Porchfest continues to grow, with dozens of hosts opening their backyards and porches across Belmont for a diverse mix of performers.
According to the Porchfest website, 114 groups made their home on 71 improvised stages all around town.
There was jazz and classical, rock and blues, and about everything else mixed in as well.
Members of the Setareh Music Ensemble play Persian pop/ folk music. (Mina Rose Morales/Belmont Voice) 
Rachel Vogel and Kim Alexander from the Turkey Hill Strings interact with their audience. (Mina Rose Morales/ Belmont Voice) 
Annie Raines and Paul Rishell performing their folk blues at Porchfest. (Stan Leven/Courtesy Photo) 
Kate Wolfe from the Turkey Hill Strings prepares to play her cello. (Mina Rose Morales/Belmont Voice) 
Members of Die Nacktschnecken, a band named after slugs in German, on stageat Porchfest. (Mina Rose Morales/ Belmont Voice) 
Ken Mattsson performs his original “Fill me with Love.” (Mina Rose Morales/ Belmont Voice) 
Nava Payandeh and Setareh Heidari, members of the Setareh Music Ensemble, enjoy themselves during their performance. ( Mina Rose Morales/ Belmont Voice) 
The Incorrigible String Band plays folk music. (Mina Rose Morales/ Belmont Voice) 
A close-up of TRAILMIX-Uncommon Folk. (Mina Rose Morales/ Belmont Voice)