Palm Springs, CA (Jan. XX, 2024) – Agua Caliente Casinos, the award-winning premier destination in Greater Palm Springs for entertainment, gaming, and wellness, is proud to present Agua Caliente Casinos 3rd Annual Polo and Balloon Classic, taking place Jan. 31 to Feb. 3, 2024.
The three days of exclusive events are ticketed and open to the public including a Polo Match at Eldorado Polo Club in Indio, California, and a polo chic-themed fashion show with notable designers.
“Agua Caliente Casinos is thrilled to host the 3rd annual Polo and Balloon Classic. In partnership with Polo America, this is a growing into a marquis event in the greater Palm Springs Area,” said Pearl Aguinaldo, Sr. Director of Marketing. “Exclusive parties, a fashion show, polo matches, prizes, and much more make this a must-experience event.”
Polo weekend festivities kick off with “Meet the Polo Players Cocktail Party” hosted at the CODA Art Gallery in Palm Desert on January 31. Featuring work from equestrian artists, guests will have the opportunity to immerse themselves in the art as they meet and greet polo players while Hors d’ouevres provided by Cuistot, Le Paon, and Mastro’s Steakhouse make their way around the gallery.
Agua Caliente Resort Casino Spa Rancho Mirage will play host to a “What to Wear to Polo” fashion show inside the award-winning entertainment venue, The Show, on February 1 with tickets available for $50, guests will experience a pre-show cocktail party in The Show Lobby, and then 60 designer looks will come down the runway with classic Polo-inspired looks by top designers, including Insanity on El Paseo, Grayse by Kelly and Marie Gray, and Chrissy’s on El Paseo.
“The Coachella Valley has been synonymous with polo for over sixty years,” said Randy Russell, President of Polo America. “Keeping that tradition alive is the Agua Caliente Casinos Polo & Balloon Classic where guests will be immersed in the polo lifestyle from a series of cocktail parties to polo fashion, all culminating with an exciting polo game at the Eldorado Polo Club in Indio. Best of all, there’s one ticket price for all three days.”
Tying the weekend together will be the main event on February 3 at the legendary El Dorado Polo Club in Indio where Agua Caliente Casinos polo players will compete. Every year, attendees get a chance to race on the beautifully manicured polo field for the half-time money run, sponsored by Duende Designs, with prizes from select sponsors, partake in the hat contest, and soar high and steady in tethered hot air balloon rides featuring Agua Caliente Casinos' signature racing balloon.
Tickets are on sale now at, www.poloamerica.com/events.
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ABOUT AGUA CALIENTE CASINOS Agua Caliente Casinos are located in Rancho Mirage, Palm Springs and Cathedral City, CA. Agua Caliente Resort Casino Spa Rancho Mirage is the only property in California that has been awarded the Forbes Four-Star rating for three different property venues, with Sunstone Spa earning the Forbes Five-Star award in 2023, the only spa in California to earn this distinction. 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
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ABOUT POLO AMERICA
Polo America is the largest marketing firm in the country that specializes in the sport of polo Over the past 35 years they have promoted polo through various venues from the U.S. Open Polo Championship, to polo stunt work on Pretty Woman, to the Colorful World of Polo where they created 25 life-size polo player statues painted by renown artists, then displayed at JFK International Airport before being sold for charity.
