South State 48 Volume VI
November 5-8, 2026
South State 48 vol VI takes place in beautiful Carlsbad, CA from Thursday, November 5th – Sunday, November 8th, 2025. (24 hour jamming starts Friday.) Discounted hotel room reservations are now open to CBA members. If you’d like to stay at the host hotel, we strongly recommend you book your room ASAP. Although we’ve added many rooms, they typically sell out quickly! All night jamming rooms are “courtyard view” and if you’d like to be on the quiet-after-10 pm side , choose “Pool View”. To get the group rate you must use the link below to reserve your room:
Book your group rate for California Bluegrass Association
Do not contact the hotel. They cannot make reservations at our group rate and cannot make any specific room assignments.
This is a jamming event! Tune up your guitar, rosin up that fiddle bow and get ready to pick 24/7. You can play music in the beautiful tree-filled courtyard all day and all night. As usual, there will be free workshops, curated jams, a band concert, and lots of fun surprises! When you get hungry (for something besides music), check out the Windmill Food Hall, conveniently located adjacent to the hotel. This food venue features a dozen different restaurants and a full bar.
Rooms must be reserved for at least two or more nights. No single day room bookings are available under the CBA discounted rate. Everyone is welcome to attend! However, you won’t get the steep room discounts or the 24/7 jamming rooms unless you are a current CBA member. CBA membership costs just $30 and you can join now in just minutes. Click HERE to join.
Remember, you don’t have to be a guest of the hotel to enjoy this free jamming event or any of the extras (workshops, open jams, contests, and more), but if you’d like to stay at the hotel – don’t hesitate!
