🎟️ Events This Week: July 9th–15th

Last week seemed a bit slower for events with the 4th of July. I was able to find some cool events for this week.

💡 Click the underlined event name for tickets or more info.

• July 9 – L.A. Guns at The Nile
  🕖 6:30PM @ The Nile Theater
  (Classic hard rock show for fans of big riffs and ‘80s energy)

• July 9 – Toddler Time: Play Dough Party
  🕥 10:30AM @ Jerry’s Pizza & Pub, 1817 Chester Ave
  Ages 2–5 | $15 per child
  Music, cookie cutters, and custom play dough — every child leaves with their own creation!

• July 10 – The PreGame Show
  🕕 6PM @ Fox Theater
  (Free live standup comedy downtown — good vibes and no cover)

• July 10 – Vegan Potluck Night
  🕕 6PM–7:30PM @ Center for Spiritual Living
  (Bring a plant-based dish and meet the local vegan community)

• July 11 – RPW: Summer Stampede (Pro Wrestling)
  🕖 Doors 7PM, Bell 7:30PM @ Grumpy’s Brewing Co, 4205 Resnik Ct. #3
  Tickets start at $10
  Hard-hitting chaos, cold drinks, and live wrestling action in Bakersfield!

• July 11 & 12 – Cowboy Night Market
  🕕 6PM–10PM @ 801 Hosking Ave (Golden Valley High School)
  Food, aguas, DJs, mechanical bull, vendors & more!
  Come dressed in your best cowboy gear 🌵🤠

• July 12 – NB Ridaz, RBL Posse & Dove Shack
  🕖 7PM @ The Nile Theater
  (Throwback West Coast hip-hop — one-night-only lineup)

• July 12 – Southwest Night Market
  🕕 6PM–10PM @ Stockdale High School Parking Lot, 2800 Buena Vista Rd
  Drinks, crafts, jewelry, collectibles, delicious food & local vendors!

• July 12 & 13 – Kern County Swap Meet
  🕠 5:30AM–3PM @ Union Ave Parking Lot
  (Local vendors, hidden gems, and early morning deals— Not a new event, but an experience that must be had if you haven’t gone)

• July 12 & 13 – Pottery Class at Bakersfield Art Association
  🕘 9AM–11AM both days @ Bakersfield Art Association
  Register by calling Dented Earth Pottery: (661) 241-0005
  Hands-on ceramic art experience with expert instruction.

• July 12 – Together We Kick: Pásala x Moai
  🕣 8:30AM–10:30AM @ Mondavi Park
  (Community soccer session — all ages and skill levels welcome—This weekly event seems like a great way to make soccer friends!)

• July 12 – Sex and the City Cookie Decorating & Trivia Night
  🕕 6PM @ Locale Farm to Table, 1727 18th St, Bakersfield
  Decorate themed cookies & put your SATC knowledge to the test! Fun prizes & treats!

• July 13 – Summer Movie: Ratatouille
  🕐 1PM @ Fox Theater
  (Family-friendly Pixar matinee in a historic theater—I went to the Encanto showing 2 weeks ago, and it was so much fun! Affordable drinks and food, they had the characters there for pictures and giveaways)

• July 13 – (Ice) Skate Into Summer (Volunteer Event)
  🕛 12PM–2PM @ Valley Children’s Ice Center
  (Volunteer at a fun, free ice skating event — help and skate!)

• July 15 – Tastings & Teachings
  🕠 5:30PM–7:30PM @ Imbibe Wine & Spirits
  (Wine tasting plus expert-led conversation — casual and classy)

Late Editions

• July 12 – The Emo Night Tour: Bakersfield
  🕘 Doors open @ 9PM @ Speakeasy Bar & Grill, 1933 Event Center
  📍 7900 Downing Ave, Bakersfield, CA 93308
  🎶 Sing, scream, and dance to your favorite emo anthems
  🔞 21+ only

• July 12 – Family Storytime & Hart Park Cleanup
  🕚 11:15AM–12:15PM @ Hart Park Lake (Alfred Harrell Hwy at Canal Rd)
  📚 Storytime: 11:15–11:30AM
  🧼 Cleanup: 11:30–12:15PM
  🌳 A feel-good family event with stories under the trees followed by a park cleanup!

• July 12 – Halo Infinite Tournament
  🕒 3PM @ Bakersfield Esports Center
  🎮 Compete in a Halo Infinite bracket for a cause
  💰 $20 entry – half goes to charity
  📍 Sign up at bakersfieldesports.com

• July 13 – Fortnite Zero Build Battle Royale Tournament
  🕔 5PM @ Bakersfield Esports Center
  📍 7104 Golden State Hwy, Bakersfield, CA
  🎮 $20 entry per player — compete in Zero Build mode!
  ⚠️ Late fee applies if registering on the day of the tournament
  🔗 Sign up at bakersfieldesports.com

• July 11 – Euphoric Frequency: Pop-Up Rave
  🕗 8PM–2AM | Location to be announced
  📍 Follow @euphoricfrequencyoff on Instagram for drop details
  🎶 Underground rave with high-energy local sets— Lineup on IG page

^{Local Business Spotlight}

^{Honey I’m Home}

I recently did a short review on this local Eastside Bakersfield business. My wife and I went for the first time, and it was so good! Our server was attentive and kind, and more importantly our food was delicious. Here’s a link to the short video review I made. I plan on making these more detailed and immersive in the future to paint better pictures, but being I’m on a time crunch, here’s that for now. PS I love seeing the Eastside get good businesses like this. We get forgotten too often.

Local Creator of the Week

This week I’m featuring a new podcast from a local so this is a first type of feature! I asked them to give me a summary describing the podcast and this is what they drew up! Check out the IG page to see more and stay connected

Thank you WKGF!

Please don’t hesitate to submit any kind of creative work to be featured! Email me if you have any questions or submissions

That’s it for this week.

Again, my apologies for a shorter issue, but I wanted to get the events out for you guys. There’s a ton going on this week, and I work overtime all weekend LOL Next week I’ll bring back the History of Bakersfield section. I just ran completely out of time.

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