Here is the current status of bluegrass events of interest to Northern California bluegrass fans as of July 11, 2021. This guide will be updated as new information becomes available.
JULY
16-18 — Bluegrass Ramble, Camp Navarro, Navarro. Postponed to 2022.
23-25 — Rockygrass Bluegrass Festival, Planet Bluegrass Ranch, Lyons, CO. As scheduled.
AUGUST
1 — Jerry Garcia Day, McLaren Park, San Francisco. As scheduled.
12-15 — NCBS Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival, San Benito County Historical Park, Tres Pinos. Cancelled, will return in 2022.
13-15 — Brookdale Bluegrass Festival, San Benito County Historical Park, Tres Pinos (NCBS welcomed). Note new location, as scheduled.
13-15 — Mt. St. Helens Bluegrass Festival, Olsen Park, Toledo, WA. As scheduled.
19-22 — Bower’s Mansion Bluegrass Festival, Bower’s Mansion Regional Park, Carson City, NV. As scheduled.
20-22 — Summergrass San Diego, Antique Gas & Steam Engine Museum, Vista. As scheduled.
SEPTEMBER
3-5 — Plumas Homegrown Americana Festival, Plumas County Fairgrounds, Quincy (NCBS welcomed). As scheduled.
3-5 — Burning Man Festival, Black Rock City, NV. Cancelled.
3-5 — Four Corners Folk Festival, Reservoir Hill Park, Pagosa Springs, CO. As scheduled.
17-19 — McCloud Mountain Bluegrass Festival, Hoo Hoo Park, McCloud. As scheduled.
17-19 — Millpond Music Festival, Millpond Recreation Area, Bishop. As scheduled.
17-19 — Pickin’ In The Pines, Fort Tuthill County Park, Flagstaff, AZ. As scheduled.
23-26 — DelFest, Allegany County Fairgrounds, Cumberland, MD. As scheduled.
SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER
September 28-October 2 — IBMA World Of Bluegrass, Raleigh Convention Center, Raleigh, NC. As scheduled.
OCTOBER
1-3 — Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco. No announcement has been made about the 2021 festival.
13-19 — CBA Fall Campout, Lodi Grape Festival & Harvest Fairgrounds, Lodi. As scheduled.
21-24 — Hangtown Music Festival, El Dorado County Fairgrounds, Placerville. As scheduled.
NOVEMBER
5-7 — CBA South State 48 – Bluegrass by the Sea, Carlsbad By The Sea Hotel,
Carlsbad. As scheduled.
12-14 — Four Corner States Bluegrass Festival, Everett Bowman Arena, Wickenburg, AZ. As scheduled.