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!

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

Taste West County (TWC) will again pour award winning wines to support PorchFest Sebastopol in 2026. TWC is a collection of fourteen wineries located in the West Sonoma County area. TWC was an contributor to the overwhelming success of PorchFest Sebastopol 2025. We look forward to continuing that partnership to make PorchFest 2026 the best yet.

Please support Taste West County wineries while you’re out and about.

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Sponsor PorchFest 2026

It’s that time of year when initial preparations for PorchFest Sebastopol on September 12, 2026 are progressing.

This means we’re looking for sponsors to help us produce this fun community event. We have a few levels at which sponsors can participate. Sponsor a porch! How about sponsoring a band? Even sponsoring the signage is an option. If you or your business is interested or you know of a potential sponsor, reach out using our Sponsor form. We’ll be in touch to discuss details.

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?

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

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

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!

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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!

   

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!