Conduct your evening out at the Bakersfield Symphony Orchestra. Enjoy listening to the sweeping sounds of the professional 80 member orchestra under the direction of Maestro John Farrer, as it performs classical music masterpieces written by the musical greats. Productions have included Beethoven's Overture to Egmont, Brahms Symphony No. 4 and Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker.
Airplane aficionados fly high at the Minter Field Air Museum. The premier high-flying museum boasts the honorable distinction as the official home base for many restoration companies that specialize in warbirds and antiques. Visitors can see WWII aircrafts, including Stearmans, Ryans, Stinsons, North American AT-6's, and a P-15 Mustang.
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!