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Music

CSUB Concert Band & Symphonic Band

CSUB Music & Theatre (Eventbrite) · 7:30 PM

Free
Theater & dance

BCT Theatre Camp: Shake It Up With Shakespeare

Bakersfield Community Theatre · 2:00 PM

Sports

BC Rodeo

Kern County Fairgrounds · 4:00 PM

1 more date through Nov 15
Theater & dance

A Funny Fright In The Night

Bakersfield and Kern community calendar (KVPR) · 7:00 PM

Festivals & markets

Swap Meet

Kern County Fairgrounds · 5:30 AM

2 more dates through Nov 20
Music

BC Concert Band Concert

Edward Simonsen Performing Arts Center (Bakersfield College) · 7:00 PM

Event

KVPR Mixer: Kern County Edition

Stinson's Showroom · 5:30 PM

Free
Theater & dance

Dutchman

Edward Simonsen Black Box Theater · Through Nov 21

Music

Tribute Concert with 'In the Air Tonight'

Bakersfield and Kern community calendar (KVPR) · 7:00 PM

Music

CSUB Concert Band & Symphonic Band

CSUB Music & Theatre (Eventbrite) · 7:30 PM

Free
Music

Joanne Shaw Taylor in Concert

Bakersfield and Kern community calendar (KVPR) · 7:30 PM

From $50
Comedy

Slice of Comedy: Headliner Chris Cope

Bakersfield and Kern community calendar (KVPR) · 8:00 PM

Music

Firelight: A Celebration of Light and Love

Bakersfield and Kern community calendar (KVPR) · 5:00 PM

From $10
Festivals & markets

Harvest Moon Livestock Show

Kern County Fairgrounds · 7:00 PM

1 more date through Nov 22
Music

Leftover Crack, Human Issue

Temblor Brewing Company · 7:00 PM

Music

Friendsgiving

Bakersfield and Kern community calendar (KVPR) · 7:00 PM

Sports

LiUNA Local 220 Monster Truck Bash

Kevin Harvick's Kern Raceway · 7:00 PM

Music

BC Jazz Ensemble Fall Concert

Edward Simonsen Performing Arts Center (Bakersfield College) · 7:00 PM

Sports

Jason Leffler Memorial

Bakersfield Speedway at Kern Raceway · 5:00 PM

Free
Festivals & markets

CALM Zoo HolidayLights 2026–2027

CALM Zoo (California Living Museum) · Through Jan 2

Music

Applied Music Recital: Classical

Edward Simonsen Performing Arts Center (Bakersfield College) · 6:30 PM

Free1 more date through Dec 2
Music

BSO's Home for the Holidays

Mechanics Bank Theater · 6:30 PM

Event

Golden Future Senior Expo

Kern County Fairgrounds · 9:00 AM

Sports

Christmas Night of Destruction

Kevin Harvick's Kern Raceway · 7:00 PM

Music

THE FRIGHTS - YOU ARE GOING TO HATE THIS 10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY TOUR

Temblor Brewing Company · 8:00 PM

Theater & dance

Peter Pan: The Boy Who Hated Mothers

Bakersfield Community Theatre · 7:30 PM

Festivals & markets

Holiday Classic Livestock Show

Kern County Fairgrounds · 7:00 PM

1 more date through Dec 13
Music

HOUSE PARTY - A sweaty love-letter to the 2010s rager

Temblor Brewing Company · 9:00 PM

Theater & dance

The Little Match Girl: A Musical Fairy Tale

Bakersfield Community Theatre · 7:30 PM

Music

Scary Kids Scaring Kids, Secrets, Himalayas, Blade Trip

Temblor Brewing Company · 6:30 PM

Theater & dance

Programa Cinco!

The Empty Space · Through Jan 31

Theater & dance

A Chorus Line

The Empty Space · Through Mar 13

Theater & dance

Plumas Negras

Bakersfield Community Theatre · 7:30 PM

Music

GRIEVES - Out Cold Tour 5 with Horrorshow and Street Sweepers

Temblor Brewing Company · 8:00 PM

Theater & dance

As You Like It

CSUB Theatre (Doré Theatre) · 7:30 PM

From $7
Music

3 Days in Space

The Empty Space · Through Mar 21

Theater & dance

The Odd Couple

Bakersfield Community Theatre · 7:30 PM

Theater & dance

The Book of Will

The Empty Space · Through May 1

Theater & dance

Go, Dog. Go! / Ve Perro, ¡Ve!

CSUB Theatre (Doré Theatre) · 10:00 AM

Free
Comedy

Comedy Night with Joe Morley & Friends

The Empty Space · 7:00 PM

Theater & dance

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

Bakersfield Community Theatre · 7:30 PM

Theater & dance

Jurassic High the Musical (Staged Reading)

The Empty Space · 7:00 PM

1 more date through May 9
Theater & dance

Next to Normal

The Empty Space · Through Jun 19

Theater & dance

The Trail to Oregon

Bakersfield Community Theatre · 7:30 PM

Theater & dance

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

The Empty Space · Through Jul 31

Theater & dance

The Pillowman

The Empty Space · Through Aug 28

Theater & dance

Silent Sky

The Empty Space · Through Sep 18

Theater & dance

Frankenstein or, The Modern Prometheus

The Empty Space · Through Oct 30

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