TOWER PORCHFEST: EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW
HOW DO I SIGN UP MY PORCH?
Porch signups open Monday, January 6th!
HOW DO I SIGN UP TO PERFORM?
Porches are in charge of their own lineups. We suggest joining and posting to the Friends of Tower Porchfest Facebook group to connect with porches who might host you.
WHAT IS TOWER PORCHFEST?
The Tower Porchfest is a grassroots community music event in Fresno, California where front porches become stages, yards become venues, and radical generosity and good will rule the day. The mission of Tower Porchfest is to build community through music and art.
Tower Porchfest is much more an afternoon of coordinated yard performances than it is a conventional festival. Everything you see, eat, or experience exists only because someone decided to step up and make it happen. All of our day-of operations and oversight gets delegated to our hundreds of volunteering neighbors and thousands of guests, making every porch, porch host, performer, vendor and attendee a de facto co-creator and real-time manager of the event. The organizing committee, such that it is, exists only to manage basic front-end and day of logistics, coordinate performances, promote the day, and provide communication to all involved in support of a safe and successful day.
WHERE DOES IT TAKE PLACE?
Tower Porchfest takes place in the Historic Tower District neighborhood in Fresno, California. Made up of an incredible array of classic housing types – ranging from granny flats, townhouses, and apartments to craftsman bungalows and mansions. The residents and business owners have a unified sense of pride and ownership in the entire district that makes The Tower a true neighborhood and one of the safest areas in Fresno. The event boundaries are for porches located within Fruit to Blackstone and Belmont to Shields.
Our event is spread across the entire neighborhood, filling roughly three square miles.
WHO ORGANIZES THIS?
The Tower Porchfest is brought to you by the Tower Neighborhood Association and the Tower Porchfest Organizing Committee, countless musicians, Tower residents and volunteers.
HOW DOES THIS WORK?
With more than 50+ annual grassroots events a year, the positive effects that a Porchfest can have on a community are being felt all over the country. It’s a day of planning, collaboration, and generosity and for one Saturday the last four years it has taken over Tower District.
It all starts with a host opening up their property and coordinating activities and performances for the neighborhood to enjoy on their front lawn. At Tower Porchfest every porch is different. What makes our Porchfest unique is that some hosts might personally know everyone on their lineup and some might be meeting them for the first time the day of the event. It’s up to the host to plan their day.
Hosts and performers use our Facebook group Friends of Tower Porchfest to connect and discuss the scheduling of activities and performances. It’s a very useful tool so hop on, sign up and put yourself in the Tower Porchfest Host/Performer melting pot!
Legal Disclaimer
The Tower Porchfest is an event that involves private parties on private properties. Tower Neighborhood Association and the Tower Porchfest Planning Committee are providing information in the form of a map of all the locations, but each location is being independently organized by the resident of the home that is hosting the individual performances. Tower Neighborhood Association and the Tower Porchfest Planning Committee assume no liability for any incidents, accidents, injuries, or damages that may occur at the individual porch locations. The porch locations listed on the official Tower Porchfest map are the only locations that Tower Neighborhood Association and the Tower Porchfest Planning Committee are aware of, and all have signed release of liability forms. Attendees and participants are solely responsible for their own safety and conduct at each porch location. Tower Neighborhood Association and the Tower Porchfest Planning Committee are not responsible for the actions or omissions of any individuals or organizations participating in the event. By attending or participating in the Tower Porchfest, you agree to assume all risks associated with the event and release Tower Neighborhood Association and the Tower Porchfest Planning Committee from any and all liability related to the event.