Walk on water at the Annual Kern County Fair in Bakersfield. Check out the Eurobobbies attraction, where you climb into a 6-foot inflatable sphere and try to stand up, walk, and run on water. Festival goers gather for 12 fun-filled days of attractions, shows, concerts, exhibits, great food and more!
Discover a community treasure at The Fox Theater. Enter a historic 1930s theater restored to its former glory, considered to be the crown jewel of performing arts and entertainment in downtown Bakersfield. Enjoy a performing arts stage and state-of-the-art movie theater that's featured performances by artists like Billy Idol, productions of The Rocky Horror Picture Show, and the Dos Equis Comedy Hour.
Sharktooth Hill is famous for million year-old fossils, and many of them are on display at the Buena Vista Museum in Bakersfield. The highlight of the collection is a five star skeletal fossil that is the 10,000,000-year-old ancestor of today's flipper-footed marine mammal friends, the seal, sea lions, and walruses.
"Grown RIPE Here" & "U-Pick your own" are key ingredients at the Murray Family Farms Station. Visitors find these two options helpful when strolling through 1,000,000 pounds of fruits and vegetables on 360 acres, with 43 acres of roadside gardens offering you tons of fun, flavor, and value!