Join the Bluegrass Society!Ā 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.
Winter-Spring 2025 Northern California Bluegrass Festivals
Upcoming Northern California Bluegrass Events, January-April 2025:
Events of interest to Northern California Bluegrass Fans:
JANUARY
9-12 — CBA Great 48, Marriott Hotel, Bakersfield.
13-18 — Blythe Bluegrass Campout, Colorado River Fairgrounds, Blythe.
FEBRUARY
13-17 ā KKUP Bluegrass Marathon, South Bay & Monterey Bay Areas (91.5FM) and online (www.kkup.org).
19-23 ā Folk Alliance International Conference, Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth, MontrĆ©al, QuĆ©bec, Canada.
20-23 ā Wintergrass, Hyatt Regency, Bellevue. WA.
FEBRUARY-MARCH
February 28-March 2 — WinterWonderGrass, Steamboat Springs, CO. (There will not be a WinterWonderGrass-Tahoe in 2025.)
February 28-March 2 — Bluegrass On The Beach, Lake Havasu City, AZ.
MARCH
8 ā CBA Sonoma County Folk & Bluegrass Festival, Sebastopol Community Cultural Center, Sebastopol.
APRIL
15-20 ā CBA Spring Campout (& California State Old Time Fiddle Association Open Fiddle & Picking Contest), Lodi Grape Festival Fairgrounds, Lodi.
24-27 ā Merlefest, Wilkes Community College, Wilkesboro, NC.
25-28 ā Walker Creek Music Camp, Walker Creek Ranch, Petaluma. (NCBS welcomed)
26 — Pickin’ On The Polk Festival, Polk Street @ Broadway, San Francisco. FREE.
Happy New Year From The Northern California Bluegrass Society!
Happy New Year from your friends in the Northern California Bluegrass Society!
2025 NCBS Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival Set For August 7-10
The 2025 Northern California Bluegrass Society Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival will be held Thursday-Sunday August 7-10Ā at the San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos.
Main Stage Band Applications are DUE byĀ December 31, 2024.
Workshop Teacher Applications are DUE by March 30, 2025.Ā
2025 GOF Workshop Teacher Applications Are Now Open — Due March 30
The Workshop Teacher Application for the 2025 Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival is available on this website. Applications are due on March 30, 2025.Ā The festival runs August 7-10, with workshops held on Friday & Saturday, August 8 & 9.Ā The GOF is a benefit for the Northern California Bluegrass Society and will be held at the San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos.
Three Day Reminder: 2024 Donations To The Society Must Be Made By December 31
Three Day Reminder: The Northern California Bluegrass SocietyĀ is a California Not-For-ProfitĀ CorporationĀ withĀ Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3)Ā status that is also known as theĀ Santa Cruz Bluegrass Society.Ā The Society supports area bluegrass music.
NCBS/SCBS will accept tax-advantaged donations for the year 2024 through December 31. The NCBS/SCBS Tax ID No.Ā isĀ 94-2907716.
Mail-In Donations:Ā NCBS/SCBS, PO Box 390846, Mountain View, CA 94039-0846.
Four Day Reminder: Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival Band Applications Are Due December 31
Four Day Reminder: The Deadline for Main Stage Band Applications for the August 7-10, 2025 NCBS Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival is DECEMBER 31, 2024.
NCBS/SCBS Is A 501(c)(3) Non-Profit Organization
The Northern California Bluegrass SocietyĀ is a California Not-For-ProfitĀ CorporationĀ withĀ Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3)Ā status that is also known as theĀ Santa Cruz Bluegrass Society.Ā
The Society supports local bluegrass music. Ā
NCBS/SCBS will accept tax-advantaged donations for the year 2024 through December 31. The NCBS/SCBS Tax ID No.Ā isĀ 94-2907716.
Mail-In Donations:Ā NCBS/SCBS, PO Box 390846, Mountain View, CA 94039-0846.
Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival Number 31 Coming August 7-10 2025
The 31st AnnualĀ NCBS Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival will be held Thursday-Sunday August 7-10, 2025 at the San Benito County Historical Park in Tres Pinos.
Main Stage Band Applications are DUE byĀ December 31, 2024.
Workshop Teacher Applications are DUE by March 30, 2025.Ā