The long-running Brookdale Bluegrass Festival will be held this weekend at a familiar location far from its original home in the Santa Cruz Mountains — The San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos. That is where the NCBS Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival is held. Here is All You Need To Know To Go:
Dates: Friday, April 19 – Sunday, April 21, 2019.
Location: San Benito County Historical Park, 8300 Highway 25, Tres Pinos, CA (7 miles south of Hollister and next to Bolado Park).
Schedule:
FRIDAY, April 19
7:00pm — Stoney Mountain Ramblers
8:00 — The Town Howlers
9:00 — Wildcat Mountain Ramblers
SATURDAY, April 20
10:00am — Workshops
Noon — BanjerDan Mazer
1:00pm — Laura Lind
2:00 — Wildcat Mountain Ramblers
3:00 — Toby Gray & His Harlan County Covey
4:00 — Dinner Break & Open Mike
6:00 — Brookdale Bluegrass Band
7:00 — Blue Summit
8:00 — Peter Rowan
10:00 — Jamming
SUNDAY, April 21
10:00am — Workshops
Noon — Blue Summit
1:00pm — Laura Lind & Tina Louise Barr
2:00 — Easter Jam
3:00 — Festival Ends
Tickets: There will be plenty of tickets at the gate. Purchase Tickets Online.
Camping: Free RV and tent camping. Showers and restrooms, but no hook-ups.
Lodging: Available in Hollister (7 miles).
Food & Beer: Available onsite and at nearby establishments in Tres Pinos (1 mile) and Hollister (7 miles).
Jamming: Yes.
(NO) FOOD: Due to a last-minute vendor cancellation, THERE WILL BE ***NO*** ONSITE FOOD AT THE FESTIVAL.
The nearest restaurants are 1 mile north in Tres Pinos. There are plenty of restaurants and grocery stores 7 miles north in Hollister.
Please plan ahead and bring your own food!
Fun: Yes.
Weather: Indoors All Weekend — 72 degrees and sunny. FRIDAY: Partly Cloudy, High 81, Low 50. SATURDAY: Partly Cloudy, High 64, Low 46. SUNDAY: Sunny, High 71, Low 46.
Presented by Brookdale Bluegrass & Welcomed by the Northern California Bluegrass Society.
And Remember — All Of Your Friends Will Be There!
