The Tarlton Theatre is Green Bay's historic hometown, circa-1925 Art Deco drafthouse cinema, club, and performing arts venue.
The Tarlton Theatre is Green Bay's historic hometown, circa-1925 Art Deco drafthouse cinema, club, and performing arts venue.
Face off for the golden pepper and the $100 cash prize!
The historic Tarlton Theatre presents our first annual Beat the Heat: Hot Sauce & Pepper Challenge!
The challenge will be comprised of ten (10) hot wings with progressively hotter and hotter sauces and a championship round featuring some of the world's hottest peppers! WARNING: Serious hot sauce and hot pepper contenders only!
Free admission for audience members.
Register to participate as a contestant now! Participation is $25 per contestant.
Contestant package includes challenge participation as well as an ice cream sandwich and a tall glass of milk.
ATTN: Ages 18+ only will be permitted to participate as contestants. All ages will be permitted as audience members.
Friday, April 28
6:00 PM Doors & Dinner • 7:00 PM Competition Challenge
Free Admission • $25 Participation Package
The Green Bay Film Festival presents the world premiere of "Beyond Human Nature", a documentary film about Green Bay's notorious 1992-1995 Tom Monfils murder investigation.
Decades after his death, the true crime story of Tom Monfils still resonates throughout our small town and across the Midwest. "Beyond Human Nature" investigates the devastating repercussions and contentious aftermath of the most famous murder in Green Bay history. The film is directed by Michael Neelsen and produced by Dave Neelsen.
Friday, April 14
6:00 PM Doors • 7:00 PM Showtime
$15 Admission
Welcome to a truly immersive, interactive art show! Watch multiple speed rounds of real-time painting by local painters. Audience members vote for finalists to move on to a championship round for a $100 prize. Finally, stay for an auction of all the competition's paintings!
Contact our team to participate as a painter!
Friday, May 19
6:00 PM Doors • 7:00 PM Showtime
Free Admission
Saturday morning cartoons are back on our historic screen with brunch and beverage specials for the whole family! Request your favourite cartoons with our cartoon DJ while you sip a Bloody Mary or bottomless coffee and try our Breakfast Burger, Cap’n Crunch Chicken & Waffles, or build-your-own cereal bar!
Saturday, April 29
10:00 AM Doors & Showtime
Free Admission
Our longest running program, Divaluscious is The Tarlton's premier drag show, hosted by Jojo Jubilee and Jonny B and featuring the midwest's leading drag performers on our historic stage. Bring your singles and prepare to be served by the divas!
Saturday, April 22
6:00 PM Doors & Dinner • 8:00 PM Showtime
$15 Admission • $25 Dinner + Admission
The Tarlton is the proud downtown home of the Green Bay Jazz Orchestra, featuring our area's premier jazz performers and special guests on our historic stage!
Thursday, April 6
5:00 PM Doors • 6:00 PM Showtime
Free Admission
The Tarlton is the proud official home of the Green Bay Film Festival.
Visit gbfilmfestival.org for full list of showings.
The Tarlton is the proud official home of the Weidner Downtown series, our arts and culture partnership with The Weidner and the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay.
Visit weidnercenter.com for full list of shows.
The Tarlton is proud to partner with Dark Arts to bring professional, local performers and the historic burlesque art form to downtown Green Bay. Featuring a variety of circus, cabaret, and sideshow performances, all are welcome to travel through time to a truly vaudevillian showcase!
Friday, April 21
8:00 PM Doors • 9:00 PM Showtime
The Tarlton is proud to partner with Cujo to present an open mic for connecting through the spoken word. Visit and perform your own works on our historic stage to a welcoming community of fellow writers and speakers.
Thursday, April 13
7:00 PM Doors & Signup • 7:30 PM Showtime
Free Admission
The Tarlton is proud to partner with Sub:Stance Audio to host premier bass music shows with national headliners on our historic stage and visuals on our historic screen through our Sub:Stance Presents series.
Saturday, April 1
9:00 PM Doors & Showtime
$35 Admission