International Festival joins AMP 29 Palms Music Series in Twentynine Palms tonight (4/11)

Jef Harmatz Jef Harmatz Send an email April 11, 2026

The International Festival returns to Twentynine Palms this weekend, coinciding with the City’s new ongoing live music series.

Freedom Plaza transforms into the hi-desert’s most exciting evening of the spring with the return of the 2026 International Festival. An annual event presented by Twentynine Palms High School and the City of Twentynine Palms, the International Festival features student performers from high school clubs that celebrate cultural heritage. Students will perform music and dance celebrating Filipino, Vietnamese, African American, Korean, and Polynesian cultures.

This year’s International Festival coincides with the Levitt AMP 29 Palms Music Series. Featuring free performances from local and visiting artists, our local students will be followed by a free outdoor performance from LA-based MAUMAUMAU known for left-of-center Mexican rock sound. The show will open with Berklee-trained singer, songwriter, and dancer Stewart Taylor.

This completely free event begins Saturday night (April 11) at 5:00 p.m. at Freedom Plaza in Twentynine Palms.

Jef Harmatz Jef Harmatz Send an email April 11, 2026
Jef Harmatz

Jef Harmatz

Jef Harmatz is the co-host of Z107.7’s “Morning Show with Cody and Jef” and Z107.7’s News Director. He has worked as a journalist, cartoonist, chef, and delivery driver. He is known nationally for his writing and comics in publications like TimeOut, Popula, Roadtrippers, Solrad and Spiralbound, and for his album covers for Third Eye Blind and Sir Sly. He is known locally for his pop-up barbecue restaurant Hot Dog Panic. He remains unknown in the field of beekeeping, because he is too afraid of being stung to try it. When not on the radio, he draws comics and self-publishes little books. He lives with his partner and his dog Sunday in Yucca Valley, where he cooks them both elaborate meals.