Northern California Bluegrass Society Members will enjoy two official Society events in May 2018.
May 5 —Ā NCBS/SCBS Santa Cruz Bluegrass Fair, Noon-6:00pm,Ā Duck Pond Stage,Ā San Lorenzo Park, Santa Cruz. FREE.
MayĀ 25-27 — Pick & Gather Festival, Riverdance Farms, Livingston. (NCBS welcomed).
TheĀ Spring 2018 Brookdale Bluegrass Festival will be held at theĀ San Benito County Historical Park inĀ Tres Pinos on March 9-11.
This is the same venue that will host the August 9-12 NCBS Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival. (The 2018 Brookdale eventĀ was previously announced for the Mount Cross Camp in Ben Lomond.)
The festival will be held indoors and both tent and RV camping will be available. Some shows will be held indoors and others outdoors.
The Brookdale Bluegrass Festivals are presented by Brookdale Bluegrass and have been held at various San Lorenzo Valley venues since 1998. All Brookdale festivals have been welcomed by theĀ Northern California Bluegrass Society.
The Thursday Bluegrass Series atĀ The Summit House brings FREE bluegrass music to theĀ Santa Cruz Mountains every week.
The Wildcat Mountain Ramblers are headed for the top of Highway 17 this Thursday, February 22. The musicĀ program is fromĀ 6:00-8:30pm. Good food and drink will be served. The venue isĀ 6 miles south ofĀ Los Gatos.
The performance is presented byĀ The Summit House Beer Garden & Grill and welcomed by theĀ Northern California Bluegrass Society.
The Northern California Bluegrass Society will welcome the 2018 Riverdance Farms’ Pick & Gather Festival on Memorial Day Weekend in Livingston.
You can plan your May 25-27 holiday weekend around a camping trip, fruit-picking, music festival, kid-entertaining, and great food event on the farm and the Merced River.
More details will be announced soon.
The Brookdale Bluegrass Festival will be held March 9-11, 2018 at the San Benito County Historical Park, Tres Pinos (note new location).
The line-up:Ā AJ Lee & Blue Summit, The Honeysuckle Possums, Jeff Baldwin & The Harmony Grits, The Wildcat Mountain Ramblers, The Stoney Mountain Ramblers, The Lonely Bird Band, Toby Gray & His Harlan County Covey, Crying Uncle, Laura Lind, Brent Pierce Family & Friends, The Naked Bootleggers, Ben Lomond & The Highway Niners, BanjerDan, plus host bandĀ The Brookdale Bluegrass Band.
The festival is presented by Brookdale Bluegrass and welcomed by the Northern California Bluegrass Society.
Note New Date: SUNDAY, May 6, 2018.
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The 2018Ā Santa Cruz Bluegrass Fair is set forĀ May 5, Noon-6:00pm at theĀ Duck Pond Stage inĀ San Lorenzo Park, Santa Cruz.
The FREE Saturday afternoon of music, sunshine, and good friends is presented by theĀ Northern California Bluegrass Society/Santa Cruz Bluegrass Society.
At the March 9-11, 2018 Brookdale Bluegrass Festival and at the August 9-12, 2018 Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival, the bluegrass music will come with some historical fun.
Both gatherings will be held at the San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos (7 miles south of Hollister).
Our hosts are the members of the San Benito County Historical Society. Over a half-century, these folks have collected and rebuilt original buildings from around the county to create a circa-1880s village — the perfect complement to our handmade music.
The village will be open for fans to enjoy throughout both festivals. Enjoy!
The Spring Brookdale Bluegrass Festival, presented by Brookdale Bluegrass and welcomed by the Northern California Bluegrass Society, will be held at a new venue — the San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos. The festival will be held March 9-11, 2018.
The Thursday Bluegrass Series atĀ The Summit House brings FREE bluegrass music to theĀ Santa Cruz Mountains every week and will presentĀ AJ Lee & Blue Summit thisĀ February 15.
TheĀ Summit House Beer Garden & Grill show will run fromĀ 6:00-8:30pm. Good food and drink will be served at the top ofĀ Highway 17,Ā 6 miles south ofĀ Los Gatos.
The performance is presented by theĀ The Summit House and welcomed by theĀ Northern California Bluegrass Society.
TheĀ Spring 2018 Brookdale Bluegrass Festival will be held at a new, but familiar, location — theĀ San Benito County Historical Park inĀ Tres Pinos.
The historic park venue will once again host the NCBS Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival (August 9-12), so bluegrass fans will enjoy a visit to lovely Tres Pinos twice in 2018.
The long-running Brookdale event, presented by Brookdale Bluegrass, was previously set for the Mount Cross Camp in Ben Lomond.
TheĀ March 9-11, 2018 dates are unchanged.Ā The festival will be held indoors and camping will be available.
The Brookdale Bluegrass Festivals have been held at various San Lorenzo Valley venues several times each year since 1998.
All Brookdale festivals have been welcomed by theĀ Northern California Bluegrass Society.
