Jacksonville PorchFest a free music festival taking place on front porches in Springfield

Jacksonville PorchFest invites you to Springfield to walk, look and listen.

The music festival and celebration of architecture involves 15 front porches along a route on the east side of Main Street.

You are the roving audience that strolls from porch to porch, stopping on the sidewalk or lawn to hear local musicians play everything from reggae and salsa to bluegrass and country to classical and pop.

While doing so, youre also encouraged to take in the architectural styles reflected in the porches featured on the route.

In the process, organizers hope youll get a sense of the friendly front-porch living that can be found in a neighborhood like Springfield.

Jacksonville PorchFest is from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday. A total of 20 musical acts are scheduled to perform. Food trucks and vendors open for business at noon, and the music performances begin at 1 p.m.

The free event takes place in Springfields southeast quadrant, east of Main Street and west of Liberty between First and Fifth streets. Parking will be available at a number of empty lots along Main Street.

Maps of porches will be provided at the corner of Third and Main streets.

Weve tried to have a fairly compact route thats easily walkable, said Christina Parrish, a Springfield Preservation and Revitalization board member and the chief organizer of the event.

As the name indicates, the festivals invitation extends citywide, she said. Its not just a Springfield block party.

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Jacksonville PorchFest a free music festival taking place on front porches in Springfield