Noisy Waters Mural Festival

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.

2026 MURALISTS:
Catie Michel, Denver, CO @catiecreating
Megan Lingerfelt, Oak Ridge, TN @meganlingerfelt
Oak Bloak, Denver, CO @oak_bloak
Patrick Maxcy, Fleming Island, FL @patrickmaxcy
Savannah LeCornu, Ketchikan, AK @savannahpants
SENHOR, Lisbon, Portugal @o.senhor
Turbo Bambi, Revelstoke, BC, Canada @turbobambi_design
Wayward Walls, Gibsonton, FL @waywardwalls

Get schedule details, learn about the artists, see the music lineup, and purchase workshop or tour tickets at: noisywatersmuralfest.com 

Noisy Waters is a production of Paper Whale, a 501c3 nonprofit placemaking agency based in Bellingham, WA. Festival admission is free, but a donation is encouraged with all proceeds going to Paper Whale to fund this festival and other community events.