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 nine years the attendance has been between 30,000-40,000.
Sponsors:
Gold Rush Sponsors: Lehigh Southwest Cement Co and The Tehachapi News
Silver Mine Sponsors:
GE Energy, KERO ABC23, Terra-Gen Power, LLC and The Loop Newspaper.
Carnival Round Up Sponsors:
National Chavez Center and NEXTera Energy Resources.
Branding Iron T-Shirt Sponsors:
Bank of the Sierra, 'hachapi Tees, KERO ABC23, Lehigh Southwest Cement Co, Oaktree Medical, RST Cranes, Inc,
GE Energy, Terra-Gen Power, LLC and The Loop Newspaper, The Tehachapi News, tech-hachapi and Union Bank.
Gazebo Entertainment Sponsor: BSE Rents, 'hachapi Tees, McDonalds,
RST Cranes,Inc, Safe1 Federal Credit Union and Southern California Edison.
Supporters: City of Tehachapi and
Tehachapi Valley Recreation and Parks District.
Arts & Crafts: Approximately
100 booths featuring juried artwork and crafts such as paintings,
photography, sculpture, pottery, glass, textile arts, wood, jewelry, ceramics and much more.
Attractions: Free Live
Entertainment, Carnival, Parade, Pancake Breakfast, Pet Parade,
PRCA Rodeo, Car Show, VFW Dinner & Dance, 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. Coca Cola 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; Richard Perkins, Lorraine Berry,
Marty Pay, Tammy Wallace, Claudia Henson, Phillip Darling, Dal Bunn,
Candace Gaeta, David & Barbara Shaw, Terri Kahn, Barbara Allen and Ralph Kermode.
Other volunteers who make this extraordinary community event possible
include Chamber Directors and Ambassadors, 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.
