Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival
Presented by the Northern California Bluegrass Society
The 32nd AnnualĀ Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival 2026Ā will be heldĀ August 6-9th, 2026.
The festival takes place on theĀ second weekend in AugustĀ at San Benito County Historical Park, just south of Hollister.Ā There is a tree-filled, shady campground for tent camping and a spacious meadow for RVs. The weather in August is typically comfortably warm during the day, with nights that range from mild to cold.Ā The GOF is kid friendly, with a Kids on Stage program for budding bluegrass musicians and a wonderful volunteer-staffed crafts and activities corral next to the audience area.
Our largest event, the Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival, “GOF”, has been held each summer since 1994. It features three wonderful days of California bands on the main stage, as well as hot campground pickers on the side stage between main acts. The GOF is legendary among festival fans for both the quality and quantity of campground jamming.
Advanced ticket sales has ended.Ā There are plenty of tickets at the gate!
Tickets can be paid for by cash, check or credit/debit card.
Camping is included with all multi-day tickets; no reservations are required.
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The festival is completely free for children age 12 or under!
*The festival is free for children ages 13-17 with pre-festival registration to our “Kids Camp”
Thursday night pre-festival camping: $15 (per adult)
RV hookups are not available except for limited electrical for medical needs.
Campers with dogs are welcome in our special dog camping area š¶
(We don’t allow dogs in the main audience area, but we do have a large shaded area behind the main audience where pet owners and pets can watch the show together!)
Main Stage Lineup 2026
Bay Area Special
Bean Creek
Bluegrass Holiday
Brianna Mai Colliard and the Desert Marigolds
Brookdale Bluegrass Band
Bubba Pickens Band
Cantara Loop
Dark Hollow
Deep Thicket Dwellers
Honey Buckets
Hoss Farm
Marin County Breakdown
Mission Blue
Red Dog Ash
Redwood Flat
Riley Hill and Brand New Still
Sweet Sally
The Corn Likkers
The Kings River Boys
The New Acoustic Collective
The Rounder Circle
The West Coast Ramblers
Thursday
Aug 6th, 2026
8:00pm ā Sonia Shell and Jim Lewin Band (The Lantern Stage)
Friday
Aug 7th, 2026
3PM – Cantara Loop
4PM – Bluegrass Holiday
5PM – Bay Area Special
7PM – The Kings River Boys
8PM – Honey Buckets
9PM – Red Dog Ash
Saturday
Aug 8th, 2026
10AM – The Corn Likkers
11PM – Brianna Mai Colliard and the Desert Marigolds
12PM – Riley Hill and Brand New Still
2PM – Dark Hollow
3PM – Mission Blue
4PM – The New Acoustic Collective
5PM – Bubba Pickens Band
7PM – The Rounder Circle
8PM – Deep Thicket Dwellers
9PM – Bean Creek
Saturday Night Dance (10PM)
Brookdale Bluegrass Band
Hoss Farm
Sunday
Aug 9th, 2026
10AM – Marin County Breakdown
11AM – Kids on Bluegrass
12PM – Sweet Sally
1PM – Redwood Flat
2PM – The West Coast Ramblers