The festival gates for the Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival will open at Noon on Thursday, August 11, 2022. There is NO EARLY ENTRY except for festival staff, volunteers, and bands.
Category: GOF
Camping At The Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival August 11-14
Camping is easy and fun at the Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival, August 11-14, 2022. Free camping is included with multi-day tickets. Festival Gates open at Noon on Thursday, August 11.
The festival is held at the San Benito County Historical Park, 8300 Airline Highway, Tres Pinos (7 miles south of Hollister on Route 25). The park features grass, trees, showers, and restrooms. NCBS will have additional porta potties available.
Bring drinking water. There is plenty of water onsite for all other purposes.
The historical park is near Bolado Park (San Benito County Fairgrounds), which offers full hookups with water, sewer, and power.
Food vendors will be at the festival. The restaurants of “Downtown” Tres Pinos are about a mile away, and more restaurants, along with grocery stores, are 7 miles away in Hollister.
There will be plenty of tickets at the gate, or tickets can be purchased on this website.
Music will fill the campground every night. Be there to enjoy it!
It’s GOF Time — Remember To Renew Your NCBS Membership This Year!
The Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival is coming up August 11-14 after a Covid break of two sad years. We hope to see you there! If you come to the festival, you can conveniently join or renew your membership at the NCBS Booth.
Your support of bluegrass music in our area is much appreciated at this critical time. Even if you can’t make it to Tres Pinos, you can still conveniently join or renew your membership on this website using the link below. Thank-you from your friends in the Northern California Bluegrass Society.
August 11-14 Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival Information
The Northern California Bluegrass Society will present the 28th Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival August 11-14, 2022 at the San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos (7 miles south of Hollister).
There will be plenty of tickets available. Tickets can be purchased on this website or at the gate. Camping is FREE with all multi-day tickets.
The Northern California Bluegrass Society will follow the California and San Benito County Covid Policies in place at the time of the event. These rules do not currently require proof of vaccination. Medical experts strongly recommend vaccination to avoid serious illness or death from Covid.
Plenty Of Tickets Will Be Available For August 11-14 Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival
The Northern California Bluegrass Society will present the 28th Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival August 11-14, 2022 at the San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos (7 miles south of Hollister).
There will be plenty of tickets available. Tickets can be purchased on this website or at the gate. Camping is FREE with all multi-day tickets.
Cactus Bob & The Prairie Flower To Open GOF Festival On New Lantern Stage Thursday Evening
Northern California Bluegrass Society favorites Cactus Bob & The Prairie Flower (Bob Cole & Chris Stevenson) will open the 2022 Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival on the new Lantern Stage at 8:00pm on Thursday Evening, August 11. The audience will light the informal stage by bringing their own camp lights.
The 28th GOF Festival will run August 11-14 at the San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos.
NCBS Will Follow State & County Covid Rules At Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival
The Northern California Bluegrass Society will follow the California and San Benito County Covid Policies in place at the time of the August 11-14, 2022 Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival in Tres Pinos. Currently, these rules do not require proof of vaccination. Medical experts strongly recommend vaccination to avoid serious illness or death from Covid.
One Day Reminder: Last Day To Buy Discount Advance GOF Tickets Is Friday July 22
One Day Reminder: Sales of Discount Advance Tickets for the August 11-14, 2022 Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival end on this Friday, July 22. (Mailed ticket orders will be accepted if postmarked by July 22.)
Everyone receives an advance purchase discount; NCBS Members receive a deep discount with their advance purchase.
Two Day Reminder: Friday July 22 Is Cheap Ticket Deadline For GOF Festival
Two Day Reminder: Sales of Discount Advance Tickets for the August 11-14, 2022 Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival end on this Friday, July 22.
Everyone receives an advance purchase discount; NCBS Members receive a deep discount with their advance purchase.
2022 Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival Main Stage Schedule
Here is the Main Stage schedule for the August 11-14, 2022 NCBS Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival at the San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos.
Main Stage:
FRIDAY, August 12
3:00pm — Birches Bend
4:00 — Young & Up Too Late
5:00 — Eric Burman & The Brookdale Bluegrass Band
6:00 — Dinner Break & Workshops
7:00 — Dan & Laurel
8:00 — Dark Hollow
9:00 — Bean Creek
SATURDAY, August 13
10:00am — Open Heartstrings
11:00 — Solid Gold Stranger
Noon — Lucky Drive Bluegrass Band
1:00pm — Lunch & Workshops
2:00 — Goat Hill Girls
3:00 — High Water Line
4:00 — Festival Speed
5:00 — Mission Blue
6:00 — Dinner & Workshops
7:00 — Muleskinner Stomp
8:00 — Jubilee
9:00 — Mother Corn Shuckers
10:00 — Dance Party: The Story Tellers
SUNDAY, August 14
10:00am — Marin County Breakdown
11:00 — Who’s Feeling Young Now
Noon — Kids On Stage
1:00pm — Rose Valley Thorns
2:00 — The Courthouse Ramblers