Indio International Tamale Festival

Prepare to stuff your face with masa perfection because the Indio International Tamale Festival is here to spice up your winter. Taking over Downtown Indio, this massive two-day fiesta holds the Guinness World Record for the largest tamale festival on the planet, meaning you will find endless variations of classic, gourmet, and wildly inventive tamales along the Tamale Trail. Beyond the spectacular food, the weekend is packed with high-flying lucha libre wrestling at the Chavela Throwdown, a huge carnival with thrilling rides, and live folklorico dance performances on multiple stages. Add in a frosty beer garden, artisan shopping, and a fully decked-out holiday village for the kids, and you have got an unforgettable desert party where the only rule is to come hungry and leave completely satisfied.