Lexington Porch Fest - Smiley Pete Publishing

Lexington Porch Fest is a city-wide celebration of Lexington's neghborhoods and musicians!

Presented by BACK Construction and produced by Smiley Pete Publishing, this 2nd annual community-wide event is a 2-day, “choose your own adventure”-style celebration of Lexington’s neighborhoods and musicians taking place on June 6-7, 2026.

Over the course of two days, 40 local and regional musicians will perform on the porches of Lexington homes & businesses. All of the events are FREE and open to the public!

Click here for a mobile-friendly, interactive Google map!

SATURDAY, JUNE 6

• THE BARELY SHAKEN STRING BAND • 451 Kenton St. • Saturday, June 6 • 12-4 p.m. • Old-Time Traditional String Music
• DYLAN WHITLOW (OF THE MAGPIES) • 193 Kentucky Ave. (Business Location: Emporium Vintage & Antiques) • Saturday, June 6 • 1-2 p.m. • Rock
• SARAH & THE BUDS • 110 Clyde St. • Saturday, June 6 • 1-2 p.m. • Cover band / Classics / Country / Rock / Sing-a-longs
• KEVIN HOLM-HUDSON • 3241 Raven Cir • Saturday, June 6 • 1-2 p.m. • Eclectic Singer-Songwriter
• LUCKY UKULELE CLUB • 3251 Beaumont (Business Location: Beaumont YMCA) • Saturday, June 6 • 2-3 p.m. • Oldies
• GRACE & THE JAMBROS • 545 Hill-n-Dale Road • Saturday, June 6 • 2-3 p.m. • Folk / Indie
• NERO’S FIDDLE • 852 Robin Rd. • Saturday, June 6 • 2-3 p.m. Appalachicana/Folk Rock
• OBLIFEROUS • 194 Castlewood Dr • Saturday, June 6 • 2-3 p.m. • Noise Rap
• LIBERTY ROAD • 1070 Lane Allen Road (Business Location: Beaumont Presbyterian Church) • Saturday, June 6 • 2-4 p.m. • Bluegrass Jam
• TORI FORSYTH & JORDAN LEE KING • 1170 Manchester St (Business Location: Halligan's Bar & Grill) • Saturday, June 6 • 2-3:30 p.m. • Singer/Songwriter
• INTREPID ENSEMBLE • 421 Silver Maple Way • Saturday, June 6 • 3-4 p.m. • Classic covers from the ‘60s-’80s 
• CODY HIATT • 164 Louisiana Ave. • Saturday, June 7 • 3-4 p.m. • Psychedelic Drone-Folk
• JAY @ITSJAY859 with EASYTHEDJ • 565 Mount Tabor • Saturday, June 6 • 3-5 p.m. • Hip-hop/Rap (Indignostic artist)
• WEAK ASS MUSHROOM TEA • 4473 Aligan Way • Saturday, June 6 • 3-4 p.m. • Original alt rock, classic rock, folk and classic country 
• LEXINGTON MUSIC EDUCATION - ROCK SCHOOL • 1736 Shenandoah Dr. • Saturday, June 6 • 3-5 p.m. • Eclectic Rock
• TIRAMISU • 340 Transylvania Park • Saturday, June 6 • 4-5 p.m. • Jazz-Fusion
• HOT COOKIES OF THE BLUEGRASS • 39 Mentelle Park • Saturday, June 6 • 4-5 p.m. • ‘50s and ‘60s Pop
• GABE & KYLE • 212 Burke Road • Saturday, June 6 • 4-5 p.m. • ‘60s & ‘70s Rock / Country
• CARRIE THACURATOR, DALLARINA, CLUTCH PORTER & FRIENDS • 116 Venice Park • Saturday, June 6 • 4-6 p.m. • Hip-hop
• LAUREN MINK & DALE ADAMS • 7086 Tates Creek Road (Business Location: Talon Winery) • Saturday, June 6 • 4-7 p.m. • Country
• RANDY •  271 Larch Lane • Saturday, June 6 • 5-6 p.m. • Honky Tonk

