On January 18, 19, and 20, the 22th annual BROOKSVILLE RAID takes place 10 miles west of town at the Sand Hill Boy Scout Camp on Hwy 50. The battle represents a time in July of 1864 when Federal forces marched inland after attacking the key blockade running port at Bayport on the Gulf.

While most historians talk about the event as a skirmish, the people of Hernando County have made the reenactment one of the best in the South – 28 cannons, rows of cavalry, and a cast of hundreds. There are tons of events and the profits go to the wonderful 1854 Heritage Museum in Brooksville.