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Property | Bakersfield CVB

Here’s what you might experience while visiting Bakersfield for a day: outdoor recreation, water sports, museums, golf, professional racing, and dining at Bakersfield’s fine restaurants.

Bakersfield is located in the heart of California’s San Joaquin Valley and offers a wide variety of conference facilities. The newly remodeled Rabobank Theater & Convention Center and the Rabobank Arena can accommodate up to 10,000 people and has over 70,000 square feet of meeting space including 18 breakout rooms. Other event facilities include the Kern County Fairgrounds and local hotels.

Located along Highway 99 and north of its junction with Interstate 5, Bakersfield is just a short drive from Los Angeles. Regular Amtrak service is available directly into Bakersfield on a daily basis from both San Francisco and Sacramento.

Meadows Field airport is just minutes north of downtown Bakersfield. Airlines servicing the Bakersfield area include America West, and United Express. Meadows Field offers 24 flights daily with direct flights to Los Angeles, Phoenix and San Francisco.



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