Join us on Sunday, Sept 24, from noon until 6 PM, for the 2023 edition of Porchfest, Ithaca’s beloved neighborhood music festival!
Porchfest 2023: Performers | Schedule | Map
(Some small shifts in the schedule are still possible. Please check back closer to next Sunday to make sure your favorite performers having moved times or locations!)
About 150 different performers and groups will take part in Porchfest this year, taking over the porches (and sometimes driveways, lawns or parks) of Fall Creek and Northside for an afternoon celebrating our wonderful, creative community.
What the neighborhood needs to know:
Street Closures:
We’re closing a few streets to traffic during Porchfest, where we’re placing food vendors or expect significant crowds. If you live on one of these blocks, consider parking your car on an open street nearby for the afternoon so you can come and go more easily:
• JAY STREET, from Cayuga to Tioga
• UTICA STREET, from Lincoln to Lewis
• YATES STREET, from Utica to Aurora
• E. MARSHALL STREET, from Utica to Aurora
• N. TIOGA STREET, from Tompkins to Farm
• N. AURORA STREET, from Tompkins to Farm
• W. MARSHALL STREET, and WILLOW AVE from Marshall to Yates
• AUBURN STREET, from Jay to Dey
• ADAMS STREET, from Dey to Auburn
• W. LEWIS ST
• CASCADILLA AVE (north side only)
Parking:
There will be NO PARKING on W. MARSHALL STREET, nor on AUBURN STREET from Lewis to Dey starting at 8:00 AM on Sunday, Sept. 25. This is so our food vendors can arrive and set up for the event. Vehicles still parked after 8:00 AM on Sunday, Sept 25, may be towed.
If your car is parked on a closed street during Porchfest and you need to get it out, please talk to one of our volunteers at the nearest traffic barricade, and they’ll be glad to carefully escort you out to open streets. They will also help residents get back in to closed streets as needed.
Weather:
Porchfest is rain or shine. In case of severe weather, please make your way indoors or to your vehicle until it passes. We will communicate through Porchfest’s social media if such conditions seem imminent.
Maps:
We are not printing maps/schedule booklets this year; it’s very expensive and creates a ton of paper waste. The performer schedule at http://www.porchfest.org/2023-schedule/ works well on mobile devices, or there’s a PDF schedule booklet on our website that you can print at home.
Hotline:
If you need help or information during Porchfest, you can reach the organizers at (607) 319-2551. You can call or text; texting is often better, as we’re out and about at a music event and the sound can make voice conversation more difficult. You can also always email us at info@porchfest.org
Vendors:
More than 20 artists and artisans will take part in our first-ever Makers Market during Porchfest! You’ll find everything from paintings to clothing, jewelry to baked goods, and more in Auburn Park throughout the afternoon.
We also have some wonderful food vendors lined up for PorchFEAST this year, at both Thompson Park and Auburn Park.
At Thompson Park:
Fittnell Barbeque
Silo Food Truck
Silo Fry Stand
At Auburn Park:
The Antlers
Cayuga Lake Creamery
Luna Food Truck
The Silver Spoon
Yxi’s Arepas & Gordito
Additionally, t-shirts, tote bags, and other merch featuring this year’s lovely Porchfest art by SensEmilia will be available from Muckles at Thompson Park. They screen print right there in the park, so you can pick your shirt color from their stock or bring your own!
Volunteer:
It takes a fleet of volunteers to help make Porchfest happen safely, and we still need a few more for this year. Please see the Volunteer page on our website to sign up to help for part of the day!