DES MOINES, Iowa — Hundreds gathered across the Union Park neighborhood Sunday afternoon for the 4th Annual Porchfest.
The music festival brings 19 local bands to 19 porches across the neighborhood for performances. All attendees need to bring is a lawn chair.
Ben Mars, a musician who performed at Porchfest, said that the festival spotlights local Des Moines artists.
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“It’s really fun for the musicians to come play. It’s fun to play for our fellow musicians that are here in support. As far as you know, we have other musicians from Des Moines introducing if they’re not playing, they’re introducing the bands and introducing people. So it just really brings the whole community together,” Mars said…