SPARTANBURG — Who doesn’t like free music? Porchfest , a national trend where a block comes together to host a music festival on its homes' front porches, is coming to Spartanburg. The Hampton Heights Historic District community will host the free music festival Sept. 15 on West Hampton Avenue across six porches.
A dozen bands will play throughout the Sunday afternoon starting at 1 p.m. While admission is free, attendees may spend their money on beer and food trucks at the event.
There will also be a Hampton Heights Porchfest T-shirt for sale. Jennie Gilbert worked with the Hampton Heights Porchfest committee to organize the festival. She’s lived in the neighborhood for a few years and wants to bring more awareness to one of Spartanburg’s oldest and most beautiful neighborhoods.
“Most people in Spartanburg don't know what Hampton Heights is or where Hampton Heights is,” Gilbert said. “It's really like showcasing why our neighborhood matters.” The house at 175 W.
Hampton Ave. in the Hampton Heights Historic District on Aug. 22.
Built in 1913, the house's porch will be the stage for one of the bands playing Sept. 15 for the Porchfest music festival. The Hampton Heights neighborhood is more than a century old.
It developed between 1890 and 1930 and is full of large Victorian homes in the Queen Anne architectural style. Designated as a local historic district, it is one of Spartanburg's few communities that still resemble life in the Hub City in the 19th and 20th .