Get excited, Petworth PorchFest is Saturday!

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(image courtesy of Petworth Porchfest)

Petworth PorchFest is Saturday, April 27th from 2pm to 6pm on the main stage at the Petworth Recreation Center (801 Taylor St NW) from 5-8pm, and all around the neighborhood! The music includes a wide range of genres for all to enjoy. There are 240 bands and 90 hosts, making this the biggest PorchFest yet (and no doubt the largest outdoor music show in DC history)! 

Check out the schedule and map to help plan out your day — there’s so many amazing bands playing!

Music at the Main Stage 5-8pm (Petworth Park: 801 Taylor St NW)

Map of Hosting Porches 2-6pm

See the Schedule (to view on site, click on “View the Map” on their homepage)

Sample genres: 
Rock, hip hop, R&B, indie, jazz, mariachi, folk, electronic, Latin, reggae, ska, alternative, blues, pop, Americana, Hungarian folk, Afro house, classical, funk, soul, acoustic, spoken word, children’s music, gospel, world, bluegrass, punk, bachata, salsa, surf, cumbia, country, deep house

(image courtesy of Petworth Porchfest)

Examples of bands playing in the neighborhood: 

  • Smooth City (indie, pop, R&B) - playing at 4pm at 7 Sherman Circle NW

  • Grupo Fenix (folk, mariachi) - playing at 3pm at 1242 Quincy St NW

  • Ari Voxx (indie pop) - playing at 4pm at 821 Upshur St NW (FedWell, in collaboration with Art of Noize)

  • The Treads (country, rock) - playing at 3pm at 4400 Illinois Ave NW

  • Vintz Desert (indie folk, acoustic) - playing at 5pm at 610 Upshur St NW

  • Adriel Genet (of Burn the Ballroom) (alternative rock ) - playing at 4pm at 619 Upshur St NW

  • Pangea (psychedelic Afrobeat space funk) - playing at 2pm at 4419 5th St NW

  • The Fuss (reggae, ska) - playing at 3pm at 4022 13th St NW

Lots of community involvement makes this volunteer-run event happen! 

Shout out to their top sponsors for making this event possible: Eddie Suarez of TTR Sotheby's Realty, Timber Pizza, and Petworth Main Street / DSLBD! 

A big thank you to their other financial sponsors for their support: Sweat DC, AppleTree Institute, Trent & Co of Compass Real Estate, De Colores Spanish Immersion Montessori, Kennedy Counseling Collective, Rabih Chamas of Compass Real Estate, Sustainable You and DC Tutoring & Mentoring Initiative.

Thanks to their organizing partners and in-kind sponsors: Pipkin Creative, Haskell Productions, Bailer Design, Chica Creative, Attic, Art of Noize, Not Bored in DC and Petworth News.