2025 Bakersfield Swap Meet - Update #2
Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2025 8:58 am
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Please print this update and bring it to the Meet. It has information that will help smooth your way.
Our event is less than 3 weeks away and all is set for you at Minter Airfield. Thank you for participating and getting the word out so far and wide. As of this email, more than 160 (of the 192 available) spaces have been reserved and paid for. There are also more "checks in the mail”. We expect the majority of the remaining spaces to be spoken for before May 2nd.
Note: For those who registered since our Update #1, please know that although we originally planned to, your Organizing Committee will not be sending vendor confirmation back to you in the mail. The team of volunteers at the main gate can handle all questions. Most of you already know your space number. Those who don't will be directed upon arrival. We were able to get everyone their first or second choice or a space very close to that.
Vendors will have Access beginning at 6 AM Friday morning. We are hoping that all vendor vehicles and trailers will be parked in your spaces before 8 AM at which time the public will be welcome to enter. Then, the next day, on Saturday, gates open for everyone at 6 AM. The Air Field Authority requires everyone, whether vendor or the public, to be off the Air Field before sunset both evenings.
Arrival Directions:
CA 99 Freeway,
Exit #37 Lerdo Hwy, Shafter CA.,
Proceed West for 1 Mile,
Right Turn at Traffic Light, Carver ST., You Have Arrived.
Follow our Swap Meet Signs to the Vendor Staging Field and then proceed from there when directed by Volunteers.
For Google Maps enter: "Carver St & E Lerdo Hwy, Shafter, CA 93263"
Three Food Trucks will be there selling Coffee, Mexican dishes, and Barbecue.
Potential Problem: When departing to go back home we ask that you take extra effort to remove all debris, especially anything big like car parts etc, and please take it with you so that the volunteers do not have to do this.
Overnight Dry Camping, (no hook-ups), is just 100 yards outside the airport main gate on the northern half of the dirt block surrounded by; Vultee St to the west, Piper St to the east, Mitchell St to the north, and a dirt drive to the south. You may use "401 Vultee St., Shafter, CA" to Google this location. You will be on your own here. Those RVs arriving first are asked to please position your rig in a logical and organized fashion in order to allow those arriving after you easy access and egress to, from, and within this area. Of course, we asked that you leave this field in at least the condition that you found it. Our Swap Meet Volunteers will not be part of organizing or policing this overnight camping area.
Two Wrist Bands will be provided with each vendor space. In order to help our team easily identify who has paid and who has not, please wear yours openly so they may see it with just a glance. Additional wristbands will be for sale at the main gate entrance for $10 each.
Finally, in an effort to have this gathering go as smoothly as possible, we are still looking for volunteers who might be willing to "fill in” from time to time and help with a few short-time needs. Please contact Steven if you might be willing to help us there for an hour or two. (323) 497-0601 NewNorthSouth@gmail.com
Otherwise, we are very much looking forward to seeing all of you in Shafter. It is shaping up to be another special Brass Era/ PreWar Swap Meet. All indicators point to a festive and rewarding two days together amongst all your rusty treasure.
Cheers,
Your 2025 Bakersfield Swap Meet Organizing Committee
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Please print this update and bring it to the Meet. It has information that will help smooth your way.
Our event is less than 3 weeks away and all is set for you at Minter Airfield. Thank you for participating and getting the word out so far and wide. As of this email, more than 160 (of the 192 available) spaces have been reserved and paid for. There are also more "checks in the mail”. We expect the majority of the remaining spaces to be spoken for before May 2nd.
Note: For those who registered since our Update #1, please know that although we originally planned to, your Organizing Committee will not be sending vendor confirmation back to you in the mail. The team of volunteers at the main gate can handle all questions. Most of you already know your space number. Those who don't will be directed upon arrival. We were able to get everyone their first or second choice or a space very close to that.
Vendors will have Access beginning at 6 AM Friday morning. We are hoping that all vendor vehicles and trailers will be parked in your spaces before 8 AM at which time the public will be welcome to enter. Then, the next day, on Saturday, gates open for everyone at 6 AM. The Air Field Authority requires everyone, whether vendor or the public, to be off the Air Field before sunset both evenings.
Arrival Directions:
CA 99 Freeway,
Exit #37 Lerdo Hwy, Shafter CA.,
Proceed West for 1 Mile,
Right Turn at Traffic Light, Carver ST., You Have Arrived.
Follow our Swap Meet Signs to the Vendor Staging Field and then proceed from there when directed by Volunteers.
For Google Maps enter: "Carver St & E Lerdo Hwy, Shafter, CA 93263"
Three Food Trucks will be there selling Coffee, Mexican dishes, and Barbecue.
Potential Problem: When departing to go back home we ask that you take extra effort to remove all debris, especially anything big like car parts etc, and please take it with you so that the volunteers do not have to do this.
Overnight Dry Camping, (no hook-ups), is just 100 yards outside the airport main gate on the northern half of the dirt block surrounded by; Vultee St to the west, Piper St to the east, Mitchell St to the north, and a dirt drive to the south. You may use "401 Vultee St., Shafter, CA" to Google this location. You will be on your own here. Those RVs arriving first are asked to please position your rig in a logical and organized fashion in order to allow those arriving after you easy access and egress to, from, and within this area. Of course, we asked that you leave this field in at least the condition that you found it. Our Swap Meet Volunteers will not be part of organizing or policing this overnight camping area.
Two Wrist Bands will be provided with each vendor space. In order to help our team easily identify who has paid and who has not, please wear yours openly so they may see it with just a glance. Additional wristbands will be for sale at the main gate entrance for $10 each.
Finally, in an effort to have this gathering go as smoothly as possible, we are still looking for volunteers who might be willing to "fill in” from time to time and help with a few short-time needs. Please contact Steven if you might be willing to help us there for an hour or two. (323) 497-0601 NewNorthSouth@gmail.com
Otherwise, we are very much looking forward to seeing all of you in Shafter. It is shaping up to be another special Brass Era/ PreWar Swap Meet. All indicators point to a festive and rewarding two days together amongst all your rusty treasure.
Cheers,
Your 2025 Bakersfield Swap Meet Organizing Committee
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