Porchfest returns to Rochester, where all the downtown's a stage

Wreckless Child plays their special brand of heavy metal for Porchfest 23 (Rochester Voice file photo))

ROCHESTER - Downtown Rochester's Fifth Annual Porchfest will be held on Sunday beginning at noon.
PorchFest is a free outdoor music festival, placing bands on outdoor stages and in unconventional performance spaces throughout downtown Rochester.

Attendees can walk around and hear a little bit of everything -- from rock and folk to outlaw country, and from French Jazz to African Marimba.
Various food trucks and beer gardens are scattered throughout at Main Stage hubs, and a Kid's Zone offers family-friendly music, activities, and a celebrity dunk tank.
The Rochester Performance and Arts Center is also hosting a Vendor Marketplace, featuring local artists, vendors, and makers.
This year, we're giving bands an opportunity for something great. When attendees purchase an All Access wristband to get discounts and deals all afternoon, they can purchase them in a band's name.
The band to raise the most money for our scholarship program with the sale of the wristbands will have the chance to open for Molly Hatchet, playing the ROH stage on Nov. 23 (pending Molly Hatchet approval).
Bands can sign up to play PorchFest here