BY SALLY J. CLASEN
ESTS
BIG OR SMALL, fancy or laid back, California has launched—and inspired—its fair share of outdoor festivals. With annual signature events that include music, food and the arts, you’re sure to find something to appeal to all your senses of entertainment. BEST F
MUSIC
Coachella Art & Music Festival April 14-16 and April 21-23, 2023 | Indio, California coachella.com THE NAME COACHELLA has become synonymous with the annual rite of passage when thousands travel to the Colorado Desert (part of the larger Sonoran Desert) each April to what has become a wildly popular entertainment venue. The festival started in 1999 and has become world-renowned, both for its musical star power as well as its celebrity draw. This music festival now draws more than 250,000 attendees. Located at the Empire Polo Club in Indio in the Coachella Valley, Coachella features diverse artists from rock, pop, indie, hip hop, and electronic genres, including popular and emerging acts who appear on multiple stages during the two-weekend event. No surprise, art and fashion are a big part of the Coachella vibe and provide a colorful backdrop to the festival’s musical soundtrack.
Stagecoach April 28-30, 2023 | Indio, California stagecoachfestival.com
IN 2007, PROMOTERS of Coachella introduced country music’s biggest party, Stagecoach, to its festival choices. Held the week after Coachella at the Empire Polo Club, the two-day event showcases folk, mainstream country, bluegrass, roots rock, Americana and alternative country entertainers. Considered one of the largest country music festivals in the world, Stagecoach hosts well-known country artists, as well as up-and-comers. The atmosphere at Stagecoach is an immersive country- culture experience, where celebrity chefs provide gourmet eats and attendees can take honky-tonk dance lessons, shop the marketplace and play in an amusement park.
22
IN YOUR CORNER ISSUE 13 | 2023
Made with FlippingBook flipbook maker