Celebrity chefs, award-winning wines, fabulous food and two days in which to enjoy it all! It´s the Palm Desert Food and Wine Festival. Experience a tasty celebration that orders up extraordinary culinary creations, sample wine tasting and how-to tips from award-winning chefs at their demonstrations.
Enjoy Palm Desert fun and attractions at the Civic Center Park. Spend a day at the park and enjoy a picnic lunch with friends. After your relaxing picnic, you can participate in a variety of outdoor activities. Feed the ducks and geese at the pond, play ball on the playing fields, or hike and bike on desert trails. Can you say fun in the desert sun?
Spend some time outdoors and challenge yourself by climbing the Maynard Mine Trail, a rugged track that leads to the remains of an old tungsten mine that was operated by Jim Maynard during WWII. It takes time and physical endurance to trek across the 6-mile trail that overlooks the Indian Canyon, offering beautiful vistas along the way.
Extreme trail blazers burn up the recreation trails at Tahquitz Canyon! Positioned in Palm Springs Indian Canyons, the 2-mile loop trail offers zero shade and is steep and rocky with tons of rocks to climb. Be prepared to test your balance and master endurance while climbing up and down rock steps as high as 15 inches.