30+ Bands. 30+ Porches. 1 Day.
Since 2018, PorchFest has brought music to the heart of Rowayton. Now in its 8th year, the festival is back and better than ever. Join us for one of the largest live music events in Fairfield County, where the community turns every street into a stage.
June 6th, 2026
11-7pm
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Whats New In 2026?
PorchJam 2024 was incredibly successful in enabling Jam Studios to subsidizing art & music scholarship, grants & programing. Moving forward, the RCA will be allocating funds raised by PorchJam.
• ONE BAD OYSTER • JUICEBOX • ZACH ELY • PAUL HUDSON & TONY CALABRESE • SHAWN TAYLOR • ECOUSTIC ROCK MONSTER • UNION • BILL NOLLMAN • IVAN POLANCO • Y GRASS • MEMO • CHARLOTTE ROTH • WILSON CONROY • BAM! • DADBODS • THE CAFE SOCIETY • THE HOT CLUB OF BLACKROCK • DAVID DEJESUS AND THE BOPTET • FUNKE YOUR FACE • PRIMROSE COURT • TRACY JO & THE FRIENDS • DJ AJB • SADIE ZABAR • SOMETHING FRIED • ZX3 • LIQUOR CAKE • BASICO • SHEFF • TEDDY GOTS ALMA SINTI • OK(ISH) • FORUM CONFIDENTIAL • BLUE SKIES ON MARS • JZANO • MIDNIGHT CARDINAL • ELLIS ISLAND • NOT MY PROBLEM • KEVIN MACAREWICZ • SALTLINE REVIVAL
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How We Got Here
PorchFest (originally PorchJam) was founded in 2018 by local resident, musician and arts enthusiast, Dre Towey. In its Inaugural year, PorchJam hosted 16 bands with 404 attendees, in its second year (2019), 25 bands graced Rowayton’s porches with 667 attendees. (PorchJam plans for 2020/2021 were cancelled due to COVID). Eager for live music in 2022, crowds filled the streets and the event became “Rowayton’s favorite day” with a total of 30 bands/1544 attendees and then ultimately in 2023, PorchJam expanded to 30 bands/2453 attendees and 35 bands/2760 attendees in 2024.
Due to growing crowds, the need to use private roads, increased security requirements, Dre partnered with the Rowayton Civic Association in 2025. For eight years, Dre curated PorchJam with the help of her small board to support her (501c3) J.A.M. (Junior Art & Music) with the Mission; to provide transformative art and music experiences and the means to create for those in need. PorchJam is now run by the RCA (rebranded as PorchFest) but continues to support Dre’s vision.
