The Indio International Tamale Festival has a history of breaking all sorts of records. In 1999, the festival measured the world’s largest tamale at one foot wide and 40 feet long. The following year, more than 120,000 people attended, making it the world’s largest tamale festival. Ranked one of the top 10 “All-American Food Festivals” in the U.S. by the Food Network, this two-day fiesta celebrates the doughy Mexican savoury wrap in all its traditional, gourmet and dessert glory. Expect parades, rides and games, mariachi bands and tamale-eating competitions. And plenty of samples to chow down.