PALM SPRINGS FOOD TRUCK FESTIVAL, Palm Springs

Curated by Cliff Young, host of KVCR’s Out to Eat, the Palm Springs Craft Beer Conclave gathers Southern California’s most esteemed brewers for a festival that celebrates the rising art of craft beer brewing. Beer makers ranging from Escondido’s Stone Brewing Company to San Diego’s Karl Strauss Brewing Company hawk more than 100 types of brew in hopes of capturing the festival's coveted People’s Choice Award. When not busy voting on their favorite suds, visitors break for bites from local food trucks or boogie to the beat of live bands and DJs. The festival also honors the craft of everyday brewers with a homebrew competition, giving amateurs the chance to show off their latest batches or the subliminal messages they coded into their labels.