Celebrating Culture

The Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians celebrates its history and culture in many ways including community celebrations such as Kewet: Native American Learning Day & Market in November each year and Singing the Birds, an annual bird song festival each January.

Visitors are also invited to visit the Agua Caliente Culture Plaza in downtown Palm Springs featuring the Agua Caliente Cultural Museum, The Spa at Séc-he, Oasis Trail and Gathering Plaza.

Inspiration for the Cultural Plaza's design includes Agua Caliente traditions such as basket weaving and pottery (ollas) and elements found in nature including desert landscapes, Andreas Canyon rock formations, the Andreas Canyon stream and the Washingtonia filifera palm trees - the only native palm tree to the California desert.

The Agua Caliente Cultural Plaza was named by Time Magazine as one of the world's greatest places. The Cultural Plaza has also earned the honor of the Indigenous Destination of the Year by the American Indigenous Tourism Association.