shines light on all the ways we’re a literary city, from slam poets to literary organizations, from local bookstores to life-long Dallas writers. Anchored in the heart of the city — in Dallas' beautiful Oak Cliff neighborhood — the festival takes an expansive view of what is literary and who creates and participates in those experiences, offering activities for a variety of ages and interests, connecting writers, readers, makers and audiences through the power of language and the literary arts.
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Dallas Is Lit! 2026 Event Lineup
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Wednesday, May 6th
Hear Me, See Me: The Love That Dares LGBTQ+ Poetry Performance //Bishop Arts Theatre Center 7:30-9pm
First Rodeo Poetry Reading Series//The Wild Detectives 7:30-9pm
Thursday, May 7th
Literary Happy Hour //The Wild Detectives 5-7pm
Tap The Mic Open Mic //Trinity Cider Brewery 7:30-9:30pm
Friday, May 8th
Narrative Power & The Futures We Create Community Symposium //Bishop Arts Theatre Center 7-9pm
Late Night Lit: Vibez N Verzuz //Bishop Arts Theatre Center 10-11:30pm
Saturday, May 9th
Book & Author Fair //Arts Mission Oak Cliff 10am-3pm
Common Language Project Reading //Bishop Arts Theatre Center 7-8:30pm
Dallas Is Lit! 2026 Sponsors
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