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Cathedral City staff tout record attendance, sponsorships and expanded 2026 event lineup
Summary
City events staff recapped 2025 highlights — record giveaways at Spooktacular, a $40,000 presenting sponsorship for the Balloon Festival and plans for a tenth-anniversary LGBT+ Day — and previewed a packed 2026 schedule including yoga, Tastes & Sounds and a new Fine Arts & Blues Festival.
City staff on Jan. 6 presented a wide-ranging recap of 2025 public events and outlined programming and partnerships for 2026, citing increased attendance, larger sponsorships and new festival plans that officials said will boost Cathedral City's profile regionally.
"We had over 1,000 attendees" at Battle in the Desert, and staff said Spooktacular distributed "more than 5,000 bags" of treats this year, evidence, they said, of growing community engagement. Ryan Hunt, communications and events manager, and Adam Chastain, events and recreation…
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