Kern County Fair upgrades Main Street pavement and livestock arena

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Kern County Fair is coming next week and it might look a little different this year.

Fair workers have upgraded the rodeo arena and made Main Street safer with new pavement, improvements to the arena and livestock care.

Gone is the busted pavement on Main Street and in comes new pavement for fair goers to safely walk on.

“For us, it helps prevent anything like little trips and falls that might happen, but it definitely cleans it up a little bit and provides a nice little working space for everyone to walk around,” said Chelsey Roberts, the facility marketer for the fair.

It’s not just where you walk that’s been upgraded, it’s also where you watch the rodeo.

“Our rodeo was bringing in temporary chutes on the right side of our arena,” said Roberts. “Whereas, this year we replaced everything that was kind of old and rusted in the back, and those animals will be coming right back to the audience like it used to be years and years ago.”

Some of the upgrades that might go unseen by fair goers are still important.

“We did a big electrical upgrade in livestock this year that affected three or four of the barns and it’s going to be able to supply more power for people who are blow drying their animals or nail clipping their animals,” Roberts explained.

You can get discounted fair tickets linked here . The fair will take place September 18th through the 29th.

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