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.
GOF Festival Main Stage Band Lineup & Schedule For August 7-10
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.
Main Stage Performance Schedule
Ticket Information will be available soon.
Goat Hill Girls To Perform on KKUP Monday Night Bluegrass April 14
NCBS favorites The Goat Hill Girls will perform live in studio on KKUP Monday Night Bluegrass on April 14, 2025. The show will run 6:00-9:00pm and the band will play at 7:30pm.
The station is at 91.5FM in the South Bay & Monterey Bay Areas and online at <www.kkup.org>. Tune In and Turn On!
Join Your NCBS Friends & Volunteer For The Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival
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 NCBS Gathering, held in honor of NCBS members and volunteers, will be held July 12 at the Live Oak Grange Hall in Santa Cruz. Join us!
SierraGrass Festival To Be Presented By AJ Lee & Blue Summit May 9-11
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.
NCBS Is A IRC Section 501(c)(3) Non-Profit Organization
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.
New In-Town Location For NCBS Gathering
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.
Songwriters Stage Is New For 2025 At The Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival
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.
Join The NCBS And Get Ready For Festival Season!
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.
Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival Information
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