Filipino Festival welcomes thousands after weather cancellation

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) -- Thousands gathered in Downtown Park in Palm Springs Saturday for the Coachella Valley Filipino Festival.

The highly anticipated event finally kicked off after it was postponed last weekend due to weather.

Over 50 vendors, locals and visitors gathered to celebrate Filipino culture, with many saying they were happy the event was rescheduled so they could continue to share their Filipino heritage in the Valley.

"It's important because it's Filipino festival and we're heritage Filipino. And we. So we don't get to see this that often in the community. So it's a big thing for us to come out in spite of the cloudy weather. It reminds me the good old days in the Philippines," said Thelma Santos, a Beaumont resident.