Sanford Porchfest

About this happenin

The stages at Sanford Porchfest are front porches in the city's historic residential district, with neighbors camped out on the lawns. More than a dozen porches host 70-plus acts, and set times are staggered on purpose so the day is spent wandering block to block. Porch music runs from midday to about 6:30 pm, and a full band closes things out in Centennial Park from 6:45 to 7:45. Four Sanford women started it in 2017 after studying the original Porchfest in Ithaca, New York, and it now funds youth arts programming and fine-art scholarships in Seminole County. Admission is free, and the organizers ask you to give back: drop something in the donation jars on the porches, or spend at the merch booth and the art auction. Plan on walking, and check the parking map released ahead of the festival instead of crowding residential streets that aren't closed. Since you'll be moving between porches, a lightweight chair or blanket travels best, along with a refillable water bottle and sun cover. Leashed dogs are welcome. No alcohol inside the footprint.

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Where

Historic Residential District, Downtown Sanford · S Oak Ave, Sanford, FL 32771