The Northern California Bluegrass Society welcomes Bela Fleck with Antonio Sánchez & Edmar Castañeda to the Presidio Theater on Saturday, March 29 and two shows on Sunday, March 30.
The historic venue is located in the beautiful Presidio National Park, San Francisco.
This new supergroup features legendary banjo master Béla Fleck, Mexican drummer Antonio Sánchez, and Colombian harpist Edmar Castañeda.
Limited Tickets are still available.
Gene Bach, the Scott Valley Bluegrass Festival promoter, has announced that the event is CANCELLED. The festival had been set for July 18-20 in the town of Etna, off of I-5 in far Northern California.
The popular small-town festival was held for 10 years but was then on hiatus for the next 10 years. The festival was to be revived for 2024, but a nearby threatening wildfire smoked it out. Now the 2025 revival effort has been ended as well. The event will not return.
Bach is well known in California for starting the Susanville Bluegrass Festival (still ongoing under new ownership) and the Etna festival. He also started the Twin Bridges Bluegrass Festival in Montana.
The annual NCBS Gathering Membership & Volunteer Party will be held on Saturday, July 12, 2025 in Santa Cruz.
The 31st Annual Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival! Enjoy!
The Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival will be held Thursday-Sunday August 7-10 at the San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos. The 31st festival is a benefit for the Northern California Bluegrass Society.
Here are the March & April upcoming events of interest to Northern California bluegrass fans:
MARCH
8 – CBA Sonoma County Folk & Bluegrass Festival, Sebastopol Community Cultural Center, Sebastopol.
29 & 30 — Bela Fleck With Antonio Sánchez & Edmar Castañeda, Presidio Theater, Presidio of San Francisco / Golden Gate National Recreation Area, San Francisco. (NCBS welcomed)
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, Polk Street, San Francisco. FREE.
Volunteers are needed for the August 7-10, 2025 Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival! Join your Northern California Bluegrass Society friends as we put on the best festival of the year!
Details are with the Volunteer Form on this website.
The Workshop Teacher Application for the August 7-10 Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival is available on this website. The workshops will be held on Friday & Saturday, August 8 & 9. Applications are due on March 30, 2025.
Save The Date: The annual NCBS Gathering Membership & Volunteer Party will be held on Saturday, July 12, 2025. More information will be announced soon.
The Northern California Bluegrass Society Information Booth carries flyers for all festivals and other events of interest to Northern California bluegrass fans. The booth will provide information throughout the upcoming bluegrass event season beginning on March 8.
THIS WEEK is the time for promoters and bands to send in flyers for the booth volunteers to hand out. Send to: Michael Hall, 610 Island Place, Redwood City, CA 94065. Flyers will be accepted on an ongoing basis. throughout the year.
