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What to expect at this year’s Highland Park Porchfest

See your neighbor’s porch become a stage at this annual festival, offering free live music.

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Head to the Highland Park neighborhood for a day of music and fun.

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Highland Park Porchfest, a music festival where “porches become stages, yards become seats, and radical generosity and good will rule the day,” will return on Saturday, Oct. 12.

In case you missed it, the Highland Park Porchfest is a grassroots, community-led event that had its inaugural festival in 2022, bringing free local music to the neighborhood.

This year will feature 20+ bands that will perform across 16 porches in the Highland Park neighborhood. The first performance will begin at 11:15 a.m. and the final act of the night will close at 10:55 p.m.

While you can see the full schedule online, we’re highlighting some newbies of the festival.

  • Johni Acorn | Americana
  • Richard Daigle | Country-folk
  • Alva Leigh | Pop
  • Prollyamory | Folk
  • Andrew Carl Thams | Americana
  • Fellzog | Rock
  • Stained Glass Lion | Unknown genre
  • The Dayton Speed Trap | Country-rock
  • We Are Us | Alternative-pop
  • The Banshees | Indie-rock
  • No Thank You John | Electronic-pop
  • The Ego Museum | Garage-pop

Bonus: New to this year is the Kids Corner with an open mic event kicking off the day at 10 a.m. — just bring your kiddos to Anderson Avenue.

NOOGAtoday | Highland Park Porchfest

Bonus: Make sure to head to the new neighborhood bar Mean Jeen’s for the official after party.

Photo provided by Highland Park Porchfest

Festival pro tips

  • Check out the official guidelines for attendees
  • Bring your own chairs + blankets
  • Bike or walk to the festival
  • Bring your own cooler (some hosts may have drinks, but bring your own to be sure)
  • Bring some extra money to tip the performers you enjoy (tip jars + Venmo signs will be displayed)

Are you as excited as we are? Make sure to keep up with the fest on Instagram for updates — from street closures (and the official map) to food + retail vendors you can expect.

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