Three Day Reminder:Sunday, July 22, 2018 is the last day to purchase Discount Advance Tickets for the 25th Annual Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival, August 9-12.
Northern California Bluegrass Society Members receive a deep discount; non-members receive a discount.
The Northern California Bluegrass Society’s Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival at the San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos welcomes the return of The Wildcat Mountain Ramblers (Los Gatos) August 9-12, 2018.
The Historic 25th Annual Festival is a benefit for the year-round work of the NCBS in promoting bluegrass in the San Francisco Bay Area, the Monterey Bay Area, and throughout Northern California.
Marin’s Lucky Drive Bluegrass Band will play the main stage at the Northern California Bluegrass Society Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival at the San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos (7 miles south of Hollister).
The fun, relaxed August 9-12, 2018 gathering of top California bluegrass bands and fans will be the Historic 25th Annual Festival!
One Week Reminder: The Discount Advance Ticket Deadline is July 22, 2018 for the 25th Annual Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival, August 9-12.
The benefit festival supports the year-round work of the Northern California Bluegrass Society in promoting bluegrass in the San Francisco Bay Area, the Monterey Bay Area, and all of Northern California. The event will be held at the San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos (7 miles south of Hollister).
The Northern California Bluegrass Society is pleased to welcome the area’s most elegant bluegrass event to the North Bay. Here is all you need to know to go:
The Festival: The4th Annual Sonoma State Bluegrass & Craft Beer Festival will be held Sunday, July 15 at Weill Hall & Lawn at the beautiful on-campus Green Music Center of Sonoma State University in Rohnert Park. Gates open at Noon and showtime is 2:00pm.
Line-Up:Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder, Laurie Lewis & The Right Hands, & Phoebe Hunt & The Gatherers. (Fog Hollar will perform for the Craft Beer Tasting.)
Tickets:
Indoor $35-$55. Lawn $25. (A special $30 craft beer tasting ticket can be added.)
There will be plenty of tickets at the gate.
Weather: Sunny with a slight chance of clouds. High 75, Low 53.
Directions:
Sonoma State University is in Rohnert Park, approximately one hour north of San Francisco on Highway 101.
Situated on the campus of Sonoma State University, the Green Music Center entrance is off the Rohnert Park Expressway near the intersection of Petaluma Hill Road. From Highway 101, take the Rohnert Park Expressway exit. Drive east 2.2 miles to the Sonoma State University entrance on your right.
As you enter campus from Rohnert Park Expressway, there are multiple parking lots immediately to your right. Parking in Lots L, M, N and O is included in the price of your ticket for all concerts at the Green Music Center.
Bring: Blankets and lawn chairs for outdoor seating. Dress in layers for outdoor seating.
Food & Drink: Outside food may be brought for your picnic. However, no outside liquids (including water, beer, wine or sodas) may be carried into the hall or onto the lawn. Free water bottle-filling stations are available. Food and drink will be available for purchase.
Longtime festival favorite Dark Hollow (San Francisco) will play at the 2018 Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival set for the San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos, August 9-12.
The historic 25th Annual event is a benefit for the year-round work of the Northern California Bluegrass Society in the San Francisco Bay Area, the Monterey Bay Area, and all of Northern California.
Discount Advance Tickets are on sale through Sunday, July 22.
NCBS Members receive a deep discount by purchasing advance tickets, while non-members receive a discount.
The Northern California Bluegrass Society has announced the Main Stage Performance Schedule for the 25th Annual Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival.
FRIDAY, August 10
3:00pm — Wildcat Mountain Ramblers
4:00 — Red Dog Ash
5:00 — (Dinner Break/Tours)
6:00 — Faux Renwah
7:00 — Goat Hill Girls
8:00 — Snap Jackson & The Knock On Wood Players
9:00 — Blue Summit
SATURDAY, August 11
10:00am — Jubilee
11:00 — The Hossettes
Noon — Rogue River
1:00pm — (Workshop/Lunch Break)
2:00 — Lucky Drive Bluegrass Band
3:00 — Brookdale Bluegrass Band
4:00 — The Quitters
5:00 — (Workshop/Dinner Break)
6:00 — The Jones Gang
7:00 — Highway One
8:00 — Sidesaddle & Co
9:00 — Bean Creek
SUNDAY, August 12
10:00am — Dark Hollow (Gospel Plus)
11:00 — North Country Blue
12:00 — Bodie 601 Band
12:45pm — (Lunch Break)
1:15 — Kids On Stage
2:15 — GrassKickers
3:15 — High Water Line
4:15 — Stoney Mountain Ramblers
North Country Blue will perform at the Twenty-Fifth Annual Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival set for the San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos.
The fun, relaxed gathering is a benefit for the Northern California Bluegrass Society. Discount Advance Tickets are only for sale through July 22. NCBS Members receive a deep discount by purchasing advance tickets, while Non-Members receive a discount.