Here are the late-season festivals of interest to Northern California Bluegrass fans:
AUGUST
24-27 – Bowers Bluegrass Festival, Bowers Mansion Regional Park, New Washoe City, NV.
SEPTEMBER
1-3 – Plumas Homegrown Americana Festival, Plumas County Fairgrounds, Quincy, (NCBS welcomed)
20-24 – Berkeley Old Time Music Convention, various venues, Berkeley.
23 – Jamesburg School Bluegrass Festival, Jamesburg School Community Center, Carmel Valley.
23 – Columbia Fiddle & Bango Contest, Gazebo, Columbia State Historic Park, Columbia.
26-30 – IBMA World Of Bluegrass, Raleigh Convention Center, Raleigh, NC. (NCBS welcomed)
SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER
September 29-October 1 – Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, Hellman Hollow, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco.