The NEW Songwriter’s Stage at the August 7-10 Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival will feature Alan Bond & Skedaddle. The stage will be the late night offering on Friday evening.
The annual NCBS Gathering Membership & Volunteer Party will be held on Saturday, July 12, 2025 at the Live Oak Grange in Santa Cruz.
Brianna Colliard & The Desert Marigolds, The Brookdale Bluegrass Band, & more will perform
There will be jamming, a potluck, and friends! NCBS Members and Volunteers will be honored! If you are interested in becoming a member or a volunteer, you are welcome!
Volunteers are needed for the August 7-10, 2025 Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival! Details are with the Volunteer Form on this website. The NCBS Gathering, held in honor of NCBS members and volunteers, will be held July 12 at the Live Oak Grange Hall in Santa Cruz.
Join your Northern California Bluegrass Society friends as we put on the best festival of the year!
The Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival presented by NCBS will be held Thursday-Sunday August 7-10 at the San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos.
Your 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.
NCBS Members will elect the organization’s leaders at the Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival on Saturday, August 9, and by mail.
The Wildcat Mountain Ramblers (Los Gatos) will perform at Pub In The Park, a FREE concert in Red Morton Park on Saturday, May 31, 2025. Beer will be served and food trucks will be there. The show runs 11:00am-4:00pm. The all-bluegrass monthly series runs through September.
The 2025 Election for the Northern California Bluegrass Society Board Of Directors will be held at the Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival at the San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos on Saturday, August 9, 2025, 10:00am-5:00pm, and by mail.
The nine elected board members will serve a one-year term, August 2025 to August 2026.
Candidate Statements are due to Michael Hall by June 30, 2025, for publication on the NCBS Website. Statements are limited to 100 words.
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.
The Northern California Bluegrass Society has announced that “Cactus Bob” Cole & “The Prairie Flower” Chris Stevenson will perform on the Lantern Stage at the Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival. The stage will start at dusk on Thursday, August 7 to start the August 7-10 gathering.
Your 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.
