Third time's a charm!

24 BANDS

PLAYING UNION PARK PORCHES

Sunday September 8th, 2024


11:30am - 5:00pm

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Thank you all for coming! 

Our third PorchFest DSM was the charm, for sure! Thanks to our neighbors, volunteers, and the incredible music community in Des Moines! We hope to see you again soon ♥️


PorchFest DSM 2024:

A Free, Walking Music Festival on our Front Porches in Union Park

A large crowd listens to Sarah Routh at PorchFest DSM 2022

2024 welcomes our third annual PorchFest DSM, a rolling music festival held on the welcoming front porches of the residents of Union Park in Des Moines, Iowa, on the second Sunday in September. This family friendly, free event will feature 24 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 45 minute sets of live music.


Maps of porches and performers will be available at the event, here at porchfestdsm.org, and also on our Facebook page. 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!


Neighborhood favorite Mo' Goodness will offer delicious food and drinks for sale throughout the day at Porchfest HQ and from their mobile station, featuring:

  • Drinks: Both Fresh-squeezed and Minute-Maid lemonade
  • Hot off the grill: brats and burgers!
  • Snacks: Mo' Crack Pretzels, Mo' Nuts

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. 

A large crowd listens and bikes coast by at PorchFest DSM 2022
A large crowd listens at PorchFest DSM 2022
A large crowd listens at PorchFest DSM 2022

Porchfest DSM 2024 is made possible by
our amazing volunteers and generous sponsors:
Thank you from all of us!


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