(mostly) West Coast Festival List
Jan. (second weekend): PORTLAND OLD TIME MUSIC GATHERING - Portland, OR
http://bubbaguitar.com/gathering/
Jan. (third weekend): BLYTHE BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL - Colorado River Fairgrounds, Blythe
http://www.blythebluegrass.com/
Jan. (fourth Saturday): BLUEGRASS ON BROADWAY - Redwood City
http://www.scbs.org/events/bob/
Feb. (fourth weekend): WINTERGRASS - Bellevue, WA
http://wintergrass.com/
March (first weekend): BLUEGRASS ON THE BEACH - Lake Havasu City, AZ
http://bluegrassonthebeach.com/
March (first Saturday): CLOVERDALE FIDDLE FESTIVAL
http://www.cloverdalefiddles.com/
April (first weekend): BERKELEY BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley
https://www.thefreight.org/berkeley-bluegrass-festival/
May (first Saturday): SANTA CRUZ BLUEGRASS FAIR - San Lorenzo Park, Santa Cruz
http://www.scbs.org/events/scbgfair/
May (second weekend): PARKFIELD BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL - V6 Ranch, Parkfield
https://parkfieldbluegrass.org/
May (third weekend): LOS ANGELES OLD TIME MUSIC SOCIAL
http://losangelesoldtimesocial.com/
May (third Sunday): TOPANGA BANJO-FIDDLE CONTEST & FOLK FESTIVAL - Paramount Ranch, Agoura Hills
http://www.topangabanjofiddle.org/
May (third weekend): BLUEGRASS FROM THE FOREST - Shelton, WA
http://bluegrassfromtheforest.com/
May (Memorial Day weekend): STRAWBERRY SPRING MUSIC FESTIVAL - Nevada County Fairgrounds, Grass Valley
http://strawberrymusic.com/
June (second Saturday): SAN FRANCISCO FREE FOLK FESTIVAL - Everett Middle School, SF
http://sffolkfest.org/multisite/2018/
June (third weekend): FATHER'S DAY FESTIVAL - Nevada County Fairgrounds, Grass Valley
http://fathersdayfestival.com/
June (third weekend): LIVE OAK MUSIC FESTIVAL - Live Oak Camp, Santa Barbara
https://www.liveoakfest.org/
June (third weekend): WENATCHEE RIVER BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL
http://www.cashmerecoffeehouse.com/wrbfest.htm
June (fourth weekend): SUSANVILLE BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL - Lassen County Fairgrounds, Susanville
http://lassencountyfair.org/interim-events/bluegrass-festival
June (final weekend): KATE WOLF MUSIC FESTIVAL - Black Oak Ranch, Laytonville
http://katewolfmusicfestival.com/
July (third weekend): DARRINGTON BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL - Darrington, WA
http://www.darringtonbluegrass.com/
July (fourth weekend): GORGE GRASS - Stevenson, WA
http://new.columbiagorgebluegrass.net/
Aug. (second weekend): GOOD OLD FASHIONED BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL - San Benito County Historical Park, Tres Piños
http://www.scbs.org/events/gof/
Aug. (second weekend): BLUE WATERS BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL - Medical Lake, WA
http://www.bluewatersbluegrass.org/
Aug. 7-9: MOUNT ST. HELEN'S BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL - Toldeo, WA
https://washingtonbluegrassassociation.org/
Aug. (third weekend): SUMMERGRASS SAN DIEGO - Antique Gas & Steam Engine Museum, Vista
http://www.summergrass.net/
Aug. (third weekend): BOWERS MANDION BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL - Washoe Valley, NV
http://nnba.org/bowers-mansion.html
Aug./Sept. (Labor Day Weekend): STRAWBERRY FALL MUSIC FESTIVAL - (?) Westside, Tuolumne
http://strawberrymusic.com/
Aug./Sept. (Labor Day Weekend): NORTH CASCADES BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL – near Bellingham, WA
https://ncbf.fun/
Aug./Sept. (Labor Day Weekend): PLUMAS HOMEGROWN AMERICANA FESTIVAL
https://www.plumasamericana.com/
Sept. (third or fourth weekend): BERKELEY OLD TIME MUSIC CONVENTION - Berkeley
http://www.berkeleyoldtimemusic.org/
Sept. (third or fourth week): IBMA (World Of Bluegrass, Bluegrass Ramble, Wide Open Bluegrass) - Raleigh, NC
https://ibma.org/
Sept. (fourth weekend): HUCK FINN JUBILEE - Ontario, CA
https://www.huckfinn.com/index
Oct. (first weekend): HARDLY STRICTLY BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL - SF
http://www.strictlybluegrass.com/
Oct. (second weekend): SANTA BARBARA OLD TIME FIDDLERS FESTIVAL - Rancho La Patera & Stow House, Goleta
