About PorchFestBWK
established 2018
The concept of porchfest began back in 2007 in Ithaca, New York, and on the heels of its success, porchfests began spreading to over a hundred cities across the United States and Canada.
Here in Brunswick, Georgia, an enthusiastic group of Historic Old Town neighbors got together in 2018 and decided to try creating our own version of porchfest. We knew the inviting front porches of our historic homes would be the perfect backdrop to showcase the diverse talent of our performing arts community. We also knew our neighbors would embrace the idea of turning their porches into stages for a day. We culled together each of our talents and spent months organizing and promoting the inaugural event and managed to sign up 28 porches and performances, with everyone involved graciously donating their time. Our organizing committee (the neighbor gnomes), took a risk investing money, hoping the inaugural Brunswick PorchFest would be a success. On the day of the big event, the weather took a turn, pouring rain all day. But the community showed up, they stayed, and they danced in the rain to some great performances. It was so much fun on a rainy day that we felt it was definitely worth repeating, so our annual Brunswick PorchFest was born!
The following year, in 2019, we doubled our number of porches and performances to 50 and opened up the event to sponsors. The outpouring of support from local businesses was yet another highlight of our community’s goodwill as it ensured this DIY music festival would continue to be sustained as it evolves and grows.
For PorchFestBWK 2022, we partnered with the City of Brunswick and the Downtown Development Authority to make the entire day an even better experience for everyone!
