Indio International Tamale Festival
- Dates
- Dec 5 – Dec 6
- Time
- See venue listing
- Where
- Downtown Indio, 100 Civic Center Mall, Indio, CA 92201 — Indio
- Price
- Free
Two days of tamales, music and carnival rides in downtown Indio.
Free to attend · Opens indio.org (City of Indio) — prices and availability are set there.
Details checked September 11, 2026.
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Venue: Downtown Indio
Hotels near Downtown Indio
Sorted by real distance from the venue.
Fantasy Springs Resort Casino
$$ · Indio
2.4 mi straight-lineCheck Rates
The Chateau at Lake La Quinta
$$ · Lake La Quinta
4.9 mi straight-lineCheck Rates
Homewood Suites by Hilton La Quinta
$$ · La Quinta
5.3 mi straight-lineCheck Rates
La Quinta Resort & Club
$$$ · La Quinta Cove
6.2 mi straight-lineCheck Rates
Tommy Bahama Miramonte Resort & Spa
$$$ · Indian Wells
6.3 mi straight-lineCheck Rates
Embassy Suites by Hilton La Quinta Hotel & Spa
$$ · La Quinta
6.3 mi straight-lineCheck Rates
Event dates: Dec 5 – Dec 6. Distances are straight-line from the venue, not drive times. Rates shown on partner sites are usually room-only; event tickets and shuttle passes are not included unless a package says so.
Restaurants & bars near the venue
Shields Date Garden Cafe
American · $$ · Indio
0.1 mi
Jackalope Ranch
American · $$$ · Indio
0.2 mi
Tacos Gonzalez
Mexican · $
0.3 mi
Ciro's Ristorante & Pizzeria
Italian · $$ · Indio
1.4 mi
Fantasy Springs Resort Casino
Bar · Downtown Indio
1.9 miEl Campanario
Mexican · $ · Pueblo Viejo
3.6 mi
Things to do nearby
Shields Date Garden
Outdoors · Indio
0.1 mi
Coachella Valley History Museum
Museums · Indio
0.7 mi- 1.8 mi
Fantasy Springs Special Events Center
Events · Indio
2.4 mi
Neighborhoods to stay in in Indio
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