Porchfest
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Porchfests are annual music events held across the United States and in Canada on front porches. Started in Ithaca, New York, in 2007, porchfest events bring local musicians and neighborhoods together to celebrate and create a sense of community.{{Citation needed|date=May 2024}}
Porchfest music festivals began as a means for neighbors and local community members to highlight their music on front porches.[http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/entertainment2/56755658-223/community-music-university-porch.html.csp Porchfest Starts A Conversation In A Salt Lake City Neighborhood ]. Retrieved 2014-02-17. The concept was to find musicians and porches on which they would play. The original event in Ithaca, New York, started with about 20 musicians but has since grown to over 100.[http://www.porchfest.org Porchfest website]. Retrieved February 17, 2014.
Bands, singers, and instrumentalists participate in the festival for no other reason than to showcase their talents and engage the community. Music is diverse and can range from country to pop, classical, reggae, blues, rock, jazz, Latino, R&B, folk and many others. Musicians voluntarily take to the "stage" on porches at their designated times and perform for the public. Signs with artists' names and performance times are usually posted in front of porches and online.
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Volunteers and other organizations normally facilitate the event by selecting appropriate dates, acquiring musicians, and publicizing the event. Local residents volunteer their porches as a way to support the local music scene and interact with their neighbors. Events can last from a few hours to most of the day. Schedules and maps are usually posted online or in local media.[http://napavalleyregister.com/news/local/napa-s-porches-to-rock-sunday/article_3a4d4e38-b811-11e0-b202-001cc4c03286.html Napa’s Porches To Rock Sunday ]. Retrieved February 17, 2014.
Because these are normally neighborhood events people walk, ride bikes or scooters, drive golf carts, or push strollers as they move from one porch to another along a determined route to partake in the festivities. Children often build lemonade stands to help quench thirst on hot days while vendors oftentimes provide ice cream, hot dogs, and other snacks. A few porchfests have expanded to include arts festivals as well.
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List of porchfests
These annual events can now be found being celebrated across the United States and Canada. This is a partial list of municipalities where Porchfests have taken place.{{cite web|title=More Porchfests Around North America!|url=http://www.porchfest.org/porchfests-elsewhere/|publisher=Ithaca, NY Porchfest|accessdate=2018-05-02}}
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=United States=
==Arizona==
==Colorado==
==California==
- Fresno{{Cite web |title=TowerPorchFest |url=https://towerporchfest.org/ |access-date=2023-05-01 |website=towerporchfest.org}}
- Modesto{{Cite web|url=http://www.modestoporchfest.com/|title=Modesto Porchfest|website=Modesto Porchfest|accessdate=March 12, 2024}}
- Napa
- Sacramento{{Cite web |url=https://www.sacporchfest.com/ |title=Sacramento Porchfest |access-date=September 20, 2019 |archive-date=August 10, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190810024549/http://sacporchfest.com/ |url-status=dead }}
==Connecticut==
==Florida==
- Springfield, Jacksonville
- Sanford Porchfest, Sanford
==Georgia==
- Athens{{Cite web|url=https://www.visitathensga.com/event/historic-athens-porchfest/25549/|title = Historic Athens Porchfest}}
- Atlanta{{Cite web|url= https://www.virginiahighlanddistrict.com/porchfest/|title = Virginia Highland District Porchfest|accessdate = October 25, 2024}}
- Brunswick
- Decatur{{Cite web|url=https://www.oakhurstporchfest.org/|title=Oakhurst Porchfest|website=oakhurst-porchfest|accessdate=March 12, 2024}}{{cite web|title=Oakhurst Porchfest returns on Oct. 12|date=October 8, 2019|url=https://decaturish.com/2019/10/oakhurst-porchfest-returns-on-oct-12/|publisher=Decaturish, Decatur, GA|accessdate=2019-10-11}}
==Iowa==
==Kansas==
==Maine==
==Massachusetts==
- Arlington
- Belmont
- Jamaica Plain
- Malden
- Medfordhttps://medford.porchfest.info/
- Melrose
- Newton
- Quincy
- Roslindale
- Somerville
- Swampscott
- Wakefield{{cite web|url= https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/05/30/arts/porchfest-2024/|title= Porchfests coming to Massachusetts this summer and next fall|last=Berger|first=Ava|date=May 30, 2024|accessdate=September 7, 2024|publisher=The Boston Globe}}[https://wakefieldporchfest.com/ Wakefield Porchfest – Official Website]. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
- Watertown
- Wellfleet
==Michigan==
==Missouri==
==New Jersey==
==New York==
- Binghamton
- Buffalo{{Cite web |title=** Buffalo Porchfest ** |url=http://buffaloporchfest.org/ |access-date=2022-05-19 |website=buffaloporchfest.org}}
- Ithaca (original)[http://www.porchfest.org Porchfest website]. Retrieved February 17, 2014.
- Rhinebeck
- Stamford{{Cite web|url=https://roxburyartsgroup.org/|title=The Roxbury Arts Group|date=February 17, 2024|accessdate=March 12, 2024}}
==Ohio==
==Oregon==
==Pennsylvania==
- Erie{{Cite web |title=West Bayfront PorchFest 2023 |url=https://www.erienewsnow.com/clip/15419636/west-bayfront-porchfest-2023 |access-date=2023-09-13 |website=www.erienewsnow.com |language=en}}
- Philadelphia{{cite news|last1=Hojsak|first1=Sarah|title=West Philly Porchfest returns for a third year this June|url=http://thekey.xpn.org/2018/03/09/west-philly-porchfest-2018/|accessdate=2018-05-02|work=The Key|publisher=WXPN|date=March 9, 2018}}
- West Chester{{Cite web |title=West Chester Porchfest |url=https://westchesterporchfest.com/ |access-date=2022-09-25 |website=West Chester Porchfest |language=en}}
==South Carolina==
==Tennessee==
==Texas==
==Utah==
==Washington, D.C.==
=Canada=
==Ontario==
==Quebec==
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.porchfest.org/}}
{{Ithaca, New York}}