If you are lucky enough to be enjoying your California timeshare over this upcoming weekend and next week you’ve got several great events to help get you in the holiday mood! This weekend promises to be entertaining with the Festival of Lights, The International Tamale Festival and on Thursday the 18th Annual “Walking Tour of the Inns”.
So gather up the family and get ready for some fun and festivities everyone is sure to enjoy!
Saturday, December 7 – The 22nd Annual Festival of Lights begins at 5:45pm on Palm Canyon Drive
Jerry and Barbara Keller are the 2013 Community Grand Marshalls joining Suzanne Somers, the Celebrity Grand Marshall and Patty Delgado as the 2013 Guardian Angel.
The Palm Springs Festival of Lights Parade kicked off for the first time on December 5, 1992 along Palm Canyon Drive and has been held every year since on the first Saturday in December — becoming a much-loved holiday tradition in downtown Palm Springs! Over the past 22 years, the parade has featured a host of marching bands, performing groups as well as the Budweiser Clydesdales, Mickey and Minnie Mouse, Snoopy and the Gang – and of course Santa and Mrs. Claus!
Yet more than anything else, it is the parade’s signature floats adorned in thousands of colorful holiday lights and huge Macy’s-style balloons that keeps the crowds coming back for more! Consistently voted one of the best local events in the Coachella Valley, the parade was also voted one of the Top Ten Holiday Parades in the country in an AOL survey. “Over the years, the Palm Springs Festival of Lights Parade has become a beloved holiday tradition in downtown – bringing thousands of Coachella Valley residents and their families as well as tourists from all over the world to come see the twinkling floats while celebrating the joy of the holiday season,” says to Mayor Steve Pougnet. “There’s no other special event in the Coachella Valley quite like it!”
Saturday, December 7 and Sunday, December 8 – The International Tamale Festival held in Old Town Indio from 10am to 6:00pm each day
Fantasy Springs Resort Casino serves as the official presenting sponsor since 1999. The rich heritage of the tamale, consistent community support and hard working tamale makers have created the festival’s tremendous success.
Recently, the Food Network-TV ranked the Indio International Tamale Festival in the top 10 “All-American Food Festivals” in the nation!
The International Tamale Festival in Indio has received two Festival’s Guinness World Records:
The World’s largest Tamale-over 1 foot in diameter and 40 feet in length, Dec. 4, 1999.
The World’s largest tamale festival – with 120,000 in attendance, Dec. 2 – 3, 2000.
Thursday, December 12 – The 18th Annual Palm Springs “Walking Tour of the Inns” from 4pm to 7pm
The “Inn Walk” is a free holiday event and also a Toy Drive for Well in the Desert. Please consider donating new unwrapped gifts for local infants, children, pre-teens and teenagers in need. Just bring them with you and drop them off at wherever you start the tour! For more information and a 2013 “Inn Walk Mapguide” go to their website at: http://www.walkingtouroftheinns.com/.
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