# Books events in Tempe, Today and Upcoming Books events in Tempe - **Subtitle**: All Books events in Tempe, Arizona. Here you can find more information about Upcoming events in Tempe like parties, concerts, meets,shows, sports, club, reunion, Performance - **Category**: ## About All Books events in Tempe, Arizona. Here you can find more information about Upcoming events in Tempe like parties, concerts, meets,shows, sports, club, reunion, Performance ## Events in Tempe - **Event Name**: Adalyn Grace: The Wretched Divine - **Description**: #1 New York Times and internationally bestselling author Adalyn Grace discusses and signs her adult debut, The Wretched Divine.About this Event#1 New York Times - **Date**: Mon Sep 28 2026 at 07:00 pm – Mon Sep 28 2026 at 08:00 pm (-07:00) - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/tempe/adalyn-grace-the-wretched-divine/100001992533564529 - **Venue**: Changing Hands Bookstore - **Banner**: https://cdn-ip.allevents.in/s/rs:fill:500:250/g:sm/sh:100/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4tYXouYWxsZXZlbnRzLmluL2V2ZW50czcvYmFubmVycy9lYzdhNzRhOTBjMDZmYmNhYjE3OWJmOThkMDI2N2IzNWJkZTg1MWQzZTUyYjYzMmJmZTJlMjBkZTg0NjdhNzI0LXJpbWctdzgwMC1oNDAwLWRjZjBmMGYwLWdtaXIuanBnP3Y9MTc4MzUzMjkxOA.avif - **Price**: USD 40 - **Categories**: art, literary-art, theatre, entertainment, dog, anime, storytelling - **Event Name**: Water for Elephants (Touring) - **Description**: InformationThe critically acclaimed bestselling novel comes to "thrilling, dazzling" life (Time Out New York) in a unique, spectacle-filled new musical! Hailed as a Critic's Pick, The New York Times calls it "stunning, emotional, heart- - **Date**: Thu Oct 29 2026 at 07:30 pm (-07:00) - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/tempe/water-for-elephants-touring/210001175035301 - **Venue**: ASU Gammage - **Banner**: https://cdn-ip.allevents.in/s/rs:fill:500:250/g:sm/sh:100/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4tYXouYWxsZXZlbnRzLmluL2V2ZW50czkvYmFubmVycy85NGFkZGExNTBlY2FlMTkyMzEyZjAwYzZkMTA1YTcyYzcxZmM1YmZlNzhmMjU2MmY0NTQzOTQxYzFhODcyYmY0LXJpbWctdzEwMjQtaDU3Ni1kYzAxMDYzMS1nbWlyLmpwZz92PTE3ODUzMjI3NTU.avif - **Categories**: Arts & Theatre - **Event Name**: Verity Book to Movie Night - **Description**: Join NYABC for a private screening of Verity at Harkins Tempe Marketplace complete with themed cocktails, raffles, and book besties!About this EventVERITY is coming to the big screen and we’re watching it - **Date**: Thu Oct 01 2026 at 05:30 pm – Thu Oct 01 2026 at 08:30 pm (-07:00) - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/tempe/verity-book-to-movie-night/100002000232375881 - **Venue**: Harkins Theatres Tempe Marketplace - **Banner**: https://cdn-ip.allevents.in/s/rs:fill:500:250/g:sm/sh:100/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4tYXouYWxsZXZlbnRzLmluL2V2ZW50czkvYmFubmVycy9lYzIzNmU0OTQ4OThhYzYzNWMzNGQzY2NhOGI2MGQ0ZWRjMzdjNWZmOTFiYWFhYzZjODMxZjE2MzMwMzc0OGE5LXJpbWctdzEyMDAtaDYwMC1kYzA4MDgwOC1nbWlyLmpwZz92PTE3ODg5ODMxOTA.avif - **Price**: USD 35 - **Categories**: fitness, Entertainment, Art, Theatre - **Event Name**: Rudy Francisco Live in Phoenix - **Description**: A poet and an authorAbout this EventRudy Francisco is one of the most recognizable names in Spoken Word Poetry. Rudy Francisco has shared stages with prominent artists such as Gladys Knight, Jordin Sparks, Musiq Soul Chil - **Date**: Thu Oct 15 2026 at 07:30 pm – Thu Oct 15 2026 at 09:00 pm (-07:00) - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/tempe/rudy-francisco-live-in-phoenix/100002001777765182 - **Venue**: Perimeter83 (@ UAT) - **Banner**: https://cdn-ip.allevents.in/s/rs:fill:500:250/g:sm/sh:100/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4tYXouYWxsZXZlbnRzLmluL2V2ZW50czEwL2Jhbm5lcnMvMDEzYzE2MDIwYTkyMjNiNTQ0OWY4ZTg1ODBlMjBlYmMyNmVjNDI1Mjk5Y2MyZjdhYjVkZDJmZGU5MjAwZjY0Ni1yaW1nLXcxMjAwLWg2NzUtZGMwODA4MDgtZ21pci5qcGc_dj0xNzg5OTc1OTMx.avif - **Price**: USD 34 to 39 - **Categories**: art, literary-art, performances, entertainment, spoken-word - **Event Name**: If God, Why Evil? - **Description**: Come join us for this powerful one-night event as award-winning author and speaker, Dr. Frank Turek, presents "If God, Why Evil?" In this thought-provoking presentation, Dr. Turek will ask “how could a good God could allow so much evil?” and share God’s u - **Interested Audience**: - Count: 2 - **Date**: Mon Sep 28 2026 at 07:00 pm – Mon Sep 28 2026 at 09:00 pm (-07:00) - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/tempe/if-god-why-evil/200030482999739 - **Venue**: ASU Student Pavillion - **Banner**: https://cdn-ip.allevents.in/s/rs:fill:500:250/g:sm/sh:100/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4tYXouYWxsZXZlbnRzLmluL2V2ZW50czUvYmFubmVycy8zODJmZGE1MDY4NjkxOTdlNGRmZTM3ZmM5ZDgwNWY4NWE2Njc5NzYwMWRlZjg1ZTU3YThkMjc4ZWY0YTdiMTA4LXJpbWctdzEyMDAtaDUwMC1kYzA4MDgwOC1nbWlyP3Y9MTc4ODU2Mzg0OQ.avif - **Categories**: art, literary-art, open-mic - **Event Name**: Book Brunch // The "No-Rules" Book Club - **Description**: Read anything you like for our bi-monthly book brunch and then come tell us about it! Or just come hang out and listen to people tell you what they’ve been reading! This is a no-rules book club. - **Interested Audience**: - Count: 23 - **Date**: Sat Oct 17 2026 at 11:00 am (-07:00) - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/tempe/book-brunch-the-no-rules-book-club/200030741463747 - **Venue**: 1986 E University Drive, Tempe, AZ, United States, Arizona 85288 - **Banner**: https://cdn-ip.allevents.in/s/rs:fill:500:250/g:sm/sh:100/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4tYXouYWxsZXZlbnRzLmluL2V2ZW50czgvYmFubmVycy8wZDU2NjY0NGQ0NmUzMjAwZWUxMTNkZGQ3NDU2Mjg2NDFiYjZkYTBjMTYwYjUzNjRmYjZjMTU4NmZlZjg1MWVhLXJpbWctdzEyMDAtaDYyOC1kYzA4OThiOC1nbWlyP3Y9MTc5MDQzMzUzNQ.avif - **Categories**: brunch - **Event Name**: American Trickster Book Launch and Conversation - **Description**: Ru Marshall and Daniel Saldaña Paris will discuss Marshall’s recently released book American Trickster: The Hidden Lives of Carlos CastanedaAbout this EventRu Marshall and Daniel Saldaña París will discuss Marshall’s rece - **Date**: Wed Oct 28 2026 at 05:45 pm – Wed Oct 28 2026 at 08:30 pm (-07:00) - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/tempe/american-trickster-book-launch-and-conversation/100001997061446546 - **Venue**: Rob and Melani Walton Center for Planetary Health (Walton Center) - **Banner**: https://cdn-ip.allevents.in/s/rs:fill:500:250/g:sm/sh:100/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4tYXouYWxsZXZlbnRzLmluL2V2ZW50czQvYmFubmVycy8zMjIzNGYzOTRjODM3NmM2MTczYjRkMWY0NzNlMGZmZTlhYWFmYzZiMjQxMmRhNzQyM2FiOTAwM2Y4MzAzYTk4LXJpbWctdzEyMDAtaDcwMy1kYzA4MDgwOC1nbWlyLmpwZz92PTE3ODYzMzE3Mzc.avif - **Price**: Free - **Categories**: fitness, Art, literary-art - **Event Name**: ASU Book Group: Channeling Emily Dickinson with Rosemarie Dombrowski - **Description**: Celebrating America250 with a nod to Emily Dickinson, the ASU Book Group has selected two books for November 2026: The prose poetry collection, “Emily’s Advice for Girls in the New Millennium” by