Porch Songs & Public Voices Festival
Sat, Apr 18
|Discover Hartwell
A celebration of culture and history. Join us for the very first Porch Songs & Public Voices Festival featuring demonstrations and performances at Hartwell Art Center, Common Ground, and High Cotton Music Hall.
Time & Location
Apr 18, 2026, 12:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Discover Hartwell, 10 Carolina St, Hartwell, GA 30643, USA
About the event
Downtown Hartwell has a story to tell. Come hear it.
The Porch Songs & Public Voices Festival is coming to Downtown Hartwell, and it is more than a concert — it is a full day devoted to the stories, sounds, and traditions that made this place what it is. From noon to 10 pm, the heart of Hartwell becomes a gathering space for voices that deserve to be heard and music that deserves to be felt.
The day opens at noon with Native American Storytelling & Music at the Hartwell Art Center, honoring the indigenous voices that were here long before any of us and whose traditions continue to shape this region. At 3 pm, Mojo on Max: Sticks, Stones, Roots & Bones takes the stage at High Cotton Music Hall for a presentation that is part concert, part history lesson — tracing the birth of the blues from its…