OCALA, FL (352today.com) – The City of Ocala announced the return of downtown’s Brick City Bluegrass Festival on Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026.
The festival’s upcoming third installment features a variety of national and regional performers, including Grammy-winning fiddle player Bronwyn Keith-Hynes (who’ll be joined by her fiancee, fellow fiddler and former Del McCoury Band principal Jason Carter), International Bluegrass Music Association’s 2023 New Artist of the Year winners Authentic Unlimited, and North Florida’s own The Flattlanders. In addition to the live music, the family-friendly fest will offer food trucks, beer and wine for adults, and ostensibly killer people-watching opportunities.
Brick City will be gettin’ to pickin’ at its traditional home, downtown’s Citizen’s Circle, at 151 Osceola Ave., starting at 1 p.m., and should wrap up by 7 p.m. Attendees are encouraged to bring their own chairs in order to relax and enjoy the open-air environment.
Tickets are already on sale on the City of Ocala’s website at a discounted early-bird rate of $20 per person; when November ends, the price will increase to $30 until the day of the event, when they’ll be $40 at the door. Veterans can purchase tickets for $10, and children 8 years old and under will be admitted free of charge.