Quilt Walk & Murals

You don't have to visit a museum to find art in Great Bend. Murals decorate the walls of many historic buildings downtown and along your trek, located in Lafayette Park, you'll find historic quilt patterns built into the sidewalks surrounding the courthouse.

Kansas Quilt Walk. In the sidewalks surrounding the courthouse square, you will find the Kansas Quilt Walk. Quilts kept our ancestors warm and allowed our great grandmothers to express themselves with beautiful fabrics, fine needlework, and meaningful patterns. The quilt walk is a tribute to those women and their creations.

Great Bend Mural Project. Murals decorate the walls of many buildings in the downtown area. Painted by high school students, community volunteers, senior citizens, professional artists, and children, the murals are all tied together by themes relating to Great Bend, past and present.

The Kansas Quilt Walk and Great Bend Mural Project publication is available for download to help guide you through these historic quilt patterns and murals.