250Lex Porch Fest is a city-wide celebration of Lexington’s neghborhoods and musicians!
In celebration of the city’s 250th birthday, Lexington, Kentucky is hosting a community-wide PORCH FESTIVAL— and we are calling on neighborhoods and musicians across Lexington to participate!
250Lex Porch Fest will be a 2-day, “choose your own adventure”-style celebration of Lexington’s neighborhoods and musicians, taking place on June 7-8, 2025. Individuals across the city are invited to host low-key, intimate musical performances on their front porches or lawns, and neighbors are encouraged to attend as many performances as they’d like throughout the weekend.
Some key details:
- WHAT: 250Lex Porch Fest is a free and family-friendly city-wide event designed to bring the community together. This grassroots event will feature live music on front porches, driveways and lawns of homes and neighborhood businesses across Lexington.
- WHEN: 250Lex Porch Fest will take place Saturday, June 7 and Sunday, June 8, from 12-6 p.m., with hour-long musical performances taking place throughout those two days. A full schedule will be posted as the event nears.
- WHERE: 250Lex Porch Fest performances will take place all over Lexington — all Lexington neighborhoods are invited to participate! Attendees can either stay within their own neighborhoods, or get out and explore other neighborhoods as they wish. A map outlining participating locations will be posted as the event nears.
- WHO: Organized in conjunction with the 250Lex celebration, 250Lex Porch Fest is organized by Smiley Pete Publishing in partnership with the city’s 250Lex Commission, but will be powered and promoted by a variety of neighborhood associations, individual hosts, musicians and volunteers throughout the city.
- WHY: This event is intended to bring Lexington’s 250th birthday celebration into individual homes across the city! June’s theme for the city’s year-long 250Lex campaign is “Coming Home” — we are hoping this event will not only encourage Lexingtonians to invite their neighbors to their front lawns, but will also encourage former Lexingtonians to consider coming back home for a visit.
For more details / questions, please email 250lexporchfest@smileypete.com.
