Author: Michael Hall

Northern California Bluegrass Society Members & their friends look forward to the Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival every August. This year, we will have our new home, the beautiful San Benito County Historical Park, to enjoy in addition to the music!

There are  a number of other fun events throughout the month as well. Here are the August festival listings:

AUGUST

6 — Petaluma Music Festival, Sonoma-Marin Fairgrounds, Petaluma.

6-7 — Church Street Fair, Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium, Santa Cruz.

11-14 – NCBS Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival, San Benito County Historical Park, Tres Pinos (7 miles south of Hollister).

12-14 – Bower’s Mansion Bluegrass Festival, Bower’s Mansion Regional Park & Deer Creek Park, Carson City, NV.

12-14 – Comatopia Sierra Mountain Music Festival, Sierra Valley Lodge, Calpine.

13-14 – Saw Player’s Picnic & Music Festival, Roaring Camp, Felton.

19-21 – Summergrass San Diego, Antique Gas & Steam Engine Museum, Vista.

20 — International Jug Band Festival, Sutter Creek Inn, Sutter Creek.

25-28 – Golden Old Time Campout, Lake Sonoma, Sonoma.

August 28-September 5 – Burning Man Festival, Black Rock City, NV (BanjerDan, Burning Man Contradance Camp).

Festival Fun: The Northern California Bluegrass Society welcomes the Second Annual Foggy Mountain Bluegrass Festival to The Surf Spot, Pacifica on Sunday, July 24, 2016.

Free: This is a FREE festival.

Outdoor Music: The Surf Spot is an outdoor music venue with seating for food and drink.

Performance Schedule:

SUNDAY, July 24

11:00am — Sara Rodenburg

11:45 — The Redwood Ramblers

12:30pm — The Dim Lights

1:45 — Festival Speed

3:00 — Foggy Coast Kids, Cabrillo School

3:45 — Jim & Louise Mintun

5:00 – Pacific Drive

Jamming: There will be plenty of room, so bring your instrument.

Food & Drink: The Surf Spot offers good food and drink. Reservations are recommended (650) 355-7873.

Weather: Perfect! Sunny. High 60, Low 54.

Directions:

Address — The Surf Spot Restaurant, 4627 Coast Highway (Highway 1), Pacifica 94044.

FROM SAN FRANCISCO

Go south on 280, then south on Highway 1 to Pacifica

FROM HALF MOON BAY

Go north on Highway 1 to Pacifica.

FROM THE PENINSULA

From Highway 280, take Highway 92 west to Half Moon Bay, then north on Highway 1

OR

Take the Skyline Blvd. (Highway 35) exit going north on Highway 280 in San Bruno, then go north on Skyline.

Turn left on Sharp Park Road and go over the hill and down into Pacifica.

Go south on Highway 1.

IN PACIFICA

Coming From The South: Turn right on Seabowl Lane, then right into the parking lot.

Coming From The North: Turn left on Fassler Avenue, then first right on Seabowl Lane, then left into the parking lot.

Fun With Your Friends:

This is a nice place for bluegrass music. Bring your friends and enjoy a beautiful day of music. Thanks for your support!

The FREE Foggy Mountain Bluegrass Festival at The Surf Spot, Pacifica, on Sunday, July 24 will present The Dim Lights (Pacifica) and the Redwood Ramblers (San Francisco) as part of a day-long seven-band program.

This will be the final Bay Area show for the Ramblers, who are soon to become the newest band in Music City, USA — Nashville. Meanwhile, The Dim Lights will continue to be the senior bluegrass unit in Pacifica.

The relaxed outdoor event is presented for the second time by The Surf Spot Restaurant and welcomed by the Northern California Bluegrass Society.

The music will run 11:00am-6:00pm. Fine food and drink will be available and there is room for jamming.

The Surf Spot is located at 4627 Coast Highway, Pacifica, CA  94044. Phone:(650) 355-7873.

The Famed Foggy Coast Kids from Pacifica’s Cabrillo School are set to perform at the second Foggy Mountain Bluegrass Festival at The Surf Spot, Pacifica, on Sunday, July 24.

The FREE 11:00am-6:00pm outdoor festival is presented by The Surf Spot Restaurant and welcomed by the Northern California Bluegrass Society. The Surf Spot is located at 4627 Coast Highway, Pacifica, CA  94044. Phone:(650) 355-7873.

The first festival last fall was a big hit and a fun time for everyone. Here is the Mercury News Review: September 2015 Cabrillo School Festival Performance.

Fine food and drink will be served and there is room for jamming. Come on down a make a day of it!