* Please note there may be changes leading up to event*

Close to You: The Music of the Carpenters
Acoustic Brew
Bill Seneschal
Gary Jennings
George Anderson
Giancarlo Sidoli
How’s The Soup?
Dos Amigos!!
John O'Connor with Sevi Darling
King Pest
The Mopar Cams
Mike Herman Solo
Pam West
Peaches and Crime
Randy's Nashville Sound
Red Brick Ringers
Rosè Noire
Rosemarie’s Music
Shortt Stories
Strong Roots
Talent from Delarc
Walton Community Band
The Bard
Tanner Neale
Jimmy Lee
J and J Jazz
Optimus Joe and the Prime
Nevada Nevada
Bum Thermos
Frown Town
Orisun and the Band
Joe and Baby J

* Please note there may be changes leading up to event*

Veterans Plaza - 181 Delaware St (Porchfest Headquarters)

Joe's Pizza - 4 Water St

The Walton Historical Society - 9 Townsend St

Danny’s Restaurant- 14 Gardiner Pl

Walton Theatre - 30 Gardiner St (Parade Kick-Off and Photo Exhibit)

William B Ogden Library - 42 Gardiner St

Christ Church – 41 Gardiner Pl

10 Platt St

8 Union St

16 North St

89 North St

Yolo Mercantile - 91 Townsend St

Presbyterian Church- 58 East St

39 Union St

76 Griswold St

72 Griswold St

Bassett Park – 24 Griswold St

Walton Veterans Club – 10 Park St

Castle on the Delaware - 139 Stockton Ave

11 Marvin Ave

23 South St

6 South St

Awestruck Mill - 34 Howell St

Packin’ Heat Bar & Grill - 38 West St (Porchfest Sponsor)

190 Prospect Ave

The Walton Porchfest committee will welcome Close to You: The Music of the Carpenters for the Saturday, June 6, 2026, John Tweedie Memorial Concert held on the Clark Companies stage, 4:30-6:30 p.m. at the Walton Veterans Plaza, 171 Delaware Street.

Close to You: The Music of The Carpenters, the longest running Carpenters' tribute in North America, is beginning their 16 Year-Anniversary Tour having played over 450 shows in 42 states selling out venues from 300 to 3000 seats. During the tour band members will be making a pit stop in Walton to perform as our 2026 Walton Porchfest closing act during the FREE John Tweedie Memorial Concert.

Karen and Richard Carpenter often kept things simple on stage, performing as just a duo. Now, the renowned Close to You: The Music of The Carpenters strips down their full show for a special unplugged evening. It’s all the music of The Carpenters that you love performed by unmatched vocalist Lisa Rock, her pianist and back-up vocalist. Dedicated to re-creating the true sound of The Carpenters, Rock and her band showcase some of the most memorable songs of the 70s including “We’ve Only Just Begun,” “Rainy Days and Mondays,” and of course “Close to You.”

In the case of a rainy day, the concert will be moved inside the Walton Theatre, 30 Gardiner Place.

John Tweedie (left) at a coffeehouse concert.

John Tweedie (center, rear) at a coffeehouse concert.

The concert at the conclusion of Porchfest is in memory of longtime Walton resident and music lover, John Tweedie. John owned and ran the family lumber yard and building supply business on West Street in Walton for many years. After he retired and sold the property he remained very active in the community. John loved tennis and regularly played with longtime friends. When he wasn’t playing, he was often seen walking for exercise all over the village.

John loved music and probably never missed any of Music on the Delaware concerts or coffeehouses. An interesting music connection was that his nephew, Dave Tweedie, from Ocracoke Island in North Carolina, had a band, Molasses Creek, that appeared several times on our Walton stage, something that made John very proud.

When John passed away, his family asked that donations be made in his name to Music on the Delaware. It seemed only appropriate that those funds be used to bring more music to Walton in his name. Please enjoy Porchfest and the closing concert.

John Tweedie (right) speaking to MOD Board Member, Jim Haggerty.