Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Kwanzaa…and (of course!) Happy Bluegrass Holidays from your friends in the Northern California Bluegrass Society!
Category: Uncategorized
December 31 Is One Week Away: Two Key NCBS Deadlines To Remember
December 31 is only a week away. Here are two important deadlines to keep in mind for this date:
Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival Band Applications are due.
2025 Tax-Advantaged Donations to the NCBS/SCBS must be received.
Join The People Who Have Joined The Bluegrass Society!
Join the people who have joined the Northern California Bluegrass Society!
Membership in the Northern California Bluegrass Society supports local bluegrass music in the San Francisco Bay Area, the Monterey Bay Area, and in all of Northern California.
Twelve Day Reminder: Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival Band Applications Are Due December 31
Twelve Day Reminder: The Main Stage Band Application deadline for the August 6-9, 2026 Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival is December 31, 2025.
Molly Tuttle To Perform On New Year’s Eve In Menlo Park
Palo Alto native Molly Tuttle has announced a New Year’s Concert with her band at the Guild Theater in Menlo Park.
Two Week Reminder: Tax-Advantaged Donation Deadline For 2025 Is December 31
Two Week Reminder: The last day to make tax advantaged donations for this tax year is December 31, 2025. You can include bluegrass music in your year-end tax planning.
The Northern California Bluegrass Society accepts donations to support area bluegrass and is a California Not-For-Profit Corporation with Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3) status that is also known as the Santa Cruz Bluegrass Society. The NCBS/SCBS Tax ID No. is 94-2907716.
Mail-In Donations: NCBS/SCBS, PO Box 390846, Mountain View, CA 94039-0846.
Two Week Reminder: GOF Band Applications Due By December 31 for August 2026 Festival
Two Week Reminder: The Main Stage Band Application deadline for the August 6-9, 2026 Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival is only three weeks away.
Click this link to apply: https://ncbs.us/events/gof/2026-gof-band-application-forms/
The application is DUE on December 31, 2025. California bluegrass bands are encouraged to apply!
The 32nd Annual event is a benefit for the Northern California Bluegrass Society.
NCBS Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival Set For August 6-9 2026
The 32nd Annual Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival will be held Thursday-Sunday, August 6-9, 2026. The beloved annual gathering of California bluegrass bands, friends and family is a benefit for the Northern California Bluegrass Society. The festival will take place at the San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos.
Main Stage Band Applications are due on December 31, 2025.
2026 IBMA World Of Bluegrass Set For October 20-24 In Chattanooga
The International Bluegrass Music Association’s World Of Bluegrass will be held October 20-24, 2026 at the Chattanooga Convention Center in Chattanooga, TN. A free weekend of bluegrass music will be staged throughout the downtown area after the end of the business conference.
The Northern California Bluegrass Society is a longtime organizational member of the IBMA.
NCBS National Stolen & Missing Instrument Page Is FREE, On This Website
The NCBS National Bluegrass Stolen & Missing Instrument Page is on this website. It provides a central reporting location for the recovery of stolen or lost bluegrass instruments. This service is for both theft victims and used instrument buyers. The FREE page is searchable, and links can be added to connect additional information. Please post again when the instrument is recovered.