Noisy Waters Mural Festival

Start: Friday, August 14, 2026 1:00PM
End: Friday, August 14, 2026 11:00PM

This isn’t your average arts festival. Head to beautiful Bellingham, WA for the 4th annual Noisy Waters Mural Festival August 14-16, and experience a vibrant mix of art, music, movement, and community that only Bellingham-based placemaking agency Paper Whale could produce. For three days, world-renowned muralists paint original works on 8’×8’ panels while the public watches the process unfold. By Sunday, the community votes and three artists earn commissions to paint permanent murals across Bellingham. While the competition runs, dive into three days of spray-paint workshops, mural tours, live music, art for sale, yoga, upcycled fashion, and nonstop creative energy for all ages. Then, as daylight fades, the art starts glowing and the music gets louder for the 21+ crowd. Noisy Night Mode brings together headliner bands and DJs, blacklight painting, late-night mural sessions, and a libations bar for a multi-sensory experience. FRIDAY, AUGUST 14 1 PM - 7 PM: Free Kids & Teens Walls Painting Hours 1 PM - 9 PM Official Muralist Live Painting Hours 1 PM - 6 PM: Live Music & DJs 3 PM - 11 PM: Beer Garden Hours (All-ages until 8:30 PM) 6 PM - 9 PM: Trackside Summer Music Series 8:30 PM - 11 PM: Noisy Night Mode: live music and black light painting by local artists (Ages 21+ only) SATURDAY, AUGUST 15 9 AM - 10 AM: Free Yoga with Bellingham Yoga Collective 10 AM - 6 PM: Official Muralist Live Painting Hours 10 AM - 6 PM: Live Music & DJs 10:30 AM - 5 PM: Free Kids & Teens Walls Painting Hours 10 AM - 11 PM: Beer Garden Hours (All-ages until 8:30 PM) 12 PM - 8 PM: Bellingham Makers Market 6 PM - 7 PM: Upcycled Fashion Show? 8:30 PM - 11 PM: Noisy Night Mode: live music and black light painting by local artists (Ages 21+ only) SUNDAY AUGUST 16 9 AM - 10 AM: Free Yoga with Bellingham Yoga Collective 10 AM - 2 PM: Official Muralist Live Painting Hours 10 AM - 2 PM: Soul Sunday Live Music 10:30 AM - 2 PM: Free Kids & Teens Walls Painting Hours 10:30 AM - 3 PM: Beer Garden Hours (All-ages) 2:00 PM Voting Closes for Mural Competition 2:30 PM: Noisy Waters Mural Competition Awards Ceremony 2026 MURALISTS: Catie Michel, Denver, CO Megan Lingerfelt, Oak Ridge, TN Oak Bloak, Denver, CO Patrick Maxcy, Fleming Island, FL Savannah LeCornu, Ketchikan, AK SENHOR, Lisbon, Portugal Turbo Bambi, Revelstoke, BC, Canada Wayward Walls, Gibsonton, FL Get schedule details, learn about the artists, and purchase workshop or tour tickets at: www.noisywatersmuralfest.com