By Lori Fredrich Senior Food Writer, Dining Editor, Podcast Host Published May 24, 2022 at 12:01 PM

Headed to Green Bay? We've got a slew of great recommendations for places to visit.  But if you're art-inclined, you'll also want to make some time to explore the growing collection of murals cropping up in the city.

You’ll find a large concentration of murals in the reinvigorated historic Broadway District, located just West across the Fox River from Downtown Green Bay. The area is walkable and home to a wide variety of restaurants, shops and boutiques, so you can easily spend the day perusing the local scene, appreciating the wide variety of art and sampling a wide variety of fare from restaurants and coffee shops along the way.

The area is also a haven for street festivals, a local farmers market and a variety of events throughout the year. At least ten of the murals in the Broadway District were created during the inaugural Mural & Busker Festival in August of 2021. The festival featured street performers (musicials, jugglers and dancers) who performed throughout the district as artists painted their murals. The festival is slated to take place for a second year on June 16-19, 2022. 

Here are 10+ murals we visited during one of our recent trips to Green Bay along with information about who created them and where you can find them.

1. The Lion

Artist: Beau Thomas
127 S. Broadway

The Lion

2. Responsibility & Repercussion 

Artist: Ally Wilber
335 N. Broadway

Responsibility & RepercussionX

3. Swallows 

Artist: Andrew Linskens
313 N. Broadway

SwallowsX

4. Cats

Artist: Unknown
151 N. Broadway

CatsX

5. Hopeland

Artist: Chad Brady and The Refugee artist organization
325 N Broadway

HopelandX

6. Happy

Artist: Heather Peterman
201 S. Broadway

Happy

7. Creativity in Bloom

Artist: Jenna Kast
319 N Broadway 

Creativity in BloomX

8. The Butterfly Effect

Artist: Beth Mesda
300 Dousman St.

The Butterfly EffectX

9. Dream without Limits

Artist: Beau Thomas
128 N. Broadway

Dream without LimitsX

10. Sementis’

Artist: Peter Koury
232 S. Broadway

SementisX

Broadway Alley Pop-up Art

This ever changing “gallery” of mural art was started by Green Bay artist Beau Thomas. It's been an ever-changing display ever since, so it's fun to go and see what you'll find.
Location: alley behind 303 S. Broadway

King of the North

Artist: Beau Thomas

King of the NorthX

Shark

Artist: Beau Thomas

SharkX

Others currently displayed

Artist unknown

Unknown artist muralX

Artist unknown

unknown artist mural
Lori Fredrich Senior Food Writer, Dining Editor, Podcast Host

Lori is an avid cook whose accrual of condiments and spices is rivaled only by her cookbook collection. Her passion for the culinary industry was birthed while balancing A&W root beer mugs as a teenage carhop, fed by insatiable curiosity and fueled by the people whose stories entwine with each and every dish. She’s had the privilege of chronicling these tales via numerous media, including OnMilwaukee and in her book “Milwaukee Food.” Her work has garnered journalism awards from entities including the Milwaukee Press Club. 

When she’s not eating, photographing food, writing or recording the FoodCrush podcast, you’ll find Lori seeking out adventures with her husband Paul, traveling, cooking, reading, learning, snuggling with her cats and looking for ways to make a difference.