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Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival

An annual music and arts festival held each April in the Coachella Valley, drawing hundreds of thousands of visitors to the desert.

Ferris wheel and palms at the 2015 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival grounds; historical regional context.
Ferris wheel and palms at the 2015 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival grounds; historical regional context. David Jones from Isle of Wight, United Kingdom, original file, CC BY 2.0. Resized to 1600 × 1000 pixels with a visually reviewed landscape crop, converted to WebP, metadata stripped.

The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival takes place each year in April in Indio, a city near Coachella in the western part of the valley. The festival spans two weekends and features multiple stages with performances across music genres, art installations, and cultural events. Attendees come from around the world to experience the festival's music, art, and distinctive desert setting.

The valley's spring weather and open desert landscape make it an ideal location for the festival. The region experiences roughly 300 days of sunshine each year, creating clear nights and warm days that define the festival experience. The event has grown to become one of the largest music festivals in North America, drawing hundreds of thousands of visitors annually and contributing significantly to the regional economy.

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