Big shout out to our newest sponsor, Stanroy Music Center!

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Musicians sometimes need stuff, can use repairs, lessons and guidance. Stanroy Music Center has been supporting musicians and their families since 1947. Steve Shirrell has been doing this a long time and has a GREAT staff!

850 4th Street, Santa Rosa 707.545.4827

Huge thanks to our Walk of Fame sponsor for 2026! We love Stanroy!

Porchfest call for Bands

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Calling all local musicians! Porchfest Sebastopol has officially opened the window for band submissions for our TWO events this year. Pass this along to your musician friends.

Saturday, June 6th at Sebastopol Center for the Arts
Saturday, September 12 in a Sebastopol neighborhood (TBD)

Go to this link and submit your band’s info under “My band wants to play.” Describe briefly your act and provide links to video or webpages. Let us know which event you can play or both. While we strive to accommodate all entries, that is of course, not possible. Deadline is May 1st.

We try to feature local, original music from Sonoma County although we have had some regional players as well. We support music of all ages and abilities. Additionally, though we love them, tribute and cover bands are not what our festival is about.

Get Involved – Sebastopol PorchFest

Thanks and keep up the good work of making music.

Gill Brothers, Orange Door Stage, 2024
945 Band, Sparc Stage, 2025
945 Band, Sparc Stage, 2025

Opening on our Board

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Board of Directors

Are you interested in joining our Board of Directors?  Porchfest Sebastopol is a CA non-profit organization with a board of directors consisting of 5 members of the community.

We have 1 opening.  If you are interested, please fill out this form and we’ll contact you by end of January, 2026.

Where shall we land?

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Where?

We are actively meeting to discuss WHEN and WHERE to have Porchfest next year in 2026.

Please drop us a line if you have recommendations of a neighborhood where we can move back to the porches of Sebastopol OR if you think we should keep the joy in Ives Park next year.

Please consider donating to Porchfest Sebastopol this Giving Tuesday to help keep FREE music in the community possible.

Congratulations

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Come out and celebrate the Winners of the Northbay Music Awards at HopMonk Sebastopol.

Thursday, December 4th
6:00 PM to 8:00 PM

Congratulations to all the winners but especially to these Porchfest acts!

Ellie James – Best Female Solo Artist, Best Indie Band, Best Songwriter
Flowstone – Best Americana Band AND Most Northbay Vibe
Marshall House Project – Best Funk Band
LaiddBackZach – Best Hip Hop
945 Band – Best Rock Band
Sophia Kandler – Best Lead Vocals
Open Mic With Ceni – Best Open Mic Venue

Giving Tuesday – Donate to Porchfest, get a Tshirt!

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Please donate to your fave non-profit organization, Porchfest Sebastopol this holiday season.  We are a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that strives to foster community through music.

Your tax-deductible donation serves to allow us to continue our efforts at building communities and strengthening our neighborhoods.

If you donate on or around Giving Tuesday (December 2nd), you'll receive a tshirt for a reduced price!  We have most sizes and most colors left, just let us know what size and color you'd like.   Then you can attend our tshirt pickup party / Boho Awards ceremony on December 4th, 2025 at HopMonk Sebastopol.  If you're out of the area, we can accommodate a shipping situation for you for a small fee.

 

Thanks in advance!

Ladies T

Porchfest bands THIS SUNDAY in the HopMonk Abbey

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Good news for local music lovers and Porchfest supporters:
This Sunday Nov 23rd at 6:00PM we’ll open the Abbey up to THREE Porchfest bands.

  1. Lady Bloom (Americana) – Lauren Norgeot and Deena Cahill mesmerized the 2025 PF crowd on the Campanella Stage.
  2. Pasaflora (Soul, R&B) – killed it at 2024 PF on the Clam Bar stage.
  3. Sakoyana  (Jazz, funk) – from ’24 and ’25 PF, come back from Santa Cruz for another stellar Abbey stage show.

Ticketed show $20 (+ fee), Doors at 6pm and Lady Bloom begin at 7 PM.
Come out and support your local musicians!

   

Congratulations to NORBAY awards to Porchfest bands

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We had some good news that a few of our Porchfest acts went on to WIN “Best Of” awards at this year’s North Bay Music Awards.

Congratulations to:

Flowstone – Best Americana Band AND Most Northbay Vibe
Ellie James – Best Female Solo Artist, Best Indie Band, Best Songwriter
Marshall House Project – Best Funk Band
LaiddBackZach – Best Hip Hop
945 Band – Best Rock Band
Sophia Kandler – Best Lead Vocals
Open Mic With Ceni – Best Open Mic Venue

Now, get out there and check these bands out again!

Big Thank Yous

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Porchfest Sebastopol would love to THANK all 42 bands who played this year.  We know some of them had other gigs that day and we salute their efforts to keep music local and accessible.  They played for free!

Please people, if you can, SUPPORT THESE ARTISTS when you see them playing around town and support them on the social media.  They all probably have Venmo accounts which can be found.

 

2025 Acts to check out

Julia Hunt
Mazon Mendoza
Barbed Wire Valentine
Lady Bloom
Doron and Friends
House Catz
Marcos Pereda
Aaron Ruiz from Hard Medicine Corporation
Deeep Cover
Revolve
BMR
Late But Ready
School of Rock Dad Band 3
School of Rock Funk Band 2
School of Rock House Band 1
Hubbub Club
Bohemian Highway
SABIEE
Brittany Aquamarine
SPACE
Finding.Nic0
Roots Fusion
Petrified Sun
Matty Tucker
Sonomacana
Under A New Sun
Gill Brothers
Osito
Sakoyana
Marshall House Project
945 The Band
Gradina
Clementine Darling
Mazie Lewis
Dantana
Sloan Irving
Peyton Roze
Lola Guthrie & Kai Guthrie
Mama Crow
Space Walker
Ellie James
Flowstone

How can I attend in the best way?

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A model attendee..

Whatever you bring, pack it out too. Leave no trace. This is our park, in our neighborhood.
Bring your own beer cup if you drink beer.
Use the port-a-potties (really!)
Respect the park, follow the normal park rules.
Bring a folding chair if you like to sit.
Visit the food trucks and wine garden.

Check out the SebArts gallery! There’s a fiber arts exhibit there right now that blew me away! They’re doing a terrific job there and more people should know about them.

Visit local businesses on your way in/out!  We are members of the Sebastopol Chamber of Commerce and there are many different businesses you’d sure like to support.