December 2026Bakersfield · Bako

December in Bakersfield with little kids.

7 things to do with kids up to age 6 in and around Bakersfield in December 2026, sorted by week. Each listing links to its own page and to the organizer’s page, and we add more as new dates are posted.

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4 listings

Dec 1 to Dec 6

Dec5Sat

Tehachapi Christmas Parade

Downtown Tehachapi along F St., Robinson St. and Tehachapi Blvd. · Tehachapi, CA · about 40 miles from Bakersfield

Parade or tree lighting
When
Saturday, Dec 5
Time
5:30pm to 6:30pm
Price
No ticket listed
Event pageOfficial page ↗Checked

3 listings

Open for weeks at a time

Light displays, exhibits and other runs that last longer than a week. Check each page for the nights or days they’re closed.

Dec1to 31

Bakersfield Christmas Town

Kern County Fairgrounds (walk-through parking at Gate 31, drive-thru at Gate 28) · Kern County Fairgrounds, off Belle Terrace east of P St., Bakersfield, CA

Holiday lights
When
Nov 27 to Jan 2
Time
Sun–Thu 5:30–9 p.m.; Fri–Sat 5:30–10 p.m.
Price
Walk-through $25 on green days, $30 on red days; drive-thru $30–$40 per vehicle; 2 and under free; parking $5
Event pageOfficial page ↗Checked
Dec1to 23

Santa's Cottage at Bakersfield Christmas Town

Bakersfield Christmas Town, Kern County Fairgrounds · Kern County Fairgrounds, off Belle Terrace east of P St., Bakersfield, CA

Santa
When
Nov 27 to Dec 23
Time
Sun–Thu 5:30–9 p.m.; Fri–Sat 5:30–10 p.m.
Price
Included with walk-through admission ($25–$30; 2 and under free); photos on your own camera are free
Event pageOfficial page ↗Checked
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Guides

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Good questions

December in Bakersfield: the FAQ

7 dated listings so far, including Bakersfield Christmas Parade (Dec 3), Delano Annual Christmas Parade & Fair (Dec 4), NOR Santa Breakfast (Dec 5) and Tehachapi Christmas Parade (Dec 5). The rest are below, by week. We add more as organizers post their dates.

Bakersfield Christmas Parade (Dec 3). For free days and places that never charge, see free things to do in Bakersfield.

4 start this December: NOR Santa Breakfast (Dec 5), Bakersfield Christmas Magic Drive-Thru Lights (Nov 20 to Jan 3), Bakersfield Christmas Town (Nov 27 to Jan 2) and Santa's Cottage at Bakersfield Christmas Town (Nov 27 to Dec 23).

Yes, at the same address. After Dec 31, 2026 it switches to December 2027, starting with the events that come back every year.

Each listing comes from the venue’s or organizer’s own page and links to it. We only list a date, time or price when that page shows it, and anything we can’t confirm stays off. These were last checked Oct 30, 2026, and we recheck them every Monday and Thursday. How we choose and check.

The checked list, every Thursday.

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