ASU literary scholar and Phoenix poet laureate Rosemarie Do - **Interested Audience**: - Count: 3 - **Date**: Wed Nov 18 2026 at 12:00 pm – Wed Nov 18 2026 at 01:00 pm (-07:00) - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/tempe/asu-book-group-channeling-emily-dickinson-with-rosemarie-dombrowski/200030623950828 - **Venue**: Charles Trumbull Hayden Library - **Banner**: https://cdn-ip.allevents.in/s/rs:fill:500:250/g:sm/sh:100/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4tYXouYWxsZXZlbnRzLmluL2V2ZW50czkvYmFubmVycy84M2NkODBjN2Q5YTVmZjA0OTQwNzA0NzkyNmQwMTljNjE0NmJiZWE3MDNmNmQwN2MwNjdiNTUzNzM0ZDRhMmZlLXJpbWctdzEyMDAtaDk0MC1kY2Y4ZjhmOC1nbWlyP3Y9MTc4ODQ5NjMyOA.avif - **Categories**: art, literary-art, science-fair - **Event Name**: ASU Book Group: ‘A Harvest of Furies’ by Hayden Casey - **Description**: Just in time for spooky season, the ASU Book Group's October 2026 reading selection is the haunting novel “A Harvest of Furies” by fiction writer Hayden Casey, an ASU graduate (MFA creative writing ’22) and instructor in the Department of English. The bo - **Interested Audience**: - Count: 2 - **Date**: Thu Oct 22 2026 at 12:00 pm – Thu Oct 22 2026 at 01:00 pm (-07:00) - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/tempe/asu-book-group-‘a-harvest-of-furies-by-hayden-casey/200030664414202 - **Venue**: Charles Trumbull Hayden Library - **Banner**: https://cdn-ip.allevents.in/s/rs:fill:500:250/g:sm/sh:100/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4tYXouYWxsZXZlbnRzLmluL2V2ZW50czMvYmFubmVycy80ZTI4YTY4OTAxNTE1ODcyZTUyYzY3NmQyNmNhYzU0ZDU4YzdjZDI1ODc4MDYwYjFjMTg4M2I2NzRiMjE1NmU4LXJpbWctdzk4NC1oMTUwMC1kYzE4MTgwOC1nbWlyP3Y9MTc4ODY1NDMwMg.avif - **Categories**: art, literary-art ## Trending Events in Tempe - **Event Name**: Boney Bouquet Paint Party - **Description**: Give yourself a (boney) hand for painting this bizarre bouquet Choose your own flower colors and elements Customize the background and details to your own artistic style$40 includes 8×10 canvas (pre-outlined), paints, - **Venue**: Painting Friends Studio in Sozo Healing House - **Banner**: https://cdn2.allevents.in/thumbs/thumb6a99f2b79e8f8.jpg - **Event Name**: Paint with Coffee for National Coffee Day - **Description**: Let's Celebrate National Coffee Day by painting some mini masterpieces with coffee!It's very simple and very much like water color - but no worries, I'll show you howSozo Healing House 51 W Elliot Ste 104 Tempe, AZ 85284 - **Venue**: Painting Friends Studio in Sozo Healing House - **Banner**: https://cdn2.allevents.in/thumbs/thumb6aac1fdf79a15.jpg - **Event Name**: World Postcard Day Swap - **Description**: Celebrate World Postcard Day: Create (and later get) a few postcards as part of an exchange with craft clubs around the world!We have over 24 clubs participating in Germany, Japan, the UK, France, India, Netherlands, Mexico - and closer to home: - **Venue**: Painting Friends Studio in Sozo Healing House - **Banner**: https://cdn2.allevents.in/thumbs/thumb6aac363fc255c.jpg - **Event Name**: Public Speaking Skills 1-Day Workshop | Tempe, AZ - **Description**: Event DetailsDuration: 1-Day Practical Training (8 Hours)Timing: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM (including breaks)Language: EnglishCertificate - **Venue**: Tempe - **Banner**: https://cdn2.allevents.in/thumbs/thumb6a816d77c83e1.jpg - **Event Name**: Phantom of The Opera at ASU Gammage - **Venue**: ASU Gammage - **Banner**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events9/banners/7651a690-bbc5-11f1-9913-21574437e213-rimg-w1200-h675-dc080808-gmir.jpg?v=1790659226 - **Event Name**: The Phantom of the Opera - **Venue**: ASU Gammage - **Banner**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events9/banners/c761a590-aca6-11f1-a608-29339450a83e-rimg-w1200-h788-dc080808-gmir.jpg?v=1788997038 - **Event Name**: Candlelight: Coldplay & Imagine Dragons - **Description**: ⭐ Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before in Phoenix. Get your tickets now to discover the music of Coldplay vs. Imagine Dragons at Phoenix Zoo under the gentle glo - **Venue**: Phoenix Zoo - **Banner**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events9/banners/3198b230-bb04-11f1-b3b2-49ce17995ad7-rimg-w550-h550-dc082828-gmir.jpg?v=1790576667 - **Event Name**: Candlelight Open Air: The Best of Hans Zimmer - **Description**: ⭐ Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before in Phoenix. Get your tickets now to discover the music of Hans Zimmer at the Phoenix Zoo under the gentle glow of candleli - **Venue**: Phoenix Zoo - **Banner**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events10/banners/50540430-bb05-11f1-b3b2-49ce17995ad7-rimg-w550-h550-dc080808-gmir.jpg?v=1790576692 - **Event Name**: The Phantom of the Opera (Touring) - **Description**: Sale Dates and Times: Public Onsale : Mon, 8 Jun 2026 at 08:00 AM Presale : Mon, 1 Jun 2026 at 08:00 AM - **Venue**: ASU Gammage - **Banner**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events6/banners/cdf3111d89e9999854f1f9f530a6fdb12174f23508e8a4804e38fb1eac4129d3-rimg-w1200-h891-dc080828-gmir?v=1788726314 ## FAQs - **Q**: What are the top events in Tempe? - **A:** Adalyn Grace: The Wretched Divine (Mon Sep 28 2026 at 07:00 pm at Changing Hands Bookstore), Water for Elephants (Touring) (Thu Oct 29 2026 at 07:30 pm at ASU Gammage), Verity Book to Movie Night (Thu Oct 01 2026 at 05:30 pm at Harkins Theatres Tempe Marketplace), Rudy Francisco Live in Phoenix (Thu Oct 15 2026 at 07:30 pm at Perimeter83 (@ UAT)), If God, Why Evil? (Mon Sep 28 2026 at 07:00 pm at ASU Student Pavillion). - **Q**: What are the top free events in Tempe? - **A:** American Trickster Book Launch and Conversation (Wed Oct 28 2026 at 05:45 pm at Rob and Melani Walton Center for Planetary Health (Walton Center)). - **Q**: What events are happening in Tempe in September 2026? - **A:** Adalyn Grace: The Wretched Divine (Mon Sep 28 2026 at 07:00 pm at Changing Hands Bookstore), If God, Why Evil? (Mon Sep 28 2026 at 07:00 pm at ASU Student Pavillion). - **Q**: How can I find events in Tempe? - **A:** You can discover upcoming events in Tempe on AllEvents.in. Browse by date, venue, or price to find events that match your interests. - **Q**: How do I buy tickets for events in Tempe? - **A:** You can buy tickets directly through AllEvents.in. Many events offer online booking with options for free, paid, and early-bird tickets. - **Q**: What are the popular venues for events in Tempe? - **A:** Some popular venues hosting events in Tempe include Changing Hands Bookstore, ASU Gammage, Harkins Theatres Tempe Marketplace. - **Q**: What is the price range for events in Tempe? - **A:** Prices for events in Tempe range from USD 34 to USD 40. Many events also offer free entry. - **Q**: Who are the top organizers for events in Tempe? - **A:** Popular organizers hosting events in Tempe include Changing Hands Bookstore, PROMOTED BY VENUE, Not Your Average Book Club. - **Q**: Are there any online events available? - **A:** Yes, many events are available online. 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