We look forward to you joining us for the 2026 festival.

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Ol’ Front Porch is unique in that is free to attend. It all gets paid for from folks that donate, sponsor - and this year with a raffle. The $5,000 “No Strings Attached” raffle is underway. Only 100 tickets will be sold. The winner will be announced during the festival, from the Riverfront Stage. Each ticket has a 1 in 100 chance of winning $5,000. Tickets here.

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The Ol' Front Porch Music Festival is Folk, Americana, Bluegrass, Country, Gospel, Jazz… all in the walkable village of Oriental, North Carolina. Add in arts, crafts, food & more. It's a weekend that will make you smile. Oct 2 & 3, 2026. And thanks to our supporters, this amazing weekend of music is absolutely free to attend.

The festival runs for two full days:
Friday Oct 2, 2026 from 1pm-6:30pm and Saturday Oct 3, 2026 11:00am-6:30pm.

For complete list of the 2026 performers, click here.

For the schedule and location of performances, click here.