Come join us on September 7th for our fourth annual PorchFest DSM, a strolling music festival held on the welcoming front porches of Union Park Neighborhood in Des Moines, Iowa,  on the Sunday after Labor Day. This family friendly, free event will feature 20  musical acts from a variety of genres performing throughout the neighborhood surrounding beautiful Union Park. Festival attendees can migrate from one performance to the next and sit a spell on front lawns and sidewalks to enjoy 1-hour sets of live music, starting every half-hour all afternoon.

We can't wait for you to meet:

Bluff Street Band

Bonne Finken

Cedar County Cobras

Corbett Reeves

Dan Tedesco

Dewey Cantrell & Jodi Bodley

Dogtown Rhythm Band

Ducharme-Jones Band

Evan Pratt

Evander Ellsbury

Findley Elementary School Singers

Juliano Dock

Lauren Vilmain with Sean Veeder

Luke Fox

Mango Soul

Mike V & The Rats

Robert Deitch

Stutterin’Jimmy & The Goosebumps

Zachary Freedom

Zane Gedler, Tanner Taylor, & Jack Curtis

Maps and the Band Schedule will be available at the event, and as we move through summer,  we'll feature more about our bands, food + drinks + merch for sale, and our final schedule and walking map here at  porchfestdsm.org, and on  Facebook.

Street parking is available in Union Park, Birdland Marina, and the surrounding neighborhoods, or you can bike just up the hill from the Neal Smith bike trail.

Wear walking shoes and feel free to bring a lawn chair, sunscreen, and cash to tip your favorite musicians!

What is PorchFest?

PorchFest is a national grass-roots movement connecting local musicians with a porch where they can perform for an hour while attendees stop to listen, all the while connecting with neighbors and friends. Bikers, runners, skaters, scooters, strollers, packs of friends, or just come on your own, all are welcome to participate!

Local homeowners have an opportunity to host a solo artist or ensemble, needing only to be able to provide a porch and a connection to an electrical outlet for the event.

PorchFest DSM highlights the breadth of musical talent in Central Iowa and brings important attention to historic Union Park. It is our vision that this event become an annual experience that will highlight different historical districts throughout the Des Moines Metroplex.