September 22, 2024, 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Skinker DeBaliviere Neighborhood
Main Stage at 6008 Kingsbury Avenue
VISIT OUR NEW WEBSITE: https://porchfeststl.com/
ABOUT PORCHFEST
In 2007, in Ithaca, New York, Lesley Greene and Gretchen Hildreth had an idea: What if we had an afternoon when porches across a neighborhood became stages and everyone meandered from yard to yard, listening, hanging out, and connecting/reconnecting with their neighbors?
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PorchFest, the ultimate grassroots music event, was born. 100% run by residents, it’s been going and growing every year since. And in that time, other neighborhoods around the country have taken up the idea (including us).
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The event in St. Louis was begun by Washington University students and is now a project associated with the Skinker DeBaliviere neighborhood, which hosts the event each fall.
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VISIT OUR NEW WEBSITE: https://porchfeststl.com
BANDS
More than 30 bands across a wide-range of genres are signed up to play PorchFest STL 2023. As the neighborhood porch portion of the festival winds down, the Saint Boogie Brass Band will lead a New Orleans-style parade to the main stage area where there will be two headline acts, singer-songwriter Hillary Fitz followed by R &B performers, the Diamond K Band.
SCHEDULE
Photo by Tim Woodcock
WHERE?
Skinker DeBaliviere is a vibrant urban neighborhood in the City of St. Louis.
It is bounded by the city limits on the west, Delmar Boulevard on the north, DeBaliviere Avenue on the east, and Lindell Boulevard on the south.
The neighborhood is within walking distance to Washington University, Forest Park and the University City Loop.
SPONSORS
With thanks to sponsors of the PorchFest STL 2023:
Riverfront Times
Stanton Barton LLC
Washington University
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Boxdorfer Springer Team – BHHS Alliance Real Estate
Fork & Stix
Gladys Manion Real Estate
Grace United Methodist Church
National Sales Company (NSC)
Parker’s Table
Alderwoman Shameem Clark Hubbard, State Representative Del Taylor, Cintrex Audio Visual, Clark Fox Family Foundation, Express Employment Professionals, Mack’s Bar and Grill, Millbrook Pharmacy, Blueberry Hill
With additional thanks to the Jump Company and The Pageant for their support of the event.
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The event is also made possible with help from a grant from the Regional Arts Commission.
