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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.

A white house porch with a 'Highland Park Porchfest' banner and an American flag. A vibrant Pride flag hangs on the railing, surrounded by plants.

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

Photo provided by Highland Park Porchfest

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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. 11.

In case you don’t know, 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 17 bands that will perform across more than a dozen porches in the Highland Park neighborhood. The first performance will begin at 10:30 a.m., and the final act of the night will close at 11:05 p.m.

Thirteen of the 17 bands have never played Porchfest before. While you can see the full schedule online, we’re highlighting some of the newbies.

  • Ringo | Country folk
  • Fawley | Country
  • Joshua Cruce | Folk
  • Snow Clone | Alternative rock
  • Sydnee Jo + Andrew Witherspoon | Unkown genre
  • John Benjamin Davis | Bluegrass
  • Reed Quintet | Classical
  • The New Quintet | Folk
  • Le Gato | Funk rock
  • Cuatro Cinco | Hip-hop

New this year

  • A pre-party featuring free live music will happen at White Duck Taco on Friday, Oct. 10 from 6 to 10 p.m.
  • Greenwood Avenue will be closed (between Kirby + Bennett Avenues) from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Saturday for vendors and food.
  • The last three acts of the night will be performed on an actual stage, set up on that closed section of Greenwood Avenue.

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)
  • Make sure to head to Mean Jeen’s for the official after party.

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

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