Three Week Reminder: Main Stage Band Applications for the Northern California Bluegrass Society Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival are due onĀ December 31, 2019.
Three Week Reminder: Main Stage Band Applications for the Northern California Bluegrass Society Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival are due onĀ December 31, 2019.
The FREE 2019 Holiday Hootenany will be presented by the Devil’s Canyon Brewing Company, 935 Washington Street,Ā San CarlosĀ on Friday, December 13. Doors will open at 4:00pm and music begins at 5:00pm with excellent craft beer, root beer, and plenty of tasty food truck offerings from Off The Grid available.
Full Bluegrass Performance Schedule
The Northern California Bluegrass SocietyĀ welcomes this fun event!

TheĀ Northern California Bluegrass Society is now collecting donations for the NCBS Walker Creek Music Camp Scholarship Fund for the camp’s spring session, set for April 16-19, 2020.Ā Send donations to: Northern California Bluegrass Society/Santa Cruz Bluegrass Society,Ā PO Box 390846,Ā Mountain View, CA 94039-0846.Ā Donations may be tax-advantaged. NCBS/SCBS is a Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3) Organization.
The NCBS Walker Creek Scholarship Fund Committee awards scholarships twice each year to assist deserving students.
Ingrid Noyes runs the Walker Creek Music CampĀ for adults and children each spring and fall at the Walker Creek Ranch, Petaluma.Ā Information:Ā Walker Creek Music Camp.
The Northern California Bluegrass Society Bluegrass On Broadway Festival in Redwood City will be held January 24-25 2020.
The FREE festival is supported by a base grant from the Redwood City Arts Commission, and by other Redwood City area businesses, agencies and individuals.
The 2019 Holiday Hootenany will be presented by the Devil’s Canyon Brewing Company, 935 Washington Street,Ā San Carlos.Ā The amazing 13th Annual Gathering will be on Friday, December 13. Doors will open at 4:00pm and music begins at 5:00pm with excellent craft beer, root beer, and top food truck offerings from Off The Grid available.
Full Bluegrass Performance Schedule
The FREE program of bluegrass music is welcomed by the Northern California Bluegrass Society, hosted by the famed Stoney Mountain Ramblers, and organized by Scott Dailey.Ā

DECEMBER, 2019
NO Winter Brookdale Bluegrass Festival this year.
13 — Holiday Hootenanny, Devil’s Canyon Brewing Company, San Carlos. (NCBS welcomed) FREE.
JANUARY, 2020
24-26 — NCBS Presents The 13th Annual Bluegrass On Broadway Festival, various venues, Redwood City. FREE.
APRIL
2-5 — Berkeley Bluegrass Festival, Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse, Berkeley. (NCBS welcomed) Note new date.
17-19 — Spring Brookdale Bluegrass Festival, San Benito County Historical Park, Tres Pinos. (NCBS welcomed)
MAY
3 — NCBS Presents The 33rd Annual Santa Cruz Bluegrass Fair, Duck Pond Stage, San Lorenzo Park, Santa Cruz. FREE.
Four Week Reminder:Ā Band Applications for theĀ Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival are due onĀ December 31, 2019.
The festival is held at the San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos and isĀ benefit for the Northern California Bluegrass Society.
The Holiday Hootenany will be presented by the Devil’s Canyon Brewing Company, 935 Washington Street,Ā San Carlos.Ā The fun, relaxed 13th Annual Gathering will be on Friday, December 13, 2019. Doors will open at 4:00pmĀ and excellent beer, root beer, and top food truck offerings will be available.
Bluegrass Performance Schedule
The FREE program of bluegrass music is welcomed by the NCBS and organized by Scott Dailey.Ā
One Month Reminder: On DECEMBER 31, 2019,Ā Band Applications for theĀ 27th Annual Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival will be due.
The Northern California Bluegrass Society gathering is held every second weekend of August at the San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos.
There will be no Winter Brookdale Bluegrass Festival in December 2019, but the Spring 2020 event has already been announced. TheĀ Spring Brookdale Bluegrass Festival has been set for April 17-19 in the Dance Hall and Saloon at the San Benito County Historical ParkĀ inĀ Tres Pinos.
The popular indoor festivals have been presented by Brookdale Bluegrass and welcomed by the Northern California Bluegrass Society since 1998.