JOIN & SING ALONG. Ashley For the Arts has unveiled the two dozen-plus artists from around  the Midwest who will perform across its three side stages: Pavilion, Soldiers Walk and Amphitheater. Bryce Hedtke of Eau Claire (pictured right) will perform at 7pm on Thursday, Aug. 6 at the Pavilion Stage. (Submitted photo)

Ashley For the Arts has unveiled its complete lineup for the 2026 festival, slated for Aug. 6-8 in Arcadia (551Memorial Park Dr.). In-between headlining acts Lanie Gardner, Jon Pardi and Keith Urban, several locals from the Valley will also perform on the side stage during the event weekend.

This month, festival organizers shared the two dozen-plus artists from around Wisconsin and the Midwest who will perform on Ashley For the Arts’ three side stages: Pavilion, Soldiers Walk and Amphitheater.

Bryce Hedtke of Eau Claire will perform at 7pm on Thursday, Aug. 6 at the Pavilion Stage – a young area musician influenced by country and folk genres. Attendees, both local and visiting, will hear many new tracks performed live, including songs from his debut EP, Sing It Anyway.

“The fact that I can bring people together for two hours – and they can forget everything else that’s good, wrong, or indifferent in their life – truly means the absolute world to me,” Hedtke shared with Volume One last spring. 

The same feelings are are likely true today, ahead of his early August festival performance.

Locals will certainly recognize Pullstring, an ensemble often described as “dad rock in the best way,” who have been a fixture in Valley music venues over the years. The four-piece band will perform at 3pm on Saturday, Aug. 8, also on the Pavilion Stage.

“Nowhere Left To Go,” the band’s latest single – which follows Pullstring’s 2024 record, Out with the Old – will almost surely be on the setlist.

This new track explores the confusing, hot emotions that surface in the aftermath of a breakup. As Pullstring has always done, they are embracing what is next to come – Ashley For The Arts and all. 

We won’t give all the musical happenings away, so be sure to check out ashleyforthearts.com to view the complete event lineup and additional offerings.

Save the dates for Ashley For the Arts’ 2026 music festival (551Memorial Park Dr., Arcadia), slated for Aug 6-8. Three-day general admission tickets begin at $45/person (not including fees) and feature access to all four music stages; arts and craft fairs; off-side parking and bus shuttles; more to be announced.