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.
The Tarlton Theatre is celebrating 100 years since its construction in 1924. Our 501(c)3 nonprofit organization is committed to preserving and restoring our westside showplace. In celebration of the approaching 100-year anniversary, we're asking for your support of our historic preservation and restoration mission.
Congratulations to The Tarlton Theatre owner Tarl Knight on being named Green Bay's 2025 Young Entrepreneur of the Year by the Greater Green Bay Chamber and Current Young Professionals!
The historic Tarlton Theatre in partnership with Ahnapee Brewery and von Stiehl Winery presents "In The Yard", our free, outdoor concert series featuring area food trucks and craft beer on Thursdays in The Truck Yard, our new food truck destination park located next to The Tarlton Theatre!
Thursday, August 28
The People Brothers Band
6:00 PM Doors • 7:00 PM Showtime
Free Admission
The historic Tarlton Theatre presents "Flea Market Fridays", our outdoor vintage and handcrafted markets featuring rotating area food trucks, craft beer, and live music by Pegasis in The Truck Yard, our new food truck destination park located next to The Tarlton Theatre!
Friday, August 29
5:00-9:00 PM
Free Admission
Sara's hitting the road for a statewide listening tour to learn and connect with families, workers, educators, and caregivers in communities across WI. Sara knows that real solutions begin with listening. That’s exactly what this tour is about. Your voice matters. Join Sara for a conversation about the challenges we face and the future we want to build together.
Tuesday, September 2
6:00 PM Doors • 6:30 PM Showtime
Free Admission
The historic Tarlton Theatre presents "Wednesdays On Walnut", our free, all-local, outdoor concert series featuring rotating area food trucks and craft beer on Wednesdays in The Truck Yard, our new food truck destination park located next to The Tarlton Theatre!
Wednesday, September 3 - Diggstown
Wednesday, September 10 - Blues Talk
5:00 PM Doors • 6:00 PM Showtime
Free Admission
The historic Tarlton Theatre is proud to present the Green Bay Jazz Orchestra, featuring our area's premier jazz performers on our historic stage!
Thursday, September 4
5:00 PM Doors • 6:00 PM Showtime
Free Admission
Grooves On The Green is a new, free, family-friendly summer concert series presented in partnership between the City of Green Bay, The Tarlton Theatre, and Green Bay Neighborhoods. The five-concert series aims to activate underutilized park spaces across the city with live music while fostering community connections across Green Bay's diverse neighborhoods.
Friday, September 5
6:00-8:00 PM
He-Nis-Ra Park
The 2025 season of the Green Bay Film Festival continues at the historic Tarlton Theatre with Comedy-themed films!
Saturday, September 13
4:00 PM Doors • 5:00 PM Showtime
$10 Admission
The historic Tarlton Theatre welcomes The Convalescence (Toledo, OH), Ignominious (Cleveland, OH), The Behest of Serpents (Canton, OH), and HAUNTER (Milwaukee, WI) to our historic stage!
The Convalescence formed as a side project in early 2011, with members from other local Toledo bands. They quickly gained traction after releasing their debut EP "Memories" and embarked on tours and festivals. The band fuses death core with symphonic and black metal influences, incorporating theatrical elements and intense blast beats. They’re toured extensively, sharing stages with renowned bands like Venom Inc, Goatwhore, and Testament. They've also appeared on major festivals like Summer Slaughter and Mayhem Festival.
Sunday, September 14
5:30 PM Doors • 6:30 PM Showtime
$15 Pre-Sale • $20 At the Door
Midsummer's Music presents Under the Harvest Moon with Eric Lewis and the Griffon String Quartet on The Tarlton's historic stage!
The Griffon Quartet is a groundbreaking project to enrich the lives of children and adults throughout Northeast Wisconsin through concerts, workshops, and music education outreach. Members of the Quartet include violinists Roy Meyer and Alex Norris, viola Oryann Tsaig, cellist Jesse Nummelin, and guest pianist Rie Tanaka.
Thursday, September 18
6:00 PM Doors • 7:00 PM Showtime
Free Admission • Donations Accepted
Grooves On The Green is a new, free, family-friendly summer concert series presented in partnership between the City of Green Bay, The Tarlton Theatre, and Green Bay Neighborhoods. The five-concert series aims to activate underutilized park spaces across the city with live music while fostering community connections across Green Bay's diverse neighborhoods.
Friday, September 19
6:00-8:00 PM
Colburn Park
Founded in Oshkosh, Wisconsin in 2017, the ten-piece troupe has seen many changes throughout the years, most notably vocalist Katrina deVille coming out as openly transgender in 2025. With her rebirth, the band has taken on a whole new life – one of fierce soul-fire and determination as it claws its way up the rhythm and blues scene. Precisely put by Blues Matters, this group "grabs you by the throat with full clenched fist". Make no mistake about it, this horn heavy super band will get you up on your feet shaking all you got!
Saturday, September 20
6:00 PM Doors • 7:00 PM Showtime
$12 Pre-Sale • $16 At The Door
Visit a special ceramics edition of the historic Tarlton Theatre's signature Art War, an immersive, interactive live art competition featuring live music!
Watch multiple speed rounds of live, real-time throwing by local potters! Audience members vote by ballot for one finalist per round to move on to the championship round to face off for a $100 cash prize. Finally, stay for an auction of the competition's ceramic pieces and become an art collector!
Friday, September 26
6:00 PM Doors • 7:00 PM Showtime
Free 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!
Friday, September 26
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 a Bloody Mary or bottomless coffee, and try our Breakfast Burger, Cap’n Crunch Chicken & Waffles, or build-your-own cereal bar!
Saturday, September 20
12:00 PM Doors & Showtime
Free Admission
Our longest running program, Divaluscious is The Tarlton's premier drag show, hosted by 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, November 22
7:00 PM Doors • 8:00 PM Showtime
$15 Admission
Dinner and a show – it's the classic combo. The Tarlton is proud to show the classics on our historic screen paired with a themed dinner and beverage special!
6:00 PM Doors • 7:00 PM Showtime
$5 Pre-Sale • $10 At the Door
$20 Themed Dinner Add-On
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 downtown home of the Green Bay Jazz Orchestra, featuring our area's premier jazz performers and special guests on our historic stage!
Thursday, September 4
5:00 PM Doors • 6:00 PM Showtime
Free Admission
The Tarlton Theatre is proud to host the second annual Bay Area Music Awards! The BAMMY Awards will recognize and celebrate our Green Bay Area music industry and will showcase bands, musicians, performers, and other music industry professionals.
The Tarlton is the proud official home of the Weidner Downtown series, our fine 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 Circus 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, October 31
8:00 PM Doors • 9:00 PM Showtime
$15 Admission