Top 5 Things to Do in Indio

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Indio is located in the Coachella Valley, Riverside County, California and is one of the most important agricultural areas in the state. The region is renowned for its produce, which supplies the needs of the entire region.

1. Visit the Shields Date Gardens: This garden is a legendary date orchard that was started in 1924. It specializes in the hybridization of different varieties of dates that, over the years, has resulted in much increased crop yields.

2. Enjoy a visit to the Riverside County Fair and National Date Festival: The festival is held annually, in February and celebrates the date harvest. There are exhibits of dates, produce, livestock, art, photography and monster truck and ostrich races.

3. Do not forget to check out Indio International Tamale Festival: This festival is held each year in December and qualifies as the world’s largest culinary and cooking event. The festival has registered two Guinness world records, for the largest tamale festival and for the world’s largest tamale, at 40ft. long and 1ft. in diameter.

4. Explore nature at Chicano Park: The park covers around 8 acres and houses the world’s largest collection of murals, sculptures, earthen artifacts and other architectural features. The area was originally called East End and gained popularity in the immediate post World War II period.

5. Check out Indio Hills Palms: This reserve is also known as the Coachella Valley and contains a large number of ponds containing desert pupfish. There are also palm plantations and many other varieties of plant-life.