PALM SPRINGS, CA – The Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians will host the annual Singing the Birds: Bird Song and Dance Festival on Saturday, January 25, 2025, from 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Palm Springs High School. Bird singers and dancers from tribes across Southern California and the Southwest will gather to celebrate and share the region’s abundant Native American heritage with the public.
Admission is free for all ages. Bird singing and dancing is scheduled throughout the day along with a Native American market and a variety of food vendors.
“It is our generation’s responsibility to pass down the traditions to the next generation to keep the culture living,” said Tribal Chairman Reid D. Milanovich. “This festival provides an opportunity for us to share our culture and history with neighbors and surrounding communities.”
The Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians is interwoven in the community with its reservation spanning in a checkerboard fashion the cities of Palm Springs, Cathedral City, and Rancho Mirage and areas of unincorporated Riverside County.