Here are the upcoming events of interest to Northern California Bluegrass Fans:
MAY
9-12 – Parkfield Bluegrass Festival, various venues, Parkfield.
11 – Mother’s Day Bluegrass Festival, Calico Ghost Town, Yermo.
23-26 – Strawberry Music Festival, Nevada County Fairgrounds, Grass Valley.
24-26 – Pick & Gather Festival, Riverdance Farm, Livingston. (NCBS welcomed)
JUNE
2 – Intermountain Bluegrass Festival, Intermountain Nursery, Prather. FREE.
13-16 – CBA Father’s Day Bluegrass Festival, Nevada County Fairgrounds, Grass Valley.
21-23 – Susanville Bluegrass Festival, Lassen County Fairgrounds, Susanville.
22 – Los Gatos Bluegrass Festival, Los Gatos Town Plaza, Los Gatos. FREE. (NCBS welcomed)
JULY
4-7 – High Sierra Music Festival, various venues, Quincy.
13 — NCBS Gathering Membership & Volunteer Party, Loch Lomond Park, Felton. FREE.
18-21 — Redwood Ramble, Camp Navarro, Navarro. (Sold Out)
19-21 — Scott Valley Bluegrass Festival, City Park, Etna.
AUGUST
8-11 – Historic 30th NCBS Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival, San Benito County Historical Park, Tres Pinos.
16-18 — 16-18 — Summergrass San Diego, Antique Gas & Steam Engine Museum, Vista.
23-25 — Bowers Bluegrass Festival, Bowers Mansion Regional Park, Washoe Valley, NV.
AUGUST-SEPTEMBER
August 30-September 1 — Plumas Homegrown Americana Festival, Plumas Fairgrounds, Quincy. (NCBS welcomed)
SEPTEMBER
24-29 – International Bluegrass Music Association World of Bluegrass, Raleigh Convention Center, Raleigh, NC.
OCTOBER
4-6 – Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, Hellman Holler, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco. FREE.
5 – Santa Barbara Old Time Fiddlers Festival, Stow House, Goleta.
9-13 – Frankly Bluegrass Festival, Amador County Fairgrounds, Plymouth.