Every porch is a stage.
Seven years ago, a few Carriage Town residents put bands on their front porches and invited the neighborhood. Now Porchfest fills six blocks, draws thousands, and ranks among Genesee County's most popular festivals.
Performers play on residential porches, sidewalk stages, and the main stage at Mason Street and First Avenue. Food vendors line the blocks. The whole thing runs from afternoon into evening, and every part of it is free.
We prioritize Flint-based artists and acts rooted in the community. All genres, all forms of performance. If you play music, serve food, or bring something that makes a block party better, a porch may have your name on it.
See what it looks like.
All from last year. All real.
Show up. Walk around. Find your sound.
Free entry. Open streets. Live music everywhere. Get here July 17th and start walking.
Show up
Carriage Town, Friday, July 17th, afternoon onward. Free street parking. Six blocks centered on Mason Street and First Avenue.
Walk the blocks
Every porch and corner has a different act: hip-hop beside folk beside a DJ beside a comedian. Walk fifty feet and the lineup changes.
Stay all day
Grab food from any vendor on Mason Street. Claim a lawn chair. Bring the family. The festival runs until sundown, sometimes longer.
Play a porch.
Feed the block.
Be part of it.
Musicians, food vendors, entertainers, and anyone with something to offer the neighborhood. Applications close June 24. Selected acts hear back by email.
Sponsors
Put your brand on a porch.
Logo placement, porch naming, stage naming, and activation space. Porchfest drew 3,000+ people last year.