Category: Events

No Brookdale Bluegrass Festival In 2025

There will be no Brookdale Bluegrass Festival in 2025. The festival has been presented by Eric Burman & Brookdale Bluegrass since 2000, usually at the Brookdale Lodge or another Santa Cruz Mountains location.

For many years, there were two — or even three — festivals held each year. The festival will not be held this year principally due to landlord issues. Future plans are uncertain. The festival has been welcomed by the Northern California Bluegrass Society since its inception.

Winter-Spring 2025 Northern California Bluegrass Festivals

Upcoming Northern California Bluegrass Events, January-April 2025:

Events of interest to Northern California Bluegrass Fans:

JANUARY

9-12 — CBA Great 48, Marriott Hotel, Bakersfield.

13-18 — Blythe Bluegrass Campout, Colorado River Fairgrounds, Blythe.

FEBRUARY

13-17 – KKUP Bluegrass Marathon, South Bay & Monterey Bay Areas (91.5FM) and online (www.kkup.org).

19-23 – Folk Alliance International Conference, Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth, Montréal, Québec, Canada.

20-23 – Wintergrass, Hyatt Regency, Bellevue. WA.

FEBRUARY-MARCH

February 28-March 2 — WinterWonderGrass, Steamboat Springs, CO. (There will not be a WinterWonderGrass-Tahoe in 2025.)

February 28-March 2 — Bluegrass On The Beach, Lake Havasu City, AZ.

MARCH

8 – CBA Sonoma County Folk & Bluegrass Festival, Sebastopol Community Cultural Center, Sebastopol.

APRIL

15-20 – CBA Spring Campout (& California State Old Time Fiddle Association Open Fiddle & Picking Contest), Lodi Grape Festival Fairgrounds, Lodi.

24-27 – Merlefest, Wilkes Community College, Wilkesboro, NC.

25-28 – Walker Creek Music Camp, Walker Creek Ranch, Petaluma. (NCBS welcomed)

26 — Pickin’ On The Polk Festival, Polk Street @ Broadway, San Francisco. FREE.

2025 GOF Workshop Teacher Applications Are Now Open — Due March 30

The Workshop Teacher Application for the 2025 Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival is available on this website. Applications are due on March 30, 2025. The festival runs August 7-10, with workshops held on Friday & Saturday, August 8 & 9. The GOF is a benefit for the Northern California Bluegrass Society and will be held at the San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos.