Category: GOF

Camping At The August 6-9 Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival

The NCBS Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival at the San Benito County Historical Park August 6-9, 2026 features plenty of evening jamming!

Camping is FREE with all multi-day tickets Friday-Sunday nights. Thursday night camping is $15. There is plenty of camping for tents, vehicles, and RVs. No hookups. No special reservations are needed.

A special dog camping area is available. Dogs are also allowed in the large RV area. There is a special dog seating area at the rear of the audience area.

Both shade tree and open access areas are available. Food, showers and restrooms will be available.

There will be plenty of tickets at the gate.

Main Stage Performance Schedule — Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival August 6-9

Friday, August 7

Main Stage:

3:00PM – Cantara Loop

4:00pm – Bluegrass Holiday

5:00 – Bay Area Special

6:00 — Dinner & Workshops

7:00 – The Kings River Boys

8:00 – Honey Buckets

9:00 – Red Dog Ash

Saturday, August 8

Main Stage:

10:00am – The Corn Likkers

11:00 – Brianna Mai Colliard and the Desert Marigolds

Noon – Riley Hill and Brand New Still

1:00 — Lunch & Workshops

2:00pm – Dark Hollow

3:00 – Mission Blue

4:00 – The New Acoustic Collective

5:00 – Bubba Pickens Band

6:00 — Dinner & Workshops

7:00 – The Rounder Circle

8:00 – Deep Thicket Dwellers

9:00pm – Bean Creek

Dance Hall Stage:

10:15 — Saturday Night Dance With: 

Brookdale Bluegrass Band

Hoss Farm

Sunday, August 9

Main Stage:

10:00am – Marin County Breakdown

11:00 – Kids on Bluegrass

Noon – Sweet Sally

1:00pm – Redwood Flat

2:00 – The West Coast Ramblers

The 32nd Annual Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival, a benefit for the Northern California Bluegrass Society, will be held August 6-9, 2026 at the San Benito County Historical Park, Tres Pinos, CA.

Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival Main Stage Schedule 2025

FRIDAY, August 8

3:00pm—Hey Lonesome!

4:00—Honey Run
5:00—Whole Hog
6:00—Dinner/Workshops
7:00—Marin County Breakdown
8:00—Charlie Torch
9:00—Deep Thicket Dwellers

SATURDAY, August 9

10:00—Rare Company
11:00—Dark Hollow
12:00—Sunny Side of the Mountain

1:00—Lunch/Workshops
2:00—Mission Blue

3:00—Jesse Appleman’s West Coast Stringband

4:00—Bay Area Special
5:00—Sweet Sally
6:00—Dinner/Workshops
7:00—Briana Mai Colliard and the Desert Marigolds
8:00—Yoseff Tucker and the Bow Ties
9:00—Matt Michienzie Band


SUNDAY, August 10

10:00—Mountain Drive
11:00—Kids on Stage
12:00—Critical Grass

1:00—Alan Bond and Skedaddle
2:00—Lucas Lawson

3:00—Festival Ends