Santa Cruz Bluegrass Fair
Our longest running event (since 1987), this FREE show is usually held the first Saturday of May at the Duck Pond Stage in San Lorenzo Park, in sunny downtown Santa Cruz. In 2011, it will be held on Saturday, May 21st.
Our longest running event (since 1987), this FREE show is usually held the first Saturday of May at the Duck Pond Stage in San Lorenzo Park, in sunny downtown Santa Cruz. In 2011, it will be held on Saturday, May 21st.
Here are the details for the Santa Cruz Bluegrass Fair on May 21, 2011. Make your plans to join us!
Date — Saturday May 21st
Event — Santa Cruz Bluegrass Fair, 25th annual
Location — Duck Pond Stage, San Lorenzo Park, Santa Cruz
Time — 12-5 PM
Presented by the Santa Cruz Bluegrass Society
Contact — Mike McKinley (831) 459-0908
FREE and open to the public.
The Santa Cruz Bluegrass Society is presenting the 25th annual Bluegrass Fair in San Lorenzo Park, May 21st from noon to five PM. Featured bands include: Harmony Grits, Windy Hill, Slide Road, Jimmy Chickenpants and The Down Beets. In addition there will be food vending and a raffle featuring tickets to California music festivals, and musical instruments. FREE.
The fair is the oldest event presented by the NCBS/SCBS and a beloved rite of spring for the local bluegrass community.
The 2011 Santa Cruz Bluegrass Fair will NOT be held on this weekend’s usual First Saturday of May due to a one-time date conflict. It will be held on the THIRD SATURDAY, May 21. Other than the date change, it will still be the same fun time. The Fair is FREE. Food and drink will be available, and an excellent raffle including tickets to the summer season’s many bluegrass festivals, is planned.
The band line-up for the Noon-5:00pm concert at the Duck Pond Stage in San Lorenzo Park, Santa Cruz is Harmony Grits, Slide Road, Jimmy Chickenpants, Windy Hill, and The Down Beets.
The Fair is the oldest outdoor public concert series in Santa Cruz and the longest-running event presented by the Santa Cruz Bluegrass Society (NCBS/SCBS).
The Santa Cruz Bluegrass Society has announced the band line-up for the Saturday, May 21, 2011 Santa Cruz Bluegrass Fair at the Duck Pond Stage in San Lorenzo Park, next to the courthouse in downtown Santa Cruz:
* Harmony Grits
* Slide Road
* Jimmy Chickenpants
* Windy Hill
* The Down Beets
The FREE Noon-5:00pm event is the oldest outdoor public concert series in Santa Cruz and the longest-running event presented by the NCBS/SCBS. Thanks to Mike McKinley & his hardworking crew for making it happen!
The 2011 Santa Cruz Bluegrass Fair will be held on the THIRD Saturday in May – May 21 – due to a schedule conflict with the usual first Saturday date. The Santa Cruz Bluegrass Society/Northern California Bluegrass Society has held the Fair each May since 1987. It is a FREE afternoon concert in the park with warm spring sun, warm spring fever, and warm spring bluegrass fun. Plan to join us at the Duck Pond Stage in San Lorenzo Park, next to the courthouse in downtown Santa Cruz.
The Santa Cruz Bluegrass Fair, usually the first Saturday in May, will be held on the THIRD SATURDAY, May 21, 2011, due to a schedule conflict. The oldest event (since 1987) staged by the Santa Cruz Bluegrass Society/Northern California Bluegrass Society is a FREE afternoon concert in the park, a treasured rite of spring, and a chance to jam with bluegrass friends. The band line-up will be out soon!