UWG 2026 City of Mural Community Festival + Paint the Park Fundraiser 🎨

🎨 City of Mural Community Festival
🌳 Paint the Park
𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟏𝟏–𝟏𝟔, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 | 𝐁𝐚𝐲 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐧
The City of Mural Community Festival is back—with something new!
This year, we're excited to announce that 𝐭𝐰𝐨 new murals will be created in Bay City during August 11–16. We'll be revealing the mural locations soon, so stay tuned!
To celebrate the festival and help shape its future, we're introducing our very first 𝐏𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐤—𝐚 𝐨𝐧𝐞-𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐭 𝐖𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐡 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐤.
Join us as we celebrate everything we've accomplished over the past three years while looking ahead to the next chapter of Bay City's public art movement.
Explore completed murals, watch artists create new works on the Friendship Wall, meet local artists, enjoy live entertainment, and help us raise funds for the next generation of public art projects.
Every dollar raised supports future mural installations, youth art opportunities, and community collaborations that continue to make Bay City a more vibrant and welcoming place.
📅 𝐏𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭
Thursday, August 13, 2026
🕙 10:00 AM – 10:00 PM
📍 Wenonah Park | Bay City, Michigan
🎉 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬
🎨 Showcase of murals completed throughout Bay City over the past three years
🖌️ Live mural painting on the Friendship Wall
🖼️ Preview of 10 future mural locations and proposed mural designs
🗳️ Community voting on future mural concepts
🍷 Paint & Sip Fundraiser (21+) led by local artist
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1994078889638?aff=oddtdtcreator
🖼️ The 30 Collection – 30 Artists • 30 Original Works • One Community
🏆 Paint the Park Cornhole Tournament
https://www.facebook.com/events/1359175029615389
🎶 Live music throughout the day
🛍️ Local vendors, artists, and Youth Market
🌮 Food vendors and food trucks (pending availability)
https://forms.gle/p7xJ2ucyZgrtBVuc9
🧘 Morning yoga
🎵 Outdoor sound healing
🎨 Bay-Arenac ISD collaborative mural project
❤️ Opportunities to sponsor future murals and support public art
🎨 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬
We're looking for artists to help shape Bay City's next chapter!
Submit your original mural design for one of seven future mural walls.Artists from Bay City, across Michigan, and beyond are invited to apply.
Application Deadline: August 6, 2026
https://forms.gle/DLY7p5XkRvQWa4Mp6
After submissions close, the community vote will take into the consideration for the finalist designs. Selected murals will be installed over the coming years as sponsorship funding becomes available.
🎨 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: ( this is not the 7 wall's call for artist application, this is the application for painting on the friendship wall, for more details, check : https://www.unitedwego.org/friendship-wall-project)
link to apply for painting on friendship wall:
https://forms.gle/XtM2TybTBQ7jhdqn9
🧱 𝐁𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐚 𝐌𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐫
Help transform Bay City's walls into inspiring works of public art.
We're seeking businesses, organizations, foundations, and individuals to sponsor future mural projects. Your investment supports local artists, creates opportunities for youth, and leaves a lasting legacy in our community.
𝐖𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐚 𝐣𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐮𝐬 𝐚𝐬 𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐬?
Volunteer Link:
https://forms.gle/A9ae4rtR58nC1v3SA
𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐥? 𝐖𝐞,𝐝 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐲𝐨𝐮.
Whether you've supported the City of Mural Community Festival since the beginning or you're joining us for the first time, we invite you to celebrate creativity, collaboration, and community with us.
Together, we're not just painting walls—we're creating spaces that tell Bay City's story and inspire future generations. 🎨💙