The annual NCBS Gathering Membership & Volunteer Party will be held on Saturday, July 12, 2025 in Santa Cruz.
Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival Turns 31
The 31st Annual Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival! Enjoy!
2025 Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival Dates Are August 7-10
The Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival will be held Thursday-Sunday August 7-10 at the San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos. The 31st festival is a benefit for the Northern California Bluegrass Society.
Donations To NCBS Support Area Bluegrass Music
The Northern California Bluegrass Society accepts donations to support area bluegrass and is a California Not-For-Profit Corporation with Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3) status that is also known as the Santa Cruz Bluegrass Society.
The NCBS/SCBS Tax ID No. is 94-2907716.
Mail-In Donations: NCBS/SCBS, PO Box 390846, Mountain View, CA 94039-0846.
Upcoming Northern California March & April Bluegrass Events
Here are the March & April upcoming events of interest to Northern California bluegrass fans:
MARCH
8 – CBA Sonoma County Folk & Bluegrass Festival, Sebastopol Community Cultural Center, Sebastopol.
29 & 30 — Bela Fleck With Antonio Sánchez & Edmar Castañeda, Presidio Theater, Presidio of San Francisco / Golden Gate National Recreation Area, San Francisco. (NCBS welcomed)
APRIL
15-20 – CBA Spring Campout (& California State Old Time Fiddle Association Open Fiddle & Picking Contest), Lodi Grape Festival Fairgrounds, Lodi.
24-27 – Merlefest, Wilkes Community College, Wilkesboro, NC.
25-28 – Walker Creek Music Camp, Walker Creek Ranch, Petaluma. (NCBS welcomed)
26 – Pickin’ On The Polk, Polk Street, San Francisco. FREE.
Sign Up Now To Be A Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival Volunteer
Volunteers are needed for the August 7-10, 2025 Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival! Join your Northern California Bluegrass Society friends as we put on the best festival of the year!
Details are with the Volunteer Form on this website.
GOF Festival Workshop Teacher Applications Are Due March 30
The Workshop Teacher Application for the August 7-10 Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival is available on this website. The workshops will be held on Friday & Saturday, August 8 & 9. Applications are due on March 30, 2025.
Save The Date: NCBS Gathering Membership & Volunteer Party Is July 12
Save The Date: The annual NCBS Gathering Membership & Volunteer Party will be held on Saturday, July 12, 2025. More information will be announced soon.
Time To Join The Society!
Time To Join The Society! Membership in the Northern California Bluegrass Society supports local bluegrass music in the San Francisco Bay Area, the Monterey Bay Area, and in all of Northern California. For you, it also means getting ready for the bluegrass festival season!
This Week Is The Time For Promoters To Send Flyers For The NCBS Info Booth
The Northern California Bluegrass Society Information Booth carries flyers for all festivals and other events of interest to Northern California bluegrass fans. The booth will provide information throughout the upcoming bluegrass event season beginning on March 8.
THIS WEEK is the time for promoters and bands to send in flyers for the booth volunteers to hand out. Send to: Michael Hall, 610 Island Place, Redwood City, CA 94065. Flyers will be accepted on an ongoing basis. throughout the year.