Santa Cruz Bluegrass Fair

Our longest running event (since 1987), this FREE show is held the first Saturday of May on the Duck Pond Stage in San Lorenzo Park, in sunny downtown Santa Cruz. This is the world’s oldest celebration of May — International Bluegrass Music Month.

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24th Santa Cruz Bluegrass Fair This Saturday, May 1 — FREE

31720103135105pmThe 24th Annual Santa Cruz Bluegrass Fair is set for this Saturday, May 1, Noon-5:00pm.
mayfair_101The FREE fair will be held at the Duck Pond Stage in San Lorenzo Park, next to the courthouse in downtown Santa Cruz. The line-up: Harmony Grits, Faux Renwah, Mountain Drive, Down Beets, Family Hogwash. NEW THIS YEAR: Bluegrass Fair T-shirts! (We will have both men’s  &  women’s sizes.) Get ‘em while they’re hot!

Presented by the Northern California Bluegrass Society/Santa Cruz Bluegrass Society.


Harmony Grits Play This Saturday, May 1 At FREE Santa Cruz Bluegrass Fair

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Santa Cruz Bluegrass Fair

Santa Cruz Bluegrass Fair

The Harmony Grits will join Faux Renwah, Mountain Drive, The Down Beets, and Family Hogwash at the FREE Santa Cruz Bluegrass Fair on Saturday, May 1, 2010, Noon-5:00pm at the Duck Pond Stage, San Lorenzo Park, next to the Santa Cruz County Courthouse.

The Northern California Bluegrass Society/Santa Cruz Bluegrass Society has presented this annual rite of spring in Santa Cruz since 1987. Bring a blanket and your friends!31720103135105pm

The Fair is the world’s oldest official celebration of the month of  “May — International Bluegrass Month!”

Down Beets Return To The Santa Cruz Bluegrass Fair On May 1

Santa Cruz Bluegrass Fair

Santa Cruz Bluegrass Fair

The NCBS/SCBS Santa Cruz Bluegrass Fair welcomes the return of the Down Beets of Santa Cruz on Saturday, May 1, Noon-5:00pm at the Duck Pond Stage in San Lorenzo Park, next to the Santa Cruz County Courthouse. The FREE show will feature 5 bands on a relaxed Santa Cruz spring afternoon. Food and drink will be available. The raffle prizes include tickets to many upcoming festivals. The fair, founded in 1987, is the world’s oldest celebration of “May — Bluegrass Month” and is the official kick-off for the 2010 summer bluegrass season. Here the  Down Beets perform “Seeds Of The Pine” at last year’s Bluegrass Fair on YouTube.

FREE Santa Cruz Bluegrass Fair Set For Saturday, May 1

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The Twenty-Fourth Annual Santa Cruz Bluegrass Fair is a relaxed Santa Cruzin’ spring afternoon of bluegrass music in the park with your friends. Still FREE and still FUN after all these years. Your hardworking Society Bluegrass Fair volunteers will be there making it all happen, so say hello when you run into them.

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NCBS/SCBS Santa Cruz Bluegrass Fair Set For Saturday, May 1 At Duck Pond Stage

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The Santa Cruz Bluegrass Fair (”Since 1987″) will be held on Saturday, May 1, 2010, Noon-5:00pm at the Duck Pond Stage in San Lorenzo Park, next to the courthouse in downtown Santa Cruz. The FREE afternoon of bluegrass is the world’s oldest celebration of  “May — Bluegrass Month,” and is the longest-running event staged by the Northern California Bluegrass Society/Santa Cruz Bluegrass Society.

Bands: Harmony Grits, Mountain Drive, Family Hogwash, Down Beets, Faux Renwah.