The 2020 Pick & Gather Festival will take place in late May or early June. The exact dates will be announced soon.
The relaxed farm, river and music gathering will feature bluegrass (and other) music, camping, information about farm-to-table food, water quality, organic farming, fruit-picking, swimming in the Merced River and other rural activities.
The Northern California Bluegrass Society welcomes this event, which is presented by Riverdance Farms, Livingston (near Merced).
The Northern California Bluegrass Society will welcome the Spring Brookdale Bluegrass Festival, which will be presented by Brookdale Bluegrass. The festival has been held since 1998. The April 17-19, 2020 festival will be held at the San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos.
The NCBS-welcomed Johnson Farm Picking Party, near its original location north of Boulder Creek, will return on Saturday, May 16, 2020.
Save the date — more information will be announced soon on this website.
The Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival, a benefit for the Northern California Bluegrass Society, is a fun weekend of performances by top California bluegrass bands at the San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos.
The 27th annual gathering of friends and family will be held August 6-9, 2020.
The Berkeley Bluegrass Festival, presented by the Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse in Berkeley, has brand new dates for 2020. The event will run April 2-5 (it was previously a late May festival).
The East Bay’s only bluegrass festival is welcomed by the Northern California Bluegrass Society
The NCBS/SCBS Santa Cruz Bluegrass Fair will be held on May 3, 2020 — the First Sunday In May — at the Duck Pond Stage in San Lorenzo Park. The FREE gathering is a Rite of Spring for area bluegrass fans.
The 2020 Pick & Gather Festival at Riverdance Farms, Livingston, near Merced, will take place in late May or early June. The exact dates will be announced as soon as peak harvest time is determined.
The relaxed farm, river and music gathering will feature bluegrass (and other) music, camping, information about farm-to-table food, water quality, organic farming, fruit-picking, swimming in the Merced River and other rural activities.
The Northern California Bluegrass Society welcomes this event.
The Spring Brookdale Bluegrass Festival will be presented by Brookdale Bluegrass and welcomed by the Northern California Bluegrass Society.
The indoor April 17-19, 2020 festival will be held at the San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos. More details will be announced soon.
The beloved NCBS-welcomed Johnson Farm Picking Party, near Boulder Creek, will return on May 16, 2020. More details will be announced soon on the NCBS website.
The 13th Annual Northern California Bluegrass Awards were held in Redwood City on January 25, 2020. The popular young band A J Lee & Blue Summit (San Jose) took four of the nine categories, including Best Bluegrass Band.
The awards show, part of the weekend’s Bluegrass On Broadway Festival, is presented by the Northern California Bluegrass Society.
Other award winners included Billy Pitrone (Santa Cruz), Best Male Vocalist, and one current and one former member of the iconic High Country band — Larry Cohea (Best Banjo Player, El Cerrito) and the recently-retired Jim Mintun (Best Dobro Player, Capitola).
Suzanne Suwanda of Los Gatos won for Best Bass Player. Lee Anne Welch (Saratoga) was voted Best Fiddle Player.
A J Lee (San Jose) was named Best Female Vocalist and Best Mandolin Player, while Sullivan Tuttle (A J Lee & Blue Summit, San Jose) won Best Guitar Player.
The Redwood City Arts Commission supports the free festival, along with other agencies, businesses, and individuals in the Redwood City area.
