About the 2025 Festival

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Troy, Ohio PorchFest
September 13, 2025
Local music happening in a culture of community generosity.

10:30 am - Opening ceremony with the Troy High School Marching Band

11 am - Food Court and Artisan Tent Village open at the Hayner

12 pm - Music begins with up to 7 new concerts each hour in the Southwest Historic District

5 pm - Last music set begins

6 pm - Closing Concert at the Hayner with Giana Allen and the Honky Tonk Specials!

T.R.S.S Drum Corps opens the festival
T.R.S.S Drum Corps opens the festival
T.R.S.S Drum Corps opens the festival
Fairview Stingers mid performance during
Fairview Stingers
a group of people sitting in various chairs enjoying music in troy ohio
Forty Bands on Forty Porches! Live music in Troy, Ohio
Equilateral mid performance during porch fest in troy ohio
Equilateral
Keys and Strings pose for a photo with three chelos in front of them
Keys and Strings
jersey joe mid performance during porch fest in troy ohio
jersey joe
a group of 5 sitting on a porch in historic troy ohio
Neighbors enjoying live music in Troy, Ohio.
Artisan Tent Village full of visitors with the Troy Hayner Cultural Center in the background
Artisan Tent Village at the Hayner.
two women dance during a performance by Uncle Lou and the Polka Partners
Uncle Lou and the Polka Partners. You just gotta move your feet to that!
Sweet Betsy performing on a porch in troy ohio
Sweet Betsy
Rusted Reserve rocking out mid performance at porch fest in troy ohio
Rusted Reserve
Abigail Moone performing in troy ohio
Abigail Moone
Seth Canan and the Carriers mid-performance on a porch in troy ohio
Seth Canan and the Carriers
A man and a woman share a snack mid-bite during porch fest in troy ohio
A scenic landscape of Troy Ohio's artisan tent village with the courthouse in the background and a blue cloudy sky
Michael Manley and Katie Harford performing on a porch in Troy Ohio
Michael Manley and Katie Harford
Tyler Fairburn mid-performance during Porch Fest in Troy Ohio
Tyler Fairburn
Paisha of The Paisha Thomas Trio singing soulful music at Troy Ohio Porch Fest 2024
The Paisha Thomas Trio
A large crowd covers the yard and the the street at a concert in Troy Ohio
TINO performing hip-hop and rap music at the Troy Ohio Porch Fest
TINO
Berachah Valley performs bluegrass music at the Troy Ohio Porch Fest
Berachah Valley, bluegrass
interpretive Chalk art showcasing a man with a strawberry for a head and a banjo to his right with the text Troy Ohio Porch Fest on the left
Drab Irish Band performing at the Troy Hayner Cultural Center
Drab Irish Band
A crowd formed for Porch Fest in front of the Troy Hayner Cultural Center on a beautiful summer day in 2024
The Dayton Salsa Band performs on the Troy Hayner Cultural Center Porch
2022 Closing concert with The Dayton Salsa Band
Crowd members dancing at Troy Porch Fest
Crowd members dancing at Troy Porch Fest
Vendor tents sell on Hayner Grounds
Artisan Tent Village at the Hayner
The first PorchFest started in 2007 in Ithaca, New York and has since become a national movement.
You will find these community music fests popping up all over the country, from coast to coast.
So what is PorchFest?
Imagine 40 bands on 40 porches in a variety of styles and genres playing throughout the Southwest Historic district on porches, in side-yards, lots and patios. Pick up a walk-able map of the event and choose your favorite bands. Tour one concert after the other! --> ​Be sure to bring some bills to put in your favorite band's tip jars! OR, add your tip using your phone's camera and clicking on the QR code on your band's porch sign. 

The Food Court and Artisan Tent Village will open at the Hayner at 11 am. Find menus and more at www.troyhayner.org/pf-food .

The Artisan Tent Village will open at 11:00 and will be located next to the Food Court featuring hand-crafted and fine art items.
​Food Court and Artisan Tent Village are located at Hayner.

Please help us thank these sponsors who support regional music!


​2025 Troy, Ohio PorchFest Main Sponsors