The Northern California Bluegrass Society welcomes design submissions of Poster & Shirt Art for the 2025 Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival. For more information contact GOF Art & Design Chair Bruce Belliochio. Send designs to <Bbellochio@gmail.com>.
The beloved 31st Annual gathering will be held August 7-10, 2025 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.
The 31st Annual Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival will be held Thursday-Sunday August 7-10, 2025 at the San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos. The festival is a benefit for the Northern California Bluegrass Society.
The Northern California Bluegrass Society 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. NCBS/SCBS accepts tax-advantaged donations to support its work. The NCBS/SCBS Tax ID No. is 94-2907716.
Mail-In Donations: NCBS/SCBS, PO Box 390846, Mountain View, CA 94039-0846.
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.
The Northern California Bluegrass Society welcomes submissions of Poster & Shirt Art for the 2025 Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival. The 31st annual gathering will be held August 7-10, 2025 at the San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos.
For more information contact GOF Art & Design Chair Bruce Belliochio. Send designs to <Bbellochio@gmail.com>.
There will be big bluegrass fun in early January for Northern California Bluegrass Society Members, especially those who are willing to travel! Enjoy!
JANUARY
9-12 — CBA Great 48, Marriott Hotel, Bakersfield.
11 — Late For The Train, HopMonk, Sebastopol.
12 — Tom Bekeny & Friends, O’Reilly’s Irish Pub, San Francisco. (New Bluegrass Venue)
13 — Hey Lonesome, Blondies, San Francisco.
13-18 — Blythe Bluegrass Campout, Colorado River Fairgrounds, Blythe.
14 — Wildcat Mountain Ramblers, Sam’s BBQ, San Jose.
15 — Johnny Campbell Band, Sam’s BBQ, San Jose.
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.
The 2025 Northern California Bluegrass Society Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival will be held Thursday-Sunday August 7-10 at the San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos.
The NCBS National Bluegrass Stolen & Missing Instrument Page is on this website. It provides a central reporting location for the recovery of stolen or lost bluegrass instruments. This service is for both theft victims and used instrument buyers.
The FREE page is searchable, and links can be added to connect additional information about the instrument. Please post again when the instrument is recovered.
