Produced By: The Greater Tehachapi Chamber of Commerce and staffed by hundreds of volunteers from various businesses and organizations. For more information call the Greater Tehachapi Chamber of Commerce at 661.822.4180 or visit our website at www.tehachapi.com or email us at chamber@tehachapi.com.
Expected Attendance: For the past five years the attendance has been between 30,000-50,000.
Sponsors: Sponsors:
Exclusive Parade Sponsor: Benz,
Inc. Silver Mine Sponsor: GE Energy, Lehigh
Southwest Cement Company, Next Era Energy Resources and Terra-Gen
Operating Company, LLC. Carnival Round Up Sponsor:
Bank of the Sierra and Kern Schools Federal Credit Union. Branding
Iron T-Shirt Sponsors: 'hachapi Tees, Bank of the West,
Bright House Networks, Oaktree Medical Group and RST Cranes, Inc.
Gazebo Entertainment Sponsor: 'hachapi
Tees, Banks Pest Control, Inc., BSE Rents, RST Cranes, Inc., National
Health Services, Southern California Edison, Terrio Therapy-Fitness
and Union Bank N.A.
Supporters: City of Tehachapi, Tehachapi Valley Recreation and Parks District, Tehachapi News and The Loop.
Arts & Crafts: Approximately 100 booths featuring juried artwork and crafts such as paintings, photography, sculpture, pottery, glass, textile arts, wood, jewelry and ceramics.
Attractions: Free live entertainment,
Carnival, Parade, Pancake Breakfast, Pet Parade, PRCA Rodeo, Car Show,
VFW Dinner & Dance, 1-mile walk and 5K and 10K run, Gem &
Mineral Show, Bounce Houses, Slide and Obstacle Course.
Food: Food Booths for every taste including BBQ tri-tip Sandwiches, Smokehouse BBQ chicken, Beef and Chicken teriyaki sticks, hotdogs, Indian Fry Bread, Kettle Corn, Roasted Almonds, Ice Cream, Fruit Smoothies, Funnel Cakes, Sausage and Chicken Breast Sandwiches, and Pizza to name a few. Pepsi Booths located throughout the park.
Beer Garden: To quench your thirst a Beer Garden is located in the park. Beer Garden hours are 10:00 am to 5:00 pm, Saturday and Sunday.
Beneficiaries: The festival
embraces all local non-profit organizations and their participation;
many of these organizations are able to use their proceeds from the
festival for community support and scholarships. The proceeds received
by the Chamber of Commerce help to support the Chamber's operations
and programs for our membership.
Volunteers: The Greater
Tehachapi Chamber of Commerce gratefully acknowledges the committee:
Carl Gehricke, Chairman; Susan Burt, Richard Perkins, Dave Burt, Lara
Berard, Lorraine Berry, Tim Kielpinski, Marty Pay, Dal Bunn, David
& Barbara Shaw, Terri Kahn, Barbara Allen, Dennis Stirk and Dale
Sheley.
Other volunteers who make this extraordinary community event possible include Chamber directors, local businesses, various community groups and residents of Tehachapi.
Festival Merchandise: Various items including the official Mountain Festival T-shirts, Good Time Badges and much more.
Location: Philip Marx Central Park in downtown Tehachapi, 311 East D St; and the Rodeo Grounds on Dennison Road. From the 58 freeway, Tehachapi is approximately 45 miles east of Bakersfield and 48 miles west of Lancaster.
