Hundreds Attend Coachella Job Fair at Polo Grounds

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Hundreds of local job seekers packed the Empire Polo Grounds in Coachella, California for a job fair hosted by festival promoter Goldenvoice. The event aimed to fill thousands of seasonal positions needed to staff the upcoming Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival and Stagecoach Festival. The large turnout highlights the significance of these major events for providing employment opportunities in the region, with organizers saying they are continuing to process applications to fill all the needed roles.

Why it matters

The Coachella and Stagecoach festivals are major economic drivers for the Coachella Valley, bringing in millions of dollars each year. The job fair provides an important pipeline for local residents to secure seasonal employment tied directly to these high-profile events.

The details

The job fair was scheduled to run from 9am to 2pm on Friday, allowing job seekers to fill out applications and participate in on-site interviews. However, the turnout was so large that organizers had to stop conducting in-person interviews and instead focused on collecting applications from the hundreds of attendees. Organizers say staffing the festivals is a major undertaking, with tens of thousands of festivalgoers expected and roughly 10,000 people working the events at any given time.

• The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival is just one month away.
• The job fair was held on Friday, March 6, 2026.

What’s next

Organizers say they are continuing to process applications as they work to fill the thousands of positions needed to staff the Coachella and Stagecoach festivals.