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Desert Art Festival

The River at Rancho Mirage 71800 CA-111, Rancho Mirage, CA, United States

The Desert Art Festival - Thanksgiving Weekend is a three-day outdoor celebration of the visual arts. This event typically features the work of 100 exhibitors with the goal being to provide a venue for creators of quality fine art and fine craft to meet with the art-buying public. 

Recurring

Acrisure Arena Coast to Coast Classic

Acrisure Arena 75702 Varner Road, Palm Desert, CA, United States

The Acrisure Invitational, a new multi-day college basketball tournament will be headlined on Friday, November 24 and Saturday, November 25, 2023. It is proudly presented by Spotlight 29 Casino and Visit Greater Palm Springs.

Lindsey Stirling

Agua Caliente Resort Casino Spa Rancho Mirage 32250 Bob Hope Dr., Rancho Mirage, CA, United States

For over a decade, Lindsey Stirling has enchanted audiences across the globe by performing a certain spellbinding magic with her electronic violin, dreaming up an exquisitely composed yet boldly inventive sound entirely her own.

$65 – $150
Recurring

Kinky Boots

Desert Theatreworks 45175 Fargo Street, Indio, CA, United States

Kinky Boots is the winner of every major best musical award, including the Tony, the Grammy and London’s Olivier Award. Based on true events, this huge hearted hit tells the story of two people with nothing in common — or so they think.

Recurring

The Cher Show

McCallum Theatre 73000 Fred Waring Dr., Palm Desert, CA, United States

Superstars come and go. Cher is forever. For six straight decades, only one unstoppable force has flat-out dominated popular culture — breaking down barriers, pushing boundaries, and letting nothing and no one stand in her way. THE CHER SHOW is the Tony Award-winning musical of her story, and it’s packed with so much Cher that it takes three women to play her: the kid starting out, the glam pop star, and the icon.

Natalia Lafourcade

Fantasy Springs Resort Casino 84245 Indio Springs Pkwy, Indio, CA, United States

Multi award-winning Latin singer/songwriter Natalia Lafourcade known for her hits such as "Hasta la Raiz" and "Nunca Es Sugiciente" will bring her pop-rock, jazz, and folk hits to the Special Events Center at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino special event center. 

$49 – $79

Grupo Niche

Spotlight 29 Casino 46200 Harrison Place, Coachella, CA, United States

Grupo Niche is a salsa group founded in 1978 in Bogotá, Colombia. In 1982, the group settled in the city of Cali, Colombia, enjoying great popularity throughout Latin America.

$35 – $125

31st Annual Tamale Festival

Miles Avenue Park 82540 Miles Avenue, Indio

For over 30 years, the Tamale Festival has been a cherished tradition in historic Downtown Indio, enchanting the Coachella Valley with its vibrant celebration. Proudly holding two Guinness World Records for the biggest Tamale and largest Tamale festival, it has earned recognition as one of the nation's "top ten food festivals" by The Food Network. Not to mention, a visit from the iconic Huell Howser with an episode of Visiting, taped live at the 1997 Indio International Tamale Festival.

Photos with Santa

The Gardens on El Paseo 73545 El Paseo, Palm Desert, CA, United States

Join in on the Holiday Fun on the bridge by The Gardens on El Paseo's giant holiday tree for a delightful Photos with Santa experience. The proceeds from this event will benefit Big Brothers Big Sisters. From 9am to 2pm, you will be able to have a brief visit with Santa Claus and receive one (1) 4x6 photo in a holiday frame.

$20

Mannheim Steamroller Christmas

Agua Caliente Resort Casino Spa Rancho Mirage 32250 Bob Hope Dr., Rancho Mirage, CA, United States

Mannheim Steamroller is an American neoclassical new-age music ensemble founded and directed by percussionist/composer Chip Davis in 1974. The group is known primarily for its Fresh Aire series of albums, which blend classical music with elements of new age and rock, and for its modern recordings of Christmas music. The group has sold 28 million albums in the U.S. alone.

$45 – $125

Tower of Power

Spotlight 29 Casino 46200 Harrison Place, Coachella, CA, United States

Tower of Power is an American R&B and funk based band and horn section, originating in Oakland, California, that has been performing since 1968

$35 – $125

Chiquis

Fantasy Springs Resort Casino 84245 Indio Springs Pkwy, Indio, CA, United States

Two-time Latin Grammy winner Chiquis will take the stage at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino’s Special Events Center on Saturday, December 2, 2023. 

$49 – $89

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