PorchFest OBKY returns to Griffith Avenue for 7th year
The neighborhood of Griffith Avenue will be the hub of live entertainment come Saturday afternoon as PorchFest OBKY will return for its seventh time — boasting a total of 39 musical acts, all ranging different types of genres, amongst 13 stages.
For Tamarra Brasher, co-founder of the free annual event alongside her husband and business partner, Andy Brasher, Thursday and Friday are dormant in comparison to what she has been working on behind the scenes — such as sending information out to sponsors, vendors and volunteers — and what is anticipated on the big day.
'I will tell you — yesterday, I was panicking because I still had so much stuff to do,' Brasher said with a chuckle during a phone interview Thursday. 'Today, I'm actually feeling pretty calm. I don't have too much more to do until Saturday, so that feels good.'
And while weather forecasts are calling for the potential rain showers and possible thunderstorms, Brasher is remaining optimistic.
'Honestly, last year was the first year that it didn't rain. So we've had rain every single year (and) we've handled it,' she said. 'My biggest concern is always going to be the lawns of our homeowners. We want to be respectful in that sense, and if it's too wet we'll ask people to stay on the sidewalk and the road instead of getting up into the lawns.
'We'll handle it, and if we have to make a call we will,' Brasher said, 'but we won't do that until Saturday.'
In addition to the live music acts, the 2025 event will feature a 14th stage that will be open for attendees to perform karaoke, which Brasher feels will be well-received based on preliminary response from the public.
'I think everyone's really excited about it. We've already had people asking like, 'When can we sign up? What hours are they going to be?' ' she said. 'We have some great hosts that are going to handle that, too. We have some people that are ready for it. We have some people that are cracking up like, 'Oh my gosh, I hope my significant other doesn't get up there and sing.' I think there's some (young adults) that are excited to do it, too.
'I think it's really cool for them to have an opportunity to sing at PorchFest,' Brasher said. '... It will be an Instagrammable moment, for sure.'
Besides the performers, Brasher finds one of the key highlights of PorchFest include the volunteers who work before, during and after the event to ensure the day runs smoothly.
'We are very fortunate that every single volunteer we have … every year — they're our friends,' she said. 'We don't even have to ask them. Some of them are there all day long from 8 a.m. until we are shutting down after that last act goes on.
'There is no possible way we could do it without them,' Brasher said.
Twenty different vendors will be on-site, while four hydration stations will be scattered throughout Griffith Avenue that will be offering free water.
Though the event debuted in 2018, PorchFest continues to see new faces in the crowd and Brasher hopes those coming out for the first time will enjoy themselves.
'I've actually run into several people who've been like, 'Hey, this is my first year I get to be there.' Some people have had weddings or whatever they had going on and never had the opportunity to come down,' Brasher said. 'For those that have never been down, I would say it's free and it's family-friendly — those are the obvious; but it feels like a big family reunion, but way cooler.
'You see all of your friends and family and people you haven't seen in forever, all while you have these amazing talented musicians in the background and local food trucks,' Brasher said. 'It kind of highlights the best parts of our community.'
For more information and updates, visit porchfestobky.com or facebook.com/porchfestobky.
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