San Francisco Moby-Dick Marathon 2025

Co-presented with San Francisco Maritime National Park Association

Brace yourself as the MD24 resurfaces in 2025! Literary thrillseekers gather annually to celebrate this complicated, provocative, much-beloved-and-sometimes-dreaded epic of nautical life! Utilizing the voices of volunteer readers, ranging from special guest stars to people just like you (yes, YOU)! This year’s MD24 ’25 blends San Francisco’s creative spark into a whirlwind of performance, art, visual wonder, and spectacle. It’s a vibrant celebration of Melville’s great American masterpiece that promises to be unforgettable! Beginning at twelve noon on Saturday October 18 to noon on Sunday October 19, the nonstop cover-to-cover marathon reading and MD24 turns it all into the hottest afterparty in town! FREE, no RSVP required

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Host or Publisher Litquake, San Francisco's Literary Festival