Roslindale Porch Fest, a free music festival, and other scenes from Rozzie, live music from Boston's Roslindale Neighborhood

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Roslindale Porch Fest Sign
Roslindale Porch Fest Sign

Rozzie PorchFest 2016 - Roslindale's Neighborhood Free Music Festival, held on porches and yards around Boston Rozzie Neighborhood


Porch Fests have been cropping up around the Boston area for the past few years and it's such a great idea. People open up their porches for hosting live music performances, and people walk from performance to performance to see a wide variety of musicians play and it's free to the public. The JP Porch Fest was earlier this summer in July. And I have pictures, which I'll have to post! However, this past weekend was Roslindale's Porch Fest, and it was a beautiful day in the neighborhood!


Sestra Balkan A Cappella Women's Singing Group at Rozzie Porch Fest
Sestra Balkan A Cappella Women's Singing Group at Rozzie Porch Fest
Sestra, a Balkan folk music women's a cappella group, was my favorite performance. My roommate and I headed out around 3:30 for the fest, which was from 1:30-6.


Roslindale Shop Local Mural in Roslindale Square on Washington St
Roslindale Shop Local Mural in Roslindale Square on Washington St

We definitely kept it local by heading to Redd's in Rozzie first for some drinks and snacks while watching the Red Sox and listening to their live music from the band "The Bikes."

See more "Murals of Boston" on Vintage Bridge at this link.


A colorful porch in Boston's Roslindale neighborhood
A colorful porch in Boston's Roslindale neighborhood

It was also fun to just walk around the neighborhood in the nice weather. Roslindale Porchfest is a bit more spread out than JP's so it's not as easy to get to as many performances, but it's still fun. And free!

Mural on a Utility Box outside of the Roslindale Public Library
Mural on a Utility Box outside of the Roslindale Public Library
More street art for my "Murals of Boston" series. It really is everywhere in this great city of ours.


Softball Tournament at Healey Field in Roslindale
Softball Tournament at Healey Field in Roslindale
We walked by Healey Field on the way to the porchfest. It was a SERIOUS men's softball tournament. They were adult men, in really nice uniforms, with a huge crowd of fans. It was over by the time we walked back and had turned into an all-out party in the park afterwords. Fun!

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