{"id":24849,"date":"2018-01-08T16:19:47","date_gmt":"2018-01-09T00:19:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/traveltips\/?p=24849"},"modified":"2018-01-08T16:21:49","modified_gmt":"2018-01-09T00:21:49","slug":"california-desert-fests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/traveltips\/california-desert-fests\/","title":{"rendered":"California Deserts Winter, Spring Fests"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/images\/palmod.jpg\" alt=\"img\" width=\"650\" height=\"339\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Pictured is one of many guided tours at Palm Springs Modernism Week. If you&#8217;re interested in attending get booking fast. Some tours are sold out.<\/p>\n<p>Even the popular winter destinations in the Palm desert are lucky enough to get some rain this week but for those with travel plans, don&#8217;t worry. By Friday the temperature will be back to a comfortable 76 degrees &#8212; and 80 by Monday of next week. Is it any wonder why California desert communities are the go-to place for those seeking sunshine to warm the bones? We&#8217;ve put together a list of upcoming events that tourists love to attend.<\/p>\n<h2>California Desert Winter Festivals, Events<\/h2>\n<p>BLYTHE: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/festivals\/blythe-bluegrass-festival.html\">Blythe Bluegrass Fest<\/a> Jan.19-21, 2018<\/p>\n<p>BORREGO SPRINGS: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/festivals\/pegleg-smith-liars-contest.html\">Peg Leg Smith Liars Contest<\/a> Apr.1<\/p>\n<p>CALEXICO: Mariachi Festival in May<\/p>\n<p>CATHEDRAL CITY: LGBT Days Mar.30-Apr.1<br \/>\nHot Air Balloon Festival in November<\/p>\n<p>HOLTVILLE: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/festivals\/holtville-carrot-festival.html\">Carrot Festival<\/a> Feb.2-11, 2018<\/p>\n<p>INDIAN WELLS: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/festivals\/indian-wells-tennis.html\">BNP Paribus Open, Tennis<\/a> Mar.5-18<\/p>\n<p>INDIO:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/festivals\/indio-southwest-arts-festival.html\">Southwest Arts Festival<\/a> January 25-28<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/festivals\/indio-date-festival.html\">Date Festival and Riverside County Fair<\/a> Feb.16-25<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/festivals\/indio-coachella-music-festival.html\">Coachella Music &amp; Art Fest<\/a> Apr.13-15\u00a0 and Apr.20-22<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/festivals\/indio-stagecoach-festival.html\">Stagecoach Festival<\/a> Apr.27-29<\/p>\n<p>LANCASTER: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/festivals\/lancaster-poppy-festival.html\">California Poppy Festival<\/a> Apr.21-22<\/p>\n<p>LA QUINTA: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/festivals\/la-quinta-arts-festival.html\">La Quinta Arts Festival<\/a> Mar.1-4<\/p>\n<p>PALM DESERT: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/festivals\/palm-desert-greek-festival.html\">Greek Festival<\/a> Feb.17-18<\/p>\n<p>Palm Desert <a href=\"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/festivals\/palm-desert-wildflower-festival.html\">Wildflower Festival<\/a> Mar.3<\/p>\n<p>El Paseo Fashion Week Mar.17-24 fashionweekelpaseo.com<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/festivals\/palm-springs-food-wine.html\">Palm Desert Food &amp; Wine<\/a> Mar.23-25<\/p>\n<p>PALM SPRINGS: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/festivals\/palm-springs-modernism-week.html\">Palm Springs Modernism Week<\/a> Feb.15-25<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/festivals\/palm-springs-villagefest.html\">Village Fest<\/a> Thursdays seasonally<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/festivals\/palm-springs-dinah.html\">The Dinah<\/a> Mar.28-Apr.1<\/p>\n<p>RANCHO MIRAGE: Wine and Food Festival Feb.17<br \/>\nranchomiragewineandfoodfestival.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pictured is one of many guided tours at Palm Springs Modernism Week. If you&#8217;re interested in attending get booking fast. Some tours are sold out. Even the popular winter destinations in the Palm desert are lucky enough to get some rain this week but for those with travel plans, don&#8217;t worry. 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