TheĀ Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival presented by NCBSĀ will be held Thursday-Sunday August 7-10Ā at the San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos.

TheĀ Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival presented by NCBSĀ will be held Thursday-Sunday August 7-10Ā at the San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos.

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.
NCBS Members will elect the organization’s leaders at the Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival on Saturday, August 9, and by mail.

The Wildcat Mountain Ramblers (Los Gatos) will perform at Pub In The Park, a FREE concert in Red Morton Park on Saturday, May 31, 2025. Beer will be served and food trucks will be there. The show runs 11:00am-4:00pm. The all-bluegrass monthly series runs through September.

TheĀ 2025 ElectionĀ for theĀ Northern California Bluegrass Society Board Of DirectorsĀ will be held at theĀ Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass FestivalĀ at theĀ San Benito County Historical ParkĀ inĀ Tres PinosĀ onĀ Saturday, August 9, 2025, 10:00am-5:00pm, and by mail.
The nine elected board members will serve a one-year term, August 2025 to August 2026.
Candidate StatementsĀ are due toĀ Michael HallĀ byĀ June 30, 2025, for publication on theĀ NCBS Website. Statements are limited to 100 words.
TheĀ Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival will be held Thursday-Sunday August 7-10Ā 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.Ā 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-ProfitĀ CorporationĀ withĀ Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3)Ā status that is also known as theĀ Santa Cruz Bluegrass Society.Ā The NCBS/SCBS Tax ID No.Ā isĀ 94-2907716.
Mail-In Donations:Ā NCBS/SCBS, PO Box 390846, Mountain View, CA 94039-0846.
TheĀ 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 bothĀ theft victimsĀ andĀ used instrument buyers.Ā 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.