Porchfest!

09/21/2026

We, too, cannot believe it didn’t rain.

09/16/2026

🎶 Come for the music. Stay for the FOOD. 🎶

This year, Ithaca Porchfest is turning up the flavor with PORCHFEAST! 🍔🍗🧇🍦

We've got an incredible lineup of food vendors joining us throughout the neighborhood, serving everything from Caribbean flavors and Venezuelan arepas to burgers, fried chicken, fries & waffles, pitas, ice cream & MORE!

Come hungry and make eating your way through Porchfest part of the experience!

🍴 2026 PORCHFEAST LINEUP

Auburn Park (Auburn & Adams streets):

Caribbean Patty World
The Last Stand
On The Street
Sugar Lips Ice Cream Shop
Yxi’s Arepas & Gordito

Thompson Park (Cayuga & Marshall streets):

Babe’s Burger
Cayuga Lake Creamery
Silo Food Truck

📅 Sunday, September 20
⏰ 12–6 PM

Music on the porches. Food in the streets. One delicious Sunday in Ithaca.

Welcome to PORCHFEAST!

09/13/2026

The Porchfest 2026 performer list, schedule, and all other details are available now at https://www.porchfest.org/

We can't wait to see everyone for our 18th edition next weekend!

09/07/2026

So, the good folks at WCNY went and made a documentary about this crazy little music festival we do. It's premiering, in partnership with WSKG Public Media, at the State Theatre of Ithaca on Thursday, Sept 17, and all are welcome — but please do see their link below for (free) tickets. And there's a block party outside before and after the screening, with your humble Porchfest organizers Lesley & Andy performing with our band Scratched Vinyl, alongside other bands you know from Porchfests past + present. C'mon by!

08/20/2026

It takes a lot of helping hands to make Porchfest happen safely. Join our volunteer team to help make it all go!

• Snacks & water
• Food & merch voucher
• 2-hour shifts
• Bring a friend!

porchfest.org/volunteer

08/20/2026

WCNY and WSKG Public Media invite you to the Porchfest Screening & Block Party on Thursday, Sept. 17 from 5-8 p.m. at the State Theatre of Ithaca.

Join us at 5 p.m. for an outdoor block party on the 100 block of State Street featuring live music, food trucks and community fun. Then, at 6 p.m., head inside the theatre for a screening of WCNY’s new half-hour documentary, "Porchfest: Neighbor to Neighbor, Song to Song."

🎟️ Register for free today at https://bit.ly/4zp5j0U.

08/15/2026

Today is the last day for performer signups. Don’t miss out!

Register to play at Porchfest 2026 We’re excited to have you join us for Porchfest 2026 on Sunday, September 20. Everyone is welcome, providing you do two things: 1. Find a porch Ithaca Porchfest organizers do not match musicians to porches. You can play on your own porch or find a friend who has ...

08/02/2026

Forget ye not: only two weeks left to sign up to perform at Porchfest this year! Vendor and makers market deadlines also coming up soon. https://www.porchfest.org/

07/09/2026

It’s true!

Ithaca’s 18th annual Porchfest is scheduled for Sunday, September 20, and organizers have opened applications for those who’d like to sign up to perform, to volunteer, or to be a vendor. The annual concert on porches, patios, and yards along the streets of the City of Ithaca’s Fall Creek and N...

07/01/2026

Ithaca’s 18th annual Porchfest is happening Sunday, September 20! Signups are open now for performers, volunteers, food vendors and Makers Market — see https://www.porchfest.org/ for details.

This year’s beautiful Porchfest artwork was created by Kelby Woodside of Snail Boat Studio! If you love it as much as we do, it’ll be available on t-shirts, tote bags and more at Porchfest and afterward.