Budweiser Clydesdales Return To Palm Desert After 2-Year COVID Hiatus

PALM DESERT, CA —The world-famous Budweiser Clydesdales will return to Palm Desert Wednesday after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The iconic draught horses make an appearance in the Coachella Valley every year ahead of the Stagecoach Country Music Festival hosted in Indio.

The festival -- headlined by Thomas Rhett, Carrie Underwood and Luke Combs --- is also set to make a return after two years this weekend. It has been canceled the past two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Wednesday, El Paseo Shopping District will welcome the Clydesdales as they unload and hitch at 1 p.m. behind the Daily Grill -- a modern, casual chain that serves American food and has a full bar -- in Palm Desert.

The horses will then trot down EL Paseo at 2 p.m., making beer deliveries to the restaurants along the path.

Anyone can get a sight of the event while having lunch at one of the various restaurant patios or standing by the route.

A Dalmatian "coach dog" will accompany the eight-horse hitch and red Budweiser beer wagon to protect the horses and guard the beer.