Three Day Reminder: Mailed Ballots for the Northern California Bluegrass Society Board of Directors 2022 Election must be received by Tuesday, August 9.
For those who choose to vote in person at the Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival, paper ballots will be provided. The onsite voting will take place on Saturday, August 13, 2022, 10:00am-5:00pm at the NCBS Booth at the San Benito County Historical Park, 8300 Airline Highway in Tres Pinos.
The Northern California Bluegrass Society welcomes The Punch Brothers & Watchhouse to American Acoustic Day at Sonoma State University in Rohnert Park on Saturday, August 6, 2022. The 7:30pm show will be preceded by a separately-ticketed Craft Beer Fest.
The indoor-outdoor program will be held at Weill Hall & Lawn and is presented by the SSU Green Music Center. Tickets will be available at the gate.
Watchhouse (formerly Mandolin Orange) will perform with Sarah Jarosz.
(Update: FogHollar was scheduled to perform at the Beerfest, but will not be able to appear.)
The Storytellers will perform for the first time at the August 11-14, 2022 Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival. The Southern California band will play a late night show and dance on Saturday, August 13, following the conclusion of the Main Stage performances.
Lantern Stage on Thursday Evening
Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival Information
A preview of the storied return of the Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival will be presented on Peter Thompson’s Bluegrass Signal radio program this Saturday, August 6, 2022 at 5:00pm.
The program will be on KALW-San Francisco at 91.7FM and Online.
If you miss the original broadcast, the program will be available on demand for one week at https://www.kalw.org/kalw-
The program will present music from many bands playing the August 11-14, 2022 festival, which will be held at the San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos. The GOF is a benefit for the Northern California Bluegrass Society.
One Week Reminder: Mailed Ballots for the Northern California Bluegrass Society Board of Directors 2022 Election must be received by Tuesday, August 9.
For those who choose to vote in person at the Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival, paper ballots will be provided. The onsite voting will take place on Saturday, August 13, 2022, 10:00am-5:00pm at the NCBS Booth at the San Benito County Historical Park, 8300 Airline Highway in Tres Pinos.
The Northern California Bluegrass Society welcomes Pub In The Park, the FREE summer monthly bluegrass music series presented by the Redwood City Department of Parks Recreation & Community Services.
The Saturday, August 6 program will feature Savannah Blu from Marin County. The show will run 11:00am-4:00pm in Red Morton Park. Fine beer and good food will be available.
The Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival will return August 11-14, 2022 after a two-year absence due to Covid. There will be plenty of tickets at the gate. Tickets are also available on this website.
There will be a full schedule of great music on four stages, including the popular ‘Tweener Stage that alternates with the Main Stage and a new stage — The Lantern Stage on Thursday evening. The First Stage will begin on Friday morning.
Bring your camp lights to light the Lantern Stage!
The festival gates for the Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival will open at Noon on Thursday, August 11, 2022. There is NO EARLY ENTRY except for festival staff, volunteers, and bands.
Camping is easy and fun at the Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival, August 11-14, 2022. Free camping is included with multi-day tickets. Festival Gates open at Noon on Thursday, August 11.
The festival is held at the San Benito County Historical Park, 8300 Airline Highway, Tres Pinos (7 miles south of Hollister on Route 25). The park features grass, trees, showers, and restrooms. NCBS will have additional porta potties available.
Bring drinking water. There is plenty of water onsite for all other purposes.
The historical park is near Bolado Park (San Benito County Fairgrounds), which offers full hookups with water, sewer, and power.
Food vendors will be at the festival. The restaurants of “Downtown” Tres Pinos are about a mile away, and more restaurants, along with grocery stores, are 7 miles away in Hollister.
There will be plenty of tickets at the gate, or tickets can be purchased on this website.
Music will fill the campground every night. Be there to enjoy it!
The Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival is coming up August 11-14 after a Covid break of two sad years. We hope to see you there! If you come to the festival, you can conveniently join or renew your membership at the NCBS Booth.
Your support of bluegrass music in our area is much appreciated at this critical time. Even if you can’t make it to Tres Pinos, you can still conveniently join or renew your membership on this website using the link below. Thank-you from your friends in the Northern California Bluegrass Society.
