🎶 Portsmouth Porchfest – Music, Walking & Good Company

Join us for an afternoon exploring Portsmouth Porchfest, a free community music festival that turns neighborhoods throughout Portsmouth into stages for local musicians!

We’ll meet at 12 PM at 39 Richards Avenue, which is in the Orange Zone of the Porchfest map.

From there, we’ll wander from porch to porch, checking out different musicians and enjoying the neighborhoods along the way. Check out the map here: Map & Schedule · Portsmouth Porchfest 2026

We’ll plan to explore the music for a few hours, and at some point we’ll make our way toward downtown and find a spot for a late lunch/early dinner together.

### 🎵 What to Expect

Porchfest is a walking music festival, with musicians performing at homes and other locations throughout Portsmouth. There’s no set itinerary for us — we’ll see where the music takes us!

Please be prepared for lots of walking. Wear comfortable shoes! Performances are spread throughout the neighborhood, so we’ll be on our feet and moving between locations for much of the afternoon.

### 🚗 Parking – Please Plan Ahead!

Parking could be challenging during Porchfest, so please allow plenty of extra time to find a spot and walk to our meeting location.
Good options near our starting point include:

• Masonic Temple Public Parking Lot – Middle Street & Miller Avenue – A convenient option near the Orange Zone, but it is a relatively small lot and may fill quickly.
• Parrott Avenue parking area – Another good option and close to our starting point at 39 Richards Avenue.
• Hanover Street Garage – 34 Hanover Street – A larger downtown garage, but expect a longer walk to our meeting point.
• Foundry Place Garage – 100 Foundry Place – Another larger garage option if closer parking is full.

Because this is a popular community event, please don't plan to arrive right at noon. Give yourself enough time to park and walk over so that we can start exploring the music together at noon.

Weather note: Porchfest is an outdoor event and is on rain or shine - but I will likely cancel if the weather is bad!