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The Elmwood Strip Merchant Group is proud to present the 2nd annual Octoberfest in the Elmwood Village. Friday, October 4th kicks off the event with a shop crawl and happy hour specials, followed by a full day of family-friendly activities on Saturday, and a Sunday shop crawl. This year, organizers have partnered with Buffalo Porchfest to bring you the first ever Porchtoberfest! More than 30 locally owned businesses in the Elmwood Village, along with the Elmwood Village Association and the Elmwood Village Farmers Market invite everyone to enjoy a shop crawl, live music events, local beer, wine, and cider tastings, alpacas, face-painting and a pumpkin patch!
Shop crawl participants can pick-up punch cards at any participating business starting Friday, October 4th. Completed punch cards qualify for a raffle of Elmwood Village gift certificates.
2019 Porchtoberfest Map: https://elmwoodvillage.org/porchtoberfest-2019/
2019 Porchtoberfest Band List:
| Musician/Band Name | Address | Time | Instrument/Genre |
| A Pair of Unpleasant Gentlemen | 831 Elmwood Ave | 2:30-3:30 | Acoustic |
| Astrabula | 746 Elmwood Ave | 4-5 | Acoustic |
| Besser | 758 Elmwood Ave | 1-2 | Acoustic |
| Big J Blues | 754 Elmwood Ave | 5-6 | Blues |
| Bitter Nasties | 798 Ashland Ave | 4-5 | Americana |
| Broadway to Buffalo! | 756 Richmond Ave | 2-3 | Showtunes |
| Cantwell Function | 818 Elmwood Ave | 1:30-2:30 | Acoustic | Folk |
| Carmen O’Keefe | 528 Ashland Ave | 3-4 | Singer-Songwriter |
| Collin Bradley | 798 Ashland Ave | 1-2 | Piano | Guitar |
| Dappled | 798 Ashland Ave | 2-3 | Rock |
| Emily Rodriguez | 905 Elmwood Ave | 2-3 | Acoustic |
| Farrow | 1000 Elmwood Ave | 1-2 | Soul | Funk | R&B |
| Grace Stumberg | 818 Elmwood Ave | 3:30-4:30 | Acoustic |
| JnL | 675 Richmond Ave | 3-4 | Acoustic | Classic rock |
| Luanjie | 568 Lafayette Ave | 1-2 | |
| Meghan Adele Johnson | 814 Elmwood Ave | 1-2 | Singer-Songwriter |
| Meria/HauntedGypsy | 814 Elmwood Ave | 3-4 | Rock | Jazz | Blues |
| Nickel City String Band | 735 Elmwood Ave | 1-2 | Acoustic |
| Nuspeak | 568 Lafayette Ave | 5-6 | Acoustic |
| Pray for Mojo | 568 Lafayette Ave | 2-3:30 | |
| Present Compant | 807 Elmwood Ave | 3-4 | Acoustic |
| Remotely | 831 Elmwood Ave | 5-6 | Psychedelic rock |
| Rockin’ Rob | 1000 Elmwood Ave | 2:30-3:30 | Acoustic |
| Room 18 | 36 Arlington Place | 3-4 | Rock covers |
| russianhandsandromanfingers | 735 Elmwood Ave | 2-3 | Acoustic |
| Ryan Kaminski | 818 Elmwood Ave | 5-6 | Acoustic |
| Sidney Jeanne | 765 Elmwood Ave | 2-3 | Folk |
| Simian Space Corps | 291 Norwood Ave. | 2-3 | Psychadelic Space Rock |
| Stephen Piotrowski | 754 Elmwood Ave | 3-4 | Singer-Songwriter |
| Stevie and The Dynamite | 736 Elmwood Ave | 3-4 | Cover Band |
| The Baby Machines | 798 Ashland Ave | 3-4 | Bass | Post-punk |
| The Heenan Brothers | 831 Elmwood Ave | 4-5 | Americana |
| The Johnny Cash Experience | 60 Argyle Park | 2-3 | Acoustic |
| The Young One’s | 795 Elmwood Ave | 1-2 | Rock band |
| Thin Joe Greene | 1000 Elmwood Ave | 4-5 | Indie Rock | Alternative |
| Unleash the lion | 568 Lafayette Ave | 3:30-5:00 | |
| Voice of Dissent | 807 Elmwood Ave | 4-5 | Singer-Songwriter |
| Yellow sauce | 798 Ashland Ave | 5-6 | Acoustic | Folk |
