Bakersfield Downtown Business Association

08/18/2026

🚨 HAPPENING TODAY! 🚨

Join the Bakersfield Downtown Business Association for our August Business Vitality Series — designed to give local business owners practical information, valuable connections, and a stronger voice in the future of Downtown Bakersfield.

📅 TODAY — August 18
⏰ 9:45 AM Check-In | 10 AM–1 PM
📍 KCSOS Bell Tower, Room R-204
1200 Truxtun Ave.

Our featured speaker, Cepi Willingham, Risk Manager & Insurance Agent, will break down Insurance 101 for Business Owners — helping you better understand risk, coverage, and how to protect what you’ve worked hard to build.

Then, from 12–1 PM, stick around for a FREE Community Engagement Session discussing the proposed Downtown Bakersfield Community Resilience, Workforce & Business Innovation Center, followed by a facilitated public roundtable.

🎟️ Business Vitality Session: FREE for DBA Members | $10 Non-Members | Lunch included
📣 Community Engagement Session (12–1 PM): FREE & open to everyone — no ticket required!

There’s still time to join us! Scan the QR code on the flyer to register.

08/13/2026

ACK press conference kicking off Stories on the Sidewalk at the ACK gallery celebrating the Bakersfield Californian through the years telling the history of our community! Don’t miss this one this Friday and Saturday!

08/12/2026

Yay! The Fountain Plaza and Georgian back on track! Will be a combined 31 workforce housing project for those that work Downtown! Teamwork!

08/08/2026

KBB team Paul, Al, Sophia, Sarah and I handing out supplies and t-shirts to volunteers from Encompass Health and Home Depot who also donated supplies! Also as always Mayor Goh for stopping by to thank the volunteers! Also Heather KBB chair who stopped by on her wedding day to thank the KBB team! Teamwork downtown cleaning up for Second Saturday!

08/08/2026

Keep Bakersfield Beautiful thank you to Home Depot and Encompass Health employees for volunteering to clean downtown getting ready for Second Saturday!

08/07/2026

08/06/2026

DBA’s Best Downtown Martini Contest Challenge go to Bakersfield DBA.com and sign up up today!

07/29/2026

Thank you Noemi Bachman BPD great job pulling team together! Public private partnership working together with Downtown and Old town Kern updating services and discussing issues! Next meeting We’d Oct 21 at 8:30 am KCSOS Bell Tower Room #212….Teamwork!

07/29/2026

Teresa Adamo classes at In Your Wildest Dreams creative ways to educate the youth about our community through books and crafts fun!