Join Your NCBS Friends & Volunteer For The Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival

Join your Northern California Bluegrass Society friends as we put on the best festival of the year! 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 us!

GOF Volunteer Form

SierraGrass Festival To Be Presented By AJ Lee & Blue Summit May 9-11

AJ Lee & Blue Summit and Sierra Meadows will launch a new Northern California bluegrass festival on Mother’s Day Weekend. The inaugural SierraGrass Festival will be held Friday-Saturday May 9-11, 2025.

The Friday evening and all-day Saturday event will be held at Sierra Meadows, a former golf course in Ahwahnee (Madera County). Weekend RV and tent camping options will be available.

 

Songwriters Stage Is New For 2025 At The Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival

The Northern California Bluegrass Society has announced that a new stage will be added to the weekend’s entertainment and performance opportunities at the August 7-10, 2025 Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival.

The maiden presentation of the Songwriters Stage will be held on Friday, August 8 following the conclusion of the Main Stage show.

Bruce Champion and his famed Recording Truck will host the stage, which will be near the main audience area. Songwriters will receive a complimentary recording of their performances. The truck will continue to offer recording services to musicians throughout the festival in addition to hosting the new stage.

The 31-year-old festival will now present music on these stages: Main Stage, ‘Tweener Stage, First Stage, Saturday Night Dance Stage, Lantern Stage, and Songwriters Stage. The festival camp will be filled with Jamming at all hours of the day and night.