Here are the upcoming Northern California Bluegrass Events and other events of interest to Northern California bluegrass fans. Enjoy!
SEPTEMBER
13-17 — Walnut Valley Festival, National Flatpicking Championships, Winfield, KS.
15-17 – Santa Cruz Mountains Sol Festival, Roaring Camp, Felton.
15-17 – Millpond Music Festival, Millpond Recreation Area, Bishop.
16 – Fiddlers Jam, Fiddletown Community Center, Fiddletown.
19-23 — AmericanaFest, various venues, Nashville.
20-24 – Berkeley Old Time Music Convention, various venues, Berkeley.
23 – Jamesburg School Benefit 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.
September 30-October 1 – Mavericks Festival, Pillar Point Harbor, Half Moon Bay.
OCTOBER
6 – Nickel Creek, Fox Theatre, Oakland.
6 & 7 – Billy Strings, Frost Amphitheater, Stanford.
6-8 — Rebels & Renegades, Monterey County Fairgrounds, Monterey.
6-8 – Huck Finn Jubilee, Bonelli Park, San Dimas.
7 — Roaring Camp Brewgrass Festival, Roaring Camp, Felton.
7 — Santa Barbara Old-Time Fiddlers Festival, Goleta.
9-15 — CBA Fall Campout, Lodi Grape Festival Fairgrounds, Lodi.
19-22 – Sugar Pine Music Festival, Nevada County Fairgrounds, Grass Valley. (Note: Was formerly the Hangtown Halloween Ball)
NOVEMBER
2-5 — CBA South State 48 Bluegrass by the Sea, various venues, Carlsbad.
10-12 — Wickenburg Bluegrass Festival, Rodeo Grounds, Wickenburg, AZ.