The SWFBA hosts Monthly Jam/Fests meetings with open bluegrass music jams all weekend and a mini-fest/concert on our weekend Saturdays from 1-4:30PM. All events are open to the public and SWFBA Family memberships are always available! Camping will be in the 'W' section, since many of the long term campers have left the park.

Events are held at Ramblers Rest Campground in Venice, Florida. For SWFBA Information: Call Herb Washburn, 941-743-8138. For camping information: Call Ramblers Rest at 941-493-4354 or 800-576-8565.

Our next Jam/Fest is February 12-14, 2010.

Bluegrass Show - February 13, 2010 - 1:00 to 4:30 p.m. Saturday - The show will be held in McDonald Hall at the front of the RV park. Chairs are provided. Admission is $6 each or free with family membership ($25/year/family). We consider a family to be everyone who is related and living in the same household. No guests can be included in the family membership. Parking is located in front of the building. Scheduled to Appear: TBA

Camping: SWFBA members get a special rate at the Ramblers Rest. The SWFBA membership card can be used to verify membership and we will provide them with a list of our members to use if the card isn't available. Campsites can be reserved in advance with payment and can be canceled 3 days before the event. Check-in time is after 2:00 p.m. on Friday and checkout time is 11:00 a.m. on Sunday. Dry campers (including tents) must use one of the regular campsites and pay the full hookup fee. Tent campers who are in the family can set up on a rented campsite without charge. All campsites have a 30 amp electric hookup and water. All campsites except C section have sewer hookups. 50 amp hookups are available. The bluegrass sites will be located together as much as possible, depending on the campsite reservations of other park visitors, to be determined by the Ramblers Rest staff. Maps will be available at check-in time and staff will give directions if needed. Trash: Must be taken to the dumpster near the front entry. For camping information: Call Ramblers Rest at 941-493-4354 or 800-576-8565

Jam Sessions: Jam Sessions start Friday around 7 p.m. Jams can be held in the McDonald Hall Recreation Center, in the screened pavilion by the river, or around the campsites. There is a quiet time starting at midnight for jams held in the campsites. Please be considerate to your neighbors. They may not all be bluegrass fans. Jams can be held after midnight in the screened pavilion by the river or in McDonald Hall, located in the front of the park outside the gate.