Performances
Southwest Arts Festival 2026
Three days, one hundred and fifty plus artists, and countless reasons to attend the 2026 Southwest Arts Festival®.
The Southwest Arts Festival® returns to beautiful Empire Polo Club in Indio on January 23rd through January 25th, 2026. The acclaimed art festival features a variety of traditional, contemporary, and abstract fine works of art, jewelry and quality crafts.
This once a year art festival takes place at the Empire Polo Club – an international destination renowned for its natural beauty, featuring natural landscape and sweeping mountain ranges. This year’s festival will feature live music, with pottery, glass and fine art painting scheduled to be on display.
Brought to you by the Greater Coachella Valley Chamber of Commerce and the Indio Chamber of Commerce, the festival’s reputation for first-class quality and professional integrity make it one of the country’s finest juried art festivals.
Thank you to our Title Sponsor, BMW Performance Center; Presenting Sponsors, Desert Urgent Care, Fantasy Springs Resort Casino and La Quinta Chevrolet Cadillac; First Aid Sponsor, Desert Care Network; Security Sponsor O'Linn Security; and Media Sponsors Connoisseur Media and the Desert Sun.
We are exceptionally fortunate to have over 100 community leaders and volunteers who contribute numerous hours to make certain it’s success. The festival will be open daily from 10:00 AM until 4:00 PM with the event closing at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday. Entry is just $25 (Plus eventbrite fees), which includes all three days and seniors are only $22 (Plus eventbrite fees). Parking is free. For additional information on The Southwest Arts Festival®, visit SWArtFest.com, or call 760.347.0676.
Online Pricing
General Admission w/ Parking $28.52 (Includes Eventbrite Fees)
Senior (55+) Admission w/ Parking $25.31 (Includes Eventbrite Fees)
On Site Pricing
General Admission w/ Parking $30
Senior (55+) Admission w/ Parking $25
Kids 12 & under are free
