🎶 What if, for one day, everything stopped—and we all just listened to the music? 🎶
It’s such a simple idea: head outside and let music fill the air! Whether you’re jamming with friends, playing solo, or just soaking it all in, Play Music on the Porch Day is your chance to make the day as big or as laid-back as you like. Not a musician? No problem—just come out, walk around town, and enjoy the music happening on porches, lawns, and sidewalks all across Morganton.
This year marks Morganton’s 4th annual celebration of this global event!
Last year, we had over 50 musicians on 15 porches across town—joining thousands more on more than 1,000 porches in 70 countries around the world.
(Play Music on the Porch Day happens every year on the last Saturday in August.)
You can check out the world map and see where music is playing around the globe at www.playmusicontheporchday.com
(Type Morganton NC in the search bar, then zoom in to see who is playing where around town)
📸 Share your experience!
Post photos or videos of your porch performance—or one you stopped by to enjoy—and tag:
#playmusicontheporchday
#morgantonplaymusicontheporchday
🎤 Want to host music on your porch in Morganton?
We’d love to include you on the official schedule and worldwide map!
Just send us:
Your address
What time music will be happening
Who’s playing
We’ll add you to our local calendar and the map at www.playmusicontheporchday.com, and we’ll even get you a lawn sign to let everyone know you’re part of Morganton’s musical crew.
So grab a guitar, a fiddle, a kazoo—or just bring your ears, a lawn chair or blanket and some cold beverages—and join in. Find a porch, make some joyful noise, and help fill Morganton with music on Saturday, August 30, 2025!
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🎶 Play Music on the Porch Day – Morganton, NC 🎶
🗓 Saturday, August 30th
🎸What if for one day everything stopped and we all just listened to the music🎶
🎸 A full day of FREE live music across town – porches, patios, sidewalks, and more! Come celebrate the joy of music in every corner of Morganton.
🪕 Morning Lineup
📍 9:00–11:00 AM – Farmer’s Market,
300 Beach St.
🎤 S&P Project – Classic Rock, Old-School Country & Forgotten Favorites
📍10:00–11:30 AM – The Grind, 136 W. Union
🎤 TBA –
📍 10:00–11:30 AM – 517 Lenoir St.
🎻 The JAM Kids – Young Appalachian string musicians
📍 10:30 AM–12:00 PM – First United Methodist Church, 200 N. King St.
🎵 Morganton & Marion Ukulele Societies – Bring your uke or sing along!
📍 11-noon -Thornwell Books, 202 S. Sterling St
🎵 Lilly Brown – Singer/songwriter blending the the soulful sounds of blues & the storytelling heart of Americana.
🎼 Midday Music
📍 12:00–5:00 PM – 512 Lenoir St.
🎶 Hootenanny – A lively mix of musicians and poets: gospel, rock, traditional & more!
📍 1:00–2:30 PM – 510 S. King St.
🎸 Mr. Mike with David Williams – Stories & Songs
📍 1:30–3:00 PM – Viva la Vintage, 120 N. Sterling St.
🎹 Phillip Pershing – A multi-keyboard tribute to Emerson, Lake & Palmer
🎤 With comedian/MC Brendon from Long Island
📍 2:00–3:30 PM – 517 Lenoir St.
🎻 Buffalo Cove & Friends – Traditional & original tunes
📍 2:00–3:30 PM – Burke Historic Foundation, Courthouse Square
🎶 Stuff That Works – Traditional, Folk, & Blues
📍 2:00–3:30 PM – Burke Arts Council, 506 S. Sterling St.
🎶 Strung Up w/ Sherrill Keever & Jon Dana – From Jimmie Rodgers to Pink Floyd
📍 2:00–3:30 PM – Brown Mountain Bottleworks, 114 E. Union
🎸 Phillip Bingham – Bluegrass Cross-Picker
🎷 Afternoon & Evening Sets
📍 3:00–4:30 PM – 523 Lenoir St.
🎶 Centerpiece Jazz Trio – Timeless tunes from the Great American Songbook
📍 4:00–5:30 PM – 119 W. Union
🎸 Red Dirt Revelators – Delta Blues & Rock
📍 4:30–6:00 PM – 523 Lenoir St.
🎤 Hobo Cane (aka Javier Mendoza) – Transnational Nashville singer-songwriter
📍 5:00–6:30 PM – 205 Riverside Dr.
🎶 Hickree Switch – John Prine, Jimmy Buffett, blues & old-time favorites
🎤 Courthouse Stage – 5:00 to 10:00 PM
📍 Courthouse Square, Downtown Morganton
🕔 5:00–5:30 PM – 4Ever Faithful (Gospel)
🕕 5:45–6:15 PM – JAM Kids (Traditional String Music)
🕡 6:30–7:00 PM – Buffalo Cove & Friends (Americana, Old Country)
🕖 7:15–8:00 PM – Sami and the Academy (Rock/Pop)
🕗 8:15–9:00 PM – Hobo Cane (Singer-Songwriter)
🕘 9:15–10:00 PM – Brandon Bethel (Country)
🌞 Join your friends and neighbors, bring a chair, some cold drinks, tap your toes and let the music move you!
#playmusicontheporchday
#morgantonplaymusicontheporchday
#downtownmorgantonnc
#livemusic
#morgantonculturalartscommission
Morganton Play Music on the Porch Day is supported by the Morganton Cultural Arts Commission
Also check out other Music events in Morganton, Entertainment events in Morganton, Arts events in Morganton.
