News from: City of Cathedral City
TICKETS NOW ON SALE: Concert tickets to see international multi-platinum-selling acclaimed singer/songwriter LeAnn Rimes at this year’s Cathedral City International Hot Air Balloon Festival are on sale here: https://www.cathedralcityamp.com/event/10-anniversary-international-hot-air-balloon-festival-concert/
Concert tickets to see international multi-platinum-selling acclaimed singer/songwriter LeAnn Rimes at this year’s Cathedral City International Hot Air Balloon Festival will go on sale at 10 a.m. PT on Thursday, June 20, 2024, at discovercathedralcity.com. Additionally, 1,000 free general admission tickets for Cathedral City residents, ages 21 years and older, will be available for pickup in mid-July at Agua Caliente Casino Cathedral City, 68960 E Palm Canyon Dr, Cathedral City, CA 92234. A valid form of ID or proof of residency is required, which is good for one ticket per resident.
Tickets to the Cathedral City International Hot Air Balloon Festival and Food Truck Fiesta are also complimentary for Cathedral City residents and Agua Caliente Casinos ACE Club card holders. Residents must show a valid photo ID with a Cathedral City address. ACE Club cardholders must have their membership verified and show a valid photo ID. Complimentary tickets may be picked up at the ACE Club at Agua Caliente Casino Cathedral City, during operational hours beginning July 1, 2024, through November 22, 2024. Sign up to be an ACE Club member today and win Free Play! Limit one complimentary pass per person. Must be 21 years or older to enter the Casino and receive a complimentary ticket. Tickets are awarded on a first-come, first-served basis while supplies last.
The City of Cathedral City is also excited to announce Agua Caliente Casinos, the award-winning premier destination for entertainment in the Coachella Valley, as the title sponsor for the 10th-anniversary event, which will take place Friday, Nov. 22 – Sunday, Nov. 24, 2024. The festival will feature live food truck vendors from Southern California, a beer and wine garden, tethered balloon rides, a car show, kid zones, live music, and more. A complete schedule will be announced in the coming weeks at hotairballoonfest.com. This is the fourth year Agua Caliente Casinos will launch their marquee racing balloon to kick off the festivities.
“Agua Caliente Casinos is honored to sponsor the 10th Annual Cathedral City International Hot Air Balloon Festival for a fourth year in a row,” says Pearl Aguinaldo, Sr. Director of Marketing at Agua Caliente Casinos. “Fostering community unity is crucial, and we achieve this through incredible partnerships like this one.”
LeAnn Rimes was announced as the headline performer for the 10th anniversary of the Cathedral City International Hot Air Balloon Festival at this year’s State of the City event on May 16, 2024. The concert will take place in the Cathedral City Community Amphitheater at 5 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024, with opening act Emily West performing an acoustic set at 4 p.m. The concert will be followed by a 7 p.m. balloon glow in Downtown Cathedral City.
“We’re incredibly grateful to the City Council for the increased financial support to secure a major act for the 10th anniversary of one of the most memorable events in the Coachella Valley,” said Ryan Hunt, the City’s Communications & Events Manager. “The Community Amphitheater is a beautiful location to host LeAnn Rimes, and we’re excited to commemorate 10 years of this vibrant festival alongside the talented team at Fantasy Balloon Flights and our incredible title sponsor Agua Caliente Casinos.”
Visit Greater Palm Springs honored the Cathedral City Hot Air Balloon Festival with the Palm Award for Visitor Experience on Monday, Oct. 30, 2023, at the Champions of Hospitality Awards Gala. The festival has grown over its short time span from attracting several thousand attendees locally from its inception in 2015 to bringing in more than 25,000 attendees regionally. Most attendees are from outside of Cathedral City and the Coachella Valley as this event has generated a tremendous interest from the California coast and beyond.
LeAnn Rimes has sold more than 48 million units globally, won 2 Grammy® Awards; 12 Billboard Music Awards; 2 World Music Awards; 3 Academy of Country Music Awards; 2 Country Music Association Awards and one Dove Award. At 14, Rimes won “Best New Artist” making her the youngest recipient to take home a Grammy® Award. LeAnn is also now celebrating more than 25 years as a recording artist, since the release of her debut album “Blue,” and released her latest studio album, God’s Work, in 2022.
The Cathedral City Community Amphitheater is located 68526 Avenida Lalo Guerrero, at the corner of Cathedral Canyon Drive and Avenida Lalo Guerrero within the civic center complex and adjacent to the Downtown Parking Structure. The total size of the lots is 2.51 acres.
ABOUT AGUA CALIENTE CASINOS
Agua Caliente Casinos are located in Rancho Mirage, Palm Springs, and Cathedral City, CA. Agua Caliente Casinos has earned the Forbes Travel Guide Awards for its fifth consecutive year in 2024 for three of its property venues. Agua Caliente Resort Casino Spa Rancho Mirage has been awarded two Forbes Four-Star ratings for The Steakhouse and The Hotel, with Sunstone Spa earning the Forbes Five-Star Award in 2024. Agua Caliente Rancho Mirage is also a AAA Four Diamond property and was ranked top 5 for “Best Casino Outside of Las Vegas” in Newsweek in 2023. The Sunstone Spa also ranked in the top spas in the U.S. and number three in California by Spas of America’s Top 100 Spas 2022; The Steakhouse is a consecutive winner of the Wine Spectator Award of Excellence since 2007; and Agua Caliente is the only hotel in Greater Palm Springs to have achieved Forbes Four-Star status. The Spa at Séc-he in downtown Palm Springs opened in 2023 and won the Sustainable Spa Award by the Green Spa Network and the Best of the Best by Palm Springs Life along with being named the No. 1 Spa in America by Spas of America in 2023. It is also the only Spa destination to receive the Good Housekeeping 2024 Beauty Award.
Agua Caliente Casinos took the lead in two categories of Best Desert Sun Community’s Choice Awards, ranked Best Casino in Palm Springs and Best Hotel in Rancho Mirage. Agua Caliente Casinos Cathedral City was named 2024 Business of the Year at the Cathedral City State of the City Business Awards.
Collectively, the three properties offer a 16-story, 340-room hotel with resort-style pools and cabanas, three entertainment venues, Pívat Cigar Lounge, a premier cigar lounge offering live table games and slot machines, 13 diverse dining options, a multi-award-winning, full-service luxury spa and salon, meeting and event venues, and Agua Caliente Fuel, an expansive fuel station with 750 square feet of gaming machines, a drive-through coffee shop Java Caliente, and competitive gas prices. Agua Caliente is also home to two nearby championship golf courses: Indian Canyons North and South.
For more information on Agua Caliente Casinos, visit www.aguacalientecasinos.com or join the conversation on Instagram @aguacalientecasinos.