The Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival will be held Thursday-Sunday August 7-10 at the San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos.
The 31st festival is a benefit for the Northern California Bluegrass Society.
The Northern California Bluegrass Society has announced that “Cactus Bob” Cole & “The Prairie Flower” Chris Stevenson will perform on the Lantern Stage at the Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival. The stage will start at dusk on Thursday, August 7 to start the August 7-10 gathering.
Your Membership in the Northern California Bluegrass Society supports local bluegrass music in the San Francisco Bay Area, the Monterey Bay Area, and in all of Northern California.
Volunteers are needed for the August 7-10, 2025 Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival! Details are with the Volunteer Form on this website. The NCBS Gathering, held in honor of NCBS members and volunteers, will be held July 12 at the Live Oak Grange Hall in Santa Cruz. Join your Northern California Bluegrass Society friends as we put on the best festival of the year!
The Northern California Bluegrass Society accepts donations to support area bluegrass and is a California Not-For-Profit Corporation with Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3) status that is also known as the Santa Cruz Bluegrass Society. The NCBS/SCBS Tax ID No. is 94-2907716.
Mail-In Donations: NCBS/SCBS, PO Box 390846, Mountain View, CA 94039-0846.
The NCBS National Bluegrass Stolen & Missing Instrument Page is on this website. It provides a central reporting location for the recovery of stolen or lost bluegrass instruments.
This service is for both theft victims and used instrument buyers. The FREE page is searchable, and links can be added to connect additional information about the instrument. Please post again when the instrument is recovered.
The Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival will be held Thursday-Sunday August 7-10 at the San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos.
Northern California Bluegrass Fans have two festivals of interest coming up this Memorial Day Weekend.
MAY 22-25 — Strawberry Spring Music Festival, Nevada County Fairgrounds, Grass Valley. Our own Brianna Colliard is on the bill. (Note: Limited ticket availability)
MAY 23-25 — Pick & Gather Festival, Riverdance Farms, Livingston. Our own Eric Burman & The Brookdale Bluegrass Band is on the bill.
The annual NCBS Gathering Membership & Volunteer Party will be held on Saturday, July 12, 2025 at the Live Oak Grange in Santa Cruz.
Brianna Colliard & The Desert Marigolds, The Brookdale Bluegrass Band, & Alan Bond & Skeedaddle will perform
There will be jamming, a potluck, and friends! NCBS Members and Volunteers will be honored! If you are interested in becoming a member or a volunteer, you are welcome!
The Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival will be held Thursday-Sunday August 7-10 at the San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos.
The 31st festival is a benefit for the Northern California Bluegrass Society.
