AJ Lee & Blue Summit and Sierra Meadows will launch a new Northern California bluegrass festival on Mother’s Day Weekend. The inaugural SierraGrass Festival will be held Friday-Saturday May 9-11, 2025.
The Friday evening and all-day Saturday event will be held at Sierra Meadows, a former golf course in Ahwahnee (Madera County). Weekend RV and tent camping options will be available.
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.
The annual NCBS Gathering Membership & Volunteer Party will be held on Saturday, July 12, 2025 at the Live Oak Grange in Santa Cruz. The event was previously held at Loch Lomond near Felton.
The Northern California Bluegrass Society has announced that a new stage will be added to the weekend’s entertainment and performance opportunities at the August 7-10, 2025 Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival.
The maiden presentation of the Songwriters Stage will be held on Friday, August 8 following the conclusion of the Main Stage show.
Bruce Champion and his famed Recording Truck will host the stage, which will be near the main audience area. Songwriters will receive a complimentary recording of their performances. The truck will continue to offer recording services to musicians throughout the festival in addition to hosting the new stage.
The 31-year-old festival will now present music on these stages: Main Stage, ‘Tweener Stage, First Stage, Saturday Night Dance Stage, Lantern Stage, and Songwriters Stage. The festival camp will be filled with Jamming at all hours of the day and night.
Your 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. It also means getting you ready for the upcoming bluegrass festival season.
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.
Ticket Information will be available soon.
Main Stage Performance Schedule
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.
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 Northern California Bluegrass Society has announced the Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival Main Stage Performance Schedule. The 31st annual event will be held August 7-10, 2025 at the San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos.
The annual NCBS Gathering Membership & Volunteer Party will be held on Saturday, July 12, 2025 at the Live Oak Grange in Santa Cruz. More details soon!
