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Art buffs hang out at the Bakersfield Museum of Art to appreciate permanent collections from renowned regional artists, and view rare traveling exhibits such as Lethal Beauty; Samurai Weapons and Armor, displaying the compelling duality of deadly weaponry forged with artistic beauty. Release your inner artist by signing up for one of the museum's art classes or workshops.

Jazz it up at the Bakersfield Jazz Festival. Join festival goers for a two-day celebration featuring popular jazz bands like the FATDADDY Blues Band and the Pete Escovedo Latin Jazz Orchestra. The line up is spread between the Jazz Coffeehouse series, Jazz Jam concerts, and Jazz Ensemble concerts. . Join festival goers for a two-day celebration featuring popular jazz bands like the FATDADDY Blues Band and the Pete Escovedo Latin Jazz Orchestra. The line up is spread between the Jazz Coffeehouse series, Jazz Jam concerts, and Jazz Ensemble concerts.

Calm your wild interest at the California Living Museum, known by locals as CALM, the state's premier native zoo and garden. Discover a wild kingdom adventure teeming with animals, plants, fossils, artifacts, and attractions ready to capture a wild amount of respect for all living things through education, recreation, and conservation.

Discover tranquility at the Central Park at Mill Creek in Bakersfield. Spend a day in the park, surrounded by trees and three million pounds of boulders from the Kern River. The park features stamp concrete walkways, lined with turn-of-the-century themed fixtures, and a covered pedestrian bridge crossing over a babbling brook.