PNC presents Wide Open Bluegrass is the urban bluegrass music festival that closes out the IBMA’s World of Bluegrass week in beautiful downtown Raleigh!  Jointly produced by the IBMA and Raleigh’s Local Organizing Committee, the festival (formerly known as FanFest), features the best in the traditional and acoustic music community. In addition to the stellar ticketed main stage, the festival now includes a FREE street festival. The 2016 festival is slated for September 30 – October 1 in Raleigh’s amazing downtown Red Hat Amphitheater.