General Information

Free Admission

Dates: Saturday and Sunday
December 6-7, 2008
(Always the 1st weekend in December!)
 
Hours: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday
10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday
Location: Downtown Indio

The Festival is between Highway 111 and Indio Boulevard and fills-in the streets of Miles, Towne, Smurr & Requa.
Weather: 79 Degrees, Sunny Days
40 Degrees, Cool Evenings

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.

 


Official 2007 Sponsors
Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, Burrtec, The Desert Sun, R & R Radio Corporation, Morris Desert Media, KUNA TV/FM, Univision, CBS 2, IEHP, Cardenas Markets, Riverside County Fair & National Date Festival, Heimark Distributing, Smart and Final, Spotlight 29 Casino, Coca-Cola Bottling Company, Gate City Beverage, KMIR 6, KESQ, KPLM/KJJZ/JACK FM, Guaranty Bank, KMRJ M995, Best Western Date Tree Hotel


Friends of the Festival
 Edward Kotkin, Esq.
City of Indio - Special Events Office
 100 Civic Center Mall
Indio, CA 92201
Phone (760) 391-4175
Fax (760) 391-4173