Fast Facts
Getting Here
The Dunleath Neighborhood is near downtown Greensboro bounded by Summit Avenue, Yanceyville Street, and Bessemer Avenue. Click on the link above for directions from your location.
Event Parking
Guests can park free at the Women’s Resource Center (628 Summit Ave.) and at Concord Management (510 Summit Ave.). Please use these areas if possible as there will be very limited street parking available in the neighborhood during the event. Additional vehicles in the neighborhood make it challenging for performers arriving throughout the afternoon, as well as those with mobility issues who need to park closer to the event. There will also be considerable foot traffic on neighborhood streets during the event. (map)
Event Map & Info
You may pick up a map while at the event, or download the map ahead of the event. Event maps will list parking, performance times and locations, food vendors, t-shirt sales, restrooms, activities, etc. There’s also an interactive Google map, which lists time and locations of performers, as well as photos and performer descriptions, location of food vendors, restrooms, food collection, and kid’s activity.
Participating Performers:
There will be 61 performers – soloists, bands, ensembles, and dancers. (Link to all performers)
Public Restrooms:
Three handicap accessible port-a-johns with sanitizer will be available. They’ll be located on Percy Street near the intersection of Percy, Cypress, and Brandon Streets, on Park Ave. near the intersection of Park Ave. and Charter Pl., and at Sternberger Park by Fifth Ave. (map)
T-shirts, caps, giveaways, and bottled water:
695 Percy St. (12-4 pm), Sternberger Park (4-6 pm) (map)
Food Vendors:
Ghassan’s Food Truck, Taco Bros, Hot Dog Central, ScoopZone336, Cheesecake on a Stick, and Tropical Kiss Lemonade. All food will be located along Dewey St. by Sternberger Park for the duration of the event. (map)
Food Collection Bins:
We’ll be collecting food for the Triad Health Project (THP) food pantry. Collection bins will be located at both event parking areas, Cypress & Percy Streets; and at Sternberger Park. (map)
Performance Clusters:
Many performances occur on each street in the neighborhood all afternoon. A list of performances by street is available for those with mobility challenges. This “cluster” of performances may make it easier to get to more performances while at Porchfest. (list of performances by street)
Types of Music & Performances:
There will be a variety of music and performances, and surely something for everyone’s taste: Americana, rock, pop, bluegrass, country, folk, R&B/soul, jazz, Latin, Flamenco dance, improv, and more.
For Kids
Kids can participate in a free activity which lets them make a guitar or a banjo on the lawn at 107 Cypress Street from 11-4 pm, and at Sternberger Park from 4-6 pm. The Music Academy of North Carolina will also showcase student musicians from 11 am-12 pm at 701 Percy Street.
Event T-Shirts & Caps
Porchfest event t-shirts and caps will be for sale! They’re imprinted with the event logo, and feature a list of participating bands and performers on the back of the shirts. They can be purchased at the information table located at 695 Percy St. from 11 am-4 pm, and at Sternberger Park from 4-6 pm. Come early — shirts sell fast! Proceeds help support Dunleath Porchfest. (map)
Finale Performance:
The event’s finale performance to conclude the event will be at Sternberger Park from 5-6 pm. The performance will feature Taboo Sue, an all-woman band that plays blues, funk, shag, pop, and rock. Their upbeat music will get you to singing and dancing, and will elevate your spirits. (map)
Funding for Porchfest:
Porchfest brings people together for an afternoon of music and goodwill. Neighbors offer their porches, musicians volunteer their talents, food vendors participate without paying a fee, canned goods are collected for the Triad Health Project food pantry, and admission is free and open to all. However, the event still requires funding to help make it run smoothly and be more enjoyable for everyone. Funding comes from t-shirt and cap sales and donations to Dunleath Porchfest. If you'd like to make a financial contribution to support Dunleath Porchfest, a donation in any amount would be appreciated. Thank you so much!