Category: Events

NCBS Welcomes The 9th Annual Berkeley Bluegrass Festival May 2-4

The Northern California Bluegrass Society welcomes the 9th Annual Berkeley Bluegrass Festival, set for the Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse in Berkeley May 2-4, 2025.

There will be workshops during the day throughout the weekend, with concerts each evening beginning at 6:00pm.

FRIDAY, May 2

John Jorgenson Bluegrass Band, Tray Wellington, Fog Holler, &
Jesse Appelman’s West Coast Stringband Project.

SATURDAY, May 3

Mr. Sun, Dom Flemons’ “Shultz’s Dream”, Salty Sally & The Town Howlers.

SUNDAY, May 4

Della Mae, Po’ Ramblin’ Boys, Laurie Lewis and the Right Hands &
Bean Creek.

Special Good Old Fashioned Festival Program Set For KBCZ Radio In Boulder Creek April 27

A special program about the Northern California Bluegrass Society’s Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival will be broadcast on KBCZ Radio in Boulder Creek on Sunday April 27 6:00-8:00pm.

The station is at 89.3FM in the San Lorenzo Valley down to Santa Cruz, and is online at <www.kbcz.org>.

Eric Burman hosts the Enrico Burmado Show, which is on each Sunday evening. NCBS President Michael Hall will be a guest on the GOF show. Live recordings from past festivals will provide musical entertainment and the details of the August 7-10, 2025 festival will be provided.

Be A Volunteer At The Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival!

Join your Northern California Bluegrass Society friends as we put on the best festival of the year! Volunteers are needed for the August 7-10, 2025 Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival! Details are with the Volunteer Form on this website. The NCBS Gathering, held in honor of NCBS members and volunteers, will be held July 12 at the Live Oak Grange Hall in Santa Cruz. Join us!

GOF Volunteer Form

Join Your NCBS Friends & Volunteer For The Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival

Join your Northern California Bluegrass Society friends as we put on the best festival of the year! Volunteers are needed for the August 7-10, 2025 Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival! Details are with the Volunteer Form on this website. The NCBS Gathering, held in honor of NCBS members and volunteers, will be held July 12 at the Live Oak Grange Hall in Santa Cruz. Join us!

GOF Volunteer Form