About Us

Organization: Visit Bakersfield
Office Address: 515 Truxtun Ave Bakersfield, CA 93301
Telephone: (661) 852-7282
Fax: (661) 325-7074
Web Site Address: http://www.VisitBakersfield.com

Founded: 1967
Board of Directors

Organization Profile

Mission
Let us welcome you to Col. Baker’s Field.  Our friendly and knowledgeable staff can answer your questions and show you firsthand that there is More to Explore!  Find us in downtown Bakersfield.  We are in front of the Amtrak station, next to the Kern Veterans Memorial, and just a few blocks east of the Convention Center.  We are open to welcome you weekdays from 8AM until 5PM, excluding city holidays. 
Funding
Visit Bakersfield is funded annually by a small percentage of the city's transient occupancy tax. Through Visit Bakersfield's marketing and sales, it is able to attract groups and leisure travelers to Bakersfield. The increased travel and tourism to Bakersfield results in an increase in transient occupancy tax and sales tax.  
Structure
Established in 1967, the Bakersfield CVB, a 501(C)(6) corporation, is managed by a division of the City of Bakersfield City Manager's Office and is overseen by a 13-member Board of Directors.