http://fiddlersfestival.org/
Jan. (second weekend): PORTLAND OLD TIME MUSIC GATHERING - Portland, OR
http://bubbaguitar.com/gathering/
Jan. (third weekend): BLYTHE BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL - Colorado River Fairgrounds, Blythe
http://www.blythebluegrass.com/
Jan. (fourth Saturday): BLUEGRASS ON BROADWAY - Redwood City
http://www.scbs.org/events/bob/
Feb. (fourth weekend): WINTERGRASS - Bellevue, WA
http://wintergrass.com/
March (first weekend): BLUEGRASS ON THE BEACH - Lake Havasu City, AZ
http://bluegrassonthebeach.com/
March (first Saturday): CLOVERDALE FIDDLE FESTIVAL
http://www.cloverdalefiddles.com/
April (first weekend): BERKELEY BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley
https://www.thefreight.org/berkeley-bluegrass-festival/
May (first Saturday): SANTA CRUZ BLUEGRASS FAIR - San Lorenzo Park, Santa Cruz
http://www.scbs.org/events/scbgfair/
May (second weekend): PARKFIELD BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL - V6 Ranch, Parkfield
https://parkfieldbluegrass.org/
May (third weekend): LOS ANGELES OLD TIME MUSIC SOCIAL
http://losangelesoldtimesocial.com/
May (third Sunday): TOPANGA BANJO-FIDDLE CONTEST & FOLK FESTIVAL - Paramount Ranch, Agoura Hills
http://www.topangabanjofiddle.org/
May (third weekend): BLUEGRASS FROM THE FOREST - Shelton, WA
http://bluegrassfromtheforest.com/
May (Memorial Day weekend): STRAWBERRY SPRING MUSIC FESTIVAL - Nevada County Fairgrounds, Grass Valley
http://strawberrymusic.com/
June (second Saturday): SAN FRANCISCO FREE FOLK FESTIVAL - Everett Middle School, SF
http://sffolkfest.org/multisite/2018/
June (third weekend): FATHER'S DAY FESTIVAL - Nevada County Fairgrounds, Grass Valley
http://fathersdayfestival.com/
June (third weekend): LIVE OAK MUSIC FESTIVAL - Live Oak Camp, Santa Barbara
https://www.liveoakfest.org/
June (third weekend): WENATCHEE RIVER BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL
http://www.cashmerecoffeehouse.com/wrbfest.htm
June (fourth weekend): SUSANVILLE BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL - Lassen County Fairgrounds, Susanville
http://lassencountyfair.org/interim-events/bluegrass-festival
June (final weekend): KATE WOLF MUSIC FESTIVAL - Black Oak Ranch, Laytonville
http://katewolfmusicfestival.com/
July (third weekend): DARRINGTON BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL - Darrington, WA
http://www.darringtonbluegrass.com/
July (fourth weekend): GORGE GRASS - Stevenson, WA
http://new.columbiagorgebluegrass.net/
Aug. (second weekend): GOOD OLD FASHIONED BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL - San Benito County Historical Park, Tres Piños
http://www.scbs.org/events/gof/
Aug. (second weekend): BLUE WATERS BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL - Medical Lake, WA
http://www.bluewatersbluegrass.org/
Aug. 7-9: MOUNT ST. HELEN'S BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL - Toldeo, WA
https://washingtonbluegrassassociation.org/
Aug. (third weekend): SUMMERGRASS SAN DIEGO - Antique Gas & Steam Engine Museum, Vista
http://www.summergrass.net/
Aug. (third weekend): BOWERS MANDION BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL - Washoe Valley, NV
http://nnba.org/bowers-mansion.html
Aug./Sept. (Labor Day Weekend): STRAWBERRY FALL MUSIC FESTIVAL - (?) Westside, Tuolumne
http://strawberrymusic.com/
Aug./Sept. (Labor Day Weekend): NORTH CASCADES BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL – near Bellingham, WA
https://ncbf.fun/
Aug./Sept. (Labor Day Weekend): PLUMAS HOMEGROWN AMERICANA FESTIVAL
https://www.plumasamericana.com/
Sept. (third or fourth weekend): BERKELEY OLD TIME MUSIC CONVENTION - Berkeley
http://www.berkeleyoldtimemusic.org/
Sept. (third or fourth week): IBMA (World Of Bluegrass, Bluegrass Ramble, Wide Open Bluegrass) - Raleigh, NC
https://ibma.org/
Sept. (fourth weekend): HUCK FINN JUBILEE - Ontario, CA
https://www.huckfinn.com/index
Oct. (first weekend): HARDLY STRICTLY BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL - SF
http://www.strictlybluegrass.com/
Oct. (second weekend): SANTA BARBARA OLD TIME FIDDLERS FESTIVAL - Rancho La Patera & Stow House, Goleta
http://fiddlersfestival.org/