Thanksgiving

Time of the season

A harvest banner for the month. No separate community list. The music board stays the board. These are community places — a haunt, a maze, a light walk, a parade. Not music rooms, and not on the venue list.

Holiday Season

Time of the season

Tree lightings, light walks, parades, markets, menorah lightings, Kwanzaa, turkey trots, Nutcrackers, holiday shows, and New Year’s Eve in Bakersfield. These stay off the city board.

All 6Holiday lightsHoliday paradeNutcrackerHoliday concert/show

Holiday lights

holiday lights · BakersfieldHolidayLights at CALM ZooBakersfield, CA · 9.4 miles outNov 28, 2026-Jan 2, 2027; Sun-Thu 5:30-9pm, Fri-Sat 5:30-10pm (closed Christmas)Adults $19, youth $16, 2 and under freeholiday lights · BakersfieldBakersfield Christmas MagicBakersfield, CA · 8.5 miles outSelect nights Nov 20, 2026-Jan 3, 2027From $30 per vehicle

Holiday parade

holiday parade · BakersfieldBakersfield Christmas ParadeBakersfield, CA · 0.1 miles outThu Dec 3, 2026, 6pmFree

Nutcracker

Nutcracker · BakersfieldBakersfield City Ballet Presents The NutcrackerBakersfield, CA · 0.8 miles outDecember 11, 2026 to December 13, 2026 (multiple performances)See ticket link for price

Holiday concert/show

holiday concert/show · BakersfieldBSO: HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYSBakersfield, CA · 0.8 miles outDecember 4, 2026, 6:30 PM at Dignity Health TheaterSee ticket link for priceholiday concert/show · BakersfieldIn the Christmas Mood with The Glenn Miller OrchestraBakersfield, CA · 0.8 miles outDecember 12, 2026, 7:00 PM at Bakersfield Fox TheaterSee ticket link for price