Play Music on the Porch Day 2026
August 29 | 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
The Arts Council of Tamworth presents an afternoon of FREE live music in the village and a bit beyond!
Join the Arts Council of Tamworth for their 2nd annual participation in the worldwide Play Music on the Porch Day, to hear local musicians playing live at four unique venues from 12:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m. or so…
Remick is one of four locations where musicians will perform. For our part, the front porch of the Museum Center will be the location to hear Fiona Howell playing and singing traditional Celtic music. Sit on the porch or gather on the grass in front of the porch. It’s sure to be a toe-tapping treat!
VENUES| PERFORMERS | TIMES
+ Tamworth History Center*
25 Great Hill Rd.
Tammy and John & Friends
12:30–1:30 p.m. or so
+ Remick Country Doctor Museum & Farm*
58 Cleveland Hill Rd.
Fiona Howell
1:30–2:30 p.m. or so
+ The Yard of a Local House
711 Cleveland Hill Rd.
Roger Sorlien & Friends
2:30–3:30 p.m. or so
+ The Farmstand Bed & Breakfast
1118 Page Hill Rd, Chocorua
Mountain Road
3:30–4:30 p.m. or so
We are pleased to be part of another enriching ACT event! While no fee is charged to enjoy the shows, tipping the musicians is encouraged, and tip jars will be available at each site.
*These venues are within easy walking distance of each other.
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Additional things to do in the village the same day:
More at Remick…
+ The museum is open 10 a.m.-3 p.m. for self-guided tours. The week of the event (Tuesday, August 24-Saturday, August 29), sheet music and record albums from the Remick collection will be displayed in the “Doc and Marion’s Apartment” exhibit in the Museum Center. The upright piano and stereo console located there are relics of their love of music and dancing. Fun fact: As a couple, they received “Best Dancers” honors while attending Brewster Academy in Wolfeboro.
+ Guided tours are also available: Historic Murals Art Tour | 11 a.m.; Medical History Tour | 1 p.m. Duration of guided tours: 45-60 minutes.
+ Picnicking is welcome under the tent behind the Museum Center or on the front lawn as you listen to the music—pack-in, pack-out etiquette applies.
+ Bottled water is available for sale in the store, while supplies last.
Elsewhere…
All of these locations are within walking distance from Remick and each other.
+ Barnstormers Theatre box office | 10 a.m.-5 p.m. — Shear Madness, New Hampshire’s Hilarious Whodunit | 7:30 p.m.
+ Cook Memorial Library | 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
+ Craft Fair at the Tamworth Town House | 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
+ Tamworth Bakery | 8 a.m.-2 p.m.
+ Tamworth Distilling | 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
+ Tamworth Farmers Market | 9 a.m.-12 p.m.
+ Tamworth History Center | 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
+ Potentially more!
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Play Music on the Porch Day started out as an idea: What if, for one day, everything stopped, and we all just listened to the music? Could common ground be found through music?
In 2014, Play Music on the Porch Day became a worldwide event and by 2018, thousands of musicians from 70+ countries and thousands of cities participated and the movement is growing. Visit the event’s website.