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General
Information
Free
Admission
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Dates:
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Saturday and Sunday
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December 7-8, 2013
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(The 1st full weekend in December
every year!)
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Hours:
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10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Saturday
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10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Sunday
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Location:
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Downtown Indio
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The
Festival is between Highway 111 and Indio Boulevard and fills-in the
streets of Miles, Towne, Smurr
& Requa.
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Weather:
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79 Degrees, Sunny
Days
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40 Degrees, Cool
Evenings
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History:
It all started in 1992 with an idea by
Dave Hernandez, a member of the Downtown Indio Merchants Association.
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!
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.
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