KCBC 51st Annual Basque Festival
MAY 24 – 26, 2025
COME JOIN US FOR A WEEKEND OF FUN!
BESTA! BESTA! BESTA!
Saturday, May 24, 2025
8:00 a.m. – Mus Tournament ($40 per player- includes lunch)
1st Place Team – $500
2nd Place Team – $250
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.- Lunch: Barbeque Chicken Lunch: Adults: $25 Children: $20
4:30 p.m. – Pelotaris from Euskadi
Sunday, May 25, 2025
8:00 a.m. – Park opens
10:00 a.m. – Mass by Aita Antton Egiguren OFM, Monsignor Stephen Frost & Deacon Fred Ansolabehere with
KCBC Klika and Choir
12 p.m. – 2 p.m. – BBQ Lamb Lunch – Adults: $40; Honorary Members: $35; Children 12 & under: $25
2:00 p.m. – Performances by KCBC Dance Groups and Klika
5:00 p.m. – Lukainka/Ham & Cheese Sandwiches – $14
5:00 p.m. – Pelota/Handball game – Pelotaris from Euskadi
7:00 p.m. – 1:00 a.m. – Dance by Luhartz from Euskadi
8:30 p.m. – Drawing – $5 a ticket or 5 tickets for $20
- 1st Place Prize – $1000 cash
- 2nd Place Prize – $500 cash
- 3rd Place Prize – $250 cash
Monday, May 26, 2025
- Basque Breakfast at Wool Growers
Pelota Players from Euskadi
The KCBC will host four handball players from Euskadi to play handball games on Saturday, May 24th, and Sunday, May 25th. Those players will be announced soon!
Hotel Information
Don’t delay and book your rooms today!
We have reserved rooms for out-of-town guests attending the picnic at two venues.
- The Doubletree (661-323-7111) is offering $119/night plus tax, use code 92x when booking; book by May 12.
- The Bakersfield Marriott at the Convention Center (661-565-9320) has a rate of $145; book by May 1. Click the link to book your group rate for Kern County Basque Club, or call directly and ask for the Kern County Basque Club rate.
Home2Suites
-Group Code is- KCB
Group Name- Kern County Basque Club
Last day to Book is May 10th, 2025
Rate is $169.00 + Taxes per night for 2 Queen Studio Suite and $159 + Taxes per night for King Studio Suite
Breakfast, WIFI and Parking Included
24 Hour Cancellation
Group Code to use for Booking over the phone is KCB or From the HiltonApp
Call in number is 661.368.2527
Easiest way is through the Booking Link below which all you have to do is click on it and it will take you to the booking page with your special rate
https://www.hilton.com/en/book/reservation/deeplink/?ctyhocn=BFLCBHT&groupCode=CHTKCB&arrivaldate=2025-05-23&departuredate=2025-05-26&cid=OM,WW,HILTONLINK,EN,DirectLink&fromId=HILTONLINKDIRECT
Handball is back at this years picnic. Please welcome this years players!
From Left to Right
Oian Canabal-Igantzi, Aitor Alduntzin– Irunea, Unai Astiz– Lekunberri, Unax Apezteguia– Elizondo
Fernando Goñi, Vice President of the Navarra Pelota Federation, is the coach. We are thrilled to welcome him back as he played at a past KCBC Basque Festival.
Don’t miss out on the exciting handball games they will play on Saturday and Sunday afternoons.