Tower Porch Fest

Tower Porch Fest started in 2021 post Covid. It is like Coachella, but instead of one big open field, it's different entertainers, author's and artists performing throughout the whole neighborhood of Tower District on the porches and front yard, like a Porchella. I have a house with a porch in Tower District and decided to host the Author of the Magic Taco Book who did a weird hat bar on my porch at the last minute. I originally wasn't going to do it because my yard was a mess, but after offering my porch, I worked my butt off hoeing the weeds! I went and got temporary artificial grass and a glider. It was my family, the two guitar players, Edgar Rodriguez Solis who wrote the book and brought his weird hat bar and also his wife, kids and family. My mom also sold eggrolls, fried rice and Thai tea. My neighborhood was more of a sprinkle with each street having a few porches doing different things. My neighbor across the street had a poetry jam. My neighbors a few streets over on Del Mar always does a really big lineup. A few houses down from them, they had a jam session. On San Pablo, there was a house with music and a fruit and chamoy stand. On Vaness, restaurants and small businesses were hosting. One had a dj with bubbles light and house music. When you go into town, closer to the restaurants and tower theater, near Olive and Wishon, the porch fest gets bigger and bigger and it's not just one type of music, it's so many different and cool genres. I hate when people say there is nothing to do in Fresno when just during that weekend alone there was Tower District Porch Fest, Asian Festival at Fresno City College, The Clovis Rodeo,Fresno State Vintage Days and Fresno State's first football game. If you've never been to porch fest, definitely check it out next year because it has grown huge since 2021. However, if you're going not behave, please stay home!!

I had such a great time at Porch Fest 2024! The music was so good and now I found a couple of bands that I keep up with. I enjoyed the diverse music options and how the hosts did a great job at creating welcoming spaces. It was a lovely afternoon - next year I'll come earlier and plan to stay all day.