Weekend stages, on real storefronts

Find a stage for every storefront.

Porchwork is a two-sided weekend marketplace for performers, makers and the small businesses that already have a room, a patio, or a few empty hours on Saturday. A café lists its morning patio. A bookshop opens its front alcove. A duo claims the slot. Foot traffic flows. The artist gets paid. No city permit lottery required.

Claim your weekend stageList your storefront
  • Free to list — hosts and artists, both sides
  • Small commission only when money changes hands
  • Liability + permit handoff, included

Weekend lineup · city pilot

Sat — Sun
  1. Sat

    Coral & Coda · acoustic duo

    Beans & Boos · 10:00 — 12:30

    Confirmed
  2. Sat

    Marisol · live oil painting

    Northgate Mall · lobby · 15:00 — 17:00

    Confirmed
  3. Sun

    Lukas Reed · comedy set

    Halcyon Bookshop · 11:30 — 13:30

    Confirmed

Booked on Porchwork · covered by a short liability waiver + permit handoff for the host's city.

How a weekend comes together

Three steps. One afternoon.

Porchwork is built around spaces that already exist. A host releases a few hours. An artist claims them. We quietly handle the paperwork behind both.

  1. 01

    Hosts list the time they already have

    A café drops its Saturday patio on the map in two minutes — pick a window, set a deal, post.

  2. 02

    Artists claim the slot that fits

    Musicians, painters, bakers and comics browse openings by neighbourhood, day and vibe — and reserve a stage.

  3. 03

    Porchwork handles the rest

    A short liability check and permit handoff so the gig goes ahead. Pay the host their deal — we only take a small cut when cash changes hands.

For the storefront

Fill the hours that already sit empty.

Saturday morning at a café, Sunday evening at a regional mall, the front alcove of the bookshop on a slow Wednesday — your space is already open. Porchwork fills it with someone your neighbours would actually walk over for, while you keep running the till.

List your storefront

  • Foot traffic on your slowest mornings

    Saturday patio or Sunday-evening lobby — your storefront gets a reason for neighbours to walk in.

  • No fee to list, ever

    Free slots, paid slots, or a small share of sales — you set the deal that fits the space.

  • A weekend calendar you can control

    Approve requests, set quiet hours, repeat the lineup that worked. Skip a week with one tap.

  • Stages by neighbourhood, not by postcode lottery

    Filter by day, vibe, indoor/outdoor, and how much foot traffic a space already pulls.

  • Boosted visibility when you want it

    Your default listing is free. Optional paid placement pushes your profile to the top of searches in your area.

  • Paperwork, sorted

    A short liability waiver and permit handoff go with every booking — you arrive, set up, and play.

For the performer or maker

Real stages. Real pay. No permit hazing.

Porchwork shows you the stages your neighbourhood has, sorted by day, vibe and indoor/outdoor — not just whoever answered a basement forum thread first. Claim a slot, set up for an hour or an afternoon, and leave with tips, sales or a flat fee. We chase the paperwork so you can chase the setlist.

Claim a weekend stage

How we keep the lights on

We only get paid when you do.

Free listings, promo days and unbooked slots cost nothing — and stay nothing. We take a small commission only when money actually changes hands between host and artist. No monthly fee, no boosted-listing paywall to participate, no invisible tier.

Listing a free window
$0

No fee on either side. No commission on promo slots.

When money changes hands
Small commission

Applied once per booking — disclosed up front, settled on the weekend.

Frequently asked

The weekend in plain English.

Five questions people ask before they sign up. Anything we missed? Drop us a note.

City pilot — early access

Pick the side of the porch you’re on.

We open neighbourhood by neighbourhood. Tell us which side you are, where you’re based, and we’ll let you know the day your city goes live.

I have a storefront

List your space.

A patio, a lobby, an alcove, a parking-lot pop-up. Anywhere you can host a short set and a few neighbours.

Email us to list a space

I perform on weekends

Claim a stage.

Music, painting, comedy, baking, spoken word — any act that turns a storefront into a destination for an afternoon.

Email us to book a stage

We read every message. A human replies within a couple of days — typically with the launch window for your neighbourhood.