What have we heard?

October 8, 2026 :

• Little Village Magazine: Union Park is throwing 20 free concerts in one afternoon as PorchFest DSM returns Sunday
• Little Village spoke with Anne and Dave Ducharme-Jones in the lead-up to the fifth iteration of their neighborly music festival.

August 13, 20246 :

• The Culture Buzz Podcast : Podcast Interview with Dave and Anne Ducharme Jones
• Founders and organizers of this free public music fest, Dave and Anne Ducharme-Jones, share insights with host John BusBee into what has become a beloved annual tradition.

September 8, 2024 :

• We Are Iowa : Union Park neighborhood serenaded with Porchfest
• WHO TV : Annual Porchfest brings music to the metro

August 6, 2024 :

• CityView's The Culture Buzz : PorchFest DSM returns Sept. 8 with an incredible lineup of music in the @Union Park Neighborhood

July 18, 2024 :

• IPR Studio One's list of small-scale music festivals you can't miss

Mar-Apr 2024 :

• DSM Magazine : Summer Sounds 2024

September 11, 2023 :

• Des Moines Register : Faces in the Crowd: Porchfest brings performers onto the porches of Union Park homes

September 10, 2023 :

• KCCI : PorchFest brings live music to homes in Union Park neighborhood
• We Are Iowa : Porchfest returns to Des Moines

September 7, 2023 :

• Axios : Porchfest brings live music to Des Moines' front yards
• Des Moines Register : A family-friendly music festival takes place on Sunday. Here's why you should go.

September 6, 2023 :

• Iowa Public Radio : Don't miss PorchFest DSM and the Together Through Sound Festival this weekend in Des Moines

September 20, 2022 :

• Iowa Public Radio | Studio One : 'Nobody's getting rich, but we're all richer for it'

September 11, 2022 :

• KCCI : Porchfest DSM 2022 offers hometown-style music festival in Union Park neighborhood
• We Are Iowa : Union Park neighborhood hosts inaugural Des Moines Porch Fest

September 9, 2022 :

• Axios : Des Moines weekend plans: Sept. 9-11
• We Are Iowa : Bringing the music to your doorstep with Porchfest DSM 2022  (3:09 | Video interview with Anne DuCharme-Jones)
• WHO NewsRadio : Des Moines to Host its First Porch Fest Music Festival Sunday