The Workshop Teacher Application for the 2025 Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival is available on this website. Applications are due on March 30, 2025. The festival runs August 7-10, with workshops held on Friday & Saturday, August 8 & 9. The GOF is a benefit for the Northern California Bluegrass Society and will be held at the San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos.
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Three Day Reminder: 2024 Donations To The Society Must Be Made By December 31
Three Day Reminder: The Northern California Bluegrass Society 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 Society supports area bluegrass music.
NCBS/SCBS will accept tax-advantaged donations for the year 2024 through December 31. The NCBS/SCBS Tax ID No. is 94-2907716.
Mail-In Donations: NCBS/SCBS, PO Box 390846, Mountain View, CA 94039-0846.
Four Day Reminder: Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival Band Applications Are Due December 31
Four Day Reminder: The Deadline for Main Stage Band Applications for the August 7-10, 2025 NCBS Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival is DECEMBER 31, 2024.
NCBS/SCBS Is A 501(c)(3) Non-Profit Organization
The Northern California Bluegrass Society 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 Society supports local bluegrass music.
NCBS/SCBS will accept tax-advantaged donations for the year 2024 through December 31. The NCBS/SCBS Tax ID No. is 94-2907716.
Mail-In Donations: NCBS/SCBS, PO Box 390846, Mountain View, CA 94039-0846.
Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival Number 31 Coming August 7-10 2025
The 31st Annual NCBS Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival will be held Thursday-Sunday August 7-10, 2025 at the San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos.
Main Stage Band Applications are DUE by December 31, 2024.
Workshop Teacher Applications are DUE by March 30, 2025.
Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah & Happy Bluegrass Holidays From The NCBS!
Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, and Happy Bluegrass Holidays from your friends in the Northern California Bluegrass Society!

One Week Reminder: Main Stage GOF Band Applications Are Due On December 31
One Week Reminder: The Deadline for Main Stage Band Applications for the August 7-10, 2025 NCBS Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival is December 31, 2024.

December 31 Is The Date Of Two Important NCBS Deadlines
December 31, 2024 is the DEADLINE for two important Northern California Bluegrass Society activities:
NCBS/SCBS will accept Tax-Advantaged Donations for the year 2024 through December 31.
Main Stage Band Applications for the August 7-10, 2025 NCBS Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival are due by December 31.
NCBS/SCBS Accepts Tax-Advantaged Donations For 2024 Through Year-End
The Northern California Bluegrass Society supports local bluegrass music. The Society 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.
NCBS/SCBS will accept tax-advantaged donations for the year 2024 through December 31. The NCBS/SCBS Tax ID No. is 94-2907716.
Mail-In Donations: NCBS/SCBS, PO Box 390846, Mountain View, CA 94039-0846.
Ten Day Reminder: Last Day To Submit Band Applications For 2025 GOF Festival Is December 31
Ten Day Reminder: The Deadline for Main Stage Band Applications for the August 7-10, 2025 NCBS Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival is December 31, 2024.