SUNDAY, JUNE 7

•  SLASHES FAMILY BAND • 327 McDowell Road • Sunday, June 7 • 12-1 p.m. • New Wave / Yacht Rock
• JOSH DOUGLAS • 431 Kingswood Dr. • Sunday, June 7 • 12-1 p.m. • Singer-Songwriter/Folk
• NEVERLY BROTHERS / CLAWMACHINE •  111 Victory Ave. • Sunday, June 7 •  1-3 p.m. • Good time, all-ages ukulele/sousaphone music / Rock ‘n roll
• VOODOO BEAR • 187 Old Park Ave. • 1-2 p.m. • Original World Music
• MO BELL • 134 McDowell Road • Sunday, June 7 • 2-3 p.m. • Blues/R&B/Rock&Roll
• LAST ONE, I PROMISE • 475 S. Ashland (Business Location: Ashland Terrace) • Sunday, June 7 • 2-3 p.m. • Country & Bluegrass
• CANE RUN BLUEGRASS BAND • 138 Suburban Ct. • Sunday, June 7 • 2-3 p.m. • Bluegrass
• PARK ST. PROPHETS • 602 High St. • Sunday, June 7 • 2-3 p.m. • Classic Rock / Blues
• XANDER TUTTLE & MIKE TUTTLE • 1163 Athenia Dr • 2-4 p.m. • Indie Folk / Blues Rock
• SARAH & THE BUDS • 1708 Harper Ct. • Sunday, June 7 • 2-3 p.m. • Cover band / Classics / Country / Rock / Sing-a-longs
• VOODOO DOLLS / JARLEY YUNG / VALUS • 1736 Shenandoah Dr. • Sunday, June 7 • 2-4:30 p.m.
• CASEY HENSLEY• 2024 Tamarack Drive • Sunday, June 7 • 3-4 p.m.  • Folk/Americana/Bluegrass
• MY TWO DADS • 142 Suburban Ct. • Sunday, June 7 • 3-4 p.m. • 80’s/90’s/Pop Culture Hits
• C.C. MATTHEWS • 2013 Alexandria Dr. • Sunday, June 7 • 4-5 p.m. • Folk/Americana/Country/Blues
• CODY HIATT • 207 E. Fifth St. • Sunday, June 7 • 4-5 p.m. • Psychedelic Drone-Folk
• PORCH FEST DANCE PARTY WITH DJ LEEROY • 183 Old Park Ave. • Sunday, June 7 • 4-6 p.m. • Soul, jazz, groove vinyl record dance party
• RAHAB'S ROPE • 280 Southpoint Dr. • Sunday, June 7 • 4-6 p.m. • Folk/Americana/Gospel
• LUCY & THE LOVE LETTERS • 617 Price Ave. • Sunday, June 7 • 5-6 p.m. • Jazz
• LARGE FLYING MAMMAL, THE CURRENT • 876 Pinkney Dr. • Sunday, June 7 • 4-6 p.m. • Rock
• PEARL’S PIZZA PARTY feat. SKY CATHEDRAL, MAMMOTH CAVE II, BONEHEAVER • 133 North Limestone (Business Location: Pearl’s)• Sunday, June 7 • 4-8 p.m. • Slice Night Pizza Party featuring music by friends of Pearl’s

FAQs:

• What is Lexington Porch Fest? Initially launched in 2025 as part of the 250Lex celebration, Lexington Porch Fest is a free and family-friendly event designed to bring the community together in celebration of the city's neighborhoods and musicians! Individuals and businesses across the city will host low-key, intimate musical performances on their front porches or lawns throughout the weekend. It's a choose-your-own-adventure format, with attendees encouraged to attend as many performances as they’d like throughout the weekend. Stick to your own neighborhood, or venture out and make new friends!
• When is it? Lexington Porch Fest will take place Saturday, June 6 and Sunday, June 7, from 12-6 p.m. each day. Most venues will host one band for an hour-long performance, but several locations will have more than one band.
• Where does it take place? Performances will take place all over Lexington. Most of the locations are residential porches and lawns, but we have several neighborhood businesses that have signed up to host events as well.
• What type of music is it? Porch Fest will feature a great variety of music – expect Americana, bluegrass, R&B, alternative rock, blues, singer-songwriter, experimental and everything in between. Some of these bands are well-traveled bands who are regulars on local stages, some of them rarely play outside their garage. Prepare to be surprised and find something new.
• Who's behind Lexington Porch Fest? The event is coordinated by Smiley Pete Publishing, the publishers of Chevy Chaser and Southsider Magazines and Business Lexington, as well as the community events Lexington Burger Week, Lexington Pizza Week, Lexington Taco Week, CRAVE Food + Music Festival, Houndstock and more.
• Who's playing where when? Full map & schedule here!

Tips for Attendees:

• Pack a camping chair & a cooler with snacks and beverages. If you are packing food items, be sure to pack a trash bag as well!
• Tell all your friends! Share this website and our Facebook Event.
• Please be extra cognizant of additional foot traffic as you drive through these neighborhoods; don't block any driveways or park illegally.
• The bands are donating their time for this event — we've encouraged them to provide tip jars and/or Venmo QR codes. Please throw 'em a few bands!
• There will not be any public restroom facilities available, and hosts are not expected to allow people inside their homes. Please plan accordingly!
• This is a rain or shine event! If we get rain, hosts are encouraged to reschedule to a later time in the weekend, if they would like. We will update the schedule and map to the best of our ability, but patience and flexibility on everyone's behalf is much appreciated for this grassroots event – it has lots of moving parts!

Reach out to lexporchfest@smileypete.com with any questions or feedback about the event!