Red Brick Roads

By Sherry Lucas The Red Brick Brew Home Brewers Competition taps into its 7th annual year celebrating area hobbyists crafting their own beers as a fixture of the Red Brick Roads Music and Arts Festival, March 26-28 in Olde Towne Clinton. More than a dozen brews were registered at press time, with the festival still…

By Sherry Lucas The Red Brick Boil community crawfish event, a tasty new addition last year to the Red Brick Roads Music and Arts Festival to take advantage of its new spring date, is back for the 2026 edition in bigger and better ways. The Red Brick Roads Music and Arts Festival, March 26-28 in…

By Sherry Lucas Art in the Park, a free event at Lions Club Park on Saturday, March 28, lands on Red Brick Roads festival weekend as a family-friendly, all-ages outlet for creative exploration and celebration. Demonstrations and interactive activities are hallmarks of this event, which joined the Red Brick Roads festival with the fest’s spring…

By Sherry Lucas The Red Brick Run is on track for a second successful year. The run debuted in 2025 as an additional feature of the popular Red Brick Roads Music and Arts Festival in Clinton, coinciding with its move to springtime. And, while the only music may be piping in on earbuds in this…

By Sherry Lucas The Red Brick Roads Plein Air Paint Out dips the paintbrush into its second year with an expanded outlook. Hosted by Wyatt Waters Gallery, it’s a chance for visual artists to get out of their studios and into the open air for a change, enjoy the camaraderie of fellow artists and give…

By Sherry Lucas The Red Brick Roads Music and Arts Festival returns March 26-28 with a three-day focus on creativity and community on the charming brick streets of Olde Towne Clinton. The festival is a joint production of the Clinton Chamber of Commerce, City of Clinton and Main Street Clinton. Organizers say the festival’s move…

By Sherry Lucas The deadline is fast approaching to sign up for the 2nd Annual Red Brick Roads Paint Out 2026. The event, hosted by Wyatt Waters Gallery, adds an arty element to the Red Brick Brick Roads Music and Arts Festival, which moved to March last year. Artists painting en plein air on festival…

By Sherry Lucas The Red Brick Boil, a community crawfish boil that’s a tasty highlight of Clinton’s Red Brick Roads Music and Arts Festival, is back at this year’s fest on Saturday, March 28, in Olde Towne. Its debut last year built on the festival’s core draw and its late summer to spring move. Organizers…

By Sherry Lucas Entry registration is open for the Red Brick Brew Home Brew Competition, now approaching its 7th year with the Red Brick Roads Music and Arts Festival. The competition/celebration of home brew hobbyists and their tasty creations has become a standard and anticipated part of the annual fun. “It is an integrated part…

By Sherry Lucas After a successful Storyfest debut at last year’s Red Brick Roads Music and Arts Festival, this program of the Institute of Southern Storytelling at Mississippi College is back with another intriguing program to usher in Clinton’s biggest festival weekend. Storyfest adds a film and culture element to a festival centered around its…

By Sherry Lucas Art in the Park joined the Red Brick Roads Music and Arts Festival umbrella last year, boosting the fest’s art offerings and adding another family-centric option to the mix. Art in the Park 2026 is 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 28, at Lions Club Park. The free event, a…

By Sherry Lucas Festival season is teasing in the breeze, but for Clinton there is none as rocking, delicious, expansive or creative as the Red Brick Roads Music and Arts Festival in Olde Towne Clinton. Mark the calendar for 2026 dates, March 26-28. Its spring move last year folded in plenty of new elements, and…

By Sherry Lucas The Red Brick Roads Paint Out, hosted by Wyatt Waters Gallery, makes its debut at the 2025 Red Brick Roads Music & Arts Festival, peppering the festival grounds and surrounding locales with onsite painters capturing the surroundings and the action. This new event is part of organizers’ strategy to enhance the festival’s…

By Sherry Lucas Spring weather should bring a nice breeze to the beer garden for Red Brick Brew at the Red Bring Roads Music & Arts Festival Saturday, March 29, as home brewers share the results of their creative imaginations and beer-making skills. The competition in home-crafted beers, from light and refreshing to stout and…

By Sherry Lucas The Red Brick Roads Music & Arts Festival wraps together a wealth of community creativity on Olde Towne Clinton’s brick streets, in song, stories, artwork and good eats. As a special Saturday treat welcoming the festival’s move from August to late March, T’Beaux’s will have crawfish onsite, covering the heads and tails…

By Sherry Lucas The last weekend in March is a prime time to put on not just your dancing shoes for rollicking rhythms on Clinton’s brick streets for the Red Brick Roads Music & Arts Festival. It’s also a prime time to don your running shoes, as a fun new event folds into festival weekend.…

By Sherry Lucas The new Storyfest expands the Red Brick Roads Music & Arts Festival to embrace and celebrate additional creative pursuits. It gives the festival a day’s head start, too. The free event at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 27, is hosted by the Institute for Southern Storytelling at Mississippi College. Its first outing…

By Sherry Lucas Art in the Park comes under the Red Brick Roads Music & Arts Festival umbrella this year, upping the profile and stretching the outreach of this fun, free event. The Red Brick Roads Music & Arts Festival moved from August to March on the Clinton calendar, aiming for more pleasant temperatures and…

By Sherry Lucas The Red Brick Roads Music & Arts Festival enjoys its first spring outing Thursday, Friday and Saturday, March 27 through 29, in Olde Towne Clinton, catching a spring breeze (fingers crossed) as it fills the air and the brick streets with catchy music and happy crowds – as well as some fun…

Red Brick Roads moves to spring date, bigger than ever By Sherry Lucas Red Brick Roads Music and Arts Festival is set to bloom with a new spring spot on the calendar and a host of new attractions Thursday, Friday and Saturday, March 27 through 29, in Olde Towne Clinton. The festival is a joint…

The Clinton Chamber of Commerce, Main Street Clinton and the City of Clinton recently announced additions to the 2025 Red Brick Roads Music and Arts Festival, which will be held on March 28 and 29. Organizers are promising even more fun, creativity and community spirit for this year’s event. In addition to live music, attendees…

The Clinton Courier In August of 2023, the Red Brick Roads Music and Arts Festival weekend set a record-breaking heat wave. Organizers, which include Main Street Clinton, the Clinton Chamber of Commerce and the City of Clinton, decided to consider changing the date of the popular event, and recently announced that the eighth annual Red…