Taste of Jalisco Festival (TOJ), running from Friday, January 31 through Sunday, February 2, 2025. The ninth edition of the event celebrates the sights, sounds, and tastes of its sister city Tequila in Jalisco, Mexico, honoring the 28-year relationship between the two cities through culture, art, cuisine, music, and fashion. Doors Open at 5:00PM Friday, and Noon Saturday and Sunday. All programming takes place at Cathedral City Town Square Park and environs and the Cathedral City Community Amphitheater.
Celebrating its eleventh anniversary in 2025, the Rancho Mirage Writers Festival stands as a world-class gathering, welcoming 60 esteemed authors and 1,000 readers annually from across the globe to the Rancho Mirage Library and Observatory every January. Founded by Jamie Kabler in 2014, with the vision of creating a premier intellectual event for the Coachella Valley, the festival has earned the moniker “Coachella for the brain.”
EXPERIENCE MLS AND NWSL PRESEASON LIKE NEVER BEFORE The Coachella Valley Invitational is the largest professional soccer preseason event in North American soccer history and welcomes some of the biggest clubs from the MLS and NWSL to Empire Polo Club in Indio, California. Sweeping desert vistas provide the perfect backdrop for this three-week competition to secure roster spots, build momentum, and launch a new season.
The Palm Springs Art Museum’s annual Black History Month closing celebration. The evening will be filled with music by DJ Theregozaay, games, food, a break dance performance by The Desert Peeps, and local BIPOC vendors including Lunar Jewelz, UTB Worldwide and many others. Celebrate Black culture, connect with community, and honor the lasting contributions of Black people to our history and society.
Each March, the Coachella Valley becomes tennis paradise as the world’s best players compete at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells. Fans witness thrilling matches featuring stars like Carlos Alcaraz, Iga Swiatek, Novak Djokovic, and Coco Gauff on the iconic courts of the Indian Wells Tennis Garden.
