The European World of Bluegrass (EWOB Netherland) is an annual three-day event which was initially held in 1998 in the town of Lichtenvoorde, Netherlands, and is now being held annually in the town of Voorthuizen, Netherlands. This festival is held in May or June, during the “Ascension day”, Christian religious holiday. The festival normally begins on a Thursday and ends the following Saturday night. Every year musicians from countries in Europe and around the world travel to meet and perform. During the festival about 50 bands or 200 musicians perform. Every year the EWOB attracts 500 to 600 visitors. Format of the festival / Design During the bluegrass festival there are stage performances that take place in the public room of the building 't Trefpunt. The best bluegrass bands from Europe participate in a battle to win the European bluegrass band award. The musicians from the festival vote to determine who is the winner. The public also vote to determine who gave the best performance. Parallel to the festival, workshops dealing with bluegrass are performed by renowned European and / or American bluegrass musicians. There are also activities and workshops for children of all ages as EWOB strives to be a family oriented bluegrass event as well. Near the location is a campsite which can be used. The camping itself is located on a sports field adjacent to the main bluegrass festival and is equipped with good sanitary facilities, with hot running water for showering and free parking. EWOB supplies its attendees with around the clock first aid volunteers, security and a transportation system to and from the festival. History In the year 1995 a group of people throughout Europe, started a network called European Bluegrass Network (EBN). The task of this network was and is to coordinate activities across the Bluegrass State borders. Pretty soon it became clear that a European bluegrass festival was needed. In line with the wishes of EBN in the Netherlands a group of volunteers who then resurrected in 1998 organized the first festival. EBN then developed further so that in 2001 became an association with statutes, a board and paying members. Thus, the European Bluegrass Music Association (EBMA) was born. European World of Bluegrass was organized by members of the board of EBMA and the festival in the Netherlands, EWOB festival was conducted under the umbrella of EBMA up to 2010. In 2011, the