"Indio International Tamale Festival This is the biggest festival around with more than 50,000 people expected to eat all sorts of tamales from hundreds of vendors. The festival offers traditional tamales as well as sweet and vegetarian versions. There's also a tamale eating contest, live music, carnival rides, holiday decorations and Lucha Libre. La Habra Tamale Festival Besides tamales from dozens of vendors, people can expect live entertainment"
"from three stages that will include music and kid-friendly shows. The day ends with a tree-lighting ceremony and fireworks display. Long Beach International Tamale Festival Restaurants, food trucks, caterers, bakeries and pop-ups will be serving all kinds of tamales while home cooks can get in on the action in the Best Homemade Tamales contest. Besides food, people can expect live music and dance, an artisan mercado, a Kids Zone with free arts and crafts."
"Placentia Tamale Festival This festival is for the sensible late night crowd since it starts in the evening and goes on until 10 p.m. The event transforms Old Town Placentia into a tamale party for all ages with food vendors, entertainment, a beer garden, tree lighting ceremony and North Pole playground plus snow for sledding."
Tamales are a holiday staple with a range of festivals and venues offering them. Major events include Indio, La Habra, Long Beach and Placentia Tamale Festivals that feature hundreds of vendors, traditional, sweet and vegetarian tamales, contests, live music, rides, artisan markets, kids’ activities, tree-lightings and fireworks. Festivals showcase professional vendors, food trucks and home-cook competitions. Central American tamales wrapped in banana leaves offer juicier, larger options compared with corn-husk Mexican tamales. Options exist for dining in or taking out at restaurants and markets. La Esperanza is highlighted as a notable spot for Central American-style tamales.
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