Category: San Francisco Bluegrass and Old-Time Festival

The Jones Gang is a last minute addition to the San Francisco Bluegrass & Old Time Festival Closing Concert at the Jerry Garcia Amphitheatre in McLaren Park, San Francisco. This is a FREE afternoon-long bluegrass celebration with great bands in a beautiful location!

SUNDAY, October 15

Jerry Garcia Amphitheatre, McLaren Park. FREE CONCERT.

Noon — AJ Lee & Blue Summit

1:00pm — The Beauty Operators

2:00 — The Crooked Jades

3:00 — Rusty Stringfield

4:00 — The SF Bluegrass All Stars Featuring Laurie Lewis

5:00 —  The Jones Gang

The revival of the San Francisco Bluegrass & Old Time Festival (2000-2013, formerly an NCBS event founded by Michael Hall) runs Wednesday through Sunday, October 11-15 at various venues all around town.

Weekend events include a women’s showcase, an open jam, a dance, and the closing concert. Enjoy!

Complete Festival Information is available on the Official SFBOT Website.

The new event is a project of several bluegrass organizations, including the California Bluegrass Association, and welcomed by the Northern California Bluegrass Society.

The revival of the San Francisco Bluegrass & Old Time Festival (2000-2013, formerly an NCBS event) will run Wednesday through Sunday, October 11-15 at various venues all around town. Complete information is available on the Official Website.

The new event is a project of several bluegrass organizations, including the California Bluegrass Association, and welcomed by the Northern California Bluegrass Society.

WEDNESDAY, October 11

8:00pm — The Bow Ties, Good Not Great, The Lost Church.

THURSDAY, October 12

8:00pm — Evie Ladin, The California Tallboys, The Lost Church.

FRIDAY, October 13

7:00pm — The Handsome Ladies Variety Show, SOMA StreatFood Park. FREE.

SATURDAY, October 14

1:00pm — The Beauty Operators Open Jam, Jane Warner Plaza (Castro and Market Streets). FREE.

7:00pm — SFBOT Square Dance With KC & The Moonshine Band, St. Mary’s Park.

SUNDAY, October 15

Concert at the Jerry Garcia Amphitheatre, McLaren Park. FREE.

Noon — AJ Lee & Blue Summit

1:00pm — The Beauty Operators

2:00 — The Crooked Jades

3:00 — Rusty Stringfield

4:00 — The SF Bluegrass All Stars Featuring Laurie Lewis

The San Francisco Bluegrass & Old Time Festival is back after a four-year hiatus. Events will happen all over San Francisco, Wednesday-Sunday, October 11-15, 2017.

On Saturday evening, October 14, the SFBOT Square Dance, with KC & The Moonshine Band featuring Karen Celia Heil, and members of the Bearcat Stringband, with calling by Jordan Ruyle, will be held at the St. Mary’s Park Recreation Center in San Francisco.

The original festival (with a 14-year run starting in 2000) was organized by a quasi-independent committee of the Northern California Bluegrass Society. The revival is a project of several area bluegrass organizations including the California Bluegrass Association, and is welcomed by the Northern California Bluegrass Society.

The brand new San Francisco Bluegrass & Old Time Festival Website has all the details for the October 11-15, 2017 city-wide event.

The original SFBOT festival (with a 14-year run starting in 2000) was organized by a quasi-independent committee of the Northern California Bluegrass Society.

The revival is a project of several area bluegrass organizations including the California Bluegrass Association, and is welcomed by the Northern California Bluegrass Society.

The Northern California Bluegrass Society welcomes the revival of the San Francisco Bluegrass & Old Time Festival October 11-15, 2017.

Events will be held at various venues all around San Francisco.

Festival Information

The San Francisco Bluegrass & Old Time Festival is back after a four-year hiatus! Events will happen all over San Francisco on Wednesday-Sunday, October 11-15, 2017.

A FREE outdoor Bluegrass Jam Session open to all will be held Noon-2:00pm at the corner of Market and Castro Streets, hosted by The Beauty Operators. Calling all Bay Area pickers to come and join in!

The original SFBOT festival (with a 14-year run starting in 2000) was organized by a quasi-independent committee of the Northern California Bluegrass Society. The revival is a project of several area bluegrass organizations including the California Bluegrass Association, and is welcomed by the Northern California Bluegrass Society.

The San Francisco Bluegrass & Old Time Festival will return on Wednesday-Sunday, October 11-15, 2017. The SFBOT shows will be held in various venues all around the City.

On Friday, October 13, The Handsome Ladies will present a showcase of women songwriters and/or songs made famous by women, performed by a variety of singers and musicians backed by The Picks (the Handsome Ladies pick-up band).

The Handsome Ladies promote female participation in bluegrass music. This is a coed event and all genders are welcome.

The show will be held 7:00-10:00pm at the SOMA Streat Food Park, 428 11th Street, San Francisco.

The original SFBOT festival (held 2000-2013) was organized by a quasi-independent committee of the Northern California Bluegrass Society. The revival is a project of several area bluegrass organizations including the California Bluegrass Association, and is welcomed by the Northern California Bluegrass Society.

The San Francisco Bluegrass & Old Time Festival is back after a four-year hiatus! Shows will happen all over San Francisco on Wednesday-Sunday, October 11-15, 2017.

The SFBOT celebrates the many bluegrass  artists in San Francisco and will follow the big, but not mostly bluegrass, Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival that will be held in Golden Gate Park October 6-8. This is your chance to enjoy plenty of real bluegrass bluegrass!

The California Tallboys and Evie Laden will play the second night of the festival on Thursday, October 12 at The Lost Church.

The original SFBOT festival (with a 14-year run starting in 2000) was organized by a quasi-independent committee of the Northern California Bluegrass Society.  The revival is a project of several area bluegrass organizations including the California Bluegrass Association, and is welcomed by the Northern California Bluegrass Society.

The San Francisco Bluegrass & Old Time Festival will return to San Francisco on Wednesday-Sunday, October 11-15, 2017. The SFBOT shows will be held in various venues. The event celebrates the robust bluegrass community in San Francisco and will follow the big Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival Weekend in the city.

The Bow Ties and Good Not Great will open the festival on Wednesday, October 11 at The Lost Church.

The original SFBOT festival (held 2000-2013) was organized by a quasi-independent committee of the Northern California Bluegrass Society.

The revival is a project of several area bluegrass organizations including the California Bluegrass Association, and is welcomed by the Northern California Bluegrass Society.