The annual NCBS Gathering Membership & Volunteer Party will be held on Saturday, July 12, 2025 at the Live Oak Grange in Santa Cruz. More details soon!
2025 Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival Set For August 7-10 In Tres Pinos
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.
Hobb’s Grove Event Returns To Sanger As A Campout And Festival
After over a decade’s hiatus, Hobb’s Grove in Sanger (near Fresno) will host a bluegrass campout in May and a festival in September 2025. The new gatherings will be organized by Doug Cornelius, the original founder of the King’s River (later Hobb’s Grove) bluegrass festivals.
The King’s River Bluegrass Campout And Jam will be held May 30-June 1 and the King’s River Bluegrass Festival will be held September 12-14.
There will be a $10 per person charge for weekend attendance and a $15/night per campsite fee for the spring campout.
More information will be available soon.
One Day Reminder: GOF Teacher Workshop Applications Are Due On March 30
One Day Reminder: Workshop Teacher Applications are DUE On March 30, 2025 for the August 7-10 Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival.
NCBS Membership & Volunteer Party Set For July 12 In Santa Cruz
The annual NCBS Gathering — Membership & Volunteer Party will be held on Saturday, July 12, 2025 in Santa Cruz.
Three Day Reminder: March 30 Is Deadline For Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival Workshop Teacher Applications
Three Day Reminder: Workshop Teacher Applications are DUE On March 30, 2025 for the August 7-10 Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival.
Join Your NCBS Friends & Volunteer At The Good Old Fashioned
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.
Bleck Fleck To Perform In San Francisco At The Presidio Theater This Weekend
The Northern California Bluegrass Society welcomes Bela Fleck with Antonio Sánchez & Edmar Castañeda to the Presidio Theater on Saturday, March 29 and two shows on Sunday, March 30.
The historic venue is located in the beautiful Presidio National Park, San Francisco.
This new supergroup features legendary banjo master Béla Fleck, Mexican drummer Antonio Sánchez, and Colombian harpist Edmar Castañeda.
Limited Tickets are still available.
NCBS Is A 501(c)(3) Organization And Accepts Donations To Support 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.
NCBS Announces Main Stage Band Line-Up For 2025 Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival
The Northern California Bluegrass Society has announced the Main Stage band line-up for the August 7-10, 2025 Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival. The 31st Annual event will be held at the San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos (7 miles south of Hollister).
Main Stage
Bay Area Special
Brianna Colliard and the Desert Marigolds
Charlie Torch
Critical Grass
Dark Hollow
Deep Thicket Dwellers
Hey Lonesome!
Honey Run
Jesse Appelman’s West Coast Stringband Project
Lucas Lawson
Marin County Breakdown
Matt Michienzie Band
Mission Blue
Mountain Drive
Rare Company
Solid Gold Stranger
Sunny Side of the Mountain
Sweet Sally
Whole Hog
Yoseff Tucker and the Bow Ties