10 Places to See Bluegrass Festivals in California
You wouldn’t think that a place so far from Kentucky’s bluegrass roots would excel in banjo, fiddle, mandolin and guitar music, but it turns out that California has some of the biggest and best bluegrass festivals in the nation! Pictured is the largest bluegrass jam in the world – Huck Finn Jubilee on Father’s Day Weekend.
Here are 10 places to see bluegrass festivals in California:
1. ONTARIO: Huck Finn Jubilee – largest Bluegrass jam in the world! Father’s Day Weekend in Ontario
2. TEMECULA: Temecula Bluegrass Festival. It’s FREE, FREE, FREE. Unbelievable, but true.
3. BLYTHE: Blythe Bluegrass Festival launches the year with great music in the desert.
4. CLOVERDALE: The annual Cloverdale Fiddle Festival in wine country, double the fun!
5. GRASS VALLEY: Grass Valley Bluegrass Festival on Father’s Day Weekend. Why do you think they call it “Grass” Valley?
6. SAN FRANCISCO: Hardly Strictly Bluegrass in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park is FREE.
7. AGOURA HILLS: Topanga Fiddle, Banjo Contest and Folk Festival
8. PLYMOUTH: Bluegrassin’ in the Foothills in Plymouth each September
9. VISTA: San Diego Bluegrass Festival in August
10. SUSANVILLE Bluegrass Festival at Lassen County Fairgrounds
