Plan Your Day!

Get ready for an unforgettable afternoon as Porchfest Benicia 2025 fills charming Downtown Benicia with live music Saturday September 13 from 1–5 PM.

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START HERE

Begin at the Welcome Area in Benicia City Park to:

• Pick up Porchfest Benicia merchandise
• Get your 21+ wristband (For your SIP Stops Drink Purchases)
• Grab your VIP lanyard
• Access the event map via QR code or printed copy.

Porchfest Map

Click on map to enlarge.

MUSIC

Schedule:

Festivities start early with a 12 PM preshow at Lucca Beer Garden featuring Lady Bianca and an Ode to Sly & the Family Stone. Then, wander between 18 venues—nine gorgeous vintage porches and nine bustling First Street spots—offering country, rock, pop, reggae, blues, jazz, Latin, R&B, folk, and more.

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Food & drink

Follow the map’s Food Stops for quick bites from local restaurants or food trucks.

Beer and wine will be flowing at all Sip Stops:

  • City Park

  • First Street Green

  • Estey Real Estate

  • West C Street

  • Chamber of Commerce Stage

    Cocktails are available at participating bars and restaurants.
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Lil' Porch Heads

Hosted by
Benicia Mom’s Group.

Location: First Green. 
Featuring a live performance by
In Harmony, 11am-11:30am.

Collaborating with Lo’s Playtown.

This will be a refreshment and cooling station zone. The kid area will feature Kona Ice Truck.

Getting around

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Double Decker Trolley

Rest your feet with the Double Decker Trolley running up and down First Street.

Double Decker Trolley will run all day from Benicia Yacht Club to City Park with various stops along the way. It will be a continuous 20-25 min loop.

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Off-site parking lots will be available with shuttles to the event.

Solano County Transit (SolTrans), once again, will be supporting our annual PorchFest Benicia by offering free shuttle service on Saturday, September 13, 2025. Modified Route 15 and Route 17 shuttles will run throughout the day, connecting festival goers from free parking locations around town directly to the heart of the downtown festivities.

To ease traffic and reduce parking congestion along Benicia’s First Street, riders are encouraged to park at designated free lots and ride the shuttle. Parking will be available at:

  • Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints located (1125 Southampton Road)

  • First Baptist Church of Benicia (1055 Southampton Rd)

All of these locations and residential neighborhoods along the routes are served directly by the free shuttle routes. The main event drop-off and pick-up location will be at Military and First Street, in front of Safeway, placing riders right in the heart of the PorchFest action.

Due to ongoing construction and the closure of Military West at Mary Farmer, the shuttle routes will not serve Benicia High School this year.

Shuttle service will run from 12p.m. to 6 p.m., ensuring attendees can enjoy all the live music, food, and community fun without the hassle of parking downtown.

Purple VIP pass for PorchFest Benicia 2024, featuring yellow cartoon birds, for a special pre-show performance on September 13, 2025.

VIP tickets are available.

Porchfest Benicia is a free event and is open to all. For those who want more out of the experience,


A FULL SET VIP Pass unlocks five themed VIP areas along First Street with:
• Fine wines & craft beers
• Exclusive merchandise
• Fresh sandwiches, salads & sides (veggie & omnivore options)*
• Unique themes curated by local businesses
• Exclusive keepsakes

*The Solo Set offers all perks except food.

Whether you’re dancing to reggae on a Victorian porch, swaying to jazz in a garden, or sipping wine in a VIP lounge, Porchfest Benicia 2025 promises a music-filled day you won’t forget.