September 30-October 2 – Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, Hellman Hollow, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco. September 27 October 1 – IBMA World Of Bluegrass, Raleigh Convention Center, Raleigh, NC. Join your friends who are Northern California Bluegrass Society Members and catch some festival fun! Jerry Garcia Amphitheatre, San Francisco The CBA Fall Campout wil be held in Lodi.

There are many other great festivals and campouts to enjoy, including a new bluegrass festival at Prusch Farm Park in San Jose with many familiar faces.

Meanwhile, many Northern California bluegrass bands and fans will head for Raleigh, NC for the international bluegrass convention and music party - the International Bluegrass Music Association’s World Of Bluegrass. The outdoor bluegrass festival season in Northern California ends next month, but some of the year’s best are in October, including the world’s largest bluegrass festival - Hardly Strictly Bluegrass in San Francisco. (NCBS-welcomed)īangers & Grass, Kensington Circus Pub, Kensington.īlue & Lonesome, Willowbrook Ale House, Petaluma. Still Searchin’, Summit House, Los Gatos. Trail Rides Band, Phil’s Fish Market, Moss Landing.

IBMA World Of Bluegrass, Raleigh Convention Center, Raleigh, NC. Iris Dement, Freight & Salvage, Berkeley. Glad To Be Here, Phil’s Fish Market, San Jose. The Earl Brothers, Amnesia, San Francisco.Ĭourthouse Ramblers, Phil’s Fish Market, Moss Landing. Glad To Be Here, Farm Harvest Festival, UC-Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz. Enjoy!īernal Hillbillies, The Lucky Horseshoe, San Francisco. Here are some selected shows coming up for the end of September.

Other coverage of suggested bluegrass events is being published during the month. Due to software upgrade work on the NCBS website several weeks ago, there was no monthly highlights article for September.

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