High-wire act, new hypnotist and attractions…

Planners of this year’s Kern County Fair, Sept. 23-Oct. 4, are offering visitors 12 days of low-cost entertainment with new attractions, shows and concerts geared for families on a budget.

“We’ve put our focus on providing the best family entertainment we can and offering it all for the price of admission to the fair,” said Bill Blair, chief executive officer.

Blair stressed that admission prices will remain at last year’s level at only $8 for adults,  $3 for children 6 to 12, and free for children ages 5 and under. For an even better deal, families can purchase advance tickets at a discount online and at Albertson’s beginning in mid-August.

New at this year’s event

As visitors enter the fairgrounds, one of the first changes they’re likely to see is a new aerial act. The Nerveless Nocks will be bringing their death-defying high-wire act to Bakersfield.  The family of stunt performers will thrill the crowds with their motorcycle show performed on a wire stretched high above the ground. A special feature of their performance at the Kern County Fair will be the “Globe of Death,” a huge globe in which motorcyclists perform their daredevil stunts within a giant globe.

Another new addition to the entertainment is Dr. Solar, who gives out a prescription of laughter, good times and sunshine from his solar-powered traveling medicine show. Dr. Solar is an award-winning magician, ve