Second Saturday is Family Day at BMoA

Saturday, April 11

In participation with Downtown Bakersfield’s Second Saturday events, BMoA offers visitors fun community programs, family-friendly art projects, and access to our exhibitions.

Family Day is sponsored by Bakersfield College Alumni Association, AltaOne Federal Credit Union, and Citizens Business Bank.


Jazz in the Garden

12:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Jazz in the Garden returns, featuring the Bakersfield College Jazz Studies Program, led by trumpeter Kris Tiner. Picnic blankets and chairs welcome!

Exhibit Tour

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Tour our 2026 Winter Exhibitions

  • Ann Diener: The Invented Land

  • Ali Vaughan: The Afterlife of Rivers and Fields

  • Seventy Years of Inspiration: The Story of the Bakersfield Museum of Art

Tour is included with admission. Member admission is free.

Stephanie Stockton, Untitled (detail), date unknown, 13 1/2" x 21", BMoA Permanent Collection 2002.15.01.

Art Project

11:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Create a spring-inspired watercolor painting, guided by our BMoA education team.  

Art Project included with admission. Member admission is FREE.

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Programs subject to change.


Jazz in the Garden is sponsored by

 
Bakersfield College Alumni Association
 
 

Family Day at BMoA is Sponsored by

 
 
 
 

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