Name: 50th annual Basque Festival gets underway, this time hosting the national convention
Uploaded: 2024-05-24T23:14:39-04:00
Duration: 5 min
Description: BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) – At Bakersfield institutions like Wool Growers restaurant, every weekend is a Basque festival. But this weekend is special. It is the Basque Festival, not just any Kern County Basque Festival. This four-day event marks the local Basque Club’s 80th birthday and this event’s 50th anniversary. Over the past half-century, the Memorial Day […]

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50th annual Basque Festival gets underway, this time hosting the national convention

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) – At Bakersfield institutions like Wool Growers restaurant, every weekend is a Basque festival. But this weekend is special. It is the Basque Festival, not just any Kern County Basque Festival. This four-day event marks the local Basque Club’s 80th birthday and this event’s 50th anniversary. Over the past half-century, the Memorial Day […]

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