SACRAMENTO AREA BLUEGRASS & DANCE EVENTS
11/29 - 1/26
🎵 SHOWS & CONCERTS
★The Brothers Comatose
Date: 11/29/2024
Venue: Harlow's, Sacramento
Spontaneous square dancing has been known to erupt. Why would you miss this? That would be silly? Special recommendation.
The Town Howlers /Magpie Duo
Date: 12/6/2024
Venue: The Side Door, Sacramento
The Town Howlers are a traditional bluegrass band that pays homage to the genre's golden era drawing inspiration from legendary icons such as Bill Monroe The Stanley Brothers Vern Williams and Jimmy Martin.
Tony Furtado with Luke Price
Date: 12/11/2024
Venue: The Side Door, Sacramento
Multi-instrumentalist Tony Furtado (banjo cello-banjo slide guitar baritone ukulele) with fiddler Luke Price. Americana roots music with virtuoso playing.
NCBS 20th Annual Holiday Hootenanny
Date: 12/12/2024
Venue: Devil's Canyon Brewing Company, San Carlos
FREE bluegrass event. The Stoney Mountain Ramblers will be the host band. A fun and enduring Bay Area bluegrass tradition!
Info: https://www.scbs.org/
A John Prine Christmas with Jenner Fox Band
Date: 12/18/2024
Venue: Harlow's, Sacramento
Do you like John Prine? Do you like Christmas? Then this is for you.
★The Brothers Comatose NYE
Date: 12/31/2024
Venue: The Center for the Arts, Grass Valley
Roots-infused bluegrass band with high-energy performances. Pre-party 7pm Doors 8pm Show 9pm. $37-67.
NYE 2025 with Broken Compass Bluegrass
Date: 12/31/2024
Venue: SacYard Community Tap House, Sacramento
New Year's Eve party with Broken Compass Bluegrass.
Special Consensus
Date: 1/9/2025
Venue: The Side Door, Sacramento
Grammy-nominated bluegrass band celebrating 50 years bringing their vibrant sound and new album Been All Around This World.
🎪 FESTIVALS
★The Great 48 Jam
Date: 1/15-18/2025
Venue: Bakersfield Marriott Convention Center, Bakersfield
Four-day bluegrass jamming event with 24/7 jamming workshops open mic sessions and concerts. FREE admission. Features AJ Lee & Blue Summit concert on Saturday.
💃 DANCES
Sacramento Contra Dance
Date: 12/14/2024
Venue: Coloma Community Center, Sacramento
Contra dance at 7:00-10:00pm with newcomer orientation at 6:30pm. Live music and calling. $15 adults; $10 students; $5 under 18; $30 family max.
Sacramento Contra Dance
Date: 12/28/2024
Venue: Coloma Community Center, Sacramento
Contra dance at 7:00-10:00pm with newcomer orientation at 6:30pm. Live music and calling. $15 adults; $10 students; $5 under 18; $30 family max.
Sacramento Contra Dance
Date: 1/11/2025
Venue: Coloma Community Center, Sacramento
Contra dance at 7:00-10:00pm with newcomer orientation at 6:30pm. Erik Hoffman calling Wild Goose Chase playing. $15 adults; $10 students; $5 under 18; $30 family max.
Sacramento Contra Dance
Date: 1/25/2025
Venue: Coloma Community Center, Sacramento
Contra dance at 7:00-10:00pm with newcomer orientation at 6:30pm. Mark Goodwin calling The Seeds playing. $15 adults; $10 students; $5 under 18; $30 family max.
★Great Dickens Christmas Fair
Date: Weekends 11/23-12/22
Venue: Cow Palace, Daly City
Victorian London immersive experience with dance halls pubs and theaters. Hundreds of costumed characters live music and dancing. Saturdays and Sundays plus Friday 11/29. 10am-6pm. $45 adults.
Info: https://dickensfair.com/
Sacramento English Country Dance
Date: 1st & 3rd Sundays 2-5pm
Venue: Masonic Lodge / YLI Hall, Roseville & Sacramento
English Country Dance with live music. 1st Sundays at Masonic Lodge (235 Vernon St Roseville) 3rd Sundays at YLI Hall (1400 27th St Sacramento). Free intro class at 1:30pm. $15 adults; $10 students; $5 under 18; $30 family max.
Sacramento Contra Dance
Date: 2nd & 4th Saturdays 7-10pm
Venue: Coloma Community Center, Sacramento
Regular contra dances with live music and calling. Newcomer orientation at 6:30pm. $15 adults; $10 students; $5 under 18; $30 family max.
📚 CLASSES & WORKSHOPS
Let's Jam Bluegrass - Student Jam @ Watermelon Music
Date: Every Tuesday 7-9pm
Venue: Watermelon Music, Davis
A drop-in jam class for people who want to learn how to play in bluegrass and old time jams.
Info: https://letsjambg.com
🎸 JAM SESSIONS
Martinez Bluegrass Jam
Date: Sundays 11am
Venue: Market & Main (upstairs), Martinez
Regular bluegrass jam session.
Lucky Horseshoe Performance Jam
Date: Sundays 4pm
Venue: The Lucky Horseshoe, San Francisco
Intermediate-level performance bluegrass jam (on stage playing into a mic). Must be able to lead a vocal or instrumental song. Ages 21+.
East Bay Bluegrassers Jam
Date: Wednesdays
Venue: Music Works, El Cerrito
Free bluegrass jam. All ages and skill levels welcome. Guitar mandolin banjo bass violin and other bluegrass instruments.
Napa Bluegrass Jam
Date: Tuesdays 7-9pm
Venue: Meadows of Napa, Napa
Friendly bluegrass jam hosted by Vern Flock at the Meadows of Napa retirement home.
Two Rivers - Old Time Jam
Date: Every Sunday 6-8pm
Venue: Two Rivers Cider, Sacramento
Old Time jam at Two Rivers Cider in Sacramento. High activity as of 10/12/25. All ages welcome.
Uncle Sonny's - Bluegrass Jam
Date: Every Wednesday 6-8pm
Venue: Uncle Sonny's, Colfax
Bluegrass jam at Uncle Sonny's in Colfax. High activity as of 10/12/25. Ages 21+.
Third Friday Irish Session
Date: Third Friday 7-9pm
Venue: The Fox and Goose, Sacramento
Mostly Irish session at Fox and Goose.
North Bay Old Time Music Sessions
Date: 1st Sundays 3-5pm
Venue: Church of the Oaks, Cotati
Old time music jam session.
Sebastopol Bluegrass Jam
Date: 3rd Sundays 2:30pm
Venue: Sebastopol Center For the Arts, Sebastopol
Bluegrass jam for various skill levels.