Porchfest OMA is an annual music festival held on porches throughout the Gifford Park neighborhood.
“The idea of Porchfest is to bring a community together through a neighborhood music and art festival held on front porches. Porchfest began in Ithaca, New York in 2007 and has spread to more than 115 sister festivals in the U.S. and Canada.” [Porchfest OMA About]
History
- 1st – 2017 (Facebook)
- Dirty River Ramblers, Dr. Webb, Jack Hotel, Matt Cox, The Bottle Tops, McCarthy Trenching, Midwest Dilemma, Picklegrass, The Shineys, The Bedrock, Root Marm Chicken Farm Jug Band, Electricradbolt, Scott Severin, Brikwondo, Michael Hulstein, Josh Lawler, Matt Cronin
- 2nd – 2018 – postponed 10/7, then cancelled for snow on 10/14 (Facebook)
- 3rd – 2019 October 6th (Facebook)
- The Shineys, Pony Creek, Southpaw Bluegrass Band, Jessica Errett, The Prairie Gators, Virginia Kathryn, Scott Severin, Ro Hempel, Matt Cox, Township & Range, Corey Stroud, Nation, Matt Cronin, Grace Giebler, Jason Birnstihl of the 9s, Wooden Music, Dave Letcher, Bill King Pickle, Brikwondo, Root Marm Chicken Farm Jug Band, Robo Dojo, The Bedrock , Daniel and the Deliverance, Union Country Trio, Soul Tree, Lucas Kellison, The Wildwoods, Supper, Danny Burns & The John Lee Band, Mr. E & The Stringless Kite, Jaguar James
- 4th – 2020 – cancelled for pandemic (Facebook)
- 5th – 2021 October 3rd – smaller scale during pandemic (River City Omaha, Facebook)
- All Young Girls Are Machine Guns, Matt Cox & the Marauders, The Prairie Gators, The Wildwoods, Midwest Dilemma, Bach Mai, Diego Danger, Mr. E & the Stringless Kite, Jeremy Mercy & the Rapture Orphans, The Bedrock, Bad Country, Wooden Music, Kristen Taylor, Scott Severin, Ebba Rose, Topher Booth, Corey & Carrie Ann, Matt Cronin, Josh Watson
- 6th – 2022 October 2nd (River City Omaha, Facebook)
- Benjamin Charles Freeman, Brixz, Collin Smith, Dear Neighbor, Ebba Rose, Fission Quartet, GlitterBush, Grace Titus Music, Haley Marie, Jason Birnstihl, Jeremy Mercy, Lacey Pruitt, Las Cruxes, Leslie Palensky Music, Matt Cox & the Marauders, Midwest Dilemma, Nick Lytle, Omaha Girls Rock: UN-TIL, Opera Omaha: Opera To Go, P a r f a i t, Samantha Cook, Scott Severin Musician-Singer/Songwriter, Unofficial: Sweet Tea Music, The Bedrock, The Prairie Gators, The Rare Candies, The Wildwoods, Tica Felise, VVilloughby, Wooden Music
