5th Annual Langhorne Porch Fest Takes Place Saturday

LANGHORNE BOROUGH, PA — The Fifth Annual Langhorne Porch Fest takes place Saturday with more than a dozen bands and other acts expected to perform on six porches.

Pat Mervine, president of the Langhorne Council for the Arts, said that the festival will be held from Noon to 5 p.m. in the heart of the borough, making the event within easy walking distance for attendees.

Featured performers perform Folk, Rock, Jazz, Haitian, Blues, Broadway, Indie, and Classical music.

The event, sponsored by Langhorne Council for the Arts, is family-friendly and free. Organizers said that tipping bands would be much appreciated.

One unique feature of Langhorne Porch Fest is the “Rising Stars Stage” at the Richardson House porch, Mervine said.

Among the young performers will be the Neshaminy High School String Quintet, a band from R & M Music, and vocal students of Susan Rheingans singing Broadway hits. A schedule and map is posted on www.LanghorneArts.org.

Programs will be available on Saturday. Attendees are encouraged to bring lawn chairs or blankets and wear comfortable shoes for walking and dancing. There will be local eateries, and ice cream and crepe food trucks.

The Langhorne Council for the Arts first hosted Porch Fest in the summer of 2021.

"The event started to bring the community safely together outdoors for a fun musical experience after a dismal pandemic year and to get musicians working again, as they had been hit very hard during the shutdown," Mervine said.

For over 30 years, LCA has enriched the Lower Bucks community with a wide variety of experiences in the visual and performing arts, Mervine said.

Meanwhile, the First Fridays Winter Concert Series will begin in January.

Membership, newsletter sign-up, and other info can be found at www.LanghorneArts.org.

(Langhorne Council for the Arts)