Bak-Anime is an annual two-day
anime convention
An anime and manga convention (often called just anime convention) is a fan convention with a primary focus on anime, manga and Japanese culture. Anime conventions are commonly multi-day events hosted at convention centers, hotels or college cam ...
held during May/June at the Kern County Fairgrounds in
Bakersfield, California
Bakersfield is a city in and the county seat of Kern County, California, United States. The city covers about near the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley, which is located in the Central Valley region.
Bakersfield's population as of th ...
by the staff of
SacAnime
SacAnime is a bi-annual three-day anime convention held at the Sacramento Convention Center Complex, SAFE Credit Union Convention Center and Sacramento Memorial Auditorium, Memorial Auditorium in Sacramento, California. The convention's sister ev ...
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The convention is the sister conventions to the Bakersfield Comic Con, Sacramento Comic, Toy and Anime Show (Sac-Con), and SacAnime.
Programming
The convention typically offers an artists’ alley, card game tournaments, cosplay contest, dealer's room, and a swap meet.
History
The convention began due to the requests of fans from the Bakersfield Comic Con.
Bak-Anime in winter 2013 moved to the Bakersfield Marriott due to growth and for the fall 2013 event expanded to two days.
The expansion in the fall was considered a risk due to the increased costs of events run at that time of the year.
The convention returned to one day in June 2014, and re-expanded to two days in January 2015.
[ The 2019 event occupied two of the Kern County Fairgrounds buildings.]COVID-19 pandemic
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Event history
References
External links
Bak-Anime Website
Anime conventions in the United States
Recurring events established in 2010
2010 establishments in California
Annual events in California
Conventions in California
Tourist attractions in Kern County, California
Culture of Bakersfield, California
Tourist attractions in Bakersfield, California
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