URGENT
The non-profit that helped start Napa Porchfest has stepped away from supporting Porchfest with their non-profit ID.
We are currently working on setting up our own non-profit so that we can once again accept donations and bring you Napa Porchfest in 2025.
We will be accepting donations soon.
What is Porchfest?
Napa Valley musicians play on a variety of house porches in and around the historic Fuller Park neighborhood.
When??
ALWAYS THE LAST SUNDAY IN JULY
July 30, 2023
Time: 12:30 - 5:00
Day-of Info
Music Line Up
Food Line Up
Sponsors
Map
Merch: Buy at Fuller Park or Online
Donate
More Guest Info
Details
People stroll from porch to porch with family and friends enjoying the sounds of Napa's musical talent. Throughout the area near Fuller Park in Old Town Napa, we close off the streets to vehicles so you can walk, skate, ride your bike or dance!
Our annual Porch Festival is a free one day event showcasing NAPA MUSICIANS playing on some of the finest historic porches in town.
Mark your calendar, tell your friends, fill your water bottles, grab your beach chairs and slather on the sunscreen. Come on out and roam from porch to porch to hear some really great local music.
Please leave your dogs, goats, chickens, rabbits and kitty cats at home.
This is a family friendly, no-alcohol event …. but bring a picnic or check out our lineup of food trucks! Napa loves good food!
Check out our t-shirts and other merch available now and on the day of the event so you can remember the day and support Porchfest.
History
We are the First Porchfest West of the Mississippi!
Napa Porchfest In the News
Best of Napa Valley
2022 Best of Napa Valley Awards - Readers Choice: Napa Porchfest was named the 2nd best Wine Country Event (just after BottleRock Napa Valley). Here’s a link to see the other “Best Of Napa Valley”
Best of Napa Valley
2021 Best of Napa Valley Awards - Readers Choice: Napa Porchfest was named the 2nd best Wine Country Event (just after BottleRock Napa Valley). Here’s a link to see the other “Best Of Napa Valley”
Best of Napa Valley
2020 Best of Napa Valley Awards - Readers Choice: Napa Porchfest was named the 2nd best Wine Country Event (just after BottleRock Napa Valley). Here’s a link to see the other “Best Of Napa Valley”
Fairfield Daily Republic
Stroll down the charming streets of Downtown Napa with friends and family and enjoy local music from porch to porch. Some of the historic homes in the city will showcase musicians on their very own porches. With more than 100 bands and 11 food trucks, Napa Porchfest is one of the
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Napa Valley Register
For the eighth consecutive summer, dozens of bands and soloists took over porches and lawns Sunday afternoon for Napa Porchfest, delivering an array of performances seemingly as varied as ever despite a schedule cut down by 90 minutes from previous years. Organizers of the nonprofit musical crawl, which played out mainly in the Old Town neighborhood near Fuller Park, said attendance likely reached 15,000 – nearly the same level as at the six-hour extravaganzas of the past two years. Read more
More about Napa Porchfest in the Napa Valley Register. Here's a link to their page.
The Press Democrat
Kicking off on the last week of July as per tradition, the fest is known since its first year back in 2011 for turning Napa into a musical playground on hot summer days. With dozens of bands performing across several venues around Fuller Park in Old Town Napa, the fest has a progressive dinner vibe where spectators can feast on delectable music.
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Napa Valley Register
At Porchfest, bands don't go on tour -- the fans do.
On Sunday, July 28, people will stroll from porch to porch in downtown Napa with family and friends to enjoy the sounds of our hometown musical talent.
Last year, more than 10,000 people attended the annual event, and this year we’re expecting more. It’s a free, grassroots, community-building, good time. Locals love it.
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Local B&Bs & Inns
Local B&Bs say Napa Porchfest is one of the best summertime events.
KQED
As listed on KQED in their Hot Days and Summer Nights Guide 2018: The idea is so perfect, it's surprising no one thought of it sooner. At Porchfest, bands don't go on tour... the fans do. On bikes, that is. Or skateboards, wagons, Big Wheels, by feet — however one chooses to hop from front porch to front porch, upon which local bands perform at houses all over town. Performers are not confirmed at press time, but it historically includes Napa musicians of mostly acoustic styles, like folk, jazz and country. Napa's old Victorians provide picturesque backdrops, there's an element of voyeurism in staring into people's yards, and you can come and go as you please depending on the band. A fun, free way to see the town.
As seen on bohmian.com
Virtually Attend These North Bay Music Festivals
Napa Valley Patch: 9th Annual Napa Porchfest Fills Old Town With Music, Fans
NAPA, CA — Another successful Napa Porchfest is in the record books. Held annually the last Sunday of July, the free one-day event features Napa musicians performing on the historic porches of Napa's Old Town.
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Forbes
If you're planning on doing Napa Valley right, do yourself a favor and make your home base Downtown Napa. The main reason?
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Napa Valley Register
Napa’s streets will again be alive with the sounds of music – from rock to bluegrass, jazz, classical and much else.
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The Napa Valley Register posted pictures of Napa Porchfest 2017. You can see them here.
What People Are Saying
“Had a great time .... can’t we do this every weekend?”
“Amazing! Literally there are full bands on residential porches giving live concerts. It was so many different Genres we had a hard time deciding where we wanted to go.
Tips: Most people travelled via bike .. streets were closed.. but we were able to find good parking...
Bring chairs and blankets and set up a cozy spot near the music you want to hear.
Make sure prior to your arrival you go to the website and download the maps... they have is by genre, by time, etc...”
“So much fun, all the families out appreciating our local musicians. Thank you to the Porchfest Committee and all the volunteers!”
“Fantastic event, great music and a little something for everyone. Food trucks lined up at Fuller Park is the best idea. We have been coming from the beginning and I think this years plan of keeping it centered to just right downtown was a great idea. Forget about overpriced “BottleRock”, this is the event of the summer that locals look forward too.”
“This was our first year and it was grand. I loved walking everywhere and seeing everyone out and about, especially biking. It was such a lovely feeling of community and great to hear all the music. We didn’t print out a map beforehand, but it was easy to pick one up from the info booth. Can’t wait to go next year!”