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Akron's Highland Square neighborhood will once again transform into a vibrant epicenter of live music for Saturday.

Nearly 140 Northeast Ohio acts perform on house porches and outside of local businesses throughout the neighborhood.

This year’s festival is located north of West Market Street between North Portage Path and Merriman Road, with a northern boundary of Hereford Drive. Music begins at 11 a.m. and concludes with the headliners, on the main stage at 7:30 p.m.

Your guide to PorchROKR’s 2025 performers

³§³ó³Ü´Ú´Ú±ô±ð’s Amanda Rabinowitz and Brittany Nader share their top PorchROKR artist selections for this year’s event.

Amanda’s picks:

1. , 11 a.m., Porch 13
2. Jinari Kemet & The Black Jackets, 12 p.m., Porch 30
3. , 12 p.m., Porch 34
4. , 1 p.m. Porch 7
5. , 1 p.m., Porch 13
6. , 1 p.m., Porch 21
7. (and The Moths), 2 p.m. Porch 22
8. , 2 p.m., Porch 34
9. , 5 p.m., Porch 21
10. , 6 p.m., Porch 32

Brittany's Picks:

1. , 4 p.m., Porch 14
   
2. , show canceled
   
3. , 3 p.m., Porch 3
   
4. (and The Moths), 2 p.m., Porch 22
   
5. & 1Take, 12 p.m., Porch 6
   
6. , 6 p.m., Porch 32
   
7. , 1 p.m, Porch 9
   
8. , Porch 6, 6 p.m.
   
9. , 2 p.m., Porch 10
   
10. , 1 p.m., Porch 33
    

³§³ó³Ü´Ú´Ú±ô±ð’s playlist on Spotify includes a sampling of songs attendees will likely hear Saturday.

Shuffle at PorchROKR

Get to know some of the artists who will perform at this year’s festival through their prior Shuffle interviews.

Mr. Jeff, 11 a.m., Porch 9
Soleo, 11 a.m., Porch 17
Jinari Kemet & The Black Jackets, 12 p.m., Porch 30
Anya Van Rose, 1 p.m., Porch 1
Church of Starry Wisdom, 1 p.m., Porch 35
By Light We Loom, 5 p.m., Porch 15
Red Rose Panic, 5 p.m., Porch 23
DreamStates, 5 p.m., Porch 25
Shelby Olive, 6 p.m., Porch 24
Dave Rich & His Enablers, 3 p.m., Porch 19
The Buffalo Ryders, 3 p.m., Porch 27
Minus The Alien, 4 p.m., Porch 12
Big Pop, 2 p.m., Porch 12
Bethany Joy, 2 p.m., Porch 28