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We strive to offer events, classes, entertainment, and learning for all types of interests and ages here at the Kern County Museum. We are constantly adding new events to our calendar, so please check back often.
For more information call 661-437-3330.
*We are closed until further notice due to the Covid-19 crisis.*
Lecture Series: Zion Missionary Baptist Church- A Legacy of Faith
Wednesday, Sept. 16th
6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Please join us as Pamela Smith speaks about their long-standing legacy in the Bakersfield area and the impact they have had on the community!
Fall Village Flea
Sunday, Oct. 4th
8 am-4 pm
Village Flea is a family-friendly marketplace at the Kern County Museum and will feature amazing vendors of antiques, collectibles, vintage clothing, art, vintage home furnishings, AND local artisan goods. There will also be local musicians, yummy food, and snacks. Fun times, for all ages!
Admission is $5
Free for 10 years and under
More info HERE
Lecture Series: History of Kern County through Postcards
Wednesday, Oct. 10th
6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Admission:
Lecture Series: Haunted Places in Kern County
Wednesday, Oct. 21st
6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
So many ghost stories surround this valley- come help us sort fact from fiction!
Safe Halloween
Fri., Oct. 30th & Sat., Oct. 31st
5 pm-9 pm
Safe Halloween is the place to be for all trick-or-treaters and their parents. Visit more than 50 candy stations are open along with food, music, dancing, bouncy houses, and family entertainment in beautiful Pioneer Village.
Join us for a safe and fun Halloween evening!
$5 per adults
$10 per child
Free for children ages 1-4
Food additional price
More info HERE
Lecture Series: A View From Ridge Route
Wednesday, Nov. 4th
6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
With a lifetime of research (and a few books) behind her, she will be at the Kern County Museum to show us what it’s all about!
Admission:
Day in the Wild West
Saturday, Nov. 14th
Time TBD
Welcome to the Wild West!
Spend a day with us we go back in the time of the myth-making cowboys, bandits, gold miners, bank robbers, and all thing folklore of the California Frontier.
This event is family-friendly and action-packed! More details to come.
Lecture Series: Government Camps and Public Buildings: The New Deal Landscape of the Southern San Joaquin Valley, 1933-1942
Wednesday, Nov. 18th
6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Presented by Douglas Dodd.
Admission:
Lecture Series: The Kern Brothers- A Western Destiny
Wednesday, Dec. 2nd
6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Presented by The Kern County Museum’s Executive Director, Mike McCoy.
Admission: