Porchfest Cortland

Porchfest Cortland is an annual summer music festival where porches become stages, lawns become venues and strangers become friends. Local bands play from porches around Cortland, with good old-fashioned rock and roll leading the day and plenty of neighbors out on the sidewalks and lawns to listen.

It is a free, family-friendly tradition. The streets fill with art, children’s acts and activities, bubbles and chalk, so the whole day has the feel of a neighborhood party. Visitors can wander from porch to porch and catch a different band at every stop.

What to Know

• The festival is free, and it comes back every summer.
• Every porch is filled with a local band, so each block sounds different.
• Kids get their own activities, with bubbles, chalk and children’s acts.
• Art lines the streets, which makes it a good walking day.
• Experience Cortland, the local tourism group, features the festival.