Becoming a sponsor of Summergrass offers an opportunity to be visible to our 3500 + festival attendees, and helps us produce this fun, local, family-oriented, quality music event in San Diego’s North County. Sponsor contributions are tax-deductible, to the extent they exceed the value of complimentary tickets received in return. All the organizations that produce Summergrass are 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations.

Specific Sponsorship Opportunities: With any of these options, we provide complimentary festival tickets, plus sponsorship recognition in several ways:  in our program, on our web site, in announcements from our stage, in banners or other signage on display at the festival.  

$3,500 Kids Camp Presenting Sponsor - 8 three-day festival tickets, 4 Kids Camp passes, full page program ad, prominent web site listing, MC shoutout during live show.

$2,500 Adult Bootcamp Presenting Sponsor - 6 three-day festival tickets, 2 Adult Boot Camp passes, half page program ad, prominent website listing, MC shoutout

$2,000 Made in the Shade Sponsor - 6 three-day festival tickets, half page program ad, banner signage throughout shade tent (a popular place in the summer!), MC shoutout

$1,000 Backstage Sponsor - 4 three-day festival tickets, program listing, banner signage throughout backstage area, photo opp with artists.

$500 Workshop Sponsor - 2 three-day festival tickets, program listing, signage at sponsored workshop including Sid Lewis' ever-popular and highly entertaining Jam!

Additional Sponsorship Opportunities: We’ve listed a variety of sponsorship options, but would be delighted to talk with you to set up a custom sponsorship. Please call us to discuss other options.

Summergrass is produced by two non-profit organizations, the San Diego Bluegrass Society (SDBS) and the San Diego North County Bluegrass and Folk Club (NCBFC), and is held on the grounds of the Antique Gas and Steam Engine Museum (AGSEM) which is also a non-profit organization.
 

We welcome your tax deductable donation to any of these organizations or directly to Summergrass. In addition to direct donations, Summergrass offers a variety of sponsorship opportunities--please contact Festival Chair Mike Tatar at festivalchair@summergrass.net, or Yvonne Tatar at ytatar@cox.net and they will be happy to go over the options with you, or to craft something unique to meet your needs.

All funds raised by Summergrass are applied to the non-profit purposes of the San Diego Bluegrass Society, the San Diego North County Bluegrass and Folk Club, and of the Antique Gas and Steam Engine Museum. We can't run the non-profit programs we do without support, and we sure do appreciate your help and support, in any amount, large or small!

Summergrass appreciates your support and would like to work with you!!

For additional information or questions on sponsoring, or donating, please contact us. Event Chair:

  • Mike Tatar, Sr. at 858-679-1225 or festivalchair@summergrass.net

  • Publicity: Yvonne Tatar 858-679-1225 or publicity@summergrass.net

  • General Festival Information: (858) 679-4854 or www.summergrass.net

If you would like to know more about what these three organizations do with the funds they raise, visit their web sites or send Yvonne an email--they'll be glad to provide you with